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Does anyone here have experience with a Seaward RK32 for bay and near-shore sailing ?
 
weilke said:
Does anyone here have experience with a Seaward RK32 for bay and near-shore sailing ?
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Not a bad boat, I think you can trailer it without a permit even IIRC. They get to less than 2' of draft too.
 
Henning said:
Not a bad boat, I think you can trailer it without a permit even IIRC. They get to less than 2' of draft too.
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It's 10.6ft, so I believe you need a overwidth permit. The RK26 is 8.6 and permit free.
 
Henning..do you Know Mark Parker and Ed McNew down your way with yacht guide? Old friends..
 
weilke said:
It's 10.6ft, so I believe you need a overwidth permit. The RK26 is 8.6 and permit free.
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Ahh, sounds right. I remember one of their displays at the boat show saying permit free. They seemed like an all around decent boat, especially for the Bahamas.
 
Tom, I think you might like a Banjer. Built like a tank!

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1972/BANJER-37-oceanic-2614577/Steenbergen/Netherlands#.VQr2xI7F-So

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Tom-D said:
What is the consensus of thinking of this boat?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/bod/4915573101.html

plus what is the life span of kevlar sails, with reasonable care?
http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/197...2764085/SEATTLE/WA/United-States#.VQr2-Fw-DtI
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CT is an Ok Taiwan brand, all of them are basically the same. They all contract through a handful of yards and are built off common molds. They are all thick and heavy.

Kevlar sails it depends on which type, Doyle used to (still?) make a 'tape drive' sail that was a standard Dacron type sail with Kevlar tapes sewn onto it to keep it from stretching. Those held up very well.

Sorry, noticed I misread the add, it's not a CT.
 
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Some boats located for sale in the Caribbean have lower listing prices. What's the hassle, tax and outlay to bring them to the US.
 
RichNY said:
Some boats located for sale in the Caribbean have lower listing prices. What's the hassle, tax and outlay to bring them to the US.
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It depends, but if you go though Florida, the tax is capped at $18k even if it's a $1,000,000,000,000 deal.
 
Henning said:
It depends, but if you go though Florida, the tax is capped at $18k even if it's a $1,000,000,000,000 deal.
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So, I import it to Fl. pay the 18k, then spend another 18k to truck it to Wa. then pay Wa. state tax on it.........no thanks.
And I'm not about to sail it around, or thru the canal and up the coast.
 
Tom-D said:
So, I import it to Fl. pay the 18k, then spend another 18k to truck it to Wa. then pay Wa. state tax on it.........no thanks.
And I'm not about to sail it around, or thru the canal and up the coast.
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I didn't say it was a good deal for you, just answering a question on importation cost. BTW, you don't have to import it either. You can run whatever flag you want, you just have to leave the U.S. once a year and get a new cruising permit on the way in.
 
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