[quote=jonathan162]And I'll third the comments above on costs: The general definition of a sailboat is "a depression in the water into which money is thrown", and you can simulate cat sailing by taking off your clothes, getting into a shower blasting freezing water, and hurling yourself against the walls as violently as possible while tearing up hundred-dollar bills.
Old used boats are money and effort sinks, to be sure. When I bought my '87 H18 ($3500 Canadian without a trailer, a little high but not outrageous, considering the circumstances) a little under 20 years ago, it was in very good shape. Still, over the next ten years I spent another $5000 on it. Yes, there were a few big-ticket items, like a used trailer, a second mast (it came with a comptip and I wanted an all-Al), and three Oxen blocks. But the rest was mostly the small stuff that just added up over time, though it was (again) aggravated by our circumstances: That the boat was at a cottage in Ontario and I had less than a month with it each year while on holidays, so over the winters I tended to overbuy stuff in anticipation and to try to avoid being stuck without something I needed. Anyway, not typical, but illustrative.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by jonathan162 on Jul 01, 2021 - 12:56 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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