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So we finally did it...(a bit long-ish)

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delliottg
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Initially Posted - 09/07/2006 : 17:51:03

Rita & I finally found the boat we were looking for and picked her up last weekend. We bought the boat from Wendy & Tony Partain, down in Bend OR. The boat was in turnkey shape, clean, well taken care of, and no "projects" to be taken care of before enjoying her. Exactly what we'd been looking for. We had been searching for a boat for over a year and had been outbid on two other C-250s. We ran the gamut from buying a large boat to put in charter like a Catalina 380, or a Hunter 340, both of which we seriously contemplated, to small little boats, or refitting our San Juan 21. The idea of having other people constantly sailing OUR boat made both of us uneasy, even with professional maintenance. So we started looking at trailerables, and the C-250 quickly rose to the top of our short list. I found this forum several months ago and began reading it from top to bottom to glean what I could. The few questions I asked were quickly answered by you folks, and shaped our idea of what we wanted and needed, and ultimately, provided the contact for our new boat. And for that we sincerely thank you. As has been said a number of times in this forum, one of the biggest deciding factors has been the support of the forum itself. That was certainly true in this case. Knowing that I have access to hundreds of experts, or at least those with strong opinions made a huge difference to me. I wasn't able to find another forum anywhere near as helpful as this one. We just wanted to let the folks on the forum know that.

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David
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Sirius Lepak
1997 C-250 WK TR #271 --Seattle area Port Captain --

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Russ.Johnson
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Response Posted - 09/07/2006 : 18:01:11

David,
Great to have a new owner.
Where are you going to be sailing?
Russ #793

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 09/07/2006 : 18:09:14

We live about tweny miles east of Seattle, so we'll be sailing mostly in Puget Sound, but we bought the boat so it can be trailered to wherever we want to go. We want to go explore the inside passage up in British Columbia, go to the San Juans, maybe drag it down to the Sea of Cortez (if diesel prices drop).

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 09/07/2006 : 18:14:29

Congratulations and welcome to the 250 family.

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johnsonp
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Response Posted - 09/07/2006 : 18:37:02

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by delliottg
 We live about tweny miles east of Seattle, so we'll be sailing mostly in Puget Sound, but we bought the boat so it can be trailered to wherever we want to go. We want to go explore the inside passage up in British Columbia, go to the San Juans, maybe drag it down to the Sea of Cortez (if diesel prices drop).
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How about going to Bella Colla BC next summer?
This is my plan for next year.
paulj

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 09/07/2006 : 19:08:21

Wow, I just read a bit about Bella Coola, it sounds like a nice place to visit, but this is somewhat daunting:

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">The scenic drive can be rather challenging though. The notorious stretch east of Bella Coola, known locally as The Hill is 43 kilometres of steep, narrow road with sharp hairpin turns and two major switchbacks, as the highway descends from the Chilcotin Plateau. Definitely not for drivers who suffer from a fear of heights, The Hill has a 9-km stretch of up to 18 percent grade. Westbound drivers towing heavy loads may wish to leave their trailers in the parking lot at the top of the hill.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Are you planning on trailering your boat there? "The Hill" doesn't sound like much fun.

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 09/07/2006 : 20:03:39

Don't you just love a story with a happy ending ...

Welcome to the group, David, and we wish you many happy sails on your new "baby."

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johnsonp
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Response Posted - 09/07/2006 : 20:50:18

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by delliottg
 Wow, I just read a bit about Bella Coola, it sounds like a nice place to visit, but this is somewhat daunting:

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">The scenic drive can be rather challenging though. The notorious stretch east of Bella Coola, known locally as The Hill is 43 kilometres of steep, narrow road with sharp hairpin turns and two major switchbacks, as the highway descends from the Chilcotin Plateau. Definitely not for drivers who suffer from a fear of heights, The Hill has a 9-km stretch of up to 18 percent grade. Westbound drivers towing heavy loads may wish to leave their trailers in the parking lot at the top of the hill.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Are you planning on trailering your boat there? "The Hill" doesn't sound like much fun.
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Leave Anacortes use inside passage
paulj

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 09/07/2006 : 22:21:22

Lots of great places to launch if you don't want to sail all the way to Bella Coola.
Anywhere along the Sunshine coast or just north of Vancouver, in Squamish. All have good launching facilities with safe places to leave trucks and trailers.
Now that gas prices are on their way down, it makes sense again to trailer and launch closer to the area you want to cruise in.

We are thinking about moving from our beloved 81 C25 to a 250.
We'll be out your way next spring.
.....and welcome to the 25/250 Catalina family.

Edited by - stampeder on 09/07/2006 22:22:46

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