I’m about to take the ASA 101/103 course and then begin looking in earnest for a boat as I work my way through the other courses. As you may have surmised, my search is now focused on a Morgan 38 series, most likely a 382. My dumb newbie question is this:
Am I a fool for looking at a boat this big as a first boat, especially with negligible experience? I’m not looking to cross oceans (not any time in the next several years anyway…) and will be strictly coastal day sailing for the most part. I’ve been on a few boats now and of those (mainly Pearsons and Hunter/Catalinas in the 30-36 foot range) I feel much more confident that my choice of a Morgan is a sound one. No knock on the others but if the 382 is my ultimate goal, my thinking is “why not just cut to the chase?”…
Am I a fool for looking at a boat this big as a first boat, especially with negligible experience? I’m not looking to cross oceans (not any time in the next several years anyway…) and will be strictly coastal day sailing for the most part. I’ve been on a few boats now and of those (mainly Pearsons and Hunter/Catalinas in the 30-36 foot range) I feel much more confident that my choice of a Morgan is a sound one. No knock on the others but if the 382 is my ultimate goal, my thinking is “why not just cut to the chase?”…