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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 03-03-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Well, Joe, I guess that's what THIS thead is, right?
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 03-02-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Thanks, Lostsheep! Please consider writing a short review on Amazon. With a first book, those good reviews really help a lot!

Joyce also taught me a lot about sailing and planning - I did not...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 03-02-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

@Joe: She DID look like a giant baby . . . until she turned around. Yech.

@David: She sounds really fit, so being 70 may not be a big deal. Women age slower anyhow, by 4-5 years. My biggest issue...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 03-01-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Thanks David. I noticed I became a "member" pretty quickly, after three weeks or so.

That's an interesting idea with the technical diving/cave diving your way to death, as an alternative to the...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-28-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Yeah, sailing will bring out the racer in everyone!
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-28-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

David, I think you just described my last days alive! When I get really old, given the fact that I have no wife and kids, why not just buy a simple boat, provision her, point the bow west and see how...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-28-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

"I'm not dead yet!"
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-28-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Did the previous owner keep the maintenance up?
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-28-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Good to hear, GMFL! What kind of boat did you acquire? Keeping it in the City, or one of the Marin marinas like Loch Lomond?
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-28-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

LOL Too bad "This Old Boat" is taken - name of a magazine! Pretty good one too.
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-27-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Thanks Kat! I think a wooden (1/4 inch plywood) holding tank is extremely unusual! Even if you have a standard plastic tank, it can still stink up the entire boat. As I understand it, the waste...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-27-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Pat,

I think what happened in my case was that the broker got "too cozy" with the sales rep. They laughed and geegawed together before the survey was conducted and exchanged cards. I think they...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-27-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Teddy,

Glad you enjoyed the book! And you're so right - this time, when I search yachtworld and other sites, I make sure the boat age is limited to 10 years or 15 years at the most. When I do get...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-27-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Capt. Alex,

By all means, please feel free to reprint the farewell email! Glad you liked it. May you have following seas on your adventure!

Cheers,

Glenn
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-26-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Thanks sailguy! I will probably get back into it shortly, but I am tempted to "go all out" again and get a 10-15 year old sloop or cutter in the 36-42 foot range, and live aboard. At age 53 in two...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-21-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

MedSailor:

1. Imagine four "realistically sized" American adults in a Pudgy. Especially if three or more of them are men, that alone would probably exceed the weight capacity of 557 lbs. Even if...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-21-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

I'd feel more comfortable in a Pudgy too! Plus, $6000 or more is a lot of moolah to spend on something (an inflatable emergency offshore raft) that you hope you never actually use!

I think the...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-21-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

I agree with every word of your highly informative post, MedSailor, and I would just like to add the caveat: I don't consider the Pudgy a realistic lifeboat for four adults - assuming >25 nm from...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-21-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Thanks for the advice, Tim! I gotta get into better shape, too. I am fatter and weaker than what I was ten years ago. I'm going to work on that slowly while I tackle my writing project for 2013,...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-20-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

The Pudgy is "unsinkable" (foam-filled) but that doesn't mean it can't swamp or capsize if overloaded for a particular sea state.

So much depends on the type of cruising you do, number of crew,...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-20-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Smackdaddy: LOL. I could have written more, but it would have been gratuitous. Please also note that some characters in this book (Megan and Joyce for example) are disguised with names and minor...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-20-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

ShoalFinder: It's a judgement call. You have to consider the kind of sailing you do - where you go, in what kind of weather. What is the worst case scenario? Your vessel sinks in a few minutes, or it...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-20-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

Yes sir, you're right about the USCG rating . . . but I don't care what the USCG says, when people are at sea in my vessel, I'm the one resposible for their safety, and Damato rating for the Pudgey...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-19-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

All true, MedSailor.

I would never characterize my feelings toward a full keel as "hate." It's just not a choice I would make again. It's not really the lee shore issue either - it's just speed...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 02-19-2013
Replies: 292
Views: 17,868
Posted By glenndamato
Re: Newbe with no experience buys big boat

And you don't have to be Jewish to be in that situation!
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