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What are these boats?
Being close to retirement ( 8 days and counting ), I'm looking at every
boat review and boat ad I can get my hands on. The below listed boats are unfamilar to me. Can anyone express an opinion as to their suitability for coastal cruising? Blue water sailing? Construction? A warning to not even consider them would be welcome also. Thanks.....Norm B 42' Mapleleaf Center Cockpit Sloop 1971 Scampi Palmer Johnson 34' 1976 Rafiki 37 1964 Spencer35' Baba 35 27' Albin Vega Peterson 35' 31 Vindo Sloop |
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What are these boats?
Wow, what a list. Have you ever owned a boat before? If not, I'd like
to suggest you buy something like a 1965-75 Cal 25, learn to sail it, hang out around the marina. Sometime next year, donate the thing to the boy scouts (You might come out a bit ahead on the $). Then see what's on your list. Jim engsol wrote: Being close to retirement ( 8 days and counting ), I'm looking at every boat review and boat ad I can get my hands on. The below listed boats are unfamilar to me. Can anyone express an opinion as to their suitability for coastal cruising? Blue water sailing? Construction? A warning to not even consider them would be welcome also. Thanks.....Norm B 42' Mapleleaf Center Cockpit Sloop 1971 Scampi Palmer Johnson 34' 1976 Rafiki 37 1964 Spencer35' Baba 35 27' Albin Vega Peterson 35' 31 Vindo Sloop |
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Jim, Thanks for the advice. Yes, I've owned a boat before. I've sailed
Santanas, Hunters, Catalinas, J-Boats, and a Wauquiez Hood (the Hood for just a week though.) ...the usual Ford/Chevy lineup. My goal was to learn a bit about boats that I'm not familar with, per the list. Norm B On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 03:06:22 GMT, Jim wrote: Wow, what a list. Have you ever owned a boat before? If not, I'd like to suggest you buy something like a 1965-75 Cal 25, learn to sail it, hang out around the marina. Sometime next year, donate the thing to the boy scouts (You might come out a bit ahead on the $). Then see what's on your list. Jim engsol wrote: Being close to retirement ( 8 days and counting ), I'm looking at every boat review and boat ad I can get my hands on. The below listed boats are unfamilar to me. Can anyone express an opinion as to their suitability for coastal cruising? Blue water sailing? Construction? A warning to not even consider them would be welcome also. Thanks.....Norm B 42' Mapleleaf Center Cockpit Sloop 1971 Scampi Palmer Johnson 34' 1976 Rafiki 37 1964 Spencer35' Baba 35 27' Albin Vega Peterson 35' 31 Vindo Sloop |
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What are these boats?
Jim, Thanks for the advice. Yes, I've owned a boat before. I've sailed
Santanas, Hunters, Catalinas, J-Boats, and a Wauquiez Hood (the Hood for just a week though.) ...the usual Ford/Chevy lineup. My goal was to learn a bit about boats that I'm not familar with, per the list. Norm B On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 03:06:22 GMT, Jim wrote: Wow, what a list. Have you ever owned a boat before? If not, I'd like to suggest you buy something like a 1965-75 Cal 25, learn to sail it, hang out around the marina. Sometime next year, donate the thing to the boy scouts (You might come out a bit ahead on the $). Then see what's on your list. Jim engsol wrote: Being close to retirement ( 8 days and counting ), I'm looking at every boat review and boat ad I can get my hands on. The below listed boats are unfamilar to me. Can anyone express an opinion as to their suitability for coastal cruising? Blue water sailing? Construction? A warning to not even consider them would be welcome also. Thanks.....Norm B 42' Mapleleaf Center Cockpit Sloop 1971 Scampi Palmer Johnson 34' 1976 Rafiki 37 1964 Spencer35' Baba 35 27' Albin Vega Peterson 35' 31 Vindo Sloop |
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What are these boats?
