Looking at a 41 Morgan Ketch with aft cabin and v berth. Nice, will outfit for total off grid. Planning to make an offer in a couple weeks when my buyout finalizes on my co owned home. Im excited. In PC, Fl. Visit! We'll go for a sunset cruise! Gotta get a marine survey, etc...
My kids think I'm crazy, but I don't really care. Love them but they're grown and have their own lives to live. I'm gonna live mine.
Yea, you've been bitten. Morgans are solid, or they were when I was closer to the sea.
A 41' ketch is a LOT of boat, especially for a novelist. Soloers generally stay in the 30' range and sloops are much easier to handle.
However, I do like the mizzenmast for balance, and they are real handy in a blow. Reef the main, and use the mizzen to keep her head into the wind.
I've seen some creative manual autopilots using the mizzen.
Aft cabins are a big plus, keeps the cockpit dry, and the helm close at hand. What little space you loose in overall interior design pays dividend in security by having a center cockpit. Less likely to get washed away when waves come aft.
Your a Wild Woman for sure! You should spend some time at the tiller of a smaller sailboat to nail down some basics. Back in the day they were cheap to rent, and not that expensive to buy. Great way to learn the rules of the road, and coastal navigation skills to boot. Introduction into the many ways to use a sextants which opens the door for celestial navigation, and sharpens those dead reckoning skills.
I wouldn't say it's hard, but there's a lot to know. But then again, I've seen some mentally challenged neanderthals pass ABLB (able body lifeboat) school required on drilling platform, and it covered all the basics.
I'm so exciting for you, an lost in nostalgic bliss.
I promise to not start on this one. I'll deck it home and be spending time with some smaller ones as I learn. Lol. I'm stoked. Figured if I'm gonna climb a mountain, might as well do everest, ya know? I'm going to be living on it right away tho. Bucket list. Always wanted to live on a boat. Ill keep ya posted.
Looking at a 41 Morgan Ketch with aft cabin and v berth. Nice, will outfit for total off grid. Planning to make an offer in a couple weeks when my buyout finalizes on my co owned home. Im excited. In PC, Fl. Visit! We'll go for a sunset cruise! Gotta get a marine survey, etc...
My kids think I'm crazy, but I don't really care. Love them but they're grown and have their own lives to live. I'm gonna live mine.
Yea, you've been bitten. Morgans are solid, or they were when I was closer to the sea.
A 41' ketch is a LOT of boat, especially for a novelist. Soloers generally stay in the 30' range and sloops are much easier to handle.
However, I do like the mizzenmast for balance, and they are real handy in a blow. Reef the main, and use the mizzen to keep her head into the wind. I've seen some creative manual autopilots using the mizzen.
Aft cabins are a big plus, keeps the cockpit dry, and the helm close at hand. What little space you loose in overall interior design pays dividend in security by having a center cockpit. Less likely to get washed away when waves come aft.
Your a Wild Woman for sure! You should spend some time at the tiller of a smaller sailboat to nail down some basics. Back in the day they were cheap to rent, and not that expensive to buy. Great way to learn the rules of the road, and coastal navigation skills to boot. Introduction into the many ways to use a sextants which opens the door for celestial navigation, and sharpens those dead reckoning skills.
I wouldn't say it's hard, but there's a lot to know. But then again, I've seen some mentally challenged neanderthals pass ABLB (able body lifeboat) school required on drilling platform, and it covered all the basics.
I'm so exciting for you, an lost in nostalgic bliss.
I promise to not start on this one. I'll deck it home and be spending time with some smaller ones as I learn. Lol. I'm stoked. Figured if I'm gonna climb a mountain, might as well do everest, ya know? I'm going to be living on it right away tho. Bucket list. Always wanted to live on a boat. Ill keep ya posted.
Well aren't you a early riser.
Red skies in the morning sailors take warning, Red skies at night sailors delight.
Indeed I am. Usually between 330 and 430. Lol. I don't sleep, I think I actually die for 4.5 hours and pop back alive. Lol. I am suited for the sea.