Boats for giants

[bigfriendlygiant]

Can anyone suggest a boat suitable for someone over 6ft 6ins, (2.00M)? I am particularly interested in something like a Fisher 37. Does anyone know if the headroom is adequate or the berths long enough on this type of boat.

 

[Aja]

You dont say how wide this BFG is.

If i remember correctly the entrance to the wheelhouse on Fishers aren't particularly wide.


Donald

 

[Shuggy]

Why not speak to Northshore ? I suspect they would be delighted to help you...

 

[tritonofnor]

All I know is that my mate's dad used to work for a well known yard, and is 6'4" . The only boat they'd let him demonstrate at shows was the Fisher 25, as it was the only one he could stand up in! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[snowleopard]

Being only slightly smaller I can tell you that such boats aren't easy to find. Often you'll get enough headroom (though not necessarily enough to stand bolt upright) but the bunks will turn out to be too short. I was all set to buy a Snowgoose till I tried to lie own and realised that living aboard would be a misery if you couldn't stretch out in bed.

My solution was a self-build. My galley has 9 ft headroom!

 

[BlueSkyNick]

I am the same size as you and have to make do with about 5ft 10 ins of headroom. A boat with sufficient standing headroom and length of bed would be at least twice the price - rbstretch of this forum has a Moody44 for these very reasons.

can't comment on Fishers - never been on one - best of luck looking - I would be interested in the outcome !

 

[Trevethan]

I am 6'5" no room in a fisher 37 or a nauticat 39 or even a moody 40!. We searched long and hard and found our Solebay 40 which we liveabiard -- standing headroom almost everywhere -- have to duck a few places, but boats for us normal sized folk are hard to find -- the modern deck sallons from Hunter and Jeanneau have good headroom but berth length can be tricky

Am moving to singapore soon andI know we will struggle to find a boat out there that I can fit in, but it doesn't make financial sense to shift the boat our there

all the best

nick

 

[rwoofer]

As ShyTalk says I chose my Moody 44 for similar reasons. Believe it or not, mine was actually the smallest boat that I could find that I fitted in. As stated above it is not just about headroom, but also berth length. I have a queen sized berth so that I can put my feet off the end - which is what I do on normal beds anyway!

Since you are looking at a very different style of boat with higher topsides, you may be luckier finding something smaller in length. There is only one way to find out and that is to go on one and test it for yourself.

 

[MichaelHomsany]

Hi,

If you dont mind an older boat, a DownEaster 38, made in California. (We have one, 6-4 headroom from the galley bulkhead back.

Two cautions: First, the boats were made from 75-81. As the companys fortunes waned, so did the build quality.

Second, (our case), my wife is but 5-0, with tiny arms and legs. Based on a suggestion of a friend, we installed subway straps on the overhead, as she couldnt reach the grab rails! Good solution, because a line run fore to aft (that she can easily reach) would hit me just under the chin.

Good luck in your search,
Michael

 

[jonathankent]

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Am moving to singapore soon andI know we will struggle to find a boat out there that I can fit in, but it doesn't make financial sense to shift the boat our there

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Why would it not make financial sense to move your current boat, if you are happy with it? You will have two issues... firstly having to sell over here (may take time), and then having to find a suitable boat out there. If this is a permanent move, I would definitely consider having her shipped out there - have you actually looked into the cost? - I bet it won't be cheap, but might give you the boat you really want.

 

[Trevethan]

the cost would be in excess of £8k plus would need air con etc fitting we have a pilot house no cockpit --she is very much a boat for northern climes -- the contract will last 2 years then I could be posted almost anywhere else in the world from Dubai and New York to Beijong or Moscow --

But the main ewason why its not viable is that we cxan sell the boat on a permanent liveaboard mooring 10 minute walk from Canary Wharf in London -- the mooring bylaws mean we can sell boat with moorihng or boat without mooring but not mooring without boat and given the waiting lists are 3-4 years long, the chance of jumping the queue by buying us and piutting their own boat on here and selling ours off elsewhere will attractquite a few buyers -- at least that is my take on it --


All the best

Nick


PS my Family are from Helston, mum still lives in St Heverne and I lobe Port Navas --- by far the most beautiful place I have ever been and the yacht club food isn't too bad!

 

[jonathankent]

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PS my Family are from Helston, mum still lives in St Heverne and I lobe Port Navas --- by far the most beautiful place I have ever been and the yacht club food isn't too bad!

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Thank you....

I only moor my boat at Port Navas and actually live 40 miles away. I too love the Helford/Lizard area and would live there if I could (I feel a bit of the untouched side of Cornwall), but unfortunately the house prices do not currently allow /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[bigfriendlygiant]

Thanks to all , the responses have given me some avenues to pursue.