Sy-Revolution
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We have a '79 Comar Comet 11. When we set out we were novices too. Within two days of leaving our home port of Ipswich we were hit by a 60ft Ovni (his bow to our starboard quarter) that had come into Brighton Marina in a force six with no fenders or lines rigged. There was an almighty bang, and I feared that we'd been holed. Luckily the old girl is well laid-up and the damage was cosmetic. A younger boat may not have faired so well.
Living on board and sailing constantly will increase the chances of damage. The first dinks on anything new are the most painful.
Some friends we met along the way were delayed for two weeks once because the catch on the bog door had failed. The boat was a brand new HR. The parts were hard to come by and you cant just screw any old replacement into the loo door of a brand new boat. So they couldn't go to sea for the sake of a brass bolt.
We had a look around a Hanse at the london boat show, not long before we set off. I was left with the feeling that I'd just spent time in a B&Q kitchen showroom. Where was all the wood?
I think what I'm trying to say is that you can take some of the pain out of boat ownership by buying used....
Good luck with your plans!
C.
Living on board and sailing constantly will increase the chances of damage. The first dinks on anything new are the most painful.
Some friends we met along the way were delayed for two weeks once because the catch on the bog door had failed. The boat was a brand new HR. The parts were hard to come by and you cant just screw any old replacement into the loo door of a brand new boat. So they couldn't go to sea for the sake of a brass bolt.
We had a look around a Hanse at the london boat show, not long before we set off. I was left with the feeling that I'd just spent time in a B&Q kitchen showroom. Where was all the wood?
I think what I'm trying to say is that you can take some of the pain out of boat ownership by buying used....
Good luck with your plans!
C.
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