Hi All,
My wife and I bought a condo in Charlestown a few months ago. We walked past the Constitution Marina and over the locks on our way to Nightshift Brewing and I haven't been able to stop thinking about a boat since!
I grew up day fishing in California with my Dad and my wife and I have a pontoon boat on a lake in NH. I've been been out a few times in Boston Harbor with a friend on his sailboat but I'd consider Boston harbor and beyond all new to us. In short, we aren't new to boating but new to Atlantic ocean boating.
1. I love to research so I've been reading about boats for a few weeks and it looks like a 5-10 year used Sundancer 310/320/340 is the ticket? I still have to narrow down the differences, options, and see them in person. It's just the two of us and I doubt we would have anyone else staying overnight on the boat but who knows?
2. We are a 5 minute walk from Constitution Marina and about a 10 minute walk from Charlestown Marina. Seems pretty expensive for a slip but... location, location, location. I see us leaving on a Friday and sleeping over on the boat two nights somewhere and coming back on Sunday.
3. The most important question! It looks like there a ton of places to go leaving out of Boston Harbor? How far can we reasonably go for a day trip and overnight? P-Town? Portsmouth? Nantucket? Harbor Islands? Where else?
4. Do we need a dingy? Do you tow them or mount them to a swim platform or what? How else do you get in from a mooring somewhere?
Thanks!
My wife and I bought a condo in Charlestown a few months ago. We walked past the Constitution Marina and over the locks on our way to Nightshift Brewing and I haven't been able to stop thinking about a boat since!
I grew up day fishing in California with my Dad and my wife and I have a pontoon boat on a lake in NH. I've been been out a few times in Boston Harbor with a friend on his sailboat but I'd consider Boston harbor and beyond all new to us. In short, we aren't new to boating but new to Atlantic ocean boating.
1. I love to research so I've been reading about boats for a few weeks and it looks like a 5-10 year used Sundancer 310/320/340 is the ticket? I still have to narrow down the differences, options, and see them in person. It's just the two of us and I doubt we would have anyone else staying overnight on the boat but who knows?
2. We are a 5 minute walk from Constitution Marina and about a 10 minute walk from Charlestown Marina. Seems pretty expensive for a slip but... location, location, location. I see us leaving on a Friday and sleeping over on the boat two nights somewhere and coming back on Sunday.
3. The most important question! It looks like there a ton of places to go leaving out of Boston Harbor? How far can we reasonably go for a day trip and overnight? P-Town? Portsmouth? Nantucket? Harbor Islands? Where else?
4. Do we need a dingy? Do you tow them or mount them to a swim platform or what? How else do you get in from a mooring somewhere?
Thanks!