Wow, what a list. Have you ever owned a boat before? If not, I'd like
to suggest you buy something like a 1965-75 Cal 25, learn to sail it, hang out around the marina. Sometime next year, donate the thing to the boy scouts (You might come out a bit ahead on the $). Then see what's on your list. Jim engsol wrote: Being close to retirement ( 8 days and counting ), I'm looking at every boat review and boat ad I can get my hands on. The below listed boats are unfamilar to me. Can anyone express an opinion as to their suitability for coastal cruising? Blue water sailing? Construction? A warning to not even consider them would be welcome also. Thanks.....Norm B 42' Mapleleaf Center Cockpit Sloop 1971 Scampi Palmer Johnson 34' 1976 Rafiki 37 1964 Spencer35' Baba 35 27' Albin Vega Peterson 35' 31 Vindo Sloop |
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What are these boats?
engsol wrote:
Being close to retirement ( 8 days and counting ), I'm looking at every boat review and boat ad I can get my hands on. The below listed boats are unfamilar to me. Can anyone express an opinion as to their suitability for coastal cruising? Blue water sailing? Construction? A warning to not even consider them would be welcome also. Thanks.....Norm B 42' Mapleleaf Center Cockpit Sloop 1971 Scampi A 30' early 1970s racing boat, designed by Peter Norlin and Scandanavian built. By modern standards they aren't fast, but they are fun to sail and well built. The cabin & deck is not conventional and they have a slightly odd looking hard chine just above the waterline amidships. Palmer Johnson 34' Could be anything, PJ built racing & cruising boats from a variety of designers. A lot of their boats were aluminum. They are regarded as a very good quality builder. 1976 Rafiki 37 Baba 35 IIRC both heavy displacement double enders 1964 Spencer35' PacNW built boat, cutaway full keel, at least one has circumnavigated 27' Albin Vega Another relatively heavy boat (but this one with small cabin accomadation) with a cutaway full keel and a transom hung rudder. These boats are usually considered very seakindy for their size and Albin sailboats (as opposed to Albin motorboats) are also Scandanavian built and good quality. Peterson 35' Could be anything. Doug Peterson has designed America's Cup winners and Taiwan leaky-teaky center cockpit floating condos. Most likely this is a mid-1970s racing boat though. 31 Vindo Sloop You must have a subconscious thing for Scandanavian boats. This is another one, classic good looking boats with lots of varnish and curious rolled-in gunwhales (which I happen to like, but it's a matter of taste). Hope this helps Doug King |
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Thanks very much Doug, This posting goes in my (ever growing) boat file.
I should have looked closed at hand re the 31 Vindo Sloop...it's listed in Ferenc Mate's "The World's Best Sailboats", and a very beautiful boat she is. Norm B. On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:13:38 -0400, DSK wrote: engsol wrote: Being close to retirement ( 8 days and counting ), I'm looking at every boat review and boat ad I can get my hands on. The below listed boats are unfamilar to me. Can anyone express an opinion as to their suitability for coastal cruising? Blue water sailing? Construction? A warning to not even consider them would be welcome also. Thanks.....Norm B 42' Mapleleaf Center Cockpit Sloop 1971 Scampi A 30' early 1970s racing boat, designed by Peter Norlin and Scandanavian built. By modern standards they aren't fast, but they are fun to sail and well built. The cabin & deck is not conventional and they have a slightly odd looking hard chine just above the waterline amidships. Palmer Johnson 34' Could be anything, PJ built racing & cruising boats from a variety of designers. A lot of their boats were aluminum. They are regarded as a very good quality builder. 1976 Rafiki 37 Baba 35 IIRC both heavy displacement double enders 1964 Spencer35' PacNW built boat, cutaway full keel, at least one has circumnavigated 27' Albin Vega Another relatively heavy boat (but this one with small cabin accomadation) with a cutaway full keel and a transom hung rudder. These boats are usually considered very seakindy for their size and Albin sailboats (as opposed to Albin motorboats) are also Scandanavian built and good quality. Peterson 35' Could be anything. Doug Peterson has designed America's Cup winners and Taiwan leaky-teaky center cockpit floating condos. Most likely this is a mid-1970s racing boat though. 31 Vindo Sloop You must have a subconscious thing for Scandanavian boats. This is another one, classic good looking boats with lots of varnish and curious rolled-in gunwhales (which I happen to like, but it's a matter of taste). Hope this helps Doug King |
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What are these boats?
Thanks very much Doug, This posting goes in my (ever growing) boat file.
