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I'm looking for a sailing boat up to 32 ft., still in production (or no older than 15 years) with tiller and long keel or long fin. Preferably a cutter with a small cockpit. My plan is sailing long distances single-handedly and reasonably fast (but cruising, not racing) even in bad weather.

Can you recommend any boat with these characteristics?

Thanks.
 
Contessa 32 or Sadler 32 or Rival 32 would fit the bill, although most will be well over 15 yrs old.

Depends on the budget of course...
 
The in production and long keel bit is rather a stopper. Counts out almost everything I can think of, but leaving those out NDG's suggestions are sound.

There's a nice Dudley Dix 32 on Apolloduck but sadly it has hydraulic steering.
 
As others have suggested, most boats of this spec are long out of production.

The only one I can think of would be a Cornish Crabber, 26', but a bit pricey.

EDIT: Just looked at the link in Galago's footer - very nice if you are into that sort of thing !!
 
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Might be worth looking at US boats for the OP.
If the 32ft criteria is actually about price range ( cos when you are cruising and at anchor bigger can be cheaper) I have to offer the venerable Rustler36 or some of the Nicholsons.. Older than 15 years but simple and solid, will do exactly what the OP states they want.
 
Biscayan said:
I'm looking for a sailing boat up to 32 ft., still in production (or no older than 15 years) with tiller and long keel or long fin. Preferably a cutter with a small cockpit. My plan is sailing long distances single-handedly and reasonably fast (but cruising, not racing) even in bad weather.

Can you recommend any boat with these characteristics?

Thanks.
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Very little with your 15 year limit. Such boats have been out of favour for new boat buyers for many years. The nearest you will get in UK is a late Vancouver 32 or one of the recently built Contessa 32s. Plenty of older boats to meet your requirements, usually fairly cheap and relatively easy to bring up to the standard of a newer boat in terms of quality of equipment and reliability if you have the budget.
 
Biscayan said:
I'm looking for a sailing boat up to 32 ft., still in production (or no older than 15 years) with tiller and long keel or long fin. Preferably a cutter with a small cockpit. My plan is sailing long distances single-handedly and reasonably fast (but cruising, not racing) even in bad weather.

Can you recommend any boat with these characteristics?

Thanks.
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It sounds like you are describing a Vancouver 28...

I think you can still buy on new too. Expensive though
 
In keeping with some of the other queries, why under 15 years old, why under 32 feet and why still in production? As already mentioned, with these criteria, you have very limited choice. If you go older and larger, plenty of long keel choice, if you would be happy to go fin and skeg, there are loads of choices out there.
 
The OP mentioned that he wanted to sail reasonably quickly. Just about all boats mentioned so far are extremely slow, albeit seaworthy. A HR 34 would be my closest suggestion. Not fast but F1 performance compared with the likes of rivals or contessas. Maybe a Stephen Jones Sadler 29 but I cannot remember the keel configuration.
 
Difficult one to fulfill esp the cutter and no older than 15 years old. As Tranona states Vancouver 32 is your best bet but they stopped being built in 1990 - becoming the V34 thereafter - essentially the same boat with a bigger cockpit. Designed as a cutter from the outset. Well built enough to ignore the not over 15 years old criteria. Not sure if Northshore will still make to order only.
 
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