As an 18 year old I was working over 100 hours per week (night and weekends construction site watchman) and I was surfing every morning after getting off
work at 0700. I wanted to learn to sail, so I bought a pretty little 31' Scandanavian
sloop. Like an over-inflated Dragon.
I motored out into the middle of
San Diego Bay, shut off the
outboard, and raised the
sails. Then I figured it out.
Not the method I would recommend, but it does explain the significant gaps that remain in my sailing ability!
You have gotten some great and good advice, and I have little to add, except:
A
cheap, but underequiped boat is more expensive than one that has the
gear you want (make a spread sheet of the stuff you want,
cabin heat,
head with
holding tank,
electronics, genset,
solar panels,
inverter....... and make a column for the estimated retail
price for these items, then use the list to come up with comporable costs for boats with different levels of
equipment. Don't forget sails!!)
While underweigh, never approach anything at a speed faster than you want to run into it. Also, hitting
cheap boats is preferable to hitting really shiney ones.
You will run aground. Practice looking calm.
You will make your biggest mistake in front of the largest possible audience. Practice looking calm.
Don't throw stuff, lots of it won't float.
Keep your options open. Buy a boat with the idea that you will want to wash it, wax it, and then flip it and make a profit. Don't fall in love with it and then negotiate accordingly. Just remember, fiberglass will never love you the way you love it.
Have fun. And keep
posting as you walk through this process.
Welcome!
must be meant to be.... At least worth a much closer look I plan to have a professional look at it for 12 dollars a foot, does that sound reasonable?
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