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Prospector
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Initially Posted - 10/21/2012 :  05:21:21  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Here's a challenge for a Sunday morning...

Lets say you have a budget of $50,000, and a goal to reach Singapore from any North American coastal town via sailboat.

Using whatever ads you can find online, what do you get for a boat and outfitting.

Only rule is you can't take the boat someone else posted, and you need to show how you will feed yourself on the trip.

"Iris"
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http://frosthaus.blogspot.com/

Take a minute to register your boat with the association!!
http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/owner_questionnaire.htm
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 10/21/2012 :  05:50:11  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Ok, here's my boat. http://sailingtexas.com/201201/sheritage38101.html I have $10,000 to buy food and spares, and install solar panels, and a $10,000 cruising budget.

Lets see what you can find.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 10/21/2012 :  08:33:45  Show Profile
Is this academic, or are you looking for free advice on how to make your escape?
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 10/21/2012 :  09:16:48  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Totally academic. No way I could do this at this point.
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 10/21/2012 :  09:26:34  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Pipe dreams are a better passtime than TV.

But be carefull, a high percentage of dreams I have penned have come true

Paul
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 10/21/2012 :  10:48:18  Show Profile
Next question: Why <i>Singapore??</i> I've been there on business, and can't picture it as a destination for pleasure--unless your dream is to eat off a street. I'll suggest cruising down through French Polynesia to New Zealand. I haven't done it, but I know people who have, and I've heard great things... (Then you continue to Sydney, sell the boat for more than you bought it for, and fly home!)
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 10/21/2012 :  11:01:54  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Ok insert your own fantasy destination as long as it involves crossing an ocean on a shoestring, lets go!
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 10/21/2012 :  11:16:24  Show Profile
I might have to take a look at [url="http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1965/Kettenburg-43-2531556/San-Diego/CA/United-States"]Valentine[/url] in San Diego--a good jumping-off point. Wood hull, full keel,... I have a wooden boat-builder (and blue-water sailor) friend who would make sure she's ready.
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 10/21/2012 :  12:52:52  Show Profile
$50,000 isn't near enough. I need $250,000 just to buy the catamaran!
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 10/21/2012 :  18:15:39  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Too bad for you Derrick, with austerity measures kicking in, I can only hand out so much imaginary money before I have accounting on my butt asking for expense records.
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Response Posted - 10/21/2012 :  19:33:43  Show Profile
OOOOOOH! You're <i>handing out</i> the $50,000... Well that changes the equation! (I still will need a few more hand-outs!)
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 10/22/2012 :  20:35:33  Show Profile
Westerly 33.
http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/27000
Supposed to be a very seaworthy yacht, built in the 70's, but only 235 built, in the UK, so spare parts could be an issue.
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Response Posted - 10/22/2012 :  21:37:33  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 dmpilc</i>
<br />...built in the 70's, but only 235 built, in the UK, so spare parts could be an issue.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">You're very spoiled! Virtually all other 30+ year-old boats don't have "spare parts" except to the extent the parts are generic, which is true in most cases. Beyond that, the parts are custom, but there are generally sources in the right places like Newport RI, Portland ME, Annapolis MD, etc. Just hang onto your wallet!

I'd suggest that the most common "parts" issue for older boats, often requiring some serious custom work, turns out to be the rudder, especially when it's not transom-hung. It has to fit <i>just right</i>--there are generally no generic solutions.
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Response Posted - 10/23/2012 :  11:03:13  Show Profile  Visit DavidCrosby's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Prospector</i>
<br />Ok insert your own fantasy destination as long as it involves crossing an ocean on a shoestring, lets go!
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In 2009, I crossed an ocean on a shoestring budget. I had lost my job, but fortunately that came with 6 months of severance pay. The severance pay provided the money to keep the house and family afloat. I signed up with Offshore Passage Opportunities and quickly found a transatlantic passage from St. Thomas, USVI to Azores and then on to Scotland. To top if off, my 13 year old daughter got to come along.

After arriving in Scotland, we helped to take the boat across the country through the Caledonian Canal. Once we reached our end destination, my daughter and I left the boat, bought a tent, sleeping bags and a few other camping items and took off exploring Scotland and England for another 17 days.

Grand total cost for two for 67 days was just shy of $3,000.

I posted a blog, while crossing the ocean. The link is still live.

http://webpages.charter.net/morgan300/index.html
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szymek
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Response Posted - 10/23/2012 :  12:51:14  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 DavidCrosby</i>
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Grand total cost for two for 67 days was just shy of $3,000.

I posted a blog, while crossing the ocean. The link is still live.

http://webpages.charter.net/morgan300/index.html
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Wow David.... We're dreaming here and you lived the dream! I will go through your blog over the weekend as this is something I would like to do in the future (hopefully sooner than later).
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 10/23/2012 :  17:48:15  Show Profile
Yup--none of the negatives (except for those that are invariably part of crossing an ocean), and all of the positives (except maybe being the skipper instead of the middle watch).
Edited by - Stinkpotter on 10/23/2012 17:50:11
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