Howdy y'all! I have to say that because I'm from Austin,
Texas. No
blue water here, but the wife and I have long range plans to
Cruise the
Caribbean /
central america in
retirement. To get started, we have recently purchased our "training
boat," a 70's vintage Seafarer 29. We are keeping it on Lake Travis.
Structurally, the
boat is in good shape, but it's been sitting at the
dock for years. Yes, in the
water. Thankfully fresh
water.
I'll be replacing all the running
rigging, rebuilding the
outboard motor, replacing some exterior woodwork, and doing a general scrub down. Also new
batteries,
wiring, and
cushions.
The list is long, but I hope to have her sailing the lake by spring. Then, in a few more years, we
trade up to our "real" boat down on the coast.
Experience-wise, I grew up on
boats on the Gulf South of Galveston, though my experience leans more to
power boats. Even so, I've done some sailing, and plenty of
maintenance,
repair and
navigation.
My wife is from West Virginia, and a stranger to
blue water, but very much on board with escaping the rat
race. Her
learning curve will be bigger than mine. So we're taking this gradual approach, and looking to include
ASA courses along the way.
We are looking forward to sharing the journey here!
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