I’m thinking of buying a new boat.
I grew up sailing a sunfish and an old catfish that a friends dad owned.
I still have the sunfish, although it is seriously waterlogged and I am working on drying it out.
My problem is that I want to teach my 11 year old son to sail. If I get the sunfish fixed up, he might eventually be able to sail it on his own, but I’ve (ahem) out grown the boat.
I’m a tall man pushing 275 lbs and as such I’m a little too big for the fish. Anyway, I’ve been thinking of buying a new or slightly used boat big enough for me, my son and my wife to sail in comfortably.
I have access to a medium / small lake in Illinois, but I also want to be able to trailer to other (bigger) lakes for day sailing trips.
What’s a reasonable weight limit for the 14.2? What about the 16.5? (there is a 1990 used one available near me)
Any suggestions?
I grew up sailing a sunfish and an old catfish that a friends dad owned.
I still have the sunfish, although it is seriously waterlogged and I am working on drying it out.
My problem is that I want to teach my 11 year old son to sail. If I get the sunfish fixed up, he might eventually be able to sail it on his own, but I’ve (ahem) out grown the boat.
I’m a tall man pushing 275 lbs and as such I’m a little too big for the fish. Anyway, I’ve been thinking of buying a new or slightly used boat big enough for me, my son and my wife to sail in comfortably.
I have access to a medium / small lake in Illinois, but I also want to be able to trailer to other (bigger) lakes for day sailing trips.
What’s a reasonable weight limit for the 14.2? What about the 16.5? (there is a 1990 used one available near me)
Any suggestions?