Colvic Sea Rover yacht 28' opinions please

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Bearing in mind my desire to do the French canals, have a drying mooring, not much money,live aboard for a time (short stays of a few months at a time). Legs are not too good.
 
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If you are thinking that sort of size, and a Colvic, then the smaller Colvic Watsons are excellent, with masses of space. Have a word with Caer Urfa of this forum; he knows of what is available. They are really good sea boats too.

PBO contributor Colin Jones sailed his CW28 through the canals for years.

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Selling mine but its long keel.and 31.6.(below) Anyway all the Colvics are bomb proof and good and safe in BIG seas.Just remember most are motor sail.Most were home finished so quality varies.Loads of space, great boat.
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A mate of my Dad's kept a Sea Rover at Hullbridge (River Crouch) for decades.

I never had the pleasure (ahem!!) of sailing her, but I saw her on many club cruises when I was a lad.

I think the following adjectives would give a fair idea of what to expect:

- solid
- dependable
- roomy (for their day)
- unexciting sailers (some would say "dull")

For many people, that will read as an appealing description.

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I've been through the French Inland waterways five times now. I think a good Sea Rover could be a very suitable vessel.

Of course, they will all be old now, so could need considerable expenditure on sails, rigging, engine and so on.
 
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The Sea Rover is an entirely different design from either the CWs or the Atlanta.

It is a crib of a Maurice Griffith design - not entirely sure who drew the lines, but it is very similar to Lone Gull 2. Heavy displacement, shallow draft triple keel, raised decks and quite roomy. Sailing performance not high on the list of priorities and often fitted with quite large engines such as BMC 35hp. Most home completed so likely to be very variable in finish and equipment. As a consequence also likely to be cheap. The basic mouldings are likely to be sound, but low value may mean that little updating has been done.

In good condition it would be well suited for your needs, but no better than more popular designs such as Centaurs, Sabres, Macwesters etc. You may however find the lack of street cred gets you a better condition boat for your money.
 
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The Sea Rover is an entirely different design from either the CWs or the Atlanta.

It is a crib of a Maurice Griffith design - not entirely sure who drew the lines, but it is very similar to Lone Gull 2. Heavy displacement, shallow draft triple keel, raised decks and quite roomy. Sailing performance not high on the list of priorities and often fitted with quite large engines such as BMC 35hp. Most home completed so likely to be very variable in finish and equipment. As a consequence also likely to be cheap. The basic mouldings are likely to be sound, but low value may mean that little updating has been done.

In good condition it would be well suited for your needs, but no better than more popular designs such as Centaurs, Sabres, Macwesters etc. You may however find the lack of street cred gets you a better condition boat for your money.
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All very valid points!!

Designer was Martin Evans.
 
There was another in the Dartmouth area,I knew a man who had been crew back in the early seventies on an Atlantic voyage...he didnt say how much it rolled!
 
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