If you had say £350 - £400K?

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..... and you wanted a really nice cruiser with a fair turn of speed and the ability to go just about anywhere, what would you go for? I reckon it's the Rustler 42 I saw at Southampton - what a great boat and I know you can get more feet for the money but that is not always the point. When the kids are through uni and I've told my employer I'm off who knows!

Well you need something to dream about!

That or the Oyster 82 at a cool £5m and they didn't seem to mind that I wasn't a serious punter - how could they tell I thought as I nosed around the owners cabin?

Thoughts anyone?
 
new Southerly 46 with the swing keel.

oooh, did you see those lines!! and shell float in like 3'!

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If I had £350 - £400k ...... I'd keep my boat, spend maybe £5k on new bits and pieces, then sail off into the sunset with a bank full of money to keep me going for many many years /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

If I had to spend it all on a boat ..... I may agree with you on the Rustler 42 /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
 
I'd get a Contessa 32. Spend maybe £200K on wine, women and fast cars. And probably just waste the rest /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
For a well funded transatlantic circuit a Malo 43 would be my perfect yacht. I need an aft cockpit to feel connected with the sea.

Stretch to £500k and it would be a custom aluminium jobbie to my own design with a semi open wheelhouse like a scaled up LM30. Go anywhere to me would mean European canals, shoal draft salt water anchoring/beaching, excellent tankage for marina independence and up to 150 miles offshore.
 
Want to go anywhere? A one-off in steel would be my choice, cos ice makes a hell of a mess to the gelcoat. (It may end up costing a bit more, but I could trade in the one I have now)

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I don't think that the 82's are £5m, as these yachts don't depreciate that much and there are 2/3 other 82's on the market for between 2.75 and 3 million at the moment.

Personally having been on the 82 on saturaday I prefer the old 70 ft Oyster, better cabin layout more seawothy, although the new one would arbeit have the better performance. In fact Ravenous 2 is a replacement for the US owners previous 70 that is for sale at the moment for £700k.

I would get an old swan 65 with a recent refit for that money.
 
If you are taking your wife and you want her to go the course then it has to be a catamaran. £350k-£400k will buy you a big, fast Catana or a big quite fast Privilege... ex vat of course cos you'll be leaving the EU pretty quickly.
 
Racecruiser: I think that the important part of your posting was the bit where you state: ".......and the ability to go just about anywhere......."

I'm amazed that you would think of a Rustler 42 or others would suggest a Southerly 46 and some of the other boats mentioned as being 'just-about-anywhere' boats! As lovely as they are and as suitable as they are as general use family boats, they would never come to mind easily as 'just-about-anywhere' yachts which I would feel comfortable crossing the world's oceans in!

I was in exactly the same position a couple of years ago after we had sold our old boat and came to the conclusion that as I also had the prerequisite that I have "the ability to go just about anywhere", which means crossing any ocean safely and being comfortable and secure for long periods of time, I would firstly go for steel (as Damo suggested)...... but also very importantly, I would not go for a new boat which will devalue the moment I have taken delivery, but look for a used boat which suited my needs and which will not only have lots of 'extras' already fitted, but give me a lot more boat for my money!

You would be amazed at what there is available out there in very nicely appointed used yachts for that sort of money, particularly at the moment!

So..... in conclusion, a heavily built (preferrably steel) yacht with good underwater/keel configuration, (preferrably long keel with skeg attached to keel). Also in excess of 45 foot, (though pref 50 foot plus), to give more comfort in large seas.
 
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Custom built Paul Bieker design. Need the lift keel option.

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Ou err, radical but nice. 44ft displacing 5 tons!!

Which reminds me I must add water ballast to the spec of my dream £1/2 million yacht. Why don't cruising yachts have water ballast? Just imagine you're crossing the channel on a close fetch, press a button and 1 minute later the angle of heel has dropped 10 degrees and St Peter Port is one hour closer.
 
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