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• novice sailor decides to go long term cruising
  • Before you buy and prepare a boat...
    • Right Brian great advice
      • thanks
    • great advice
      • It would probably
        • there is always
          • hate to break the news to you, but you wouldn't be The First...
      • Read books and discussion boards
  • You don't have time for...?
    • I would really
      • Don't turn your dream into...
      • Sorry, you post here and you get what you get.
      • De, These guys know whats going on here. Take
  • Tell us a little more about you
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      • Good seamanship requires good judgment
      • Novice!! I don't believe him
        • That was my take as well.
        • Maybe it's Bernie.
  • Fair winds Dnasc
  • READ THIS BEFORE REPLYING
    • What did you expect?
      • first of all
        • Respectfully disagree about being helpful
        • You are asking about serious offshore sailing, of people wit h HUGE experience and you get upset because they didn't
          • please read this
            • OK, I have the perfect boat for you...
        • Don't call to be saved. Fair winds & good luck.
  • My answer for a specific question:
    • ty
  • Wow maybe some design ideas
    • ty
  • My advice De, spend $9.99
    • ty
  • DON'T BOTHER REPLYING TO THIS POST
    • He's a screwup waiting to happen from my armchair....
      • So far, I'm willing to give himn the benefit of the doubt, but...
  • Hire a yacht broker and pick their brains on the boats availabl that will meet your needs.
    • ty
    • Yes, you can always trust the word...
      • LOL!!!
      • I never had a yacht broker recommend a boat not in his inventory so they have first hand knowlege & it must be true.
  • Cruising boats
    • ty
      • No problem.
    • I agree with everything you said, Dan. The only
      • That's a great idea...
        • I've been caught a couple of times myself.
          • I've been land bound for a year and a half now...
            • Sorry about your sister...
              • Sorry about that.
                • I'm sorry for your loss, Dan. And that is ...
            • Dan, I'm so sorry to hear about your
              • Thanks steve. It sounds like our lives are 2 pages from the same book.
          • The only bash I've done ...
            • The Catalina Channel between Catalina
              • "The boat was pretty wet on the indise..."