I should have looked closed at hand re the 31 Vindo Sloop...it's listed in Ferenc Mate's "The World's Best Sailboats", and a very beautiful boat she is. Norm B. On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:13:38 -0400, DSK wrote: engsol wrote: Being close to retirement ( 8 days and counting ), I'm looking at every boat review and boat ad I can get my hands on. The below listed boats are unfamilar to me. Can anyone express an opinion as to their suitability for coastal cruising? Blue water sailing? Construction? A warning to not even consider them would be welcome also. Thanks.....Norm B 42' Mapleleaf Center Cockpit Sloop 1971 Scampi A 30' early 1970s racing boat, designed by Peter Norlin and Scandanavian built. By modern standards they aren't fast, but they are fun to sail and well built. The cabin & deck is not conventional and they have a slightly odd looking hard chine just above the waterline amidships. Palmer Johnson 34' Could be anything, PJ built racing & cruising boats from a variety of designers. A lot of their boats were aluminum. They are regarded as a very good quality builder. 1976 Rafiki 37 Baba 35 IIRC both heavy displacement double enders 1964 Spencer35' PacNW built boat, cutaway full keel, at least one has circumnavigated 27' Albin Vega Another relatively heavy boat (but this one with small cabin accomadation) with a cutaway full keel and a transom hung rudder. These boats are usually considered very seakindy for their size and Albin sailboats (as opposed to Albin motorboats) are also Scandanavian built and good quality. Peterson 35' Could be anything. Doug Peterson has designed America's Cup winners and Taiwan leaky-teaky center cockpit floating condos. Most likely this is a mid-1970s racing boat though. 31 Vindo Sloop You must have a subconscious thing for Scandanavian boats. This is another one, classic good looking boats with lots of varnish and curious rolled-in gunwhales (which I happen to like, but it's a matter of taste). Hope this helps Doug King |
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What are these boats?
engsol wrote:
Being close to retirement ( 8 days and counting ), I'm looking at every boat review and boat ad I can get my hands on. The below listed boats are unfamilar to me. Can anyone express an opinion as to their suitability for coastal cruising? Blue water sailing? Construction? A warning to not even consider them would be welcome also. Thanks.....Norm B 42' Mapleleaf Center Cockpit Sloop 1971 Scampi A 30' early 1970s racing boat, designed by Peter Norlin and Scandanavian built. By modern standards they aren't fast, but they are fun to sail and well built. The cabin & deck is not conventional and they have a slightly odd looking hard chine just above the waterline amidships. Palmer Johnson 34' Could be anything, PJ built racing & cruising boats from a variety of designers. A lot of their boats were aluminum. They are regarded as a very good quality builder. 1976 Rafiki 37 Baba 35 IIRC both heavy displacement double enders 1964 Spencer35' PacNW built boat, cutaway full keel, at least one has circumnavigated 27' Albin Vega Another relatively heavy boat (but this one with small cabin accomadation) with a cutaway full keel and a transom hung rudder. These boats are usually considered very seakindy for their size and Albin sailboats (as opposed to Albin motorboats) are also Scandanavian built and good quality. Peterson 35' Could be anything. Doug Peterson has designed America's Cup winners and Taiwan leaky-teaky center cockpit floating condos. Most likely this is a mid-1970s racing boat though. 31 Vindo Sloop You must have a subconscious thing for Scandanavian boats. This is another one, classic good looking boats with lots of varnish and curious rolled-in gunwhales (which I happen to like, but it's a matter of taste). Hope this helps Doug King |
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On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:07:33 +0000, engsol wrote:
Being close to retirement ( 8 days and counting ), I'm looking at every boat review and boat ad I can get my hands on. The below listed boats are unfamilar to me. Can anyone express an opinion as to their suitability for coastal cruising? Blue water sailing? Construction? A warning to not even consider them would be welcome also. Thanks.....Norm B 42' Mapleleaf Center Cockpit Sloop Built in Vancouver, popular around here for liveaboard but also seems to sail well. The bigger 48 is more popular: http://yachthub.com/listings/image/4/4/440_0_2.jpg http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listi...ywo=capeyacht& Lloyd Sumpter "Far Cove" Catalina 36 |
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