Wanderlodge Gurus - The Member Funded Wanderlodge Forum

We are new to this forum. We have never been RV'ing, however, we
owned 26'-34' sailboats for 20 years which Pat always felt
was "glorified camping".
In our brief research of RV's we feel that a BB might be a good
choice for us. We feel that a 33'-35' FC or a 36' PT or SP would be
ideal for us as it would be just 2 of us, retired, young 62 year olds.
If we cannot find one of those, we will consider other models up to
40'. Budget will dictate an older BB yet we like the idea of better
quality than we have seen in other brands.
We have not been able to find any BB in our area. If you own an
older BB in the South FL area and would be willing to talk with us
and/or show us your RV or point us in the direction of one you know of
we would like to hear from you.
If you prefer not answering via the forum, you can email us direct at
sailingmyway@...
John & Pat Huntley in Stuart, FL (Between Palm Beach & Port St. Lucie)

John, SOOO you want to get into the RV lifestyle. Great choice. Our
friends have a Grand Banks they travel in and they love our coach.
(86FC35RB) Years ago I sailed a 42' Morgan from Lake Mich around to
Annapolis. Great trip, lots of fun. If you know that boat then you
have an idea of a BlueBird. Quality through and through. It is just
the two of us as well, Judi and I and we find "RUBY" to be adequate
for our trips. We do not fulltime if we did I think we probably would
like a larger coach for lots of reasons, but in our case that is not
an issue NOW..maybe in the future.

I would offer you and anyone looking for a BB that I would strongly
suggest that you purchase either from an individual, or a reputable
dealer. It seems that recently some have purchased from a dealer
without a clue and are now suffering. Ralph F will due a pre purchase
inspection for you and he is very knowledgable about the BB coaches.

Stuart is a great area, have fished there. At present our coach is
for sale. She has lots of upgrades, new michelins 10/05 and new
PowerTech genset...less than 100 hrs. The list goes on and is long.
We feel that someone wants a great looking coach (pics in pic
section), with the upgrades done properly not jury rigged. We would
be happy to show you the coach.

Good luck in your search.

ScottB
86FC35 "RUBY"
Murrells Inlet SC "right next to heaven"

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sailingmyway"
wrote:
>
> We are new to this forum. We have never been RV'ing, however, we
> owned 26'-34' sailboats for 20 years which Pat always felt
> was "glorified camping".
> In our brief research of RV's we feel that a BB might be a good
> choice for us. We feel that a 33'-35' FC or a 36' PT or SP would
be
> ideal for us as it would be just 2 of us, retired, young 62 year
olds.
> If we cannot find one of those, we will consider other models up to
> 40'. Budget will dictate an older BB yet we like the idea of
better
> quality than we have seen in other brands.
> We have not been able to find any BB in our area. If you own an
> older BB in the South FL area and would be willing to talk with us
> and/or show us your RV or point us in the direction of one you know
of
> we would like to hear from you.
> If you prefer not answering via the forum, you can email us
direct at
> sailingmyway@...
> John & Pat Huntley in Stuart, FL (Between Palm Beach & Port St.
Lucie)
>

John,I have a 90 SP for sale if you have any interest.Im just N. of
Atlanta. Tom 90 SP36 for Sale


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sailingmyway"
wrote:
>
> We are new to this forum. We have never been RV'ing, however, we
> owned 26'-34' sailboats for 20 years which Pat always felt
> was "glorified camping".
> In our brief research of RV's we feel that a BB might be a good
> choice for us. We feel that a 33'-35' FC or a 36' PT or SP would
be
> ideal for us as it would be just 2 of us, retired, young 62 year
olds.
> If we cannot find one of those, we will consider other models up
to
> 40'. Budget will dictate an older BB yet we like the idea of
better
> quality than we have seen in other brands.
> We have not been able to find any BB in our area. If you own an
> older BB in the South FL area and would be willing to talk with us
> and/or show us your RV or point us in the direction of one you
know of
> we would like to hear from you.
> If you prefer not answering via the forum, you can email us
direct at
> sailingmyway@...
> John & Pat Huntley in Stuart, FL (Between Palm Beach & Port St.
Lucie)
>

Hi John,
We have a 91 PT40 that you're welcome to stop by and see. We're west
of West Palm Bch, out by Lion Country Safari.

