Well done Wendy. It sounds like you are off to a good start and aren't
'Jumping In Blindly'. As has been the regret of so many, to later suffer
from buyers remorse.

You seem to like the Tayana, even in the absense of somethings, like the nav
station. In this instance, I would say, go look at other Tayana's and see if
you don't find one with the features you want.. A good nav station is not a
minor short coming or something that can be 'knock together' easily..

You can bet, it you get one of these and it is missing some detail or
feature, the next time you step aboard a sister boat, you will see that
someone else has what you missed.

There are plenty of boat to look at and consider.. You don't seem to be in a
big rush, so don't.

The more boats you look at the better you will be at resisting the
temptation to 'settle' and the more expert you will become in the boat
designs you like.. Refine your tastes and shopping skills, while you
frustrate the Brokers..

Remember the brokers are working for the seller.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

"Steve" wrote in message
...
You seem to like the Tayana, even in the absense of somethings, like the
nav
station. In this instance, I would say, go look at other Tayana's and see
if
you don't find one with the features you want.. A good nav station is not
a
minor short coming or something that can be 'knock together' easily..

I did like the Tayana, but I have to say the more I think on it, the Cheoy
Lee looks more and more attractive. Her price leaves me with more than
enough money to fit her to my tastes, and while not as comfy as the Tayana,
she fits my (uninformed) idea of what I would like in a boat. Anyway, as I
am not buying immediately, I have put out feelers for crewing in the area,
as everyone has recommended I do. Doing so will give me not only the
opportunity to experience different boats, but the chance to make new
friends. One can never have too many friends

Wendy

"Steve" wrote in message
...
You seem to like the Tayana, even in the absense of somethings, like the
nav
station. In this instance, I would say, go look at other Tayana's and see
if
you don't find one with the features you want.. A good nav station is not
a
minor short coming or something that can be 'knock together' easily..

I did like the Tayana, but I have to say the more I think on it, the Cheoy
Lee looks more and more attractive. Her price leaves me with more than
enough money to fit her to my tastes, and while not as comfy as the Tayana,
she fits my (uninformed) idea of what I would like in a boat. Anyway, as I
am not buying immediately, I have put out feelers for crewing in the area,
as everyone has recommended I do. Doing so will give me not only the
opportunity to experience different boats, but the chance to make new
friends. One can never have too many friends

Wendy