...and if she decides she must have a Motorsailor...

[pragmatist]

...then can anyone think of an option that is really sub £40k and sub 40'?

I fancy myself as having an encyclopedic knowledge of yachts but apart from Colvics I'm struggling on this one?

Judders - why does she want a motor sailor ?

Penny
(who does NOT want a motor sailor but loves the full cockit cover !)

 

[DJE]

...then can anyone think of an option that is really sub £40k and sub 40'?

I fancy myself as having an encyclopedic knowledge of yachts but apart from Colvics I'm struggling on this one?

Seadog?

 

[castaway]

Shorter version of the halberdier is the claymore(30ft). -same designer and hull moulder, different finishers. (nice aft cabin!)

Yes I have to agree. I wish the Halberdier had the same aft cabin as the Claymore.

Nick

 

[chubby]

Barbary ketch? slightly smaller than the halbadier, 33 rather than 36 foot, see our pics on the link, also bullet proof!

 

[25931]

Catamaran ?
Jim

 

[LadyInBed]

.she must have a Motorsailor... can anyone think of an option that is really sub £40k and sub 40'?

Motorsailor is IMO a state of mind - you are not going fast enough or going in the right direction, so put the engine on and Motorsail / Motor into wind.
If what you really want is an enclosure to give a feeling of safety, then you should look at Pilothouse boats with a centre cockpit such as a Colvic Countess (not that I am biased)

I fancy myself as having an encyclopedic knowledge of yachts but apart from Colvics I'm struggling on this one?

Why would you need to think of anything other than Colvic
If you have to then maybe:
Fisher
Nauticat
Beneteau Oceanis 36CC
but you will have to up your buget!
or:
Finn Clipper
Northeaster
Steadfast 30

 

[stevebirch2002]

Colvic Watson......

Range from 19 feet to 35 feet.

The 35 is huge, we had one as a family for nearly 20 years.

 

[saltwater_gypsy]

Look out for a Seastream 34 Here is one a bit over your budget but an offer might work.
http://www.western-horizon.co.uk/boat_details.php?boat_id=147

 

[Bajansailor]

If by motor sailer you are thinking of a vessel with a deck saloon, an inside helm station and a reasonably powerful engine, then you could also perhaps consider a Voyager 35 - this is the deck saloon version of the Warrior 35.
Here is one for sale in Devon on Yachtworld :
http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/198...treat-Boatyard,-Topsham,-Devon/United-Kingdom
And here is some info about them from the Yachtsnet Archive :
http://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/archives/voyager 35/voyager-35.htm

 

[FrancisRutter]

Coaster 33 ketch? I was very happy with one for several years until my sailing partner gave up and I did not feel that I could manage her single handed [with a gammy leg].
Very comfortable boat and sailed well if a little off the wind.