I am in the market for a seaworthy sailboat under $15,000 in the New England area. We hope to do occasional 1-2 night overnights in the coastal Rhode Island area. If anyone has a boat or knows of one (Cape Dory or otherwise), I'd be interested.
Thanks.
Sean
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Neil Gordon
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Re: Looking to buy a good family sailboat...
Tell us more about your family. Just a cruising couple or a family filled with teens?
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Mark Yashinsky
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Re: Looking to buy a good family sailboat...
Family filled w/ teens?!?!?! Isnt that like a cruising couple. The teens would not want to be seen w/ the parents, so the parents would be cruising by themselves (and wondering what the teens are doing).Neil Gordon wrote:Tell us more about your family. Just a cruising couple or a family filled with teens?
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Neil Gordon
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Re: just two of us and a toddler. n/m
Ok... you can probably do one or two night overnight cruises within 25 feet of boat. (Overnight being snugly safe for the night, not cruising offshore!) You can do that within your budget, but if you're like the rest of us, once you start looking you'll find a way to expand both the budget and the size of your ideal boat. <G>
Fair winds, Neil
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Duncan Maio
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A CD 25, 25D or 27 would be fine for what you describe; we sailed all over Narragansett Bay in our CD27 with our 2 1/2 year old, including several overnights and a trip to Block Island.
Things are a little more snug (and complex) now that we have a second child who did not spend as much time on the boat when he was younger (the kids didn't get out much the last two years, and are now 3 and 5).
There is an excellent CD25 in Bristol, that I believe is posted for sale through this board. If the price is right, that's your boat. One thing you don't want with a toddler is a big floating project.
Things are a little more snug (and complex) now that we have a second child who did not spend as much time on the boat when he was younger (the kids didn't get out much the last two years, and are now 3 and 5).
There is an excellent CD25 in Bristol, that I believe is posted for sale through this board. If the price is right, that's your boat. One thing you don't want with a toddler is a big floating project.
Duncan Maio
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It sounds like you aren't terribly young- so a Cape dory 25D or 27 would be up your alley.
Between the two: The 27 has a more conventional layout, and the cabin is a bit larger and cozier., However the bunks aren't quite as long, I think, - a consideration if you're tall.
The 25D has that commodious head rather than a claustrophobic V-Berth, and it has " ducking some" headroom for me in the main cabin ( I'm 6'4")
Take your wife along and look at them both.
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Between the two: The 27 has a more conventional layout, and the cabin is a bit larger and cozier., However the bunks aren't quite as long, I think, - a consideration if you're tall.
The 25D has that commodious head rather than a claustrophobic V-Berth, and it has " ducking some" headroom for me in the main cabin ( I'm 6'4")
Take your wife along and look at them both.
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