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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 988.1 | For what it's wort, my $.02 | NETMAN::CARTER | | Tue Sep 20 1988 15:26 | 6 |
| Steve, there was an advertisement for a 1969 Chesapeake advertised
in Offshore magazine for a few months this Summer. The boat was
a 1969, asking price was $25,000. I don't know anything about
Chesapeakes. A 32 footer for a first boat?
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| 988.2 | Go ahead... Get the 32' | NSSG::BUDZINSKI | | Thu Sep 22 1988 13:47 | 6 |
| My first boat was a 37' Irwin. The wife didn't feel secure on the
little ones so close to the water. Also, we don't have to trade
up every year like some people do. Like anything else though, you
should have some genersl experience with boats on the water (take
sailing courses & such) and read a lot of books.
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| 988.3 | Sure, why not | AKOV12::DJOHNSTON | | Thu Sep 22 1988 15:20 | 7 |
| Re.2 I agree. There is no reason not to get the boat you want
right up front. There is no virtue in starting small except economic!
I would also second the part about knowledge etc. Good luck. I
know nothing about the Chesapeake 32 though. Sorry
Dave
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| 988.4 | thanks for the help | FCCVDE::REINE | | Sat Sep 24 1988 14:53 | 12 |
|
Thanks guys, for the moral support even if nobody recognizes the
make of boat. I've taken several courses, in and out of the water.
I completed the USCG aux. basic seamanship course among others
and this summer passed the ASA tests for basic coastal cruising.
I still however consider myself a novice. I'll keep you up to
date on the boat search.
thanks
steve
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| 988.5 | Up from the fog | DNEAST::HALL_MERRILL | | Mon Sep 26 1988 14:19 | 8 |
| If my memory isn't too foggy, she's a Phil Rhodes design built by
DeVries Lentch in Holland. DeVries was a Lloyds certified builder
that was known for very good structural quality. She's a full keel
w/attached rudder design with a rather small interior when compared
to the modern light displacement summer cottages. Rhodes never
designed anything that didn't sail well. That;s about it from the
memory banks.
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