back in the 80's i had a couple different sailboats that i enjoyed sailing on our local lake, my favorite days were during the middle of the lake when few boats were out. i always kept them in a slip so all i had to do was jump and go, once away from the dock the swimsuit usually came off for a full tan. soon the slip fees went up and other interest swayed me away but i miss those days and even though i am looking for another sailboat i now prefer a small boat even a sunfish would suit me. and you know as the cold weather comes the priices will slip, last night a 14 ft daysailer w/trailer was posted for $100. needless to say the owner said it was sold as fast as he posted it. i willl continue to look....
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- JO
Dec 6, 2010yes slips are nice, i have a 20 foot trailerable, but it takes 2 hours to set up, 2 houirs to take down. i am not a rich man, but our slips are 900 dollars a season ( in wisconsin, maybe, yes maybe 2 months) it is worth the money just to be able to jump in and go
ReagirResponder - GAgabareAutor originalDec 8, 2010
my last sailboat was 18 foot kept it rigged on trailer and just had to put sails on and back it down to ramp lanch and go, if i go that large i will probably do the same. i really prefer something smaller now and would have no problem with a sunfish size boat.
ReagirResponder - SO
Dec 10, 2010I got tired of the 2 hours prepping the boat & 2 hours getting it ready for trailor mode, plus the ache of stepping the mast in my back. I got a larger boat that stays in the water, now if I don't wash it down, I can be sailing in 10-15 minutes, so I find I use the boat more for quick 2 - 3 hour sails and don't feel guilty. I know the cost of a slip is more than the storage yard, but the enjoyment out ways it.
ReagirResponder - GAgabareAutor originalDec 11, 2010
for those with slips i don't blame you, my first sailboat i actually pulled it back and forth to the lake, alot of times i was by myself and set the mast and rig it, after a month or so i went slip looking. my first slip was callled the end cap or the end of the dock and back in the 80's i think it was about $60 or $70. a quarter what a deal and how great it was to just go and jump in, alot of times i was just go for the weekend and just stay at the dock and chill. but the slips price rapidly climbed. one weekend i was sailboat shopping in the 90's and ran across a man who had a sailboat dealership years ago that i had bought a boat from, he had a old chrysler 22 for sale $1000. buck great condition and a great boat, i was interested but knew it would need a slip so i went slip looking again but this time it wasn't $60. aquarter but $2000. a year paid in full wow have times changed no wonder the boat was such a great deal. so i left boat less and moved on to other interest. no a small daysailer will suit me.
ReagirResponder - JODec 11, 2010
you know i bet beach side jack has a boat...... i wonder if he'll have us over for a cruise? i would bring the wine and cheese :-)you guys could bring the lobsters how about it?
ReagirResponder - GAgabareAutor originalDec 26, 2010
still looking for a boat see some great deals but you got to check everyday because the go fast. i think february will be a good month to buy one plus i may have some cash by then.
ReagirResponder - GAgabareAutor originalJan 3, 2011
well there are some great deals on 20 footers, there is a cal 20 in my area for $700. what a great deal and a great boat but most are fixed keel. i see a little daysailer 15 foot with trailer for $100. may check out. but still leaning toward a sunfish or maybe a captiva escape or some refer to it as a escape captiva. yes something to slide into the back of mypickup like when i take the kayak, spash and go. not in no hurry i'll know when i see it.
ReagirResponder - GAgabareAutor originalJan 7, 2011
i was cruising the internet and came across the butterfly sailboat, kinda like a sunfish but a blunt bow a little larger cockpit and stays, i actually had one but was beyond repair and cut it up. i also like it because the deck seems large. still looking other than these and the phantom can anyone else think of any other small 12-14 foot daysailers.
ReagirResponder - JOJan 9, 2011
two times in a mans life....when he buys his boat and when he sells his boat...
ReagirResponder - JOJan 9, 2011
that was to say..."their are two times in a mans life he is the happiest...when he buys his boat and when he sells his boat
ReagirResponder - GAgabareAutor originalJan 10, 2011
lol, john so true, i have owned about a dozen boats some i couldn't wait to get rid of and some i could kick myself as it passed into another boaters hands, some i still don't know why i bought in the first place but in the end i love boating i was involved with boating when my dad bought a boat than another in michigan, when we moved to florida it took till i turned 18 to get my first boat, used and leaked but it was mine and it didn't take long before i purchased my first brand new boat and we were cruising rivers intercoastal and the ocean. yes it continues to be addictive. i have a fishing boat and a kayak and looking for a small sailboat but i have learned to collect and not discard so i will be a boater of three this time.
ReagirResponder - GAgabareAutor originalFeb 10, 2011
LTS those water ballast hunters are great for gunholing especially the gulf coast. the other day they had two siren 17's on craigslist, needless to say both were snatched up. i'm still looking and trying to save some $$ for another boatthe siren would have been perfect but should have know they would go fast as alot our looking for small daysailer to keep from paying those slip fees.
ReagirResponder - DR
Apr 12, 2011We have a Catalina 25 with swing keel...The season is just getting started up here though. I can't wait to get out on the water again!
ReagirResponder - GAgabareAutor originalJul 5, 2011
missed out on a little daysailer, oh well i'll keep looking
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