Craig 91PT40 WPB, FL

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sailingmyway"
wrote:
>
> We are new to this forum. We have never been RV'ing, however, we
> owned 26'-34' sailboats for 20 years which Pat always felt
> was "glorified camping".
> In our brief research of RV's we feel that a BB might be a good
> choice for us. We feel that a 33'-35' FC or a 36' PT or SP would
be
> ideal for us as it would be just 2 of us, retired, young 62 year
olds.
> If we cannot find one of those, we will consider other models up
to
> 40'. Budget will dictate an older BB yet we like the idea of
better
> quality than we have seen in other brands.
> We have not been able to find any BB in our area. If you own an
> older BB in the South FL area and would be willing to talk with us
> and/or show us your RV or point us in the direction of one you
know of
> we would like to hear from you.
> If you prefer not answering via the forum, you can email us
direct at
> sailingmyway@...
> John & Pat Huntley in Stuart, FL (Between Palm Beach & Port St.
Lucie)
>

John and Pat,
I also am a longtime sailor and boater who recently jumped into a
Bluebird with no previous RV experience. I must say, my many years of
dealing with boat systems has helped a bit, but there are a lot of
additional systems to learn. I bought a 1990 SP 36 that was a bit of a
fixer upper. I have spent most of my spare time the last 2 months
getting to know her and repairing everything that needs it.

My overall impression of the coach is very positive. Everything is
very heavy duty and built to last. That being said, the systems to me
are overly complex, lots of complicated gadgets to do very simple
tasks, ie, the air step system, air dump valves etc. My experience
with boats was to keep them simple, anything that can break will
break, and at the worst possible time. I have tried to simplify
systems on my Bird as I work on them, but there are still miles of
wiring, air lines and plumbing to look after.

By the way, we are heading to FL the first week in April, we will be
in Orlando, and possibly might run down to Stuart to see family. I
would be glad for you to take a look at my Bird if that works for you.

Best Regards,
Dave

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Seitz"
wrote:

Tom 90 SP36 for Sale. Thank you for your reply. Can you send
pics/info via the forum or to our email address?
John & Pat in Stuart, FL
>
> John,I have a 90 SP for sale if you have any interest.Im just N.
of
> Atlanta. Tom 90 SP36 for Sale
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sailingmyway"
> wrote:
> >
> > We are new to this forum. We have never been RV'ing, however,
we
> > owned 26'-34' sailboats for 20 years which Pat always felt
> > was "glorified camping".
> > In our brief research of RV's we feel that a BB might be a
good
> > choice for us. We feel that a 33'-35' FC or a 36' PT or SP
would
> be
> > ideal for us as it would be just 2 of us, retired, young 62 year
> olds.
> > If we cannot find one of those, we will consider other models up
> to
> > 40'. Budget will dictate an older BB yet we like the idea of
> better
> > quality than we have seen in other brands.
> > We have not been able to find any BB in our area. If you own
an
> > older BB in the South FL area and would be willing to talk with
us
> > and/or show us your RV or point us in the direction of one you
> know of
> > we would like to hear from you.
> > If you prefer not answering via the forum, you can email us
> direct at
> > sailingmyway@
> > John & Pat Huntley in Stuart, FL (Between Palm Beach & Port
St.
> Lucie)
> >
>

Scott, Thanks for your reply and invite to come see your 86FC35RB.
Any chance you could send interior pix and vital info either to
forum or our email address?
We are in FL only 5 years, just moved up from Ft Lauderdale, love
Stuart. As former PA people we sailed the Chesapeake Bay for 20+
years, know Annapolis well. I, also, said we owned up to 34' but I
meant 43' (senior moment). We are familar with the 42 Morgan.
We plan to RV in summer (FL is excruciateingly hot in summer) and
thru hurricane season then back to our home in FL. Once we start
looking at the various sizes of BB's we can then determine better
what size we will want.
Once we have your info, we will make a decision whether to drive
up your way to take a look.
Thanks again, John


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott"
wrote:
>
> John, SOOO you want to get into the RV lifestyle. Great choice.
Our
> friends have a Grand Banks they travel in and they love our coach.
> (86FC35RB) Years ago I sailed a 42' Morgan from Lake Mich around
to
> Annapolis. Great trip, lots of fun. If you know that boat then you
> have an idea of a BlueBird. Quality through and through. It is
just
> the two of us as well, Judi and I and we find "RUBY" to be
adequate
> for our trips. We do not fulltime if we did I think we probably
would
> like a larger coach for lots of reasons, but in our case that is
not
> an issue NOW..maybe in the future.
>
> I would offer you and anyone looking for a BB that I would
strongly
> suggest that you purchase either from an individual, or a
reputable
> dealer. It seems that recently some have purchased from a dealer
> without a clue and are now suffering. Ralph F will due a pre
purchase
> inspection for you and he is very knowledgable about the BB
coaches.
>
> Stuart is a great area, have fished there. At present our coach is
> for sale. She has lots of upgrades, new michelins 10/05 and new
> PowerTech genset...less than 100 hrs. The list goes on and is
long.
> We feel that someone wants a great looking coach (pics in pic
> section), with the upgrades done properly not jury rigged. We
would
> be happy to show you the coach.
>
> Good luck in your search.
>
> ScottB
> 86FC35 "RUBY"
> Murrells Inlet SC "right next to heaven"
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sailingmyway"
> wrote:
> >
> > We are new to this forum. We have never been RV'ing, however,
we
> > owned 26'-34' sailboats for 20 years which Pat always felt
> > was "glorified camping".
> > In our brief research of RV's we feel that a BB might be a
good
> > choice for us. We feel that a 33'-35' FC or a 36' PT or SP
would
> be
> > ideal for us as it would be just 2 of us, retired, young 62 year
> olds.
> > If we cannot find one of those, we will consider other models up
to
> > 40'. Budget will dictate an older BB yet we like the idea of
> better
> > quality than we have seen in other brands.
> > We have not been able to find any BB in our area. If you own
an
> > older BB in the South FL area and would be willing to talk with
us
> > and/or show us your RV or point us in the direction of one you
know
> of
> > we would like to hear from you.
> > If you prefer not answering via the forum, you can email us
> direct at
> > sailingmyway@
> > John & Pat Huntley in Stuart, FL (Between Palm Beach & Port
St.
> Lucie)
> >
>

