Help me choose a boat

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LANCE ON CLOUD NINE

LANCE ON CLOUD NINE

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Mar 28, 2007
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Oday 23 Anna Maria Isl.
Those posters that never check back-

I always figured their wives caught on they were buying a boat- then one day as the guy sits down to check our answers-BAM!!! Rolling pin to the back of the head. I once had to dodge a flying candle stick across the dinner table just for reading out loud an ad for a Jag xke.
 
caguy

caguy

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Sep 22, 2006
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Catalina, Luger C-27, Adventure 30 Marina del Rey
Re: Those posters that never check back-

I hear you Lance, I owned my boat for 6 months before the wife was told. I didn't dare bring the boat home in the condition in which I bought it. When I did bring home the shinny boat she was sceptically pleased.
Frank
 
Scott B

Scott B

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Sep 20, 2006
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Hunter 33 Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
I guess I'm lucky, we went down to just check out a boat and she was the one reaching for the cheque book for the deposit before I even said "what do you think"
 
caguy

caguy

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Sep 22, 2006
4,004
Catalina, Luger C-27, Adventure 30 Marina del Rey
That would not have been good for me. When I bought my boat it was advertised for $4k the owner dropped the price to $3K almost immediately not knowing that he had me at 4K. I was really committed at 3k. I was walking around looking at the boat trying to think where I could store it playing out different options in my mind. He then dropped it to 2K. Feeling sorry for the guy I told him I would take it but I needed a place to keep it. He offered to keep it at his place with essentially 6 months of free storage. I took it home to work on it after 6 months and showed it to the wife then. To her delight I was able to store it at the PO's house for another 6 months. At that point I gave him $20/mo I could tell he needed the money.
I have used the silent treatment before to passively dicker but in this case I was just pondering on where to keep it.
Immediately whipping out the check book would have been disadvantageous.
Frank
BTW Dave, I really love my boat but if I could afford it I would go with a water ballast especially for use on a lake, it would be nice to occasionally beach the boat.
 
shemandr

shemandr

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Jan 1, 2006
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Slickcraft 26 Sailfish
Re: and you wonder why people are hard on the newbies

Dave - if you can find a Ranger 23 that surveys well and has good sails you should do fine. You could find one for under $5,000. Sails well in light air and can take a breeze. You will learn to sail can become as good a sailor as you need to be with this boat.
 
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Dave Witt

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Sep 28, 2008
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Beneteau 323 Toronto
Sorry about the delay in getting back to the forum...

Scott B said:
Dave, if you're going to ask a question at least have the courtesy to repsond to all those that spend the time to research and answer your question. :cussing:
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I appreciate all the advice offered and my search is warming up with the weather.

Thanks again to all who offered advice.

Dave
 
caguy

caguy

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Sep 22, 2006
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Catalina, Luger C-27, Adventure 30 Marina del Rey
Dave Witt said:
I appreciate all the advice offered and my search is warming up with the weather.

Thanks again to all who offered advice.

Dave
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Don't wait too long the prices also rise with the weather.
 
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Stephen C.

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May 31, 2009
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2 1977 San Francisco
this is a different topic, can someone tell me why there are no keel bolts that you can see on the floor of a Ericson 23 MK2 model?
 
sand sailor

sand sailor

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Sep 19, 2006
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SCHOCK santana27' lake pleasant,az
i love mine ,all set up for single handed sailing but good luck finding another one
 
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