Convoluted Thinking
Hey Caleb, I meant to tell you too that I used to live in Manhattan. Great experience living in that City. Loved it. Hmmmm. I know a lot of people but I don't really have a lot of "friends" and especially ones particularly interested in sailing, which is why I wanted to know about single handling them. So that may be a problem. I'm not really "worried" about ramp launches so much as thinking it should be taken into consideration. See I agree with you about the many sailing areas here and I'd planned on doing most of my sailing on the Potomac in the beginning which is very close to my home. And as it flows south of Washington it broadens out magnificently and would be perfect to hone my skills on. But then I'd like to eventually move up to the Chesapeake Bay which is only about 20 miles away and that's why I wanted the fixed keel although I've heard it's relatively shallow. Ahhhh, good questions. Yeah, I have a home but there's a 10 - 15 degree - maybe 20 degree - slope on the side and then it levels off for about 20 or so feet; this is where I'd planned on keeping my boat. I mention the slope because this guy told me that if I parked a boat down there I'd never be able to get it up. I think I could. I already know my Hyundai 4 cyl Sante Fe SUV can't haul over 1200 lbs so why bother? Well I'm tossing out ideas here on this forum to give people the opportunity to do what most people enjoy doing: giving their opinion. And if it sounds plausible, I'll give it a shake. Some convoluted thinking huh?
Hey Caleb, I meant to tell you too that I used to live in Manhattan. Great experience living in that City. Loved it. Hmmmm. I know a lot of people but I don't really have a lot of "friends" and especially ones particularly interested in sailing, which is why I wanted to know about single handling them. So that may be a problem. I'm not really "worried" about ramp launches so much as thinking it should be taken into consideration. See I agree with you about the many sailing areas here and I'd planned on doing most of my sailing on the Potomac in the beginning which is very close to my home. And as it flows south of Washington it broadens out magnificently and would be perfect to hone my skills on. But then I'd like to eventually move up to the Chesapeake Bay which is only about 20 miles away and that's why I wanted the fixed keel although I've heard it's relatively shallow. Ahhhh, good questions. Yeah, I have a home but there's a 10 - 15 degree - maybe 20 degree - slope on the side and then it levels off for about 20 or so feet; this is where I'd planned on keeping my boat. I mention the slope because this guy told me that if I parked a boat down there I'd never be able to get it up. I think I could. I already know my Hyundai 4 cyl Sante Fe SUV can't haul over 1200 lbs so why bother? Well I'm tossing out ideas here on this forum to give people the opportunity to do what most people enjoy doing: giving their opinion. And if it sounds plausible, I'll give it a shake. Some convoluted thinking huh?