Hi traylee01

welcome to the Forum!

The two boats you have mentioned are very different.

The Sunmaid is significantly heavier, however, a lot more forgiving than the lightweight RL24.

The RLs have been known to lay the mast in the water if pushed too far. Not a once off....happened on a regular basis racing around the cans in the 80s lol!

I owned a Sunmaid 20 for a few years before the kids came along and, despite sailing her hard in some pretty nasty weather in Moreton Bay, she always brought me home safe and sound. Never any scares even!

The RL has a huge cockpit, so the cabin space in both boats is going to be about the same.

Maybe have another think about the Sunmaid?? Or just be forewarned about the RL's tippy capabilities.

Hope this helps.

Trace

hi sands yes thats nice we need a trailerable though
and also slainte we checked out that sunmaid and it needs alot of work, we looked yesterday, would have been nice if was alot tidier, but yea needed work done, hubby basically wants a boat to get now that needs minimal money and time spent on it. also trailer needs to be good, the sunmaids trailer was very worn to, shame was a nice boat but def not worth the asking price when you look around at other sunmaids on the net, shame none are closer,

might give the rl 24 a miss then and keep looking, was also gonna go down coast to look at a southern cross 23 any opinions on those also

thanks sands will def see if we can find some ppl here to talk to,

troy hubby is still keen on this rl24, he said of course ppl who are un experienced will have troubles with them, he said it all comes down to you being a good sailer and knowing when to go out and not to go out.

his dad has a 40 foot yacht so he has sailed his whole life, although him himself have only owned catamarans, we went from a 14 to 16 to a 18, and now with a 2yr old time to get something with sleeping areas and something with cabin for no sun

yes we are aware of that of course about the work, but the difference between this sunmaid, and the rl24, in price was basically same price but the sunmaid needed alot of money put into the boat itself and also trailer, specialy since they drilled holes into the sunmaid and also needs a re paint.

we have seen other sunmaids for same price in way better condition shame cause it was nice looking boat and im aware it has been sailed in bay to bay also,

the rl 24 had good paint, good interioer and good trailer, just needed a bit of clean, and its lighter boat to i hear,

i dunno lmao so many choices to be made but where to start

thanks, he has now found a 18 embassy trailer sailer lol, its never ending this hunting business lol

he says the rl24 should not tip if sailed right, well you no what i mean tip over enough to go under, he said the people talking about it on the rl forums must be in experienced or not enough time feeling and knowing the boat yet,

funny i had our first on a catamaran 16 foot sailing to tipplers and back at age 2.5 and didnt worry to much but now with the second i worry more about things,

gotta stop the worry and just start realising about the enjoyment we can actually have being in a trailer sailer rather than on a cat anyways :0

thanks for all your advice i really appreciate it

traylee01 said...

thanks, he has now found a 18 embassy trailer sailer lol, its never ending this hunting business lol

he says the rl24 should not tip if sailed right, well you no what i mean tip over enough to go under, he said the people talking about it on the rl forums must be in experienced or not enough time feeling and knowing the boat yet,

funny i had our first on a catamaran 16 foot sailing to tipplers and back at age 2.5 and didnt worry to much but now with the second i worry more about things,

gotta stop the worry and just start realising about the enjoyment we can actually have being in a trailer sailer rather than on a cat anyways :0

thanks for all your advice i really appreciate it

...waiting for the antifouling to dry....

I can understand your trepidation about having 2 kids on board...it's just one more to watch over. Previously you had two adults for the one child, now its a 1:1 ratio. Yes, please do stop worrying and focus on the fun factor!!! It's there to be had...trust me on this!!! BUT, you wouldn't be doing your job if you weren't concerned about the littlies

After selling the Sunmaid when I was 6mths pregnant with our first, we finally got back into sailing when the youngest was 2....it was waaaayyyyyy toooo long for mama's mental health!!! The girls are now 11 and 8 (in 9 days and 2 mths respectively).

We bought a Cal 34 mono that had sailed over from the States and made her child-friendly...netting on the lifelines,etc. Kept her for a while but she was too small for cruising so sold her and bought the Crowther 32ft cat. Ever thought about selling up and buying a boat to live aboard??

Hubby and I are a thing of the past but the most important things in life remain in common...our kids and the boat! He's moving back to the house and the girls and I are moving aboard now. Life is soooo sweet!!!!

Traylee, focus on the positives of what you can show your kids with a boat in your life. My kids have seen awesome things and visited fantastic places....the marine life we have seen, the beachcombing we have done, the treasure we have collected, the snorkelling we have done! My girls will never be part of the herd!!

About the Embassy?? When I was a kid, we used to know a family of 5 who used to pack in like sardines and have a ball on board cruising Moreton Bay.

Happy hunting

get yourself a sunmaid 20 yes they are heavy but a great boat to sail,if you don't race then stay away from RL24.

Big Congrats Traylee and family
....now, let the fun begin!!!

She's very cute!!

Fair winds
Trace