I had 4 on the B323 for 16 days, and not crowded at all.I had some friends stay last weekend on our 323,... She never felt cramped in.
I had 4 on the B323 for 16 days, and not crowded at all.I had some friends stay last weekend on our 323,... She never felt cramped in.
Ah, my situation exactly. My wife is afraid of the water. She freezes when the thought of swimming comes up, won't wade out to where the water is deeper than she is, and most definitely won't allow the boat to heel like a proper sailboat should. She gets catatonic! Stays up on the high side because she's deathly afraid the water going past at seemingly a million miles an hour will suddenly leap out a watery hand and grab her to take her down to the depths like some H2O Krakin! She grabs on to the high-side cockpit winch and hangs on for dear life while I turn up in to the wind and slacken sails. We have come to the agreement it's not for her so I single hand my Catalina 30 everywhere instead. Not an ideal situation, I'd much rather my wife was with me but it just won't happen.Man are yall a lucky bunch of guys. My wife has not even stepped foot in my two sailboats. Has no interest in them and I would go big if that would be the problem.
Did you just say, "your son was conceived on our Catalina 25?":dance:Go for it. My wonderful wife said just that to me 15 years ago. Standing headroom, hot & cold pressure water, a real galley, a huge V berth (not birth), is very welcoming. For both of you. Enjoy, it works.
As far as birth is concerned, your son was conceived on our Catalina 25, after we found there wasn't enough room to do so on our C22!
Good luck, happy hunting.
It;s worth it to have her with you.
Remember: No matter how big a boat you own, it will always be just a little too small for the wife. Thirty foot, she wants a thirty five. Thirty five she wants a thirty eight. This can go on forever. I say, stick with what YOU like and enjoy it!So I've been after my wife to go sailing with me forever, she always has some objection, after pressing her (at great peril to myself) she said she would be claustrophobic in the boat. Now she does have a dislike of elevators and other tight spaces, but I explained to her that, yes, my 22 foot sailboat is 'small' but you sail in the cockpit, not the cabin, and as far as sailboat cockpits go the ODay 22's is roomy, not to mention its open air, the horizon and sky are the limit. No dice.
So as I muse over sailboats online or in magazines that I'd like to own, which is pretty much anything plus 30 with standing room for a 6'3" guy, she will look and say "I'd go sailing with you on that..."
So I've discovered that I'm in a particularly interesting situation here, my wife wants me to buy a bigger boat, in fact, she practically insists on it, as I'm seeing it. This isn't about opulence, although I'm sure that does't hurt, she's a former farm girl, likes camping, doesn't mind roughing it. Maybe she sees bigger boats as 'safer'.
Whatever the reason, for the sake of our marriage I feel I must do what is right.
File this under first world problems.
Now I just need a little extra cash...
I like big boats, I cannot lie. ..Remember: No matter how big a boat you own, it will always be just a little too small for the wife. Thirty foot, she wants a thirty five. Thirty five she wants a thirty eight. This can go on forever. I say, stick with what YOU like and enjoy it!