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I'm looking for a drop keeled boat about 27 to 30 feet. not many around and i can't seem to find any write ups specific to them. any opinions on first28/29 or gibsea 84? or anything else in that size and price range?
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Evo 26 is a 25 in fact......

Gibsea 84 is nice, but look in France for the Jouet 760 and in particular the Jeanneau Fantasia (27 ft).
I think Jouet also did a 920 LK. Very well built the Jouet, so much that they went out of business.

There is the Parker 275 but they are loads of dosh, or the Super Seal 28.

Feelings are also nice.

Look on EYB.com and go looking down the Atlantic coast of France if you want them, as the bays have a lot of shoal aand drying moorings.
 
thanks so far, think the seal 28 might be a bit slow, like the mgc27 though. I'd like to be able to stand up as well. are the jouet's a bit tender? or is that only with the keel up? I currently have a duette and would like something that sails equally as fast and close winded but I don't have to keep hold of all the time!
regards, paul.
 
I think he meant the Super Seal 26 now the Parker 275
It will float in 15" of water and is quite fast.
My last boat was a Hunter Delta 25 with lift keel. floated in 12" water keel up and 5' keel down.
was very fast and a killer to windward.
Loads of room inside with good storage.
Mine had an inboard which is unusual. Most have an outboard in the port locker with clever retracting arrangement. Only sold it 'cos I wanted full headroom and more space.
The super seal 26 has full headroom and was my first choice for lifting keel in that size, just couldn't find one at the time.
I liked the Dehler 25 best of all. A well proportioned pretty yacht with clever mast raising/lowering kit. Other options included electric motor for keel raising. Had water ballast so relatively light for towing. Majority of Dehler 25's I looked at came with inboards too.
Happy hunting
Homa
 
Totally agree with Homa's recommendations, although the Dehler seemed a little cramped, and carefully engineered to reduce weight I thought. If it were just me solo most of the time, the Dehler would be a favourite, so pretty, but check the rudder arrangement as many are not folding and need it to be completely drawn up through the cockpit sole in shoal water, so pretty useless on a drying mooring unless you steer with an outboard. Ideal boat for trailering and excellent manners. Can be found cheaper Other side of North sea - perhaps a little cheaper than Delta.

We have the last of the Superseal 26s, and she is absolutely amazing. Internal space is like a tardis, but a vry orthodox cabin layout. The keel case is not intrusive - you would have to be lookung for it. Raising the keel (unballasted daggerboard) is a matter of seconds with a good haul on the tackle led aft to the cockpit. Performance is v impressive - but probably not up with the the best heavy weather plodders in a heavy sea.
She will sit flat on any beach or mud and nice secure sidedecks, big cockpit. Ideal family boat, but with real boat speed potential.

I also hankered after a lift-keel Delta, but didn't really like the galley against the keel case layout, and general open plan layout. Possibly closer winded than the Seal, but not as quick downwind. about 2/3rds price of Superseal 26
 
if it were just me, a delta would be near top of my list, bigger version of what I have. trouble is in the shape of 4 year old and wife unacustomed to sailing. looked at the super seal last night, strange layout but told they are very fast. trouble is finding something that is fast enough for me, but won't frighten the other two. looked at a beneteau first 26 at weekend, liked that, just drop keel version is rare, and i would like something just a bit bigger in case another child comes along. could do with something that has a double in the saloon, as well as the one in the forepeak, so we have some where for kids to go in evening. or if art cabin, a proper double in the forepeak.
thanks for all your suggestions so far.
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Don't forget Feelings. Their current boats are all over 30ft, but there are sub-30ft second hand models around. Most are swinging keels.
 
You're right.....I must admit that I thought that most of them were lifting keels. ....learn something new every day /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
 
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