Hippocampus
Guru
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2020
- Messages
- 4,143
- Location
- Plymouth
- Vessel Name
- Hippocampus
- Vessel Make
- Nordic Tug 42
Slow- can’t argue with that. Sad but true. Given it takes a modicum of effort to raise sails there’s probably three groups of sailboats:
Cruisers and racers who boats are sailed and used.
Occasional day sailboats whose sails rarely come up.
Dock queens.
Same kind of breakdown for powerboats
Cruisers and fish boats with frequent use.
Occasional day trippers.
Dock queens.
However would not cast aspersions to any in any group. You don’t know the particulars. Limited time due to job or family obligations . Major life change such as a move of residence or divorce. Financial disarray.
I bought two different boats that sat on the hard for years. One was a OSTAR racer I converted to a cruiser. The Englishman who raced her across the Atlantic returned home by airplane. His health failed and so she sat. I bought her for yards bills.
Second one was a pacific seacraft which sat inside in heated storage for years. She was made in California. Bought and shipped to Miami and splashed for a year . Never used so sold and shipped to Massachusetts. Went into inside heated storage. When I bought her stove was never used. There was 5 hours on the engine and sails never used. She was 7 years old at time of purchase. So yes many boats are typically under utilized. Lack of use is detrimental to their integrity. Very low hour boats often need a lot of refit.
Cruisers and racers who boats are sailed and used.
Occasional day sailboats whose sails rarely come up.
Dock queens.
Same kind of breakdown for powerboats
Cruisers and fish boats with frequent use.
Occasional day trippers.
Dock queens.
However would not cast aspersions to any in any group. You don’t know the particulars. Limited time due to job or family obligations . Major life change such as a move of residence or divorce. Financial disarray.
I bought two different boats that sat on the hard for years. One was a OSTAR racer I converted to a cruiser. The Englishman who raced her across the Atlantic returned home by airplane. His health failed and so she sat. I bought her for yards bills.
Second one was a pacific seacraft which sat inside in heated storage for years. She was made in California. Bought and shipped to Miami and splashed for a year . Never used so sold and shipped to Massachusetts. Went into inside heated storage. When I bought her stove was never used. There was 5 hours on the engine and sails never used. She was 7 years old at time of purchase. So yes many boats are typically under utilized. Lack of use is detrimental to their integrity. Very low hour boats often need a lot of refit.
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