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Kennyge
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Initially Posted - 10/31/2013 :  13:04:13  Show Profile
Came across these 44' sailboats at the GSA auction site. Seems like amazing boats that the Navy is dumping. There are 3 for sale ranging from 15-20K.
http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/gsaauctions/
click on boats for all their listings.

Here is the Navy's site about the boat:
http://www.usna.edu/SailingTeam/lectures/navy44.php
Kennyg
1985 C25 TR/FK
AHOY VEY! - Hull # 4952
Out of Bayside, Queens,NY
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DavidBuoy
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Response Posted - 10/31/2013 :  13:17:09  Show Profile
Thats amazing! I live in annapolis and would always see these guys out on the water. Wish I had the money to scoop one of them up!
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Davy J
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Response Posted - 11/01/2013 :  06:18:53  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">There are 3 for sale ranging from 15-20K.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
There is a reserve price on them, and none of them have reached it yet. Still, interesting to see what they will sell for.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 11/01/2013 :  06:54:09  Show Profile
Those boats have been used <b><i>hard</i></b> (and raced <i>aggressively</i>). I know people who've raced against them in the Newport-Bermuda and elsewhere. I'd want a very thorough survey, and a substantial post-purchase budget.
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shnool
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Response Posted - 11/01/2013 :  10:04:34  Show Profile  Visit shnool's Homepage
That's ironic... I'd wager that most racers (including the navy) might be "harder" on their boats than cruisers, but also way more attentive to maintenance as well, otherwise they'd not be competitive.

My first choice will be a race boat over a cruiser... it's likely the sails at least aren't original then.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 11/01/2013 :  10:37:09  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 shnool</i>
<br />That's ironic... I'd wager that most racers (including the navy) might be "harder" on their boats than cruisers, but also way more attentive to maintenance as well...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I don't doubt they've been maintained, and suspect they were overbuilt to begin with (given their purpose)... But I wouldn't be surprised to find some "fatigue".

The Coast Guard Academy just changed over from their old Luders yawls to the new Morris "Leadership 44s" that were designed for them. Perhaps the Naval Academy felt the need to do a superior upgrade. They wouldn't want to be giving up line honors to the Coasties!
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 11/02/2013 :  11:20:56  Show Profile
At the end of my dock sits the former USNA Yawl "Intrepid" that now belongs to the local Sea Scout Troop. It looks great from a distance but, up close, it has obviously been ridden hard and put up wet. I'd bet $20-$30k wouldn't bring it up to a condition that would make it live aboard, world cruiser capable let alone comfortable.
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