Amel

I wouldn't want one - not my style at all. Wouldn't mind having the money though :-)

Still, as the quote goes, people who like this kind of boat will like this boat very much. It certainly looks well made.

Pete
 
Guapa said:
Their order book is however quite full.

They may not sell many in this country, but they sell them in some numbers in France and remarkably in the US.
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Personally, they don't have that row away factor I want in a boat, but as a blue water cruising yacht they cover most of the bases & that reflects in their reputation as a desirable ocean-going yacht. I love the attention to detail but they're just not for me.

However, I think I might be able to live with the new 64 if I suddenly had the bank balance to buy one :) . Fat chance :D !
 
Tradewinds said:
Personally, they don't have that row away factor I want in a boat, but as a blue water cruising yacht they cover most of the bases & that reflects in their reputation as a desirable ocean-going yacht. I love the attention to detail but they're just not for me.
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When we were buying we looked (briefly) at an Amel Santorin (46').
She certainly looked very well made and she was - despite her age - still in very good nick.
However, she just didn't do it for me.

I guess it's a Marmite kind of boat. ;)
 
They found that they could be at full capacity with their largest model alone - and it was always their philosophy to be at full capacity and therefore they have not run after expansion.

The main attraction IMO is that they are among the largest boats that a cruising couple can practically manage because of the power assisted systems, as well as having all the home comforts.
 
>Can bluewater cruisers be fast? I though fast was light and ofter overcanvassed. I don't think its fair to criticise a boat for not being what it was not designed to be.

They are slow because they are under canvassed.
 
rb_stretch said:
Take a look in the Minimes marinated in la rochelle and there are whole pontoons of them.
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There is a whole pontoon reserved/owned by them. The mate who bought the 54 last year also has a 70s one there he bought while he was waiting for the new one. Even then they had a retractable bow thruster (or retrofit?) While I was peering on the dry, the prop lower gearbox on the rear of the keel has flex mounts. Nice stuff. Passeral folds across the stern, looks like part of the moulding. BTW, you can order extras. Mate has a side boarding ladder and dive compressor on the main engine.
 
rb_stretch said:
Take a look in the Minimes marinated in la rochelle and there are whole pontoons of them.
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If you cruise around a bit, you will find loads of them all over the place. They do seem to get sailed a fair bit rather than used as floating caravans in a Marina.

They seem to be well designed, well thought out, very solid, very practical, great accomodation, great access to engine room etc.

But plain ugly in my eyes.......
 
Hmmm, Like the Moody?

Or the Elan Impression, or the Dufor "Grand Large" (is it me or does this mean big and fat?).

No beauty is in the eye of the beholder and Form should follow function not the other way around.

Simes
 
Ubergeekian said:
Indeed. Very early eighties.
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:eek:

Doesn't mean anything - this is very early 80s too :cool:

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Sybarite said:
This is a positive virtue in my eyes. When I look at books or magazines from the 70's or 80's I see classic designs that I would far rather have than the banality of some modern boats.
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I have an eighties boat which I like very much. However, that was also the decade of the slab sided horror (thank you, Moody).
 
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