It motors and sails, I managed to find the time and weekend weather windows for a good 7-8 sails last summer. I loved it, fast and nimble!! I want to eventually live aboard, which is why I bought a little bigger boat. I've thought about trading or selling for something else. . .but I doubt I could sell for anything in this economy. And if I did buy something else, I'd still be working on it lol, just if it was newer I'd probably have a mortgage on top of any repairs I'm ready though to consider paying the yard to do some work. . .
jvb, there is that, however, many of us feel that the more WE know about our boats, the SAFER we are. Trading for a smaller boat has simply been noted in earlier responses that it makes no difference: almost all boats will always have something to do on their To Do list - engine, power for electricity, cleaning, rig, etc. Gung-ho? I think not. I think that's it's simply a DIY approach, 'cuz the only, and now last time I've ever had anyone else work on MY boat (except for standing rigging and bottom jobs) I had to fix myself. Fix what you have, fix it so YOU know what going on, and avoid ever having to pay anyone else to "fix some problems for you." It's a completely wrong way to go for folks with the kinds of boats we have who contribute to this board. Just my impressions.
If i really dont know something, and cannot find enough / clear enough instructions online, and i can hire someone to do the job for a reasonable price. I will do that and watch, ask questions, and help anyway i can. All the while watching and learning from him what i was unable to figure out myself. I probably would never hire something done mymore than once (except scraping bottom paint, i hired day labor from by the I-95 overpass for $10/hr + lunch after my first day of scraping) as i would know how to do it myself after the first job.Stu Jackson said:
Repeated for truth. When we bought our boat 5 springs ago, she was rough, but only needed a bit of work to be sail-able... so that's all we did, and got out sailing very quickly.
Not won't use again, just won't use again anytime soon. I had some carpentry work done last year, the tools alone would have cost over a grand, and I don't have room for them all. Would I use a planer and router and table saw in the future? yes. Was it worth buying them, and storeing them until I need them again? no. That was the first carpentry work I've needed to do in years that couldn't be done with a jigsaw and dremel. I don't expect anymore to come up between now and when I have a dedicated workspace I can store large tools in.