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General Discussion / Re: Baycruiser 23 Engine
« Last Post by Graham W on 18 May 2024, 19:15 »My first boat was a Norfolk Gypsy with a Yanmar 10hp inboard https://www.neilthompsonboats.co.uk/preowned/norfolk-gypsy-turaco/. This is the same boat that I owned - she had a navy blue hull when I had her. Although the same length as the BayRaider, she weighed nearly three times as much and was reassuringly solid.
As with the BC26 mentioned above, I never intended to use her as a trailerable day sailer, flitting from place to place. But she could be towed to a new sailing area at the start of each season, before boredom had a chance to set in. That involved a tow car with a large engine (a Vauxhall Senator) and finding a new secure mooring each year, usually a marina with pontoons. An expensive way of going about things with a relatively small boat and this was the reason why I eventually sold her. On the other hand, secondhand values for older Gypsies have tended to rise rather than fall, compensating for sometimes eye-watering operating costs.
As with the BC26 mentioned above, I never intended to use her as a trailerable day sailer, flitting from place to place. But she could be towed to a new sailing area at the start of each season, before boredom had a chance to set in. That involved a tow car with a large engine (a Vauxhall Senator) and finding a new secure mooring each year, usually a marina with pontoons. An expensive way of going about things with a relatively small boat and this was the reason why I eventually sold her. On the other hand, secondhand values for older Gypsies have tended to rise rather than fall, compensating for sometimes eye-watering operating costs.