John_Silver
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As well as influencing condition (which is what I take you to be getting at), going further back, in time, will bring in different design philosophies / boat shapes. For better, or worse!
For example: the long keeled, short static waterline, narrow (by modern standards) beam Rustler 36 was launched in 1980. Nominally a similar length to your shortlisted 2001 Bav 34 or the 2005 Bene 37. But in reality an utterly different proposition. In terms of performance characteristics and accommodation. Your personal ‘sweet spot’ on that design continuum may be a(nother) factor, to throw into the mix, in deciding what age of boats to look at……
For example: the long keeled, short static waterline, narrow (by modern standards) beam Rustler 36 was launched in 1980. Nominally a similar length to your shortlisted 2001 Bav 34 or the 2005 Bene 37. But in reality an utterly different proposition. In terms of performance characteristics and accommodation. Your personal ‘sweet spot’ on that design continuum may be a(nother) factor, to throw into the mix, in deciding what age of boats to look at……
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