Surfingss
10-22-2008, 04:57 PM
I'm looking to purchase my first sailboat and I am in need of some guidance. I was leaning towards a steel or aluminum hull but most do not have a swim step and walk through transom. It sounds kind of odd but the is a top criteria for me. Three reasons: it is easier to land big fish, it is easiers to board from a tender, and I have a dog who loves the water and if she jumps I need to get her back aboard somehow. Do you know of any steel hulled sloop or cutter rigs that have a walk through transom and a swim step?! I am looking at the 40'-45' range. I can spend up to $140,000 but would like to keep it around $100,000 if possible. I will be sailing mostly around the Channel Islands off California and down in Central America, but I would like the ability to sail to the South Pacific in the distant future. Seaworthlyness is much more important than a yachty teak interior. Any suggestions?!?!?!?! Any suggestions if I decide to go with a fiberglass hull?!
Cheers!
Cheers!