New Toy :)
 

I haven't been posting for a while, although I'm all about lurking...

I picked up my newest toy yesterday... had fun trailering all 4,000 lbs. of her 3.5 hours from New Jersey back home near Albany, NY. I have to say... the X barely knew she was back there. There was no issue with sway and acceleration was great (for having that much weight). I drafted behind a bunch of semi's to try to get better gas mileage, but overall I only decreased by 3-4 mpg (down from 17mpg to 13.5mpg average).

Anyway, she's a Precision 23, fully trailerable and takes about 45 minutes to rig once you know what you're doing (which I don't, so I expect to take 2 hours for the first few times :thumbup:) Her name is "Anticipation" named for the fact that it's our "trainer" boat towards our next goal. In 3-5 years, I plan on taking a year off, taking the kids out of school, buying a 50' sailboat and sailing up the east coast of the US for a year...

There are a few more pics of her at http://labatt.dandd.com/v/non-art/anticipation/

http://labatt.dandd.com/d/390-2/DSC01161.JPG

The logo for the side of the boat:

http://labatt.dandd.com/d/391-1/anticipation.jpg

Very nice, Chris. Drop a nice big block in the back and that will really get that thing moving quite nicely ;)

Glad to see you are still around and doing well. Don't be a stranger!

Jeff

Looks good. Forget the big block, real boats have masts and booms, genoas and furlers, etc. Have you sailed much, or is this a starter boat? Excellent idea to get some tiller time on something like this before moving to a larger boat. Should be fun, I have heard of the Precision 23, and I think it is a nice balance between being trailerable, and having some room once you are aboard. You can get a lot of enjoyment out of a 23 foot boat. Good luck with it.

Congrats, she's a beauty. Many fun days and nights will be had with her. Looks good behind your X, too.

You're a funny guy! I've got a big block for the back... A whopping 9.8hp Tohatsu outboard motor... good enough to push me up to hull speed of a bit under 6 knots :) And if that isn't enough, I've got a 3.5hp for the inflatable I'll be trailing behind it!

Yep... things are going well Jeff. Looks like this place is taking off like a bat out of hell! Good to see! I like it much better than I ever liked roadfly...

I grew up racing... Etchells, Shields, Int. One Designs, C&C 35's, 420's, etc. but this is the first boat I've personally owned. I did a bunch of research... Hunters and Catalina's were out since they are too much like floating living rooms as opposed to sailboats. ComPac and a few others were good, but since we're flipping this boat out in a few years for a bigger one I didn't want to spend that much. Precision has a very traditional design (having been designed by Jim Taylor who also has designed the Colgate 26, a few Sabres and a bunch of dedicated racers) that appealed to me. I'm very old school when it comes to designs. She also also a V-Berth that fits my 6'2" frame which makes a big difference.

Anyway, the wife/kids haven't really sailed more than a couple of times, so I needed something basic to start with, and the P23 fit the need.

You a sailor?

Sounds like a great choice for you for the next few years.

I grew up with dinghies, Davidson D9/D10, Sabot, Flying Juniors, Enterprise, etc. Sailed with a friend on his 505. A bunch of time on several San Juan 24s. Chartered 26-34 foot boats in the BC Gulf Islands, usually a week at a time. Finally made the leap and bought a boat three years back, 20' trailerable for playing around. Unfortunately, the yard went bankrupt while it was under construction. It was an Ultimate 20. It took all of a year, but I got my money back. Decided to wait before jumping in again, so bought the Z4 instead of another boat. I keep thinking about a 30 foot cruiser/racer. I like the C&C99, a few of the Bavarian and Hanse models, etc. I share with you a dislike for some of the recent Catalinas and Hunters (Winnebagos with a pole on top). If I won the lottery I would buy a Gozzard, or something very traditional from a European builder, in the 34-35 foot range. With work demands at the moment, I cannot justify having a boat tied up for most of the year. Also, I can have just as much fun on a 20' boat as a 35' boat, as I like sailing more than getting somewhere.

Good luck with the boat, sounds like you have a plan.

Beautiful!!

very nice chris! i love sailboats too! did quite a bit of racing in college... unfortunately i still don't have a sailboat today... (but still dream of getting one)

for your sway problem, you need to get a hitch with anti-sway. withdl's most excellent hensley arrow is the best you car by out there but pricey at about $3000. otherwise you can get the rig i went with, the Equil-I-Zer hitch which has weight distribution and anti-sway control on it for about $400 from www.rvwholesalers.com. be sure to use a brake controller too (tenkonsha prodigy makes a great unit).

i've eliminated my sway on my 24' enclosed car trailer. empty its 3400lbs and did have a little sway. loaded with my race car and gear, i'm about 6500 lbs and have no sway or brake issues at all.

more pics please!

Nope.. no sway problem on the trailer.. it pointed as straight as an arrow while I was doing 75...errr I mean 65...down the highway. And the trailer has surge brakes so when I misjudged the end of an exit last night I was actually able to stop mucho rapidly.

There's a bunch of pics up at http://labatt.dandd.com/v/non-art/anticipation/ but I haven't had it in the water yet, so no water pics. Hopefully in a few weeks. I still have to do the instrument and VHF install, get a battery, some more safety stuff and a few other miscellaneous things before I put her in the water.