VoyForums
[ Show ]
Support VoyForums
[ Shrink ]
VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, [3], 4 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 23:15:28 08/20/08 Wed
Author: Neil
Subject: Re: islander 29
In reply to: Zach 's message, "Re: islander 29" on 20:43:01 08/20/08 Wed

Bill: Thanks for the explanations!

At this point I am looking to get a boat that I can practice sailing, get to the point I can swap the engine for a yuloh without worrying about my capabilities, and spend frequent weekends around the Channel Islands and maybe, just maybe get to Baja and back (time allowing). It would be GREAT if the boat can be set up to get further afield (Hawaii, S. Pacific) eventually.

I am currently pretty cash-poor. I *might* be able to scratch more together but figured that a cheap sturdy old boat would be a better way in than going for something more exciting. I can always change later, and a cheap boat is going to represent a smaller loss of investment at that point.

This was the reasoning behind my looking at a triton, having read about Atom etc., then the Islander turned up and seemed similar but more "complete" (the triton needs a total new interior). I would probably have gone with the Dolphin if I had got to see it before it sold, without knowing anything about its MORC status as it was already engineless.

As far as I can see, anything that has a high phrf or SA/disp is a racing boat (at least at the bottom of the market - there are some Olsons and Schocks) and therefore tends to be an old boat with a balsa-cored hull. I am under the impression that this is to be avoided, but if this isn't the case feel free to enlighten me! Also please let me know of any cheap boats with better potential than the ones I am currently looking at. I am hoping to get something in the next month or 2 so I can get out there and start practicing....

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

[ Contact Forum Admin ]

Forum timezone: GMT-8
VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.