Thanks recess. I am going to be carefulBe careful of the increased tides in Brunswick compared to the Gulf. Cross winds and thunderstorms opposing tides can get a sailor very confused when the visibility is decreased.
I agree joe, even that little renken was too much "second boat" to have. They just require too much attention. Too bad though. It would be great to have the time and money to keep a lake sailer.Hey Keith, you can only use one boat at a time. I found that out years ago when I had my O'Day sloop and my catboat.
Thanks Dave. I should take her down to the coast. There is not a big market for sailboats up here. I think I will list her with sailboat owners.Congrat's on the new boat Keith. It looks like its in great shape although I know you always make excellent improvements to your boats. I'm always hoping to get a previous owner like you when I'm in the used boat market. I agree with anchorclanker. That's a great price for the 26 especially given the meticulous attention you gave to her upgrades. I would suggest you get a classified ad on the sailboatowners.com web site. I sold my 222 within 3 weeks after posting the ad a couple of years ago. Good luck selling the 26, and I'm looking forward to seeing more pics of the IP 31.
Dave
s/v Lagniappe
O'Day 25
I live on galveston bay south of Houston and I've seen two odays( a 25 and a 26) with less upgrades go for over $8000 each and both sold within a couple of weeks, so someone is going to be very lucky when they buy yours. I have a 25 myself that I bought for$2,500 from a marina and the next week someone offered me $6000 for it! Good luck with that IP by the way, I myself dream of a 31 someday.Thanks Dave. I should take her down to the coast. There is not a big market for sailboats up here. I think I will list her with sailboat owners.
Ahhh, sunfish! My first sailboat! It was part of a club.So Keith's going bigger- I'm going smaller. Sale pending on a sunfish for my kids...at least that's what I'm telling them.
Hi recess, we will get to go down in about ten days, but will not go out in the boat untill the first week of June. I will be two weeks on and two weeks off ( to spend in Brunswick) until sept or maybe October, then i hope to take three months off and, watching the weather, sail around to Tyndall, maybe with a detour to the Bahamas.Well? Maiden voyage?
Here it is- our new little, wet boat.Ahhh, sunfish! My first sailboat! It was part of a club.
Hi recess, your ideas and the sailing with a purpose sounds like a perfect activity for us too. My wife, from Miami, loves to fish. I am wanting to upgrade my current chart plotter to the Raymarine e7D series with built in sounder. I would love to be down there on the first.Red Snapper season opens June 1st......you go out on June 1st....... fate is telling you to bring some strong poles! Look forward to seeing you in St. Andrews Bay. By the time you bring that boat around I will have some good natural reef fishing waypoints for you. I have a few good spots now, but I am heading out for some weeks for waypoint hunting trips.
I sail the boat for days on end in rumored areas and mark waypoints that the bottom looks good on the fishfinder. Then I drop my GoPro camera on 100lb test to video the actual bottom features. The maximum depth of the GoPro is supposed to be 200 feet, But I would not send it more than 150 feet. Of course the proof is in the actual fishing. The GoPro does let me know if the structure I am seeing is really hard reef or just hard packed sand. It eliminates places that I know will not produce good fishing and I can move on to the next waypoint to be checked.
I call it sailing with a serious purpose. If the wind is really good, I just sail and mark the chartplotter. I will come back later and investigate.
Will do!That is an awesome line of Red Snapper. I am green with envy about your proposed trip. You may want to look at the Abacos Islands unless you have people in the BVI you are meeting up with. More islands to cruise and closer to Florida. Or do both.