Ken, Thanks!!!!
casey --- On Thu, 8/14/08, Lee Haefele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Lee Haefele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Boat Search > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, August 14, 2008, 1:25 PM > The Banjer 37 is built like a tank! Friends on "Will > of the Wisp" > gave us a tour. 6 cylinder engine & 32" prop, > lots of structural steel in > the hull structure. Downside: No aft cabin.. > Lee Haefele > > > > "Motor-sailor" used to illicit bad > connotations when I used to hear it, > > now that I own a 1976 Fisher pilothouse, the word > means comfort, warmth, > > protection, living room with windows, etc etc... > > > > I originally wanted a pilothouse, but couldn't > really afford the ones I > > wanted, so I settled on a Baba-30 as my first boat. I > could have done a > > lot worse, the Bob Perry designed Baba is one of the > best pocket cruisers > > out there! The craftmenship, amount of storage, and > overall layout is > > second to none. But after living aboard for 7 years > in the Pacific > > Northwest, "pilothouse lust" finally got the > best of me and I upsized to a > > Fisher 37. I figured I was making a big compromise > on sailing > > performance, but this has turned out to not be true. > I'm completely > > happy with the way the Fisher sails with the ketch rig > and find it > > comparable to the Baba-30. My Fisher does have a > stainless steel bowsprit > > which was not original in 1976 but was later a factory > designed item, and > > getting the jib a few feet forward from the bow helps > sailing performance > > IMHO. The fact that the previous owner of my boat > travelled over 47,000 > > miles, most of it under sail, tells me that the Fisher > is more than > > capable of making passages as long as you're not > looking to go racing. > > Offshore, the big windows of a pilothouse do pose a > risk, but I have 1/4" > > lexan shields that can be placed over all glass. > (Sometimes buying a > > cruising boat with all the systems already included > and figured out can be > > really nice!) > > > > I also find myself sailing from the exterior cockpit > using the tiller when > > I want the "wind in my face" experience... > but having the option to get > > in out of the rain, wind, and sun is something I love > now. I also feel > > that having a pilothouse from which to operate the > boat from which also > > contains all my instruments, radar, chart table, > laptop, gps etc etc... > > allows me a better environment to focus on navigation > and keeping an eye > > on gauges and such. The trade off is that I might be > a little less in > > tune with what the rig is doing outside, but with a > huge sunroof and > > opening windows on all sides, I can still pay close > attention to sail trim > > and how the boat is doing... The Fisher also has a > blindspot directly > > in front of the bow, but you learn to do a zig zag > once in a while and can > > keep an eye out for crabpots and the like. > > > > I seriously looked at two Tayana 37 pilothouses, but > didn't feel like > > there was enough room and enough visibility in their > wheel houses. I've > > heard good things about Banjers, but did not actually > look at any in > > person. > > > > Good luck on your search! > > > > Ken Pearce > > Bellingham, WA > > s/v Gryphon, '76 Fisher > PH_______________________________________________ > > Liveaboard mailing list > > [email protected] > > To adjust your membership settings over the web > > > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > > To subscribe send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The archives are at > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > > > To search the archives > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > > > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
