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I just looked up the reservoir and it looks as big as the reservoir I used to sail / race sailboats on north of Atlanta (Lake Lanier). It's even better in that it's not chock full of islands and isthmuses like Lanier. What I can't tell is how much of Dueller's local reservoir is deep enough for this boat he's considering.
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JD, you are coming here to get talked out of buying a 32' toy sailboat?
You are not looking for www.responsibleadvice.com by any chance, are you?
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I've owned and lived on both of my boats. One was a sport fish and the other was a 36' sailing sloop. We made Ft. Lauderdale our home port. Boats are expensive, very expensive. There is something to be done on one every day in the maintenance department. The worst is to let them sit at the dock and use them as a floating bar. The diesel fuel gets cruddy, water tanks get sediment, I could go on and on. The worst, and this happened to me and my wife. We moved back to Indiana in 1991, had a small ski boat. Took it to a lake that we use to think was a large body of water. Took one lap around the lake, looked at each other and asked, "what do you want to do now?' Took the boat out of the water and never launched it again. Once you've been on the ocean everything else doesn't compare. IMHO. If the lake it's on is small and shallow, you'll get board very fast. Just my two cents. Remember a boat is a hole in the water you throw money into, or I am the captain, I sit on the rail and write checks!
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There is an active sailing community (for this area) with weekend regatta's 9 months out of the year. I'm not really interested in racing...just lazy sailing. Her's the link: http://therez.ms/
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Jim, we still need a pic to properly appraise this situation...not the boat silly, the blond
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Dueller, I happen to be an experienced open water sailor and I still have a 22' sailboat as well. The boat you are considering could possibly be a good buy, but I would not put that one on a lake smaller than L of Ozarks or one of the great lakes. On that lake it would be about as much fun as driving an 18- wheeler from the lake to your house all the time.
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I know nothing but the "hole in water" anology...
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I have some good sails if you need to replace the sails on the boat now
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IMHO, I would flip this thing. If I lived further from the lake I would probably purchase it as a floating cabin to use on the weekends. You live too close... Next I would consider a survey and possibly pull this thing and put it in some salt water. Possibly as a intercoastal cruiser. I think that it would be better used in this manner. But living so close to the bar and going in partners really doesn't sound like it could end well. If I just wanted a place to crash after having one too many then go ahead and write the check yourself, tell your bud he is free to use in exchange for the mooring assistance in maintenance. In a few years sell it and double/triple your $$$.
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Any idea how many owners have simply "walked away" from sailboats worth a LOT more and left 'em to Marina owners (instead of paying up)...a bunch. My buddy's probably got the proverbial $20K in his by now, and he told me that's exactly what he would do if'n he got laid off a couple of years ago.
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Surveyors are for banks, Most will not commit to what is really right or wrong,- and will have you sign all sorts of exoneration papers so they can dodge any blame if there is something wrong..(That they missed)
Now, why did you hire them? LOL Usually what they find you can do the same quite EZ...Thats where i put MOST surveyors,. NOW every area has a couple of good ones..but most are just a wast of money...they end up telling how well the silverware tray fits, and all about the fire extinguisher . You can hull the boat, ck damages, Loose keel bolts, bottom paint, Rudder bngs and the like as good as they will. Glass boats - ck for blisters and "HOT' lay ups, loose chain plates, zinks, Keel GRD
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Heck yes! Buy that thing!
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![]() Dueller - the last year or two has shovelled alot of junk your way. I think that this should be your well deserved Christmas present to yourself. Go for it! angela
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Thanks angela....like the way you think.
Going out to take some pics for you guys.
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