[C38] congratulations!

[Tom T.]

My 38 is a shoal draft model and I keep it in Florida where the water is
"thin" but I've also sailed much of the Bahamas in a boat with over 6' of
draft and only rarely did we hit bottom.  There is a lot of thin water in
the Bahamas but most places are easily reached with some prudence.

Tom Troncalli




> [Original Message]
> From: David L Ryan <david at dlrfilms.com>
> To: <drstrong at ucdavis.edu>; Catalina 38 Listserve
<listserve at catalina38.org>
> Date: 11/7/2007 9:14:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [C38] congratulations!
>
> I'm a West Coast sailer, so all this skinny water stuff is pretty new  
> to me, and the idea of sailing over 12 feet of water for miles and  
> mile and miles is just plain weird. But the previous owner took her  
> to the Abacos several times, always had fun, and never got so stuck  
> he couldn't get himself unstuck. (His advice is if you're going to  
> push your luck on a shallow cut, do it slow and do it will the tide  
> is rising!)
>
> The boat's up to it. We'll soon see if I am!
>
>
> On Nov 7, 2007, at 9:05 PM, D. R. Strong wrote:
>
> > Dear David: Do keep us posted on your trip. I worry about draft of our
> > boats around coral islands.
> > don
> >
> > David L Ryan wrote:
> >> Well it's done. I own a Catalina 38. We'll be sailing her to the
> >> Bahamas this Winter. I hope she'll be good to us.
> >>
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