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By Zuzana Prochazka - Spring 2005
Carl Bryant is a lifelong boater who has 12 years’ experience with
twin-screw 30-footers. He’s interested in swapping his 1992, 35-foot
Carver aft-cabin cruiser, Sluggo,
which he keeps in the Pacific Northwest, for a week between July and September
with an East Coast boater.
This summer, Sluggo will be in the
Anacortes area, a perfect jumping-off point for the San Juan Islands.
In seven days, cruisers can choose among small harbors and resorts, or
explore the 14 nearby Washington state parks with low-cost transient dockage.
Roche Harbor and the Canadian gulf islands are only a few hours away,
and scenic Victoria is about a 25-mile jaunt.
The San Juan Islands experience a tidal range of about 12 feet that you
must allow for when anchoring and docking. Sluggo
has an electric windlass and an all-chain rode; to get to shore, there
is an 11-foot Boston Whaler with a 25-hp outboard.
Just last year, Sluggo received new
electronics and an interior refit that included furnishings, carpet, fixtures,
and heads. The master cabin is aft with an en suite head and separate
shower. A saloon, separate dinette area, step-down galley, and V-berth
cabin complete the layout.
Sluggo also has a diesel heater,
WiFi-enabled computer/TV, and cellphone. Twin gasoline 5.71 Volvo Pentas
reportedly push Sluggo to about a 14-knot cruising speed.
Bryant wants to swap for a comparable boat in New England, preferably
faster than a trawler. He says “a responsible party with about five
years’ [experience at the helm] would be good, but if you need a
bow thruster to handle a 35-foot twin-screw, I don’t want to swap
with you.”
E-mail him at carl@carlbryant.com.
Want to swap boats for a few days with a
fellow Voyaging reader? Send a description
of your boat, your homeport and your ideal swap to eileen.mansfield@primedia.com.
Voyaging is not responsible
for arranging boat swaps. The magazine and its employees cannot be held
liable for any problems that may occur when readers swap boats.
Voyaging is simply a “meeting place”
for readers seeking boat swaps.
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