Random Access Memories

I met with an attorney today. She is making some changes to the purchase agreement for selling my house. I’m getting what I feel is a good deal, so that’s good enough for me. She’s just writing up the details that cover my ass since i’m not dealing with a realtor.

Once that’s done I will start the boat search. Tho I feel that won’t bear fruit until after the pandemic winds down. My view is that a lot of people have gotten a boat to quarentine on with the family, and most won’t stay on them after things open back up on land. We will see.

What kind of boat? Well I have some requirements.

• Monohull (A Cat would be nice, but out of my price range.)
• Capsize Ratio < 2 (How likely is the baot to capsize? Lower is better)
• Comfort Ratio > 30 (How does the boat feel in rough water? Higher is better. 30+ is considered stable on the open ocean.)
• Headroom > 6′ (I’m tall and don’t want to hit my head, 6′ is the absolute minimum.)
• Length => 40′ (This is more a general value as to the size of boat I want and how much space I want to have available)
• Sound structural shape (I don’t want anything like a bent mast, damaged bulkheads, blistering hull, etc.)
• Ideal Price < $50k (This one is negotiable, but in general I would be happy with a cheaper boat that has a crappy interior and just rebuild it myself.)
• Location = North America (I don’t want to get a boat in a foreign country. Too many headaches.)

I’ll see what I can find online once I have the cash in hand. It will likely be a major project to get it into shape for long passages, but it’s nothing that scares me.