Josh_Hayes
New Member
Hello all,
I live in the Austin, Texas area and will be sailing on Lake Travis. I have never owned a boat. I've only sailed a few times on medium sized yachts 25' - 32' but I loved it. I would like to get into sailing, but am completely overwhelmed by the terminology, choices, and lack of direction. I'm not even sure whether I can afford a proper sailboat. I only have about $3000 to spend. I have been researching for about a month now. I happened upon this website when researching a few older Capri 14.2's that were for sale in my area. I spoke with a local salesman who said that a 12 or 14 footer should be good to learn on. There are unfortunately no Sailing classes available in my area for anything but charter certification which runs $800-$1000 (At least that I can find and that anyone knows of). I can't afford to pay for classes and a boat...
The 14.2 looks like a good size from what I have read for learning how to sail however...
I am concerned about my size. I'm a big guy (275Lbs) and am not sure what size boat would fit me properly. The salesman said a 14.2 should hold around 1000 lbs. He didn't say whether that was optimally, max, or before you sink. I would love to be able to take my family out for a day sail, but we are a large family probably about 900-1000 lbs for the four of us. Is a 14.2 large enough for four adults? How about for two of us? Am I too heavy for a small day sailer?
Pending whether I can actually fit on a 14.2, would there be any problems mounting a 5HP Briggs and Stratton 4-Stroke on the rear of one of these? Or buying/building a mount for one? I know that the FAQ stated that a long-shaft was recommended 20"-25" but I am trying to get as much HP for the $ as possible as I might be using the Outboard on another boat as well. It states that a 15" Transom height is recommended but I cannot find the actual transom height for the 14.2 and the short Honda BF2 also states its made for a 15" Transom. Will this engine work on this boat? Will I be overloading the boat? I'm concerned that a 2HP wouldn't be powerful enough to move a heavy crew around the lake if the wind dies or to and from shore. Also the 5HP is cheaper that most 2HP outboards.
http://www.briggspowerproducts.com/display/router.asp?DocID=61446
Are outboards submersible? Say if I capsize my boat, and the outboard gets submerged, will it ruin the engine?
Are there any good videos or books you would recommend with lots of illustrations (I'm sure I sound like an idiot) for complete newbs?
This is one of the boats I was interested in - http://sailingtexas.com/scapri142d.html
Is there something I should be looking for other than that which is listed in the FAQ when I got to take a look at it?
Thanks for the help!
-Josh
I live in the Austin, Texas area and will be sailing on Lake Travis. I have never owned a boat. I've only sailed a few times on medium sized yachts 25' - 32' but I loved it. I would like to get into sailing, but am completely overwhelmed by the terminology, choices, and lack of direction. I'm not even sure whether I can afford a proper sailboat. I only have about $3000 to spend. I have been researching for about a month now. I happened upon this website when researching a few older Capri 14.2's that were for sale in my area. I spoke with a local salesman who said that a 12 or 14 footer should be good to learn on. There are unfortunately no Sailing classes available in my area for anything but charter certification which runs $800-$1000 (At least that I can find and that anyone knows of). I can't afford to pay for classes and a boat...
The 14.2 looks like a good size from what I have read for learning how to sail however...
I am concerned about my size. I'm a big guy (275Lbs) and am not sure what size boat would fit me properly. The salesman said a 14.2 should hold around 1000 lbs. He didn't say whether that was optimally, max, or before you sink. I would love to be able to take my family out for a day sail, but we are a large family probably about 900-1000 lbs for the four of us. Is a 14.2 large enough for four adults? How about for two of us? Am I too heavy for a small day sailer?
Pending whether I can actually fit on a 14.2, would there be any problems mounting a 5HP Briggs and Stratton 4-Stroke on the rear of one of these? Or buying/building a mount for one? I know that the FAQ stated that a long-shaft was recommended 20"-25" but I am trying to get as much HP for the $ as possible as I might be using the Outboard on another boat as well. It states that a 15" Transom height is recommended but I cannot find the actual transom height for the 14.2 and the short Honda BF2 also states its made for a 15" Transom. Will this engine work on this boat? Will I be overloading the boat? I'm concerned that a 2HP wouldn't be powerful enough to move a heavy crew around the lake if the wind dies or to and from shore. Also the 5HP is cheaper that most 2HP outboards.
http://www.briggspowerproducts.com/display/router.asp?DocID=61446
Are outboards submersible? Say if I capsize my boat, and the outboard gets submerged, will it ruin the engine?
Are there any good videos or books you would recommend with lots of illustrations (I'm sure I sound like an idiot) for complete newbs?
This is one of the boats I was interested in - http://sailingtexas.com/scapri142d.html
Is there something I should be looking for other than that which is listed in the FAQ when I got to take a look at it?
Thanks for the help!
-Josh