ddw36
Senior Member
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2019
- Messages
- 134
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- HI-HO
- Vessel Make
- Diesel Duck 462 (my fantasy)
Hi, all. I've recently become a member of TF & enjoy the forums, threads, etc., immensely. I'm 82, but have long had interest in boats & the sea, but have never really boated much. My only sea experience was in the Navy.
After a divorce & retirement, I bought a 39' Southern Cross cutter w/ dreams of sailing to Europe. It didn't happen. I later owned a 27' Catalina on an inland lake in Western MT.
I've realized sailboats I could afford were too cramped & so I've reexamined those dreams from a power standpoint, a direction I wish I'd gone.
I've been enjoying retracing that time, reading several books on power boating, esp. voyaging. So, any posts I make must be seen from this standpoint; I am not trolling (pun unintended), but do have some questions re: previous plans & having read a lot on power cruising. Hope you all can bear w/ me.
After a divorce & retirement, I bought a 39' Southern Cross cutter w/ dreams of sailing to Europe. It didn't happen. I later owned a 27' Catalina on an inland lake in Western MT.
I've realized sailboats I could afford were too cramped & so I've reexamined those dreams from a power standpoint, a direction I wish I'd gone.
I've been enjoying retracing that time, reading several books on power boating, esp. voyaging. So, any posts I make must be seen from this standpoint; I am not trolling (pun unintended), but do have some questions re: previous plans & having read a lot on power cruising. Hope you all can bear w/ me.