So I hop in my 95 Ford F150 with 182 000 miles on it and drove over to Ohio where I had seen a P18 for sale on CL in a little place called Newark just east of Columbus. So 10 hrs later I pull into this guys yard and he shows me the P18, I can't believe my good fortune, the hulls are in awesome shape, rock-solid, the cat has been standing for ???? years and is filthy, lines are all shot but everything is there. So I ask to see the sails, and get blown away, they are in almost new condition. The guys has a figure in mind but we negotiate, I come away with an awesome deal. I check boat and trailer over, good thing too, because the lugnuts on 1 wheel are loose, we tighten them up, check the lights, everything is looks good, so I hit the road and drive 10 hrs home, the owner of a used P18.
Nathan, out of Wichita KS, sees my H16 for sale on CL and calls me up for more pics, I send, he likes, he wants. So he jumped into his truck and drove 5 hrs to get my H16, I spend 2 hrs with him showing him how to rig the H16 and off he went, happy man.
Just out of curiosity, how many sailors out there have done same, how many hrs have you sat in your vehicle watching the asphalt/concrete unwind in front of your eyes headed for some dot on a map, listening to Radar Love ( or whatever), to go resurrect your Phoenix?
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TurboHobo
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H16
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G-Cat 5.0
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