Blue water boat up to 32 ft.

How about an Allied Seawind II?

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Okay, it's out of production, exceeds the age limit, and you probably have to go to America to find one.
 
Little Five said:
The Nicholson 31 is a very well built boat and designed for blue water cruising. i know an australian couple who are in their 7th year cruising in one. The lady concerned told me she could handle any piece of equipment on the boat in any weather without having to call her husband. Having bought the boat their shakedown cruise comprised of a passage 300 miles south from Perth, turn left for 1500 miles of southern ocean. They said the boat passed every test with flying colours. Read what they print on yachtsnet about it.
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It's what John Gore-Grimes used for his Artic explorations before commissioning a kevlar-strengthened Najad 44.

What about a steel Ebbtide 33?
 
E39mad said:
Not sure I agree with this - current production boats tend to be deep fin. Long fin or long keel tend to provide directional stability that a conventional deep fin cannot sustain. Long will also use less power on an autopilot or more likely to work with vane steering.

Also long keel/fin tend to have an encapsulated keel which are favoured in case of hitting underwater objects. Modern fin keels tend to have unprotected spade rudders which again is a debate on whether it is ideal for ocean cruising.
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My mistake I thought he meant long as in from top to bottom, short fin shallow, long fin deep.
He's thinking long as in low aspect ratio, I've spent too long sailing deep fin, or fin and bulb boats.

I am from the other side of the fence when it comes to what makes a good passage making live aboard, and the auto helm issue is not something I've noticed.
 
<<I am pretty sure there is a French built aluminium boat that meets your criteria.

Might not be long keel but I think it is 3/4 with skeg hung rudder.

Can not for the life of me remember the manufacturer.

Anybody with any ideas? >>


Ovni, by Alubat.

Smaller ones used to have tillers, but only ones in producetion now appear to be well over 32'.

Here:- http://www.alubat.com/ranges/ranges-ovni/?lang=en
 
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[/QUOTE] The stand out favoourite must be the Vancouver 32, though the 34 has more room.......Bloody hell I am doing it now.[/QUOTE]



Totally agree on the Vancouver 32...
 
interloper said:
Why not relax your specifications a bit and consider some of the possibilities available on E-Bay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/31-S...t=Sailboats&hash=item43bec2ff06#ht_500wt_1168

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969...=Sailboats&hash=item19e0c70d05#ht_5819wt_1151

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Alum...t=Sailboats&hash=item4ac7c56373#ht_500wt_1168

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Albe...t=Sailboats&hash=item19e0e5b977#ht_500wt_1168
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Interesting selection of boats. However there are many such old boats like that for sale in Europe - but the OP wants a much newer boat. Anyway boats from the US cannot usually be used legally in the EU without being certified which is often impossible for an old boat and if technically possible usually expensive.
 
The stand out favoourite must be the Vancouver 32, though the 34 has more room.......Bloody hell I am doing it now.[/QUOTE]



Totally agree on the Vancouver 32...[/QUOTE]

The Vancouver 34 does not have any more internal space (unless you count a longer quarter berth). The addition is in the cockpit and allows for more stowage (rear lockers) and wheel steering (which the majority of 34's were)
 
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