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osmepneo
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Initially Posted - 10/15/2010 :  07:59:17  Show Profile
Well I finally joined the ranks of ex-Catalina 25 owners. Sold <i>osmepneo</i> a week ago and received final payment yesterday. So I now start my search for the next boat. I have decided to go down in size, max size 17 feet, maybe 12.

The sale included the trailer and the kevlar jenny - items several of my C25 friends had expressed interest in.
Don Peet, C25/250 2004-2005 National Association Commodore
The Great Sacandaga Lake, NY
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redeye
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Response Posted - 10/15/2010 :  10:32:48  Show Profile
Cool....you get to go shopping...
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redeye
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Response Posted - 10/15/2010 :  10:36:03  Show Profile
Cool....you get to go shopping...
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tinob
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Response Posted - 10/16/2010 :  09:56:03  Show Profile
Wow ! and Halaluia. great news Don.
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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 10/16/2010 :  15:03:49  Show Profile
Don -- Good luck in your search and future sailing exploits. If trailering is not a concern look at the Bullseye. If trailing, look at the O'Day (now Cape Cod) Daysailer. Most of all, stay in touch!
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Even Chance
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Response Posted - 10/16/2010 :  18:18:59  Show Profile
You deserve a classic, Don. Herreshoff 12 1/2.
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frankr
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Response Posted - 10/17/2010 :  04:58:01  Show Profile
I down sized to a Flying Scot - a 19 feet one design (still in production), trailable (800 lbs) with a small suv (Subaru) , very comfortable and friendly sailer. affordable on a retiement budget. Many Fleets in the US and active web site/support. Great people at the factory.
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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 10/17/2010 :  07:42:32  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by frankr</i>
<br />I down sized to a Flying Scot - a 19 feet one design (still in production), trailable (800 lbs) with a small suv (Subaru) , very comfortable and friendly sailer. affordable on a retiement budget. Many Fleets in the US and active web site/support. Great people at the factory.
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I rented one a couple weeks ago. I agree - very nice boat!
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 10/17/2010 :  09:08:30  Show Profile
I've been thinking about buying a Flying Scot myself. Easy to trailer, easy to store, and probably big enough for the type of sailing I do. Then again I've got the bug to get another Hobie 16.

Maybe if I sell my C25 I could have both. One for the summer and one for the winter!
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skrenz
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Response Posted - 10/18/2010 :  14:00:42  Show Profile
If you are interested in racing at all, you might consider a Lightning class. There are lots of these around in various degrees of high teckness and price ranges, they trailer well, there is a good support group and they are fun to sail. If you are really into it, you can build your own (check out Wooden Boat a couple years back)
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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 11/02/2010 :  17:46:54  Show Profile
Mmmmmm. The Hershoff 12 1/2? Beautiful boat, and very expensive, at least the ones I see. But, it would be a "Nice" step down. I've thought about a Flying Scot, an old guys decked over Thistle = a good boat, and a possibiity.

My racing will most likely be on other people's boats, so racing is not a significant issue. Easy to rig and launch and retrieve are important factors. I'm planning to dry sail and our NY house is 300 yds from the water and our Associations launch area. The other consideration is what do they sail around North Myrtle Beach, where we'll move once our house sells.

I'm not going to rush out and buy until maybe spring, unless I find a deal. My research likes the Catalina 14.2 Expo, the Hobie Bravo or the budget buster Picnic Cat.

Keep y'awl posted.
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 11/02/2010 :  19:04:43  Show Profile
I've got a centerboarder - an Alcort Sunbird (16 footer, sloop rigged). The cockpit is ample and beamy, so not tender for a centerboarder. With a six foot long cockpit, you can easily accommodate yourself and 2 crew members.

But that said, capsizes are easy (I almost flipped her this summer stepping in of the dock onto the gunwale) and you and your crew require good deal of physical agility in tacks and shifty conditions.

A small keelboat (19-20 ft) can be easily trailerable and manageable, but look for a tabernacle-stepped mast, rather than a keel-stepped mast. Between the weight of the mast and having to slip the mast down through the cabin-top, it takes two strong people.

A tabernacle step allows you to slip the mast into the base in a horizontal position and lift it up to vertical, connect the forestay and you're done.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 11/02/2010 :  19:59:23  Show Profile
Don, I'm curious (with regard to boat selection): I looked at N. Myrtle Beach on Google Earth--where will you be sailing?
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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 11/02/2010 :  20:20:40  Show Profile
Good question, Dave!

Do I want to sail in the Atlantic with the little boats? Several launch ramps 1/2 to 1 mile to the Atlantic.

Lake Waccamaw, NC is about an hour from where we're going to be, as is Georgetown SC which brings up the question of sailing 12-14 foot boats in the Atlantic. That said, the Myrtle Hobie dealer runs several regattas each year and they are in the Atlantic.

My project this winter while we're in NMB is to work on answering the question of where will I sail.

Any suggestions?
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