In 2017 we bought the Iroquois, a 30' catamaran for $10,000. It was a fixer-upper. It was small and rough, marginally capable of a RTW, and we could afford it. It was in Florida, and I was in Ohio. Another person, who was strongly considering buying an Iroquois, wanted to sail one to see if it could work for him. He worked fishing boats in Alaska during the fishing season. So, we worked out a win-win deal. He would bring the boat from Florida, up the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway to Kentucky Lake to see if he liked it, and now the boat would only be a six-hour drive for me. My son and I could start fixing the boat up. We worked on it for a few years. We rebuilt floors, electrical power, cushions, kitchen, bathroom, tillers, mast steps, windows, etc. During this time, little by little, we began to realize that the boat was too small and uncomfortable for us to ever have friends join us on the trip and enjoy it. It was difficult to admit that this boat, that we had worked so hard on, and had been the focus of so many of our world sailing dreams, was not the best decision for us. On the Iroquois, we would be doing the trip just to prove we could, and that was not a good enough reason.
Mateo and the Iroquois tillers that need rebuilt
Iroquois motor mount board that needs replacing
Putting up the mast steps on the Iroquois
Replacing the front windows on the Iroquois
YouTube video - Iroquois catamaran sailboat front windows installation
YouTube video - Moving the Iroquois sailboat from Tennessee to Green Turtle Bay marina, KY - May 2020
YouTube video - Boat on lift out of water - walkaround - 71 Iroquois catamaran
YouTube video - Quick overall outside of 71 Iroquois catamaran
