Ideas for boats which fit my ideal spec!

Zagato

Zagato

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Outboard engine (inboard if I really have to).
Up to 22' ish feet long.
GRP.
Must be able to sit up comfortably in the cabin.
Lifting keel or bilge to get cheaper drying moorings.
Must have classic lines.
No more than 15K
To be used around the Solent for short hops and creek crawling.
Not so bothered about speed how well it points etc.
Less holes in the hull the better, don't want sea cocks, head outlets etc. Just hassle free simplicity.

Some to discount
Swallow boats are too expensive still second hand.
The Drascombe Coaster is a possible but looks quirky. You cannot sit up in the bigger old Drifter. The new Drifter is perfect with a cavenous interior and can even be trailer sailed with a 6" draft I think but they are 25K second hand still and I don't want to sell another toy to buy one.
The Shrimper/Cape Cutter fits the bill but I fancy something different.

I love 'Heard' boats but they are long keel with inboards - I cannot see anything which fits my bill so may have to look at less beautiful boats or get a 'Heard' and fork out for a pricey £1200 swinging mooring. I want to stay in Chichester Harbour if I can.

All ideas welcome, they seem to be so common in wood from years past but not nowadays in GRP

The new Drascombe Drifter is perfect just too pricey...

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No longer need to sell up and move onboard :)

Sorry Corribee good boats but not pretty enough. This will be my long term boat so I need to love it.
 
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I take it you're leaving this on a mooring, not trail-sailing?
If so would second the A22 as it would make SeaJet happy if nothing else!
 
Zagato said:
Seajet is kindly showing me two tomorrow to see what they are like. Spec sounds ideal, I'm just fighting with the looks of it.
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I think you will be pleasantly surprised when you get a good look, particularly looking at the hull shape from beneath; I've never seen a prettier shape.

As for the coachroof, it's sleek and low windage, and there are various ways to make the windows look more modern without even changing them, I have had an idea for this for a long time and am just getting round to it.
 
Although it's 3 feet bigger than your ideal, it's tradition that as soon as the Andyson A22 is mentioned, I counter with the Evolution 25. So I will.

Faster, closer winded, just as sea kindly, doesn't fall on its side if you dry it out somewhere you can actually get off the boat, has side decks, 6' headroom, sleeps 6 in proper berths, proper galley, and doesn't look like it was modelled on something resembling a Silver Cross pram. Well worth the extra few quid in mooring fees.
 
chinita said:
I am trying not to bite on this one before we get the 'I have changed my mind and decided to buy an Airstream Motorhome instead'.
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He really wants a Vivacity, just can't bring himself to admit it yet.

There is no "perfect boat" they are all **** when the weather comes in or the tide is against the wind, or you get a big bill. There are no cheap boats, there are no finished boats, there are no big boats. A boat is what you make it. It will always be smaller than you would like and it will always cost more than you'd like and it will never work on the perfect weekend when your holiday happens to match with the weather.

To like boating is to be against the gods. If you don't fancy fronting the gods then get a camper van and go camp.
 
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