No question, the effort (I mean time and money) to upkeep a bigger boat is proportional to a square of LOA, but the ease of maintenance disappears at around 24-25 ft. (i.e. once you have to deal with an inboard engine and all the systems (plumbing, electrical, etc.), the difference is not that much. Certainly not much between a 27 and 30. For me the move from 24 to 27 was big, but I don’t see much difference between my 27 and a friend’s 34 on which I sail often enough and I help on occasion maintaining.
I still maintain – buy the boat you want (target boat); don’t buy a temporary solution. Marek 1994 C270 “Legato” Ottawa, ON (temporarily just S of Lunenburg, NS Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 10:05 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Hoyt, Mike<mailto:mike.h...@impgroup.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Was considering C&c 25 - starting small or not We started with a c&C designed P23. It was in our budget – barely. Wupfraded after to years to Hinterhoelelr built Niagara 26 a year later. Likely should have started with the 26. Next was a J27 so that we could get some performance (7 years later). Another 7 years and our current 33. The small boats are so cheap that you can donate them to a charity when done and buy a bigger boat almost easier than selling them. The learning in the smaller boats was invaluable. Bigger boats require you to be a mechanic, electrician and plumber on top of all the other learning. The bigger boats are nice for staying aboard One thing I have noted is that the end of 2 ft itis often ends with a large investment in a boat that may not be used enough to justify it. This boats then go up for sale and that is the end of sailing for many people. Mike Persistence
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