I think. When we moved to Texas in 2000, I sold my Hunter 376 that was only a couple of years old. I lived on the boat for a couple of years, so that offset the financial pain I experienced with the depreciation. I kept my membership in the San Diego Yacht Club, and am now looking at getting another boat again after being back 8 months.
I'm pretty much set on a Capri 30, which was a racer built by Catalina in the 80's. They really got the lines right on this one, IMO. In essence, it's a day sailer with some creature comforts-we could spend the night on it, and probably will from time to time. The owner has kept it up pretty nicely, other than he only does the varnish every 2 years, and it is past due. But, it's got VHF, stereo, head and a sink below. He redid the upholstery and the teak/holly sole last year.
Up top, wind and speed instruments,10HP 4 stroke with electric start that's 2 years old. It's got an Autohelm pilot and he rebuilt the hydraulic backstay last year.
The one main, a chute, and 3 headsails (100, 135 & 150) are the sail inventory. All in all, a sound boat that is ready to go. I'm going to probably pull the trigger on giving him a deposit and taking a sea trial to make sure I like it. A great light air boat that will do well on San Diego Bay. It's got a cool name I can live with (bad luck to change) and the price is right too! Some pics:
