To follow up on my previous post, here; https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/purchasing-advice.190310/
Against the advice almost everyone offered, we went ahead and purchased our first sailboat.
Say hello to Wildflower, Catalina 22 hull #5228.
We made the decision to purchase this boat despite all the caveats that people offered us (both on here, and IRL) for several reasons. I think the most prominent one is that the PO is a local business leader in town, and several friends of mine speak quite highly about him & his family. Wildflower has been in his family for 20 years, and it was the boat he learned to sail on. He knows her in and out, and has offered to help us out with any issues that come our way.
I know, I'm an idiot.
On the plus side, our neighbours in the marina are quite friendly, and have a trailer we can borrow once in a while. Or so they say.
So, I'm sure that I have gone ahead and bitten off way more than I needed to chew, but we're excited, the hull floats, and the rigging is all serviceable. We've got a troller motor on the way, and will be getting that set up when it gets here.
So thanks everyone for the advice, and I'm probably going to be sorry that I didn't listen. I'm still excited none-the-less.
Now we just need to learn how to sail.
Against the advice almost everyone offered, we went ahead and purchased our first sailboat.
Say hello to Wildflower, Catalina 22 hull #5228.
We made the decision to purchase this boat despite all the caveats that people offered us (both on here, and IRL) for several reasons. I think the most prominent one is that the PO is a local business leader in town, and several friends of mine speak quite highly about him & his family. Wildflower has been in his family for 20 years, and it was the boat he learned to sail on. He knows her in and out, and has offered to help us out with any issues that come our way.
I know, I'm an idiot.
On the plus side, our neighbours in the marina are quite friendly, and have a trailer we can borrow once in a while. Or so they say.
So, I'm sure that I have gone ahead and bitten off way more than I needed to chew, but we're excited, the hull floats, and the rigging is all serviceable. We've got a troller motor on the way, and will be getting that set up when it gets here.
So thanks everyone for the advice, and I'm probably going to be sorry that I didn't listen. I'm still excited none-the-less.
Now we just need to learn how to sail.