Re: M$ 365 Down, Again

On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 11:39:43 +0100, D wrote:

Or maybe I should buy a small yacht? I hear 60-90 ft should be enough to
take me over the atlantic when the season and weather permits.

https://goodoldboat.com/book-review-the-boat-who-wouldnt-float/

It will keep you busy. I've sailed the coast of Maine up into New
Brunswick in an International 500 yawl similar to this:

https://owningdrift.home.blog/

Unfortunately the hull on this one has been painted except for the
transom. It's a mahogany hull and shouldn't be disguised. Of course that
means buying sandpaper by the ream, beer by the gallon, and whiling away
the spring sanding and varnishing. Then comes the fateful day of
launching. Wooden boats dry out and leak like a sieve when reintroduced to
the water. Put a high volume pump aboard and hope for the best. The mantra
at that point is 'She'll make up.'

It was fun but it took care of my around the world sailing aspirations. I
like to walk and I can't walk on water.