Re: Ideal size boat
- From: JohnH <jherring1@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:48:09 -0500
On 31 Dec 2005 08:10:32 -0800, "dbohara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <dbohara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>We all occasionally wish for a larger boat but would we really buy one
>if we were able? I have decided "No", my 28' S2 is ideal for me. A
>larger boat would have more to go wrong and require more expense. My
>28 is ideal for me as she is large enough to do a lot of things but
>small enough for me to easily single-hand which I do a lot. The older
>I get, the happier I am to not have a larger boat. This past 6 months
>is the first time I have ever had her in a marina ( I kept her at pvt
>docks for years) and I have noticed what I have heard about for years,
>"A boats use is inversely proportional to her length". Do others here
>have a simialr experience of realizing they do not want a bigger boat?
I go through the 'bigger boat' desires every year. After a while I convince myself
that the 21'er I've got does what I want to do just fine.
But, if Harry were to make me a super deal on that Parker, I'd give it serious
thought.
--
John H.
"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes
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