tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702427911824410568.post1545555187788726076..comments2023-12-23T06:33:45.351-05:00Comments on The Floating Empire: Black: It's the new BlackUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702427911824410568.post-76212081487803754412017-04-10T09:21:18.628-04:002017-04-10T09:21:18.628-04:00The MacGregors are nice boats. Fast, as I recall,...The MacGregors are nice boats. Fast, as I recall, and fairly roomy. We'll be following you as well :)<br />Mungohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484485549725839529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702427911824410568.post-58790842992885528932017-04-06T08:13:15.492-04:002017-04-06T08:13:15.492-04:00It's been a couple of years, I guess, since we...It's been a couple of years, I guess, since we've been in contact. I'm the expat in Panama in love with the whole shantyboat thing and followed you from your building stage to launch and early marina days.<br /><br />Health issues (emphysema) are forcing my repatriation to the states. I'm leaving Panama on April 24th. And headed to Ft. Lauderdale where I lived, off and on, for about 35 years. Naturally I can't afford to live like "normal" people do and pay extortionate rents, and I'm looking for a new adventure.<br /><br /> I've already done The Great Loop, and I've been up and down the east coast from Cape Cod to Key West a half dozen times so looking for something different. Towards that end I want to cover the littoral of the Gulf of Mexico all the way from Florida to the Mexican border. It's pretty shallow water so I needed a small sailboat with a swing keel. I intend on living "on the hook" most of the time. A friend of mine who I had a marine repair business for several years, went and looked at a 1971 MacGregor 25 last Saturday (ironically April Fools Day) He sent me photos. Cosmetically rough, but also had a lot going for it. .. a nearly new Yamaha 15 hp with electric start, bimini top, newly upholstered cushions, etc. Guy accepted my $2,500 offer. Stef is on his way to fork over the cash today and keep the marina berth until I get up there.<br /><br />Interesting that you're doing a sailboat. I have to delve into the blog deeper to find out the origins of this phenomenon. <br /><br />https://onemoregoodadventure.com/2017/04/05/counting-down/<br />Oldsalt1942https://www.blogger.com/profile/09098835767831359077noreply@blogger.com