What boats have you owned?

[Captain Graham]

In my case I have owned the following
1. $200 - Flying Junior - 14 ft open day sailor.
2. $900 - Venture 17 ft - small crawl space cabin great for an overnight.
3. $2,000 - Yankee 24 seahorse - nice bigger cabin.
4. $1,600 - Kingfisher 20ft - twin keel sailboat that can cross oceans.
5. $500 - Alacrity 19th - smaller twin keel can not cross oceans.
6. $4,000 - Watkins 27 - coastal cruiser with a big cockpit.

At the time each of these boat fit my needs and budget.

[neilpride]

1/ $78000 CSY 44
2/ $43000 C&C 34
3/ $38000 Chance 37

Chance 37 has been the funniest of the 3.

[geoleo]

1. 1970 Newport 41 built by Lindsey -had a 75hp universal gas jeep engine a nightmare,rest boat built like a bad RV. 2. 1965 wood Garden 35 ketch built in Japan . Had it 21 years ,very repairable.3. Island Packet 44 1996 year -I rebuilt it after it was sunk and dismasted at prior owners dock by Hurricane Charley . Made it like new ,sailded it for 2 years and sold it well. ...4. 1977 Gulfstar sloop--good riddance.5. Wood replica ketch of Chesapeake oyster 'buy boat' by Gilmer-- hilarious .6. Fuji 35 with 55 hp yanmar----looks do lie.7. Woods design 36 catamaran --I will try anything. 8. 35 Marine Trader Trawler ( Im really not into non sailing. 9.Brewer 42 cutter . I even fixed the missing Centerboard!!!10. 34ft M105 Catamaran-- very flimsy with noisy hulls even at dock. 11. Beneteau 41S5 sloop , its been 2 years part time to get her done!!! Im now 85 yo and planning trip to KW soon. LOLOLOL Anyone else herehave 11 boats in 50+ years???

[montenido]

1. Catalina 30, $12000

2. Catalina 36, $45000

3. CSY 44, $80000

4. Californian 42, $65000

5. Californian 52, $190000

I loved each of them for different reasons. The Catalinas were easy to single hand and day sail. The CSY brought me to Mexico and the Sea of Cortez. The two motor boats were a result of my wife not liking the sailboats anymore. Although I miss my CSY, the Californian 52 is very comfortable.

Cheers, Bill

[somanyboats]

we have rescued many boats.
Pearson 22
union 36
cheoy lee 41
2 potter 15's
2 Flicka 20's
cape dory 25
alacrity 19
Pearson triton 28
Pearson ariel 26
pacific seacraft 32
mariner 31
islander 28

[boatman61]

Magyar 7..
Halcyon 23..
Tiki 21..
Tiki 26
Virgo Voyager 23..
Westerly Longbow 31..
Carter 30..
Beneteau 321..
Hunter 37c..
Beneteau 331..
Hurley 22..
Corribee 21..
Van de Stadt 39..

[kayakerChuck]

12' Rowboat & 3hp, $500
14' good rowboat w/ 20hp $500
13' Boston Whaler $4,000
19' SeaRay $900
20' SeaRay $4000
26' Bertram $25,000
27' Tiara $30,000
24' Thompson (lovingly named the POS- Piece of S***) $3,000
22' O'Day $3,000
30' O'Day $15,000

A canoe, a few dozen kayaks, and the usual assorted small stuff

[thomm225]

16' (plywood) Chincoteague Scow w/40 HP Johnson $300
16' Wooden Clinker built runabout 40 HP Johnson $500
14' Aluminum V bottom 25 Evinrude $500
17' fiberglass runabout 1960's 55 hp 4 stroke Bearcat Outboard $700
16' wooden Whirlwind runabout 40 HP Johnson $435

Dinghy sailor wooden. Traded a deer rifle for it.

Hobie 16 $1700
Hobie 16 $1800
Nacra 6.0 $8,000 (new)
Nacra I17R $10,500 (new)

Folbot Cooper Kayak 16' 6" ; $1800 (foldable, fits in back pack)

Bristol 27 $2,000

[sandy stone]

15' plywood Windmill dinghy
Paceship PY23 K/CB model
Pearson 26 One-Design (as opposed to more common stepped-cabin model)
Pearson 32 (late 70's cruiser-racer)
Beneteau First 375

[Mirage35]

Mirage 35

Although I learned to sail in my twenties and touched on it at various intensities after that, life decided that I wouldn't own a boat until after retirement. So this is our first (and probably our last) boat.

Because she suits us very well and meets all of our requirements. She's sleeping for the winter so I can admit that I sometimes get "cockpit envy" when looking at the layout of newer boats, and she doesn't have all the mod-cons. But I love the lines and the classic interior and the feel.

And the surveyor who just checked for insurance purposes, while looking at the hull, deck, and structure in general, kept saying "Don't ever sell this boat, it will last as long as you want to sail it".

When you have one you appreciate this much, why look for another? (Same comment applies to my life and sailing partner.)

[smj]

24’ plywood cutter
1966 Cal 28
Morgan 381
Catfisher 32
Cherokee 35
Edel 43
Gemini 3200
Gemini 105
Solaris Sunstar 36
(2) Seawind 1000’s
PDQ 36
Searunner 38 catamaran
TRT 1200 GT

[Motorsailer4me]

13' Winnwe Pirahna
18' Hobie cat
18' Hobie cat magnum
13' Boston Whaler
20' Shamrock Pilothouse
14' Starcraft alum
26' Pearson sloop
33' 1960 Rhodes Swiftsure
50' 1941 John Alden designed swordfishing yacht
30' 1990 Hunter sloop
45' Ed Monk motorsailer
16' 1967 Boston Whaler Montauk

[cman116]

1.10' rowboat fiberglass
2.3 hp Evinrude
3.13' boston whaler w/40 hp Evinrude
4.21' Winner (lakeboat) bow rider
5.21'Larson bow rider

[Franziska]

Here we go, for now:

-Laser 2 Dinghy
-Hobie 14 Catamaran
-10m2 International Sailing Canoe
-Laser 1
-28ft racing catamaran
-35ft cruising catamaran

various dinghies, surfboards and similar.

[mdc]

1. Hobie 16
2. Annapolis 26
3. Bristol 27
4. Bristol 30
5. Boston whaler 13
6. Boston whaler 16
7. Hydra Sport 20
8. Marshall sandpiper 18
9. Carolina Skiff 198dlv
10. Alberg 35
11. Tayana 37

We still have 9, 10, and 11.