youngbuck trying to start cruising

[camaraderie]

Here's the boatyard...it is on the sasafrass river:
greggneckboatyard

[blowinstink]

Cam -
I figured if he didn't bother googling it, I wasn't going to bother either.

Actually, some sad news, it looks like the yard may have changed hands. It used to be run and I belive owned by an fellow about 90yrs old (no exaggeration) and maybe 5'3" at most who still did an awful lot of physical work around the yard. He is amazing to watch move around the peirs and handle rope and boats -- you don't get to be a 90 yr old boatsman without some unique skills. The yard is an equally amazing place with generations of wooden boats in the yard slowly being overgrown by the vines which cover the hillside there. It used to be that any of the abandoned boats on the yard could be had for the back storage fee or some equally reaosnable price. The website alone leads me to believe that there may be new management (and or ownership).

[Livinondreams]

I did try to google it but I was searching gregg's not gregg so I guess thats why I couldn't find it. Im heading home this weekend so Im gonna go to some of the local boatyards and look around.Also, I love the look of the simple older designs with the rounded stern(canoe stern I belive its called) and the simple square cabins with the small circle portholes such as the pacific seacraft 25,dana 24,westsail 28/32,any opinons of this design and these boats?

[JohnRPollard]

LOD,

We previously owned a PSC Dana 24 so I can vouch for the quality of the build and design. But the bad news is that even the oldest Dana examples are way out of your price range.

The PSC 25, however, can often be had in the mid-upper-teens. And, every now and then you may come across a neglected, outboard-powered Flicka 20 (also by PSC), for about the same price. Also, there were some home/kit-built Flickas that occasionally pop up cheaper.

By the same token, I think the Westsail 28 will set you back quite a bit more than you have budgeted.

That is why I posted the Bayfield 25 link on a previous post -- I was trying to come up with somewhat similar designs that you might be able to afford. If you like this style/genre, another builder to look at would be Cape Dory. They have some smaller design that might meet your budget.

Since we're now getting more into specific boat designs, you may wish to start a new thread that explains your requirements and invites suggestions. The biggest criteria will be whether you plan to cross entire oceans, or simply cruise extensively along coasts and island hopping. The latter type of sailing opens up many more possibilities when it comes to available boats.

Also, there are some other threads that you may want to peruse a bit, as they talk about some of the boats you are considering as well as similar boats. Use the search function and terms like "pocket cruiser".

[Livinondreams]

yea many of those boats are usually out of my price range, but every now and then I can find one in need of a fair amount of tlc for a good price so Im not gonna mark them off my list just yet. As for the bayfield, I had some trouble finding as much info on it as I could find on the others. I have also found a couple of older contessa 26's for good prices and I know that they would definitly fufill my needs.

p.s. The pocket cruisers threads have been my bible lately haha

[blowinstink]

Try to stay away from Yachtworld. This site has an Albin Vega listed for 6K and a CD28 for 9.5K (both I believe are in Vigor's list of 20 small boats):

Sailboats for sale, Sailboat Classifieds, sailboat for sale by owner, used boats

You can find CD28's on yactworld for 35K, but if you dig a bit, they are privately f/s everywhere for 10-15K and often cheaper.

[ssmith8523]

Livin,
I don't know where around the Chesapeake your home is, but check-out Grab Bag Sailboats (grabbagsailboats dot com) for an inexpensive sailboat. Andy usually has a dozen or so right in his lot that he will let you crawl around on, something that I found very helpful when I bought my boat and hadn't settled on a make or model. He is located in a small community called Mayo, MD, a bit south of Annapolis. Also, Andy often hires summer help to work on boats - you might want to check that out.

Go for it!

[Stillraining]

that 27' Choy Lee...

[Livinondreams]

cheoy lee's seem to come up cheap pretty often, but they seem to require more work then mosts because of all the wood. any opinions on them?

[sailingdog]

I would avoid the smaller ones... the teak decks can lead to a lot of expensive to fix problems. Why ask for trouble when you'll have plenty enough anyways.