Hmm. Good list, but... If one is prone to indecision and second guessing, this simply adds to the huge pile of considerations to ponder before you can go sailing. Perhaps better to decide on a popular make like C&C that will be resellable, get a couple of knowledgeable friends you believe in, and go looking for a decent local boat in the price range you can tolerate. Buy it, go sailing, and learn from the experience. There are always bigger, better, faster and fancier boats out there, but you won't really know what you want/need until you have tried a couple.
Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-05-30, at 21:26, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: Nice list! I might add PHRF, electronics, sail inventory, holding tank, pressure water, hot water heater. Joel Sent from my iPad On May 30, 2013, at 8:19 PM, "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > One of my crew is looking for a boat, his first. I sent him a list of things > to consider. Here's most of them. > > Bridge clearance- friend of mine has a nice big boat that can't get under > several critical bridges leading to some prime sailing. Touche' is even too > tall to get under some bridges where we sail > How are the shrouds attached? Most C&C's carry the shroud load to the hull. > Many boats carry the load to a bulkhead. I don't like that. > Keel - fin, bulb, shoal, wing, full, centerboard, dagger board > Anchor locker on foredeck? > Fold down, pedestal or mast dinette table > Split lower shrouds vs inline shrouds > Straight vs swept back spreaders? > Baby stay? > Diesel vs gas? > Folding or fixed prop? > Head? Shower? > Tiller vs wheel? > Propane stove? > Mast head vs fractional? If I was looking for a race boat today, I'd go > fractional > Traveler location? End boom, bridgedeck, cabintop? > Big cockpit for entertaining? > Straight drive vs V-drive? > Fiberglass vs holly/teak sole? > Opening ports? > Sugar scoop transom, stern ladder, opening > Fiberglass headliner vs vinyl headliner > > The list goes on and on. > > When I was shopping for my first boat, I was pretty ignorant. I wanted a > wheel, diesel and shower. Result? First boat - 0 for 3. Second boat had a > wheel. :) > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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