Recent content by alozon

Thanks for the engagement, Christian. I am just curious what sounds like a great deal to you? The posted boat for $34k or the boat Trickdhat scooped up for $12.5k? If the latter, what would you consider a good deal for the one I'm going to look at?

IF I make an offer, it will certainly be contingent on a survey / shakedown cruise when it is splashed in the spring. Or at least a predetermined amount of my offer be set aside in an escrow for any potential issues identified during the shakedown cruise in the spring. Based on some of the...

Thanks for all the great info, everyone! I'm going to go take a look at it this Sunday hopefully. I'll certainly keep you posted and if I do buy it, I'll be sending pictures and staying actively involved in these forums. Maybe I'll start a blog about our adventures in Lake Erie :)

Thanks for the quick responses! I've been looking for a boat for awhile now and keep coming back to the 35-3 for the exact reasons you stated, Sean. I tend to be fairly impatient and I don't want to miss my chance to buy the boat that meets all my requirements. I already had to suffer through...

After reading my post again I feel like I should clarify that I was not racing the Compac before someone questions my sanity. We race a S2 7.9

Relatively new sailor considering first "big" boat purchase. I've been sailing with my dad my entire life but only recently got in to racing about 5 years ago and owned a Compac 23 for the last 3 years. My primary wants/needs center around cruising and sailing single/short hand. However, I...