tampasteve1
New Member
Good day, I am fairly new to sailing. I have taken a few basics classes on Ideal 18 and Catalina 25, and now I am looking at getting a small trailerable boat of my own. My budget is sub $1K with trailer. I live in Tampa and plan on sailing on lakes and Tampa Bay, maybe eventually to some of the small islands in the area. My main options this minute seem to be an AMF Zuma 14, 1981 Howmar 12, 2003 Snark Sunchaser One, and several Sunfish boats. All of them are in approximately the same condition, with the Snark being the nicest.
I am not super keen on the Sunfish as I would like something that I can take my 5yr old son and perhaps one other person on occasion. I am not currently into racing, just having a nice leisurely sail.
I have read several threads here about the Zuma and similar Snark boats, but I am still not sure.
Any advice would be much appreciated!
I am not super keen on the Sunfish as I would like something that I can take my 5yr old son and perhaps one other person on occasion. I am not currently into racing, just having a nice leisurely sail.
I have read several threads here about the Zuma and similar Snark boats, but I am still not sure.
Any advice would be much appreciated!