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cwstrang
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Initially Posted - 04/17/2012 :  06:52:53  Show Profile
Fellow sailors:
Greetings from St Helens where the Columbia River is running fast! I am in a quandry as I have been stuck with an internal debate. I looked at a 86 Newport 30 III and have really gotten stung with the need to move up. The boat is very traditional in layout and the interior is beautiful with 6’3” of headroom. I really enjoy sailing my 250 WK but would like the extra room so I struggle with what to do. Should I spend a few boating dollars on my 250 for a nice Bimini or should I save those dollar to move up? Help..... Craig
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 04/17/2012 :  08:43:41  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
The room is nice, but Newports had a history of core rot due to poor bedding. Be sure to get a survey.

Here is a writeup on teh Newport 28: http://www.sailingmagazine.net/component/content/article/6-used-boat-notebook/561-newport-28?directory=154

The 30 should be similar.
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Response Posted - 04/17/2012 :  12:02:49  Show Profile
This one?





Sorry--only <i>you</i> know the answer to your question...
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Response Posted - 04/17/2012 :  12:20:01  Show Profile
No doubt you know that a 26-year-old, 30' boat with inboard diesel, larger rig and sails, and various systems (hot water, refrigeration, etc.) will require multiples of the work and expense to maintain that a six-year-old 25' boat does. I'm <i>confident</i> you know that, and that you're weighing it all in your decision process...
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cwstrang
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Response Posted - 04/17/2012 :  13:34:44  Show Profile
Dave: yes that is the one! and yes i have been weighing all the +s and -s!
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/17/2012 :  14:10:30  Show Profile
When in doubt...Go bigger!
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cwstrang
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Response Posted - 04/17/2012 :  14:30:49  Show Profile
Don: ;-) Just trying to convince the wife! It is a beautiful boat. Have been reading a Newport 30 blog and hands down the owners really love the boat, its confort and easy of sail. None have mentioned any problems with the core and very few have had any problems with minor blisters.
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Ape-X
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Response Posted - 04/17/2012 :  14:56:15  Show Profile
wow! nice boat. The T/H floor and all the woodworksure make a much "richer" interior that Catalina provides. We like the Catalina, don't get me wrong, and will likely move up to a Catalina 30 ourselves as soon as finances allow. but all other things aside, the interior of Catalina lacks for passion.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 04/17/2012 :  18:50:41  Show Profile
Go for it! I've always thought that if you can be in the water all or most of the year that it makes sense to go bigger than 25'. Those five feet make a world of difference in accommodations.
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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 04/17/2012 :  21:35:50  Show Profile
I often tell people a 30' sailboat is effectively <i>double</i> the size of a 25-footer, and a 25 is double a 22. (The C-30's displacement is more than double the C-25's.)
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 04/18/2012 :  05:06:29  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Quite a few of them on Yachtworld.

Nice looking boats, but not having a slip nearby here would be a big issue.

Paul
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