Hi all,
I'm looking for a little guidance on a Catalina 250 MKII. I currently have a C22 Swing Keel that I keep docked at my parents lake house that I am at usually every weekend in the summer which is about 100 miles away from where I live. My problem is I'm not the only one there, and there are usually 14 people and 4 dogs as well for a 3 bedroom house. Each family gets a room, and I get the porch with my significant other and her two kids.
Now you might be asking what the heck this has to do with a sailboat purchase. The reason is simple, seeing as it is cramped, id like to start sleeping on the sailboat, and the C22 is just a tad too tight for a 6'6 guy like myself. I understand the Wing Keel has 5" more of headroom than the WB version, however, our dock sits where there is about 25" to 28" of water.
So docking the wing keel version would be out of the question, but am curious how much draft the WB version takes with the ballast filled with water. I see documentation saying it draws 1'8" but I assume thats with no ballast.
If I were to purchase the Wing Keel version, I would keep it at a slip closer to home on Lake Michigan so I could take it out in the evenings and weekends but would want to get a trailer for it just to save on the Winterization fees as I have a warm building to store it at in the winter, and just keep my C22 at our lake house for the times i'm up there. I have an 2010 F-150 with a tow package and it looks like my truck can handle up to 8,100lbs with a weight distribution system.
If I were to purchase the Waterballast version, I could potentially keep it at the lake and trailer it a few times to lake Michigan, and use it as a sleeping quarters so to speak to get out of the over crowded house. However, if I purchase the Wing keel, I can be out on lake michigan more with a true keel boat and not be up at the lake house as much, and have more headroom.
Any recomendations from Wing Keel or WB owners or insight would be greatly appreciated! =)
I'm looking for a little guidance on a Catalina 250 MKII. I currently have a C22 Swing Keel that I keep docked at my parents lake house that I am at usually every weekend in the summer which is about 100 miles away from where I live. My problem is I'm not the only one there, and there are usually 14 people and 4 dogs as well for a 3 bedroom house. Each family gets a room, and I get the porch with my significant other and her two kids.
Now you might be asking what the heck this has to do with a sailboat purchase. The reason is simple, seeing as it is cramped, id like to start sleeping on the sailboat, and the C22 is just a tad too tight for a 6'6 guy like myself. I understand the Wing Keel has 5" more of headroom than the WB version, however, our dock sits where there is about 25" to 28" of water.
So docking the wing keel version would be out of the question, but am curious how much draft the WB version takes with the ballast filled with water. I see documentation saying it draws 1'8" but I assume thats with no ballast.
If I were to purchase the Wing Keel version, I would keep it at a slip closer to home on Lake Michigan so I could take it out in the evenings and weekends but would want to get a trailer for it just to save on the Winterization fees as I have a warm building to store it at in the winter, and just keep my C22 at our lake house for the times i'm up there. I have an 2010 F-150 with a tow package and it looks like my truck can handle up to 8,100lbs with a weight distribution system.
If I were to purchase the Waterballast version, I could potentially keep it at the lake and trailer it a few times to lake Michigan, and use it as a sleeping quarters so to speak to get out of the over crowded house. However, if I purchase the Wing keel, I can be out on lake michigan more with a true keel boat and not be up at the lake house as much, and have more headroom.
Any recomendations from Wing Keel or WB owners or insight would be greatly appreciated! =)
