"Tim" wrote in message
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Richard, That's really a nice luxury blue water battle wagon!

But it kinda reminds me of when Jed Clampet was considering buying a
battleship. And during the sea trials, Jethro said "Wow uncle Jed, we
could do us some mighty tall huntin' and fishin' with this rig!"

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Funny.

It's a beautiful boat (at least in the pictures) but not anything I'd
be interested in. Too big, too expensive to run, too expensive to
maintain .... the list goes on and on.

I was looking for a Sabreliner but am having a change of heart after
looking at a couple. The more I think about the Grand Banks 36 we
had, the more I realize that at this stage of life it's much more my
style. Even my favorite past boat , the 52' Navigator, was a little
too big to singlehand comfortably. I did it many times, but it's much
easier with a boat savvy crewmate. Of course the underpowered,
single screw Grand Banks wasn't the easiest boat to back into a slip
with, especially with wind or current, but it was sure inexpensive to
run. Plus, learning to become somewhat proficient in "back and fill"
was fun and a challenge.

As much as I envy Wayne and his extensive cruises on his larger GB
(with much larger diesel twins), I don't see that kind of long range
cruising in my future. It really all depends on where we end up
living in the next few years.

Not in a big rush. When the right one comes along, I'll know it.