Commander 273

[Gavin Mead]

My father and I just bought Commander #273 from a Boy Scout camp where we have been maintaining the sailing fleet. As you can see from the pictures, we have quite a bit of work to do, but as soon as we clear some other projects we hope to get down to business. I'll post more pictures as the process continues.

[Tony G]

Congratulations on your new commander!  They are beautiful boats, aren't they?  From the pics you posted she doesn't look bad at all!  Tony G

[tpalmer]

congratualtions,

I'm close to Atlanta in Opelika, AL, about 2 hours away. where are you sailing and how much did you pay for your boat. Does it have an inboard atomic-4? I have an Ariel (hull 162). Do you know which hull you've got? This is a great message board with a lot of information about ariel/ commanders. Just use the seach to find stuff about  your boat.

TP

[Gavin Mead]

Currently, 273 is on the North end of Lake Lanier, at the Scout camp (they're offering us free dock space, who are we to say no? . She doesn't have the Atomic-4, but she does have a 1999 Honda 4-stroke in the lazarette.

We're hoping to find a tandem-axel (or perhaps triple-axel) trailer that we can modify to use for taking her down to Savannah or Jacksonville for launching occasionally.

I can't really go into details on the price, sorry.

[tpalmer]

I'm originally from Jacksonville and that sounds like a great trip. Mariel (hull 162) is in Mobile. I've started to think about a trailer so that I could work on her here in Opelika and could get her to Jacksonville for next years superbowl. My problem is that I got such a great deal on the boat that a trailer would cost much more than I paid for the boat.

A bit of pretzel logic, don't you think?

TP