LeatherneckPA
Recycles dryer sheets
For those of us who are dreaming of boating in one form or another, I'd like to hear what you're dreaming of and why.
My personal dream is a 20' - 24' double ender, something like Ian Oughtred's Grey Seal or Eun Mara. I love the traditional appearance and the lapstrake form. I think I agree with the Pardey's about not having any motor, since I no great chakes as a mechanic. Some PV panels for basic electrical needs, but heavy on the simpler mechanical systems. I'm talking celestial nav here, not GPS; ice box, not reefer, and oil lanterns with minimal 12v electrical lighting. By being trailerable, when it is here at home I won't be paying slip fees and I can do maintenance at home at my leisure. Plus I can take it all over North America with us as we travel. The two boats I named can be rigged in less than two hours, which means I can spend an hour towing up to the Finger Lakes, launch, enjoy a day of sailing, and two home, all before supper. And if I get the itch we can cruise the Caribbean all winter for next to nothing.
My personal dream is a 20' - 24' double ender, something like Ian Oughtred's Grey Seal or Eun Mara. I love the traditional appearance and the lapstrake form. I think I agree with the Pardey's about not having any motor, since I no great chakes as a mechanic. Some PV panels for basic electrical needs, but heavy on the simpler mechanical systems. I'm talking celestial nav here, not GPS; ice box, not reefer, and oil lanterns with minimal 12v electrical lighting. By being trailerable, when it is here at home I won't be paying slip fees and I can do maintenance at home at my leisure. Plus I can take it all over North America with us as we travel. The two boats I named can be rigged in less than two hours, which means I can spend an hour towing up to the Finger Lakes, launch, enjoy a day of sailing, and two home, all before supper. And if I get the itch we can cruise the Caribbean all winter for next to nothing.