I'm posting again to get some more excellent advice. It's kind of a two part question.
Is there a site that one can use to run a comparison between two boats? I'm looking at a Cal25 and a Mac25. Both boats are from the 70's and they are in comparable shape.
Does anyone have cons about one or both of the boats? The pros for these boats are pretty easy to find, the cons, well not so much
As for cons, I can't give you brand specific cons as I haven't spent any time on either boat. I will say that an older boat, especially pre 1990 will require a lot more care and feeding than a newer boat.
To me, this isn't necessarily a con but it is a reminder that when buying an older boat, it is important that you really love the boat. An older boat will require more money than you can ever hope to recoop. If you love the bot and feel that the money is well spent in preserving a bit of the past, then it will be money you will feel better about parting with.
They're probably both fairly decent boats. I've sailed on the Cal 25 quite a bit... and its a nice boat for a leadmine. I've worked on a MacGregor 25 a bit.. but not sailed on one in years.
Which one do you like better... that's pretty much the deciding factor, as you can see in my signature.
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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
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Mimsy That is a great tool. I'll be sure to keep my comparisons under control.
Sailingdog: leadmine eh, I guess that would explain the 4000 lbs displacement It would also explain the motion rating in Mimsy's tool, pretty smooth when compared to a Mac25.
If you want to see some video of a Cal 25 under sail...here's some I took of my friend's boat. BTW, we had her out one day last year under full genny and main in about 20 knots of wind and had her up to about 9 knots on the GPS. My friend's wife was down in the cabin and yelling something about staying down below until we started sailing like sane people.
The first boat you see is my Telstar 28 trimaran, and we're under genny alone... too lazy to raise the main, mainly because I forgot the battens... and didn't want to raise it without them. The Cal 25 is a very pretty boat... and a lot of fun to sail.
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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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