Josh, I agree with you wholeheartedly. It's very easy to dream you'll throw off the lines and not come home for 6 months or more. Then the day to day realities close in, especially if you have a spouse who may like to sail but isn't thrilled with the long-term prospects. Owning a bigger boat has certainly resulted in LOT more time, energy and money for the maintenance, repairs and dockage. I strongly recommend folks balance those realities against a lower cost, less work daysailer. Don't get me wrong. We really love our 37/40+, and down here in the Tampa area A/C really is a must, especially if you're going to be on a dock instead of a mooring because the vast majority docks are blocked by buildings or adjacent large powerboats and don't get much breeze. However, 2 years into this boat and we've really only got out on some local cruising and anchoring a couple times, and the rest of the time our old C&C 27MKIII would have sufficed just as well with very little maintenance. Food for thought,
Bruce Whitmore 1994 C&C 37/40+"Astralis" (847) 404-5092 (mobile) bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
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