[C320-list] Moving to Maine- need some advice

[Jack Brennan]

Hi Crosby:

A friend of ours who needed an unusual sailboat, a Beneteau with a retractable keel, bought it in California and had it shipped to western Florida several years back. I believe it cost him 10-15K in all, but he had no choice because the canal behind his home has tide issues.

You can find boat transport companies on the web – yachtworld and the like, I believe – and get up-to-date quotes. You also have to figure in yard costs on both ends.

That really brings up the big question: just how much do you love your 320? Is it the perfect boat you’ve spent years getting just right, or is it just a boat that you like?

Personally, I’ve spent so much time getting my 320 right that I would only trade it for a turnkey vessel. I wouldn’t be able to face another year or two or tinkering and upgrading and fixing.

The deep waters of the Northeast would allow you to have a sailboat with one of those monster keels that point so close to the wind. But, if you plan to sail south toward Florida and the Bahamas someday, the shallower keel of the 320 would work better.

Good luck with your decision.

Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
Tierra Verde, Fl.






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From: Crosby Roper
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2021 12:03 PM
To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Moving to Maine- need some advice

Hi Group,

I recently sold my practice in San Diego and my wife, and I have bought a home in Bristol, Maine. We are trying to decide whether to ship our 2004 C320 across country or to sell her. For now, we are going to leave her in San Diego for the winter, but come spring, we need to make a decision. Does anyone in the group have any "local knowledge" of Maine sailing? Has anyone shipped their boat across the country? Thanks for any input you can share.

Crosby  Roper VMD
s/v Tethys # 1054
San Diego, Ca