So I am guessing nearly all of us have owned, do own, or want to own a sailboat of some sort and size. Some of us own(ed) more than one. Most of us have probably sailed on more than one type of boat.
So with all of the caveats, knowing what you now know about your current boat and it's problems, headaches, sailing qualities, etc., compared to all the ones that you have sailed on before, would you buy your current boat again?
I'll start. I own a 1979 Pearson 10M Tall Rig. It's my first "real" boat. As with many folks here, I am always looking to see if I can get a better boat than I own. After all the looking, I can't really seem to find a better boat for my needs than what I own. It's fast (PHRF 135), easy to single hand, roomy below (11 ft beam), decent sized cockpit, well built, sails up wind well and is forgiving. Every time I look to "upgrade", I can't find one, in a 33-36 ish ft size, that can do all the things that my current boat does for the $ I paid (under $800/ft). I basically put it in the water and sailed it a way. The only thing that I had to do was recaulk a window.
Does it have it's "problems". Sure, the bilge is shallow, not a lot of storage, not a lot of real wood below, there is no anchor locker, my anti-skid is starting to go and my 135 Genoa is blown out.
If I "Upgraded" I wouldn't need anything more than 36 feet, but I want Performance (Very good PHRF), quality, nice creature comforts, and easy to single hand. Still haven't found one that meets my needs that is well priced. I have sailed on J-boats (J-105 and J109), O'Day 34, Catalina 22, IMX-40, Hunter 40, Sabre 402, etc. and each has a quirk that I don't like that would make it a high on my list of next boats.
So now that you know the "issues", would you buy your current boat again? For those that "upgraded" any regrets?
DrB
So with all of the caveats, knowing what you now know about your current boat and it's problems, headaches, sailing qualities, etc., compared to all the ones that you have sailed on before, would you buy your current boat again?
I'll start. I own a 1979 Pearson 10M Tall Rig. It's my first "real" boat. As with many folks here, I am always looking to see if I can get a better boat than I own. After all the looking, I can't really seem to find a better boat for my needs than what I own. It's fast (PHRF 135), easy to single hand, roomy below (11 ft beam), decent sized cockpit, well built, sails up wind well and is forgiving. Every time I look to "upgrade", I can't find one, in a 33-36 ish ft size, that can do all the things that my current boat does for the $ I paid (under $800/ft). I basically put it in the water and sailed it a way. The only thing that I had to do was recaulk a window.
Does it have it's "problems". Sure, the bilge is shallow, not a lot of storage, not a lot of real wood below, there is no anchor locker, my anti-skid is starting to go and my 135 Genoa is blown out.
If I "Upgraded" I wouldn't need anything more than 36 feet, but I want Performance (Very good PHRF), quality, nice creature comforts, and easy to single hand. Still haven't found one that meets my needs that is well priced. I have sailed on J-boats (J-105 and J109), O'Day 34, Catalina 22, IMX-40, Hunter 40, Sabre 402, etc. and each has a quirk that I don't like that would make it a high on my list of next boats.
So now that you know the "issues", would you buy your current boat again? For those that "upgraded" any regrets?
DrB