My oldest boats I have owned the longest
My oldest boats I have owned the longest. My first boat was inherited from a friend who moved down to VA from NY. It was a 1950s era fiberglass 14' daysailor that was beamy and slow and tender in a blow. The mast has no stays and instead is keel stepped through the deck. We call it a Viking because that is what is emblazoned on the faded pool blue foredeck. We used to sail in the Sound in high school and made fun of the older guys with the bigger boats but could never keep up with them to check out their boat babes. I still own this boat and need to replace the 15 year old trailer. I keep this boat on the south fork of LI at my sisters house.About 5 years ago 2 friends approached me about buying a bigger boat together. One of the friends inspected the old 1967 Tartan 27 and we bought it. The PO was a really great guy and gave me a days lesson at the dock on engine maintenance and the rigging for the price of lunch. This boat costs the most to keep but I still have her and one of the original partners. This boat is also more fun and more worries as it has so many systems to maintain. Last summer my other sister (sister B) convinced me to buy a sailboat that I could take my nephew sailing on and keep on her property (not to be outdone by sister A). A 19' Lightning fell into my lap for $1K with trailer and I now own 3 boats (technically I own 2 and 1/2 and a hard dink - forgot about that one - as one boat is owned by a partnership of 2). Not to sound too much like Letterman, I cant seem to get rid of the boats I do own, or find enough time to use all of them enough. I am not looking for a new or bigger or more complicated boat and I am not in any hurry to rid myself of any of these vessels or the responsibilities associated with them. The smaller boats are so much less demanding except for their trailers.If I looked at boat length cumulatively I have a 14' + 19' + 27' = 50' boat which is way more boat than I should be able to afford!
My oldest boats I have owned the longest. My first boat was inherited from a friend who moved down to VA from NY. It was a 1950s era fiberglass 14' daysailor that was beamy and slow and tender in a blow. The mast has no stays and instead is keel stepped through the deck. We call it a Viking because that is what is emblazoned on the faded pool blue foredeck. We used to sail in the Sound in high school and made fun of the older guys with the bigger boats but could never keep up with them to check out their boat babes. I still own this boat and need to replace the 15 year old trailer. I keep this boat on the south fork of LI at my sisters house.About 5 years ago 2 friends approached me about buying a bigger boat together. One of the friends inspected the old 1967 Tartan 27 and we bought it. The PO was a really great guy and gave me a days lesson at the dock on engine maintenance and the rigging for the price of lunch. This boat costs the most to keep but I still have her and one of the original partners. This boat is also more fun and more worries as it has so many systems to maintain. Last summer my other sister (sister B) convinced me to buy a sailboat that I could take my nephew sailing on and keep on her property (not to be outdone by sister A). A 19' Lightning fell into my lap for $1K with trailer and I now own 3 boats (technically I own 2 and 1/2 and a hard dink - forgot about that one - as one boat is owned by a partnership of 2). Not to sound too much like Letterman, I cant seem to get rid of the boats I do own, or find enough time to use all of them enough. I am not looking for a new or bigger or more complicated boat and I am not in any hurry to rid myself of any of these vessels or the responsibilities associated with them. The smaller boats are so much less demanding except for their trailers.If I looked at boat length cumulatively I have a 14' + 19' + 27' = 50' boat which is way more boat than I should be able to afford!