Suggestions for a first time sailboat

[JimsCAL]

No need for a buyer's broker if this is the boat you want to make an offer on. The listing broker will get his cut from the seller and will handle all the paperwork. Just make sure the offer is based on survey and sea trial.

[jephotog]

Originally Posted by SqualFrost

I am about 6'-2" 200 lbs .

Originally Posted by
SqualFrost;540649

I have been in several 27's and they are much to small for me (I am 6'-2" and 240 lb and the boss lady is 5'-6" 130 lb) 30 footers and up fit me the best.

The boat searching has really taken its toll on you, 40 lbs in 2 weeks. You better find a boat soon before you completely outgrow the potential to fit on a boat.
Good luck with the survey.

[SqualFrost]

HaHa ya I think the scale was broke that week.

[jephotog]

I need to find one of those broken scales.

[cutterorient]

I didn't read all the posts, so what I say may have been said already but I'll say it anyway.

Get a J/24 and forget all the complexity. Learn to sail.

My top reasons for buying the J/24 for your first boat:

Inexpensive to buy and maintain.

Readily available parts /sails / and so forth.

Its beauty lies in simplicity.

Superb platform to sail

Fun, fast, wet

Two can sleep in it and pee in a bucket.

Well built and fun and fast

Not sure if I mentioned that its really fun to sail and fast too.

When you are ready to move on there will be a buyer for probably what you paid for it - in a reasonalbe time frame.

Buy after hull #2000, look at at least five for sale, then sail the hell out of it.

Just my thoughts. I cried when I sold mine.

[cutterorient]

I didn't read all the posts, so what I say may have been said already but I'll say it anyway.

Get a J/24 and forget all the complexity. Learn to sail.

My top reasons for buying the J/24 for your first boat:

Inexpensive to buy and maintain.

Readily available parts /sails / and so forth.

Its beauty lies in simplicity.

Superb platform to sail

Fun, fast, wet

Two can sleep in it and pee in a bucket.

Well built and fun and fast

Not sure if I mentioned that its really fun to sail and fast too.

Self bailing cockpit easily drains all the beer that will spill.

When you are ready to move on there will be a buyer for probably what you paid for it - in a reasonalbe time frame.

Buy after hull #2000, look at at least five for sale, then sail the hell out of it. There are terrific 'how to buy' articles on the class website.

Just my thoughts. I cried when I sold hull #4133.