I hope she's comfortable and receiving good treatments. My best wishes to her and to you.
It's been an ambition of mine to sail the Great Lakes as I'm a cheesehead, born in Wisconsin, and when I was a kid we lived in a suburb of Chicago. Accordingly, I'm a lifelong Packers and Cubs fan! Lake Michigan is a special challenge, I believe.
When we were planning our voyage, we originally thought of making the Great Loop through the Erie barge canals, the Great Lakes, the Mississippi, Gulf coast then the east coast returning to NY. The problem for me is that we'd have to unstep the mast for the trip through the barge canals then re-step it in the Lakes. It's a big pain and a lot of work (mostly because of the electrical connections) so we decided to just do the NY to Florida and back trip. It was still an amazing adventure!
Compac makes excellent boats with very nice accommodations. The cabin layout of the 27/3 is very similar to the Dana's with the minor exception that the hanging locker is just forward of our head compartment instead of next to the Vee berth. I've admire their boats for years and almost considered buying one with a trailer. The 27/3 is a sweet little yacht and I'm sure you have a wonderful time with her!
By the way, when I was looking for a Dana, I found them in a wide range of prices from $32,500 to $95,000. Pelagic was well-founded and priced in the middle of that range.
Perhaps in the future, if you want to come east for a few days, we could take a short cruise on Pelagic. In the meanwhile, I hope you and your wife enjoy your lives and will sail together again.
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