"Gordon" wrote in message
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I think this boat was renamed the Spirit 23.
G

If this boat is the same as the ones that are listed for sale on
Yachtworld then it is a different boat than the Spirit 23 (which are often
called North Americans, if you have interest in the history of the North
American or Spirit sailboat you can find it he
http://www.spirit28.com/History.html). The Spirit 23 can be seen he
http://www2.netdoor.com/~weaton/na23.html The American Marine 23 listed on
Yachtworld can be seen he http://tinyurl.com/aok3l .

yea the spirit is a different boat. the one at yachtworld looks just like
the one im looking at except this one has a porta-potty. other than that ,
interior layout is the same. stove , ice box, same place. step down floor
etc. there isnt a housing for a swing keel or center board, so must be a
fixed keel. dont think depth will be a problem. a friend has a boat in the
same marina and theres 60' of water under his keel. lake mead goes from
shallow to way deep very shortly. the visitors slips are maybe 50 yards from
shore and ive seen some 35 foot plus sailboats parked there. thanks a lot
for all the help fellas. going to take a closer look this weekend, check the
bilge, etc. i did check the stanchions are rock solid, all of em. the boat
really does appear to be very sound. the owner moved from vegas to pahrump
and really doesnt have time for it anymore. hell , its probably 100 miles
from there to the lake. alan: lake mead is a pretty big lake. nothing like
the great lakes, but pretty good sized. think its the biggest man made lake
in the country, could be wrong. think powel has more shoreline cuz of all
the little fingers, but think mead is bigger in acreage. look up
boulder/hoover dam, thats lake mead behind it. anyway, once again thanks for
all the input and ill get back after i take a better look. best regards,
j.d.

well, i didnt buy it. stanchions were solid, bilge was a bit wet, not too
bad. the sails were trash. the guy thats selling it said they were useable,
maybe for a tablecloth. had patches and repairs to them. jib wasnt too awful
bad, main was junk. more money than i want to put in a boat im going to use
for a year or so. appreciate all the input from you guys. alan, took your
advice on a lot of places to look and look for. thanks a bunch...and the
search continues lol. best regards, j.s.