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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:18 am
by Moe
Barb and I have solved, or at least delayed, the issue. We've pretty much decided that rather than spend the big money on things that might actually detract from the boat's resale potential, specifically bottom painting and wet mooring, we'll probably just trailer the boat this year. Seeing how low the boat sits on the trailer, and the ease of rigging it from reading the posts here, that route will give us the taste of sailing we want, without as large of an investment. Perhaps a situation where we can store the boat mast-up at a marina will come up down the road.
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Moe
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:33 am
by Jeff Ritsema
Moe,
I would heartily recommend the latter. I have marina stored on the trailer and love it. Easy to launch- minutes- because the mast is up. Almost as fast as slipping the boat used to be. And a whole lot less costly- $225/season instead of $2500 for a 40' slip.
FWIW
Jeff
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:46 pm
by Richard Lisch
I have since almost 24 years a Cal 27 in a slip and it takes me about 10 minutes to get her ready (she is out of the water for a bottom job at this time). It takes me almost an hour from the moment I arrive at our club's ramp to the moment I leave the dock with my M. I installed about everything there is to speed things up but all lines led aft, covers for everything, fenders, safty equipment and doing the job myselve takes time.
Going sailing at least once or twice a week with one boat or the other, also have a 17' trimaran for high wind sailing, the whole year round got me somewhat tired of assembling and disassembling my M specially for day trips.
I really cant't wait till it's my turn on the waiting list for a parking space for my trailer at our club.