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[Larry Stewart]

HUnter 376 so far!

We just got the 376 in April and so far we are very pleased with it. Lots of room and it's very easy for the two of us to handle. Not so easy single handed but we always go out together so it's perfect for us. Would like a gen but that is for another day....Larry...

 

[Mike Kennedy]

What can I say?

Just bought a Hinkley Soueaster 52 - fully loaded. My fiance and I are gettting ready to take on the Med. I want to see what all the fuss is about.

 

[Tom Riley]

My favorite

I would love to have Liberty, the Perini Navi that was launched in 1997. About 171 feet, steel hulled, 5 staterooms, beautifully designed and laid out. I think she may be in the Adriatic at the moment! But--- I will be sailing from the Kennebunk River, with 5 to 6 feet at low water and impossible for Liberty to do anything but sulk out by Walker's Point, ( as a few boats do each summer while big wigs visit the Old President) so I had better settle for a good copy of Spray or a fiberglass reproduction of a Morse built gaff-rigged Friendship sloop, 28 to 32 feet, and with all the amenities below. Slow, but just a beautiful boat!

 

[greg]

Oyster 66 or a Little Harbor in the 50's.....

or a Hinckley...Jeez, when is my uncle harry gonna go??

 

[John Meyers]

My Ideal Boat

My ideal boat if money didn't matter would be the Catalina 350 with fin keel and all the extras to include a complete set of instruments.

 

[Rick Webb]

Not One, But Three

Any of the newer 35'ish boats. One in the Caribbean, one in the South Pacific, the other in the Mediterranean. What a dream that is.

 

[Cam Whetstone]

If money were no object....

I like my Columbia 36, but if money were no object, I would opt for something in the +/-45-foot range with all the bells and whistles. Color mapping GPS integrated with Radar, Autopilot with remmote control, color repeater at the wheel and at the chart table. All this would also be in a catamaran. My wife is afraid of heeling. A cat would suit her fine. I don't care as long as it has sails and I can singlehand it (more or less). I will probably think of more later, so if I left anything out, just add it in for me.Cam

 

[Lauraine]

Block Island 40 -

Unfortunately, I believe the builders of this fine boat have gone out of business, so I'll settle for a Hinkley Bermuda 40 instead.

 

[RebinVa]

ME TOO!

I agree! I own #116, 1969 Pearson 35. Just right for what I want and need. For any distance cruising, I might like a Bermuda 40.

 

[Zach S.]

Never Try to Perfect Perfection

Personally I would never want to replace my current boat. I have been sailing ever since I was four years old. I am now 19 and I sail on my fathers old boat that I grew up on. Her name is Silhouette and I will never own a ship of any other name. If I inherited a fortune I would simply spend it on my current boat.

 

[John Dawson]

classic lines please, Harry!

Recently a guest on a traditional-looking Mason 43 ketch; sitting in Ego Allley next to the new stuff, no one could take their eyes off her.

 

[Sid R Ballantyne]

Not too big not too small

My wife and I have already decided that if we could buy any boat we wanted we would not want one too much longer than our 27 foot Watkins MKII. I think our consensus is about 33 feet or less. Our Watkins is just about right but maybe just a little bigger boat would be just right. Too big and the boat is too hard to sail and docking turns into a nightmare. I do love the sugar scoop transoms on the Beneteaus though.

 

[Matt P]

GOD BLESS UNCLE HARRY

Ive never heard anyone yell I wish this boat was half the size but I have heard I need a bigger boat. So THE BIGGER THE BOAT THE BIGGER THE CREW THE BETTER THE CREW THE BETTER THE FUN. IM thinking 14o ft full size rig big donk, full galley with cheif. And room staff for the cold nights. With a big painting of beloved uncle HARRY in the dinning room. I might even call the boat BIG HARRY'S DREAMS or HARRY WAS BIG or YOU THINK THIS IS BIG YOU SHOULD SEE HARRY

 

[george Barton]

Poor Uncle Harry!

RIP but life goes on...on a Amel Maramu or a Dashew Beowulf. 200Kt days and all of the pleasures of home. Ableto be handled by a small crew with accomodations for a crowd. Real dreamboats! More realistically a Catalina or Beneteau 30-34

 

[Howard]

a little larger

Maybe the honest answer is "a little larger than I have now". For me that would be a 41 foot ketch.

 

[Richard Briggs]

I'm Happy !!

My wonderful wife recently bought me a Hunter 37 which I picked out, so I am very happy with what I have!! I would take Uncle Harry's money and donate most of it to the many projects in Guatemala, Richards/v La Vida Feliz

 

[Les Blackwell]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned....

the Hunter 50 (HC 50). First it is a beautiful boat that can be singled handed. It is light and quick. Has plenty of storage and is extremly well thought out and engineered. Low maintance included. I'd give anything to have that boat.

 

[jcherubini]

Bermuda 40 yawl Mk 3 (tall rig) c. 1972

Yes, it's that sleek 40 foot yawl with the navy blue hull and teak decks.With:End of boom sheeting.Mizzen staysail.Big old-fashioned radial-head spinnaker with navy-blue on top.Autopilot.Radar.NO generator.Ocean-crossing battery and deep-freeze capability.Thanks, Uncle Harry! You always were my favourite uncle!Love,J.

 

[BILL ROBB]

Afraid to handle a really big boat

Right now, my O'DAY 30 is the biggest boat I feel comfortable with. It's not the sailing or the accomadations - it's the docking! Bringing a really big boat into a narrow slip or marina is scary at best and a nightmare in a good wind! I say "No, thanks!"

 

[David Walters]

There are a few

since no dream of mine is complete without my family, I will not be sailing off to far horizons. Seems it is very hard for an ex-farmer to stay out of the dirt :>). So, my 'no dollar limit' choices are limited to what can be sailed easily and comfortably on a moments notice, with performance and possible racing in mind.The Beneteau 36.7 springs to mind as well as the 27.7. The 27.7 in particular because of it's lifting keel, and th 36.7 for it's accomodation plan.If I could find a place to keep it I'd consider a Dragonfly 1200 tri. This is mostly to keep the heeling-impaired in my family at ease, but I'll admit to liking the idea of shallow draft speedsters like this.On a similar plan to the dragonfly, I like the new telstar 28. Seems a great weekender.And just for having all the goodies a short-hop sailor could need - the Shannon Shoalsailer 32.