Thanks Herb, but I've already put a down payment on my next yatchett!!! I plunked down 75 dollars for the plans to one of these:
http://www.i550sportboat.com/ and will be starting on hull #87 whenever the g.d. snow melts!! trailerable, ramp launchable, and capable of 15 kn downwind....nationals in Michigan 2009! wooo-HOOO! thanks, though! --tf > 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 >>> > > >
