Re: new beginer
For that price with the market where it is, that should be fairly easy to do, and bear in mind, boats in florida are (unfortunately) dirt cheap. Morgans are solid as bricks, and move about as fast, some european boats, beneteau for example, are a bit faster. I wasn't sure which tom gillette you were and didn't feel like facebook stalking that much(sorry, ill probably dig a little more later and find out). Shoal draft boats will allow you to go a lot more places, little coves and such, but will generally not perform as well as deep keels. A good dink is a must have, davits are good since throwing a dink on deck is a pita, and towing them will drop your speed a lot. As long as the hulls solid and the engines good, there's not much to worry about, you will equip it how you want it, and personalize it to your taste. Roller furling on the jib is really the only way to go, roller furling on the main is nice, but lazy jacks work acceptably. Get an epirb, they're not required, but i wouldn't consider going out without one. Many newer hulls are built with full liners, which can make retrofitting difficult-its nearly impossible to run wires. That should be enough fodder for thought for now, but we'll see what else i can think of.
