clearance with mast lowered
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 6:48 pm
We live in Turks and Caicos - am seriously considering a Telstar 28 (I owned a Hunter 24 before we moved here from the US - sailed it on a lake). Main use would be day sailing in Grace Bay (maybe up to some of the smaller islands). Possibly an occasional overnight trip.
Would prefer a multihull for two reasons: stability and draft (with coral reefheads here and there).
Our unique problem: our house has a dock on a dead end canal (canal not so wide, so the collapsible amas means my boat when docked won't block the canal) that goes out to a marina and the bay, BUT there is a low bridge (7 foot or so clearance at high tide).
What is the actual clearance when the mast is lowered? One seller said the boat is about 5 feet above the waterline and the mast (when lowered) is about 2.5 feet higher = 7.5 total.
Thanks in advance,
Dave Solomon
Would prefer a multihull for two reasons: stability and draft (with coral reefheads here and there).
Our unique problem: our house has a dock on a dead end canal (canal not so wide, so the collapsible amas means my boat when docked won't block the canal) that goes out to a marina and the bay, BUT there is a low bridge (7 foot or so clearance at high tide).
What is the actual clearance when the mast is lowered? One seller said the boat is about 5 feet above the waterline and the mast (when lowered) is about 2.5 feet higher = 7.5 total.
Thanks in advance,
Dave Solomon