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Are you unhappy with the Arima? -Greg Not at all. I do however like the creature comforts like table and galley. A boat, any boat is a compromise. Just looked at the add above for 23 C-Dory Venture, looks like a pretty good fishing/cruising compromise! I took a long look at the 21' Arima...

Are you unhappy with the Arima? -Greg

That's precisely my strategery. This allowed me to keep my paid for Explorer vs. buying a larger rig. Another option is to moor the boat in the off-season and trailer it in the summer. Off season moorage rates are relatively low. For example, at Brownsville, we pay $128/mo. from Oct-April...

That's so funny. I had the same experience too. I thoroughly enjoyed our 2 hour visit. The only thing that was unpleasant was the fact I was wasting his time, being that I wasn't ready buy an Arima or Rossy. Les knew that but he didn't seem to mind educating me. Still....I felt pangs of...

Jimmy, I get the heeby-jeebies even thinking about towing a boat larger than a 22 footer. If you're thinking Rossy, what stops you from permanently mooring it, especially if you're staying in the Sound? -Greg

1. Starcraft 25' Express Cruiser, then a Maxum 2400 Express Cruiser, then a Regal 25' Express Cruiser. Good, better, best. 2. 1992 Reinell 181 ski boat, 1998 22' Campion Victoria, and 1987 Devlin, 27' Black Crown. 3. We came close to buying a new R-25 and chartering it. Chose the Devlin...

Sam has done it although I don't know the exact evolution. My 27' Devlin is called the Black Crown and Sam still makes them in a 29' version with a private head and a 150 hp stern-driven diesel. There are a couple on Yachtworld for a cool 150k. He also has the layout displayed on his...

I agree. On our Devlin, we crossed the Sound from Seattle to BainBridge under SCA conditions with wind waves at our beam. I had the 44 hp Yammy at WOT most of the crossing and made 8 knots. I was wishing for more. -Greg

Matt's right! I'm 6' and 200 lbs. I did sit and stand on the Arima head with the door closed. My immediate thoughts were as Thomas describes....use the outdoor plumbing over the side. It's basically a phone booth. However, my 5'3" petite wife would do fine. Is this head worth it to...

The OP mentions wife-friendly. With my blue-water better half, two things are essential. Warmth and the Loo. On my 22' Campion, it's the portapotty which she tolerates....barely. However, if a 22' were to become our primary cruising boat, we'd have to change the boat to a cabin...

Thanks for posting it again, Thomas. I missed it the first time. What a nice tool to have! -Greg

Given your criteria, you may want to add the 22' Campion Explorer to the list. I have one and I truly like it for these reasons... 1. It's deep-V and does a nice job in the chop 2. Versatile cabin. No permanent dinette or table. We have ours configured to seat 4 and sleep 2. I'd go with...

My advice, FWIW. 1. Having bought and sold 6 boats so far, I agree that your upcoming purchase will unlikely be your last one.....unless you do your homework well, i.e. buying the boat that meets your priorities perfectly. 2. Add Arima to your list. They allow you to custom build your...

I'll 3rd that. I hauled my 22' pilothouse Campion from Dana Point to Portland with my 1/2 ton V-8 Explorer. I made it but it was very hard on the vehicle, especially pulling the Grapevine and Siskyous. Fried a wheel bearing in the process. Short hops are fine but no mountains. -Greg

I'm paying $60/mo. for Sprints air card which has a GPS receiver. Works great with Nobeltec software on my laptop. However, I-phones are $30/mo. for their service. Can they be tethered to a laptop? If so, would the upload speed be the same as Sprint or Verizon's aircards? If so, then it...

For those who like the Bluetooth feature, the discontinued Garmin 360 is available through buydig.com for roughly $169. No sales tax...no shipping. Good price from WM for the widescreen. I nailed the smaller version for $97 at Walleyworld and gave it to my mom. She loves it. Very simple...

According to my interpretation of NOAA charts, Roosevelt Lake is navigable from Coulee Dam to the Canadian border. Is this true? Secondly, how far on the Columbia can one boat into Canada. I've got an adventure in mind.... TIA -Greg

But....that's an '04 vs. a new '09. Besides, who knows how "inexpensive" the R-29 will be after 5 years. -Greg

Have a great trip. Ironically, my mother just returned from a Greece/Turkey cruise. They toured the New Testament ruins like Ephesus, Corinth, etc. Great way to travel and tour!! -Greg

Yet the Nordic Tug 32' go for a 100k more. Given this, I think there will be a market for R-29'. It's certainly a comfortable layout for two people who want to cruise 24/7. I haven't figured out the "aft cabin" layout. If it's similar to my old Carver 3007 aft cabin, this "room" is a nice...