Recent content by yondcassius

Here I am again seeking advice and encouragement in the early hours. The story so far. Would be sailor fails (miserably) in his quest to find a Hurley 22 good enough to gain finance committe approval. 18 months later and I'm still in search of that elusive yacht. But it gets worse... "I'm...

Hi, Wouldn't life be great if I did have a budget of £40k? I don't know, but in any case I don't have that kind of money and I wouldn't pay £40k for a boat even if I could afford to. I will be just as happy in something old and cheap; the cheaper the better. As long as it floats :) Don't be...

Re: I do not think sailing is elitist Grovelling apologies. I feel awful now. I somehow wrongly posted my reply -it was meant for someone else. I've deleted it and reposted correctly this time. It's obviously too early in the morning for my brain to cope so I'm off to bed. G'night <hr...

Those books are inspirational and favourites of mine. I doubt if I'd be as brave! I would be interested to hear your thoughts on the Caprice if you can spare the time. <hr width=100% size=1>

Re: 101Boat Tests for a Poor Boat Owner please *DELETED* Post deleted by yondcassius

Thanks, it's just what I'm looking for. I had missed the thread; I'm glad you pointed me to it <hr width=100% size=1>

The Hurley 22 or 24/70 looked to be my ideal first boat until last week when my wife came face to face with possibly the worst H22 in existence (see posting: perils of swmbo) and now refuses to look at another. However, as she was already a reluctant 'would be' sailor, I'm not sure whether to...

Sparkman & Stephens 43 foot sloop name of Lionheart. It was up for sale at one time tho probably sold now. Full details can be found here. Apologies for having to cut & paste the link. http://www.bluewaterssail.com/lionheart.html <hr width=100% size=1>

My original post should read 83 boats over £40k not 87 oops <hr width=100% size=1>

I agree. My other gripe is that in my view the boats haven't been tested unless the test was done in a blow. I'm after one labelled "won't scare swmbo" and immediately eliminated a number of boats tested, including higher priced ones, after reading the review and seeing sentences like "we can't...

You can see the full list of boats tested and also download a sample page via the "visit our magazine sites" link. It's clear from just looking that the majority listed are out of my league - worst case of rubbing my nose in it is the Discovery 55 price £655,000. Must be nice to have money...

Can I be the first to petition, on behalf of us lesser mortals, for a Poor Man’s 101 Boat Tests. Ideally the tests would be of ‘2nd time around boats’ from the last 30 or so years but with a maximum price of circca 40k but many less than that. Preferably full page reports rather than the half...

Re: Mine is NOT for sale !! but Nigel Thanks, I hadn’t considered yacht clubs. Shows my ignorance. To answer your question as to what boat. I was hoping to buy something cheap, safe to sail, dry when sailing, safe, clean, smelling of roses and safe. All of which would please swmbo and encourage...

Re: You kiss a lot of frogs... I think I know where the furry frying pan is.... Thanks for the tip re Hamble & Bluebaker. <hr width=100% size=1>

Re: I know the place you mean and... Nigel Thanks for the advice re Nationwide & the encouragement re presentable and non smelly older boats. Whilst I'd prefer a boat where you only have to add water I don't mind doing a bit of maintenance - dusting, vacuuming, cleaning windows etc :) I'm...