Hanse320/325 vs older boat

[geem]

After 7 pages of this it just makes me happier with my choice of vessel.

Lets face it, if I wanted to travel fast by water the last thing I would have bought would have been a sailing boat!

Primary safety, inherant strength, seaworthyness, a kindly motion and comfort alongside or on the hook are for First Mate and I, far more important issues

Ditto.

 

[pvb]

As said above having sailed a Westerly in my youth with a tiller that can knock you down in the cockpit and goes backwards but not in the direction you would want why would anyone not be tempted by a wheel in say a small Bav or Hanse or Hunter. Instruments where you want them, not lurking below, throttle on the helm station ,not down by your ankles five foot away, space to reverse facing backwards,stern walkthrough, proper stern cabin not a coffin, autopilot you just turn on not clip to helm, waypoint navigation is simple, ability to fix a table to the front and dine as you sail along, -all these things appeal to newbie entrants to sailing of the past 20 years . Im sure many like the lines of older vessels but new boats are built for mass market to be as simple to park on flat as possible. If you look back to early charter boats like the Mirage28 etc even these were replaced fairly quickly with larger wheel helms with more space and comforts.

Yes, all true, but last century's boats were more heavily built, weren't they? Or were they? Concerto will tell us.

 

[Concerto]

You 'll find the Jeanneau 39i numbers on the Jeanneau website; you probably know the Westerly numbers off by heart.

So you expect every forumite to go and look up the numbers. Sounds like you should appreciate there are other posters who might like to know.

 

[Concerto]

Yes, all true, but last century's boats were more heavily built, weren't they? Or were they? Concerto will tell us.

Where have I said that? I have said the construction has places where it is far weaker and the contra mould has an inherant weakness.

Perhaps you should reread my post #83. I am not blinkered and said that boats up to the mid naughties would certinly meet the OP's requirement. Maybe it is you who is blinkered and cannot accept there are others who have perfectly reasonable views that do not follow your own. Thank goodness there are a variety of people to contribute to make it informative to the OP.

 

[pvb]

So you expect every forumite to go and look up the numbers. Sounds like you should appreciate there are other posters who might like to know.

I suppose if someone didn't trust the numbers I quoted in posts 89 and 109, they could always look them up themselves.

 

[pvb]

Thank goodness there are a variety of people to contribute to make it informative to the OP.

I'm sure the OP has understood the gist of the responses.