Hello all  
    I'm considering purchasing a Clipper 26 she was built in 1974 and is in 
what I would call moderate shape ... Looks like all the rigging is in pretty 
good shape sail's too. Just the wood work ( What little there is ) needs some 
help she has a Merc 9 hp outboard and a tandem axle trailer..  Lots of odds 
and ends VHF radio, RDF ,Olin flair kit . sink, stove and frig all in fair 
shape sails include Main , Jib  and Genoa 
I would really like to hear from anyone that owns have owned or knows much 
about her ..
 
  Now the bad news its been around 12 years since I've sailed !!!!   even 
then  the largest boat I had sailed was a Hobie 18.  When I started looking 
at Boats I was more in the market for a small  Hobie
or Nacra.. somehow I found myself looking at the larger  boats .. The folks 
at the boat brokerage say that sailing will come back to me ... Hmmm Like 
riding a bike ??? I'm not sure I want it coming back to me or worse yet not 
coming  back to me  on a 26 foot boat Any thoughts on this would be 
helpful 
Also If things work out and I find I can still sail ... I was hopping to do 
some coast sailing in a few years .
Does anyone have any thoughts on the suitability of the Clipper 26  for short 
trips up the Calif. Coast ..
    
              
Gp
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