On Jan 17, 2:57 pm, Alan Gomes wrote:
... Yes...sigh! In fact, I've often thought that a Cal 36 would be the next
(and probably last) boat I'd want to own. They are really sweet--like a
mini-Cal 40. And they are (occasionally) on the market at reasonable
prices. But the beam issue is a real turn off. ...

I think Wayne is onto something good with his fix for this. It may be
hard to justify money wise, but if you're in love...

I assume you liked the boat otherwise, including how it sailed? ...

Yes, I like the way she looked and she was always a joy to sail. She
had a surprisingly good turn of speed all things considered and she
was wonderfully mannerly and dry. She had a spade rudder but my
standard reefing procedure was to drop the tiller walk up to mast,
tuck in the reef and walk back to the tiller. She'd just steer
herself. Certainly, the rudder didn't work at all in reverse, but I
was able to get her in and out of a tight cross wind slip at the base
of a valley with strong and gusty trades by myself routinely. I sold
her because the man who approached me to buy her really wanted to put
the time and money into her that she deserved and I was looking at an
offshore boat for an extended cruise... She's been fixed up nicely
and I have a new wonderful boat but I still have a very fond place in
my heart for that Cal 36.

-- Tom.

Wayne.B wrote:
The steel beam on my old Cal-34 was galvanized as I recall and it was
holding up fairly well when I sold it about 10 years ago. The boat, a
1968 model, is still going strong although it is no longer being
raced.

I worked on a 40-something foot X-Yachts boat that had a massive
galvanized steel beam structure crisscrossing right through the bilge
area. Apparently they guarantee the boat can withstand up to an 8 knot
collision against a rock with the keel without damage to the hull. A
different boat I know the owner of ran into a rock with the keel at
about 6 knots and nearly tore the bottom out - $85K damage to the hull.
Maybe steel ain't so bad...
Red

On Jan 13, 10:48 am, Gordon wrote:
Why haven't I seen mention of any Pearsons on this thread?
Gordon


Cuz Pearsons are East-coast boats - scarce as hen's teeth out here in
the NW. (Same reason YOU've never heard of a Crown...)

druid
http://www.bcboatnet.org

"druid" wrote in message
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On Jan 13, 10:48 am, Gordon wrote:
Why haven't I seen mention of any Pearsons on this thread?
Gordon


Cuz Pearsons are East-coast boats - scarce as hen's teeth out here in
the NW. (Same reason YOU've never heard of a Crown...)

druid
http://www.bcboatnet.org


They're not scarce in the SF bayarea.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

On Jan 18, 10:03 am, "Capt. JG" wrote:
"druid" wrote in message

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On Jan 13, 10:48 am, Gordon wrote:
Why haven't I seen mention of any Pearsons on this thread?
Gordon

Cuz Pearsons are East-coast boats - scarce as hen's teeth out here in
the NW. (Same reason YOU've never heard of a Crown...)

druid
http://www.bcboatnet.org

They're not scarce in the SF bayarea.


The OP is in the Pac NW (as am I). I looked into buying a boat in CA
and trucking it North - turned out despite the lower prices it just
wasn't worth it. (And yes, I looked into SAILING it north - pretty
much Universal Opinion on this board was I would be nuts to do so!)

Nope - we've got lots of really nice boats up here, so we don't have
to go to the ends of the earth to get one.

druid
http://www.bcboatnet.org

druid wrote:
On Jan 13, 10:48 am, Gordon wrote:
Why haven't I seen mention of any Pearsons on this thread?
Gordon


Cuz Pearsons are East-coast boats - scarce as hen's teeth out here in
the NW. (Same reason YOU've never heard of a Crown...)

druid
http://www.bcboatnet.org

Maybe, maybe not. I know of 4 Pearsons (3 P365's and a 26) in the
Port Angeles marina alone. There are probably more and none are for sale!
Gordon

Subject

Get a 30 ft boat.

Double the room, easy to single hand if necessary, easy to find a dock when
on cruise.

Will have an inboard engine.

Low cost to purchase, probably not much more than a 27, if you are patient,
easy to sell when finished.

I personally don't like them, but as a coastal cruiser, the Catalina 30 is
probably the most popular boat out there.

Lew

"druid" wrote in message
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On Jan 18, 10:03 am, "Capt. JG" wrote:
"druid" wrote in message

...

On Jan 13, 10:48 am, Gordon wrote:
Why haven't I seen mention of any Pearsons on this thread?
Gordon

Cuz Pearsons are East-coast boats - scarce as hen's teeth out here in
the NW. (Same reason YOU've never heard of a Crown...)

druid
http://www.bcboatnet.org

They're not scarce in the SF bayarea.


The OP is in the Pac NW (as am I). I looked into buying a boat in CA
and trucking it North - turned out despite the lower prices it just
wasn't worth it. (And yes, I looked into SAILING it north - pretty
much Universal Opinion on this board was I would be nuts to do so!)

Nope - we've got lots of really nice boats up here, so we don't have
to go to the ends of the earth to get one.

druid
http://www.bcboatnet.org


Well, it wouldn't have been totally nuts, just partially nuts. LOL


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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com