"Roger Long" wrote in message
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I'm just in love with this boat now, worn and faded though she is on the
outside. I can imagine sailing in something else like a wooden schooner
but I can't imagine taking care of it, let alone paying the upkeep. At my
age, keeping the physical strains and financial outflow low are the key to
the freedom of being able to make some long cruises such as around
Newfoundland and up to Labrador. If we're still having fun after that, we
might even try to get over to Scotland and Europe. Although it would be
more comfortable on the rough days, a 45 foot metal boat would use us up
physically and financially long before we could get that far.

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Roger Long


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