Tim,
As the owner of a trailerable Catalina 270, I would encourage you
to look at a used one. One sold at Lake Oroville, CA last summer
for 28k. It had < 400 hrs on the diesel, sailed in fresh water only,
and was bristol. You can get a new galvanized, tri axel, disc
brakes, 10ply tires, etc trailer from Trailrite for around 13, or
less. Boat and trailer will weigh in under 10k #. Buy a used 3/4
ton pick up and you can be off to see the world (US, Can, Mex). But,
you can do the big distances at 55knts down the interstate, then sail
the venues of your choice and not be locked in to only one area.
We traded up from our Catalina 25, which now is our lake boat,
and have enjoyed sailing this boat in San Francisco Bay, Canada and
Alaska so much in the last 3 years. It is bright down below, handles
very well, my wife loves the wheel, and I love a prop that doesn't
cavitate in heavy weather. She is spunky enough so we hold our own
with our "Buddy" boat, a Catalina 30 . There are other large
trailerables out there too. Start with www.theanchorage.com in
Colorado. There are lots of used boats on the internet from folks
moving up to larger boats, or getting too old to sail and becoming
"stink potters!" Give the internet a try and you might be surprised.
Herb
On Dec 4, 2007, at 9:31 AM, tim ford wrote:
Speaking of prices, I dont know, it's probably just me, but has the
whole PRICE thing gone through the roof?
I'm sort of in the market for a new boat, and have just been kinda
strolling thru the aisles, looking around. There
are a zillion offerings out there and it's probably a great time to
buy a boat....a USED boat.
I was looking at a new Antrim 27 and all-up, that baby is going to
come home at almost 80!!! EIGHTY!!
80 large for a freaking boat you wouldnt want to weekend on!!! (but
you'd have fun, at least on a daily basis)
SO, when I saw Bob Perry's review saying a C 28 comes in at
"comfortably less than 50," well, I guess there's
some hope. That sounds like it's at least approaching some sort of
reasonable value...although that 50 wouldn't
include the grin-factor of the Antrim, you wouldn't need to sell a
kidney on eBay.
rant over....anyway, I still cant afford either. I'm just amazed at
what these things cost in light of what 25 Large will buy
you in the automotive realm. Economy of scale, I know.
tf
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
in 1994 someone I met had just put a deposit down on a 270. As the
price difference at this time was only $4000 between the 270 & the
28, I invited him to look at my 28. The next day he switched his
deposit to a 28.
Lew
