mastreb wrote:Lowest priced M on Boats.com in the U.S. is $19,500 and it's in Hawaii. They appear to average about $27K on that site. Frankly at that price I think you'd be better off buying a new Tattoo and getting what you want. Hunting down a good deal on an M is going to take a really long time, unless you're willing to take one with a small motor or sans trailer or something along those lines.
That's what I have since discovered. I've somewhat accepted the fact that I may well will be sans Mac for the remaining 6 weeks of sailing season here, and May 15th of next year is my new Macaquisition target date. I'll do what I can to get one in the coming weeks, but no biggie if fall turns into winter.
sunshinecoasting wrote:Curiosity question, why did you sell your
to buy an
?
Very good question. I guess, to see if I could. I got an offer that I couldn't refuse on the
and took it. At the time, I had lined up an
for a little bit more boat coin, but not too much more, so figured why not? But then, it sold. I really wanted to try an
and see the differences between the two by owning each for a long enough period to discover the pros and cons over time. I now know what the
can and can't do, love the layout and slightly larger cockpit, but would like to see the
's rotating mast, daggerboard and sliding galley setups, for better and for worse.
I mean, either way, I really love these boats, from concept to execution. I think there's nothing like them. So before I get one and go crazy in modding it to my own personal liking, I figure I'd try both out and go from there. Besides, I also kind of like the buying and selling process, even with all its headaches and lost sleep due to overexcitement. I like talking boats and showing people that may be unfamiliar what the Mac style is all about. Often, they are like-minded people so it's fun.
But now, I am Mac-less and enjoying the hunt for that elusive great deal. Besides, even if the deal on paper isn't so great, what I'll tell people certainly will be
