Hey there all,
We've gotten great help from you all in the past with our last
boat purchase, a
Balboa 20, and are soliciting help once again. We've had a great time sailing our La Brisa in Flathead Lake this year, but are already setting our eyes on the next adventure and therefore the next
boat.
We're planning to leave next November-ish (2012) for 3-4 months to
trailer a boat to some tropical sailing grounds, probably the
Sea of Cortez. These are the criteria we've worked out so far for this boat:
1)
Seaworthy in the Sea of Cortez/near coastal sailing
2)
Headroom => 6'
3) Trailerable with our truck (<~8,000 lbs towing weight)
4) Resonably affordable (<$8000) with
trailer and
motor
We have a 'short list' going and would love any feedback and thoughts. There's actually a S2
for sale in Bellingham that we've emailed for more info (
http://bellingham.craigslist.org/boa/2450029932.html).
Thanks in advance for any thoughts you may have!!
Midship 25 / Parker Dawson 26 / Dawson 26
Centaur 26
Bristol
Corsair 24 (25)
Cape Dory 25D (MK II)
Grampian 26
Beachcomber 25
Ericson 25+ or
Ericson MK II
Yankee 26 (25)
S2 7.9 Grand Slam or 8.0 Ocean Voyager 26