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trailerable small sailboat for small family
Hi,
I started looking for a small sailboat for 4-5 people to sail on river or sea. First time buyer with less or no experience on sailboat. Iam like to get a 17' Catalina or O'day. But it need to be trailerable, to be easy to launch and haul out of ramps by a V8 SUV/Truck. Any good advise? This is my first boat and dont want to spend more thant 3K on boat, mast and sails. Other things I will fit as I go. Thanks for any advise. Sam |
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trailerable small sailboat for small family
Here's what I bought in May.
There are a few for saale in the states but mostly Ontario & Quebec http://sailquest.com/market/models/spipe.htm |
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trailerable small sailboat for small family
I started looking for a small sailboat for 4-5 people to sail on river
or sea. First time buyer with less or no experience on sailboat. Iam like to get a 17' Catalina or O'day. But it need to be trailerable, to be easy to launch and haul out of ramps by a V8 SUV/Truck. Any good advise? This is my first boat and dont want to spend more thant 3K on boat, mast and sails. Other things I will fit as I go. Thanks for any advise. Sam Hi Sam, 4 or 5 is a lot for a small boat like a 17-20 footer. Plus the trailer ones are liable to turn over in big puff of wind. You mentioned a budget of $3k for that you could get an older Pearson 26 at least here on the great lakes. A P-26 will sleep five friends or two couple easily, Yes i do know of a couple boats for sale but they want more than $3k for them as they are in good condition with lots of sails and good motors. $4k to $6k I think. Others I've seen are around $3k without a lot of gear or without a motor. If trailering is a must look for a Catalina 22. It's less likely to tip over and still has the positive flotation as the the smaller boats should have. An SUV with a V-8 will easily trailer most sailboats up to 26 feet, some more. If you want to race the boat a J-24 is a good option for a trailer boat but way more than $3k more like $10k for a good used one with good sails. If you don't do anything other than a few hours of sailing per week and want something easy to launch and sail look for a hobie cat 18. They're very fast with 4 people but also very wet, easy to set up and sail. Hope this helps JT |
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trailerable small sailboat for small family
** Above the dinghys, most trailerable sailboats use a heavy keel as the
ballast. For example, my keel weighs 300 lbs and is raised & lowered straight up & down by a bronze naval screw. The Catalina 18 with the fixed shoal keel was my 2nd choice. A bit harder to launch but more useable floor space in the cabin. "sams" wrote in message om... Thank you. I been pretty much convinced to get a Catalina Capri-18 or 22? Now I was surfing the web and found too many types of keels. Wing Keel, Swing Keel, Fin Keel and Center Board. Are they all different names and type for the same technology? I would like to get a Swing Keel or C.B assuming that it could be retrieved for easy trailering and beaching. Another question is do all the trailerable sailboats comes with ballast? Is the improper use of ballast (racing with empty ballast) cause the boat to go upside down in a puff? I still have lot of questions with little answer. I will be more comfortable with a sailboat with least complexities. I just want to sail and sail often nothing else. Thank you Sam (JFTeig) wrote in message ... I started looking for a small sailboat for 4-5 people to sail on river or sea. First time buyer with less or no experience on sailboat. Iam like to get a 17' Catalina or O'day. But it need to be trailerable, to be easy to launch and haul out of ramps by a V8 SUV/Truck. Any good advise? This is my first boat and dont want to spend more thant 3K on boat, mast and sails. Other things I will fit as I go. Thanks for any advise. Sam Hi Sam, 4 or 5 is a lot for a small boat like a 17-20 footer. Plus the trailer ones are liable to turn over in big puff of wind. You mentioned a budget of $3k for that you could get an older Pearson 26 at least here on the great lakes. A P-26 will sleep five friends or two couple easily, Yes i do know of a couple boats for sale but they want more than $3k for them as they are in good condition with lots of sails and good motors. $4k to $6k I think. Others I've seen are around $3k without a lot of gear or without a motor. If trailering is a must look for a Catalina 22. It's less likely to tip over and still has the positive flotation as the the smaller boats should have. An SUV with a V-8 will easily trailer most sailboats up to 26 feet, some more. If you want to race the boat a J-24 is a good option for a trailer boat but way more than $3k more like $10k for a good used one with good sails. If you don't do anything other than a few hours of sailing per week and want something easy to launch and sail look for a hobie cat 18. They're very fast with 4 people but also very wet, easy to set up and sail. Hope this helps JT |
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trailerable small sailboat for small family
Sams..if you are really a "first time sailor with little or no
experience"..then I'd suggest you go rent/borrow/ a couple of boats before buying. I've owned sailboats from 11 ft to 27 ft.; fixed keels to daggerboards; wheel steering to tiller.... they are ALL different. It would be a shame to spend your hard earned ( and limited) funds on a boat that you didn't like at all. Even on my 27's ...4 to 5 people.... can get crowded, depending on how much time you're spending on the water. $3,000.00 may be just enough to buy you some troubles, but not enough to buy you a safely equipped boat. RichG TX-WI -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners |
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trailerable small sailboat for small family
I would suggest a Catalina 22ft for that
many people. Very popular boat. I had an 1983 model. Well made, easy to work on, easy to sell when you move up. I had the retractable keel but never had a trailer(was in a slip) Your ballast is in the keel, it weighs something like 800 lbs and hangs down 4.5 feet or so. Stable, easy to sail, popular for racing fleets too. A 5hp Nissan motor pushed it very well. I suggest rigging all the sails to be able to be raised and lowered from the cockpit. Makes things easier. Rob |
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