Question about wooden boats please!

[MarioCoccon]

Hi: Is exactly the same boat, the one on the pictures looks like is prepared for winterized but is the same boat. Is a full keel with protected rudder and prop.

Originally Posted by hansp77

It looks very nice to me,
but I am a amatuer at this,
and I love old wooden boats...

Hopefully someone with more experience than me can give you some advice.

How similar is it to the one you are interested in?
That is, what is different on yours?
I see a self furling jib on the one pictured,
but I can't seem to see a boom on this one??

Also, what is happening under the waterline?
What sort of keel and rudder etc..

Good luck convincing your wife.
Hans.

[naval ark]

Originally Posted by MarioCoccon

What do you think about the boat ??

I think you had better be very worried if any hurricanes come near you in that thing!! For cruising up and down the coastline of PR it shouldn't be too bad, nice cockpit for that. It's certainly no blue water world cruiser, and I think you'd definitely struggle getting it up to the Virgin Islands. However, if you watch your weather forecasts and look for calm winds you should be able to motor or motorsail across, depending on size and reliability of engine of course (which I'd hope would be generously sized and very reliable)! But I would be a little concerened about very bad weather (ie, hurricanes) and those large windows and the fact that they're integral to the boat's weathertightness...

Btw, there's quite an amount of varnish on the boat - you do know that it needs much more maintenance in the Caribbean than it does in New York