im in need of some help

helokittylovr · #1 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008

I am looking for any ideas on moving family (wife and 2 kids, 5-7) into a sail boat. Looking for sizes and styles that would be suitable. Cost of couse is a factor. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

sailaway21 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008

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Originally Posted by helokittylovr

I am looking for any ideas on moving family (wife and 2 kids, 5-7) into a sail boat. Looking for sizes and styles that would be suitable. Cost of couse is a factor. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

If you hope for any type of useful response you're going to need to be a bit more expansive. As written, we're left questioning whether you want to load the wifey and kids into a boat and cast them off into the Gulf Stream or whether your life's ambition is to live on a trailered Sunfish in back of the local IHOP.

A bit of biographical, geographical, and aspirational information will elicit a great number of responses and advise here. And welcome to sailnet!

djodenda · #3 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008

What sailaway said...

And in, particular, when he said "Welcome to Sailnet"

We can overlook the whole "Hello Kitty" thing.

David

camaraderie · #4 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008

Hello Kitty!

poopdeckpappy · #5 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008

Size wise, no less than 36' ( minimum for most marinas ) but bigger the better though, the wife and I are living on a 37' and for the two of us, it pretty good, however, there's is always talk of a bigger boat.

Style ??, that's the million dollar question, you need to figure out, what's the plan, what's your goal ??

If there's no goal, no plan, it's just a place to live, think all aspects though very hard

sailingdog · #6 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008

LOL.... wet kitty usually = mad kitty.

Stillraining · #7 (**permalink**) 07-14-2008

I would not consider anything less then 40' for 4 people...Here is a couple shots of my interior on my Irwin 41'.
The open and aerie feel is what sold my wife and crew..Not a blue water boat but I may never need one if she dosent like it right?...Plan #1 buy what she likes...Plan #2 hope she likes enough to go blue water then worry about that later..

Hope this helps

PS: Photos in order of importance from Her perspective...OH Ya!!... I married the right girl...

sailingdog · #8 (**permalink**) 07-14-2008

You do not need a 40'+ foot boat.

You could easily make do with a 34-38' catamaran.

Cruisingdad · #9 (**permalink**) 07-14-2008

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Originally Posted by helokittylovr

I am looking for any ideas on moving family (wife and 2 kids, 5-7) into a sail boat. Looking for sizes and styles that would be suitable. Cost of couse is a factor. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

HKL,

If you reply back with to this thread (to make sure you are not a one thread poster that never returns) I will answer your question.

I have lived aboard, soon to do it again, and have a 4 yo and 8 yo boy, wife, 2 dogs (soon to be one... unfortunately).

- CD

PS I am going to move this to Boat Buying Forum.

chucklesR · #10 (**permalink**) 07-14-2008

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Originally Posted by sailingdog

You do not need a 40'+ foot boat.

You could easily make do with a 34-38' catamaran.

Something wrong with a 33.5 ft catamaran

Gemini's are of course, perfect for a family with 2 kids - separate quarters for everyone