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Like the one on the right? AFAIK both were just called the HT. Another open version here for reference https://ancasta.com/boats-for-sale/used/power/sea-saga/29ht/41274/ Sea Saga seems to be just a UK variation of the actual manufacturers name of just Saga.

I have come across a boat that I know pretty well and am interested in buying it. Has anyone bought a boat in the Amsterdam region before? I will need a surveyor and transport if anyone has any names or contacts they would like to share, please?

Thanks to both of you. I have contacted Barrus, hopefully they can help with the matter.

How on earth can I find out the build year of a Yanmar 4JH2E, serial number 07789? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Very surprised to hear of any depth issues at the city moorings. We regularly used the berth on the old merchant navy training ship Cill Airne, when she was berthed on that quay wall for many long years. Never any issue with depths and it is a commercial harbour to very close berths in the...

In a similarly extreme vain, a couple of crazy Finns "motorsailed" across the Atlantic in a 14ft mobo in 1970.

I visited the show yesterday for only the second time and enjoyed it immensely. I got a good look around the Flemming 58 and while it's a thing of beauty and craftsmanship, I was quite disappointed with the saloon, it just felt a bit small for a boat of that size. The foredeck also suffered from...

A very common urban myth http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/babysign.asp

I certainly give the motor version a bit more room as kids can cause drivers to do all sorts of crazy things! :eek:

We have two small children and hope to introduce them to a weekends afloat this summer. Our experience from camping with them is early nights and v. early starts as they seem to have their body clocks tuned to sunrise & sunset when out of the house. So we don't want to be bad neighbours when in...

Luckily not everyone's as obsessed with length. Girth, depth and weight are what separates the men from the boys... :p

Pfft, nice little boats, but not as impressive as the big boys that have been happily ploughing up and down the Channel for many years now. ;) Eg Berge Stahl - Loa 342.08 m, Beam 63.5 m and draft of 23m.

J80 /thread

I like the black hull and red boot topping. Always thought it looked well.

Curragh is a place, Currach is a boat. :p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYKMHQHEFvY