Thinkin' about learning to sail

[Aragorn]

Well,

My wife and I have been kickin' around the idea of getting a nice sailboat for the Lake up here. Heck! Lake Tahoe is perfect for sailing and we haven't ever gone out on it. Here's what we're thinking. It's a Catalina 30' that sleeps 5. It's be great for taking the boys out on the lake and going diving. Nice boat, eh?

[Reinhold]

There is only one hobby where you can spend more money to get less faster than in reefing, and that is sailing!

Although it is a lot of fun...you know, I live on a lake, I should think about buying a 36' Hunter and.....

Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

[organicreefer]

the only day better than the day you buy a boat ,is the day you sell the boat

[Aragorn]

Well, the boat we're getting is going to cost us about 10K. I know we'll need to get a trailer(another 2.5K). Moorings up here on the lake run about $400 for the summer season. A dinghy comes w/ the boat, so we can use that or a taxi out to our boat. This is all part of a bigger plan. We know a few people who have purchased 41'(or bigger) "live aboards" and are planning on sailing the world. In fact, one of my customers is giving us a tour today of her 41'. Her and her husband are retiring in 4 years, selling everything they have up here in Tahoe and sailing for the Caribbean. Jemma and I have always wanted to island hop in Indonesia...This boat(the Catalina) is merely a "vehicle" to allow us to learn to sail and see if we really enjoy it. See where I'm going with this?

[Iron Crab]

I would love it!! But Me and big boats will never work. I like to fish more than boating. I bought a 16' deep V back in '79 and I still have it and use it. At times (before kids) I found it too big and picked up a wide 14' canoe to hit the smaller spots. But living near one of the Great Lakes I have come real close to getting a 25' Lund fishing boat.
Don't know much about sailboats but 12 grand for a 30' sounds good to me. The 25' Lund I was looking at was $12500 15 yrs ago.
I would recheck the mooring charge. $400 is hard to believe. Here it will run up to $2000 or more if you can get a space- there's a waiting list. If your wife is on your side- your half way there.
Oh yeah, Very nice boat!!