I have an 87 PT-40 located in Florida City. I just drove it down
from Pensacola a few weeks ago. It's for sale. Phone number is 850-
393-3272.

Pete Amerson
Pensacola, FL
87 PT-40




--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sailingmyway"
wrote:
>
> Scott, Thanks for your reply and invite to come see your
86FC35RB.
> Any chance you could send interior pix and vital info either to
> forum or our email address?
> We are in FL only 5 years, just moved up from Ft Lauderdale,
love
> Stuart. As former PA people we sailed the Chesapeake Bay for 20+
> years, know Annapolis well. I, also, said we owned up to 34' but
I
> meant 43' (senior moment). We are familar with the 42 Morgan.
> We plan to RV in summer (FL is excruciateingly hot in summer)
and
> thru hurricane season then back to our home in FL. Once we start
> looking at the various sizes of BB's we can then determine better
> what size we will want.
> Once we have your info, we will make a decision whether to drive
> up your way to take a look.
> Thanks again, John
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott"
> wrote:
> >
> > John, SOOO you want to get into the RV lifestyle. Great choice.
> Our
> > friends have a Grand Banks they travel in and they love our
coach.
> > (86FC35RB) Years ago I sailed a 42' Morgan from Lake Mich around
> to
> > Annapolis. Great trip, lots of fun. If you know that boat then
you
> > have an idea of a BlueBird. Quality through and through. It is
> just
> > the two of us as well, Judi and I and we find "RUBY" to be
> adequate
> > for our trips. We do not fulltime if we did I think we probably
> would
> > like a larger coach for lots of reasons, but in our case that is
> not
> > an issue NOW..maybe in the future.
> >
> > I would offer you and anyone looking for a BB that I would
> strongly
> > suggest that you purchase either from an individual, or a
> reputable
> > dealer. It seems that recently some have purchased from a dealer
> > without a clue and are now suffering. Ralph F will due a pre
> purchase
> > inspection for you and he is very knowledgable about the BB
> coaches.
> >
> > Stuart is a great area, have fished there. At present our coach
is
> > for sale. She has lots of upgrades, new michelins 10/05 and new
> > PowerTech genset...less than 100 hrs. The list goes on and is
> long.
> > We feel that someone wants a great looking coach (pics in pic
> > section), with the upgrades done properly not jury rigged. We
> would
> > be happy to show you the coach.
> >
> > Good luck in your search.
> >
> > ScottB
> > 86FC35 "RUBY"
> > Murrells Inlet SC "right next to heaven"
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sailingmyway"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > We are new to this forum. We have never been RV'ing,
however,
> we
> > > owned 26'-34' sailboats for 20 years which Pat always felt
> > > was "glorified camping".
> > > In our brief research of RV's we feel that a BB might be a
> good
> > > choice for us. We feel that a 33'-35' FC or a 36' PT or SP
> would
> > be
> > > ideal for us as it would be just 2 of us, retired, young 62
year
> > olds.
> > > If we cannot find one of those, we will consider other models
up
> to
> > > 40'. Budget will dictate an older BB yet we like the idea of
> > better
> > > quality than we have seen in other brands.
> > > We have not been able to find any BB in our area. If you
own
> an
> > > older BB in the South FL area and would be willing to talk
with
> us
> > > and/or show us your RV or point us in the direction of one you
> know
> > of
> > > we would like to hear from you.
> > > If you prefer not answering via the forum, you can email us
> > direct at
> > > sailingmyway@
> > > John & Pat Huntley in Stuart, FL (Between Palm Beach & Port
> St.
> > Lucie)
> > >
> >
>