Downsizing....Am I nuts?
 

I am really close to making a move from my Fountain to a smaller cruiser weekender. I love my Fountain, it is a museum piece, but just never use it as much as we should. The trailer sailor routine has become an excuse not to go out.

Those of you that got out of the sport boats, do you regret it? There is a lot of appeal to making the move I am contemplating, but I will never be able to replace the Fountain once it is gone.

If trailering is the only downside, why not get a slip and lift?

Looked into that...lifts and marina's around here just aren't a thing or cost prohibitive.

Went from a PP to a Pursuit, no regrets in the slightest. Not much smaller though, could have gone to the 26 and been happy.

I'm curious about this also, currently have 32' sunny and have been sniffing pretty hard at concept CC

Have to go for what your life style is
I'm selling my Formula 27PC (Eddie Young motor) and getting a Chaparral 280 OSX with outboards. We just don't stay out on it anymore so Gen, AC, Heat hasn't been used in years. Gen only has 91 hours on it lol

Eventually everyone downsizes or leaves the game completely. You just need to figure out in your head if you can enjoy going to the sandbar slower and smaller or are you hooked on the elements of high performance boating.. The worse thing is to continue doing something that's no longer fun.

Just curious, what will a different boat change if you still have to trailer?

We purchased a 37PC Formula, and a easier to tend to GF boat with OB’s….hard to let the speed, adrenaline go…certainly enjoy the chill lifestyle of the cruiser.

The cruiser will eventually go away and we will get settled into a smaller simpler CC. Wish you the best as you move forward. Ultimately stay on the water and enjoy the time with friends and family.

I still like the performance boat but we bought a small Key west dual console with a Yamaha OB.

Use it a lot but its nice to have the other when we want to run. I am lucky though, place on the water and pretty much year round boating.
It would be different if I had to tow every time, that sucks.
when we lived in the midwest we did and would stay on the boat so we at least would get a fee days.

rented a covered slip for a couple years, that sold us.

screw ramp follies. Didn’t help that I had to back down, get boat off, tie up and then park. Wife wasn’t able to.


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if you are thinking of selling, yours is a twin 496HO boat right? How many hours and what year?