Jeanneau Sun 2500 and the East Coast

[smolyneux]

I am looking for a boat that can tolerate a half-tide end-to-end mud mooring, is suitable for young family cruising at the weekend and holidays, and can be taken out for some single/double handed long distance racing ie, The Triangle. Budget is an issue, and for those that know the area, I am planning to moor her at Wivenhoe.

The boat that I am considering is the Jeanneau Sun 2500 and I would like to hear from anyone that has experience of these boats on the East Coast or with similar boats in similar situations. I would especially like to hear from anyone that keeps a 2500 on a mud mooring.

Thank you,

EastCoastConvert.

Photos of Wivenhoe:
http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Wivenhoe.html
http://www.rjcimages.co.uk/photo_1023589.html
http://www.rjcimages.co.uk/photo_1023623.html

 

[SwedishLass]

Welcome to forum. I have a lift keeler in Alresford creek. Key issues are mud gets everywhere, mud in the centreboard case can jam plates. No antifoul works as the mud glaze provides a fertile breeding ground for barnacles. Sitting on mud can be very reassuring when the wind gets uppity. Presume member of WSC.

 

[smolyneux]

Thank you for that Grahame. I am a signature away from being a member of WSC and recognise your (ex RAF?) boat from the river. The closest I get to being on the river at the moment is as a skipper on the ferry.

 

[Gunfleet]

If cost is that much of an issue get a mud berth in Rowhedge.

 

[smolyneux]

I was referring to the cost of the boat and not the mooring.

 

[FullCircle]

I had an Evolution 25, but a 26 would suit as well. I kept mine on a fore and aft mooring in the Middleway off the Roach, and dried most of the time (but it was only 30 quid a year) The Evo has a vertical dropping keel, and it weighs 1/2 a ton, I never had a problem. I have heard of swinging plates which are little more than dagger boards getting jammed, as there is not much weight, and its pivoting, so not much downforce.
I would advise leaving it so the plate swings down a foot on each rise of tide, but some gloopy stuff on the East Coast sets between tides! I dont remember there being a problem when I visited Wivenhoe before.

So, a quick round of cost:
Evo 26 10k
Evo25 12k
Hunter Delta 10k
Dehler 25 12k
Jaguar 25 7.5k
Pegasus 700 11k
Anderson 26 7k
Lift Keel Jeanneau 35 80k /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Pays yer money takes yer choice.

Welcome to the Forum.... dont forget to go read the East Coast Meeting Forum, be pleased to meet you and yours, very friendly lot up the East Coast.

 

[IanPoole2]

Get on with your work!!!

 

[moondancer]

I think they are nice boats. However they do have the same stub and swing keel arrangement as the Sonata lift keel. I had one of those in a mud keel in the Roach and the keel was constantly getting stuck with mud. I did make a tool that swung over the boat and under the hull and allowed me to free the keel whenever I used it - bit of a pain and put me off lift keelers.

 

[Twister_Ken]

"single/double handed long distance racing"

The RCD category is C - coastal, waves up to 2m, winds up to F6.

 

[Anwen]

They are based on mini-transat boats which I think are rated for a bit more than cat C.

 

[moondancer]

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They are based on mini-transat boats which I think are rated for a bit more than cat C.

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No they are not.

 

[Mudplugger]

Why worry about a lift keel? there are a number of yachties moored in the colne with fin or bilge keels! remember the mud is exceeding soft! in a number of places, as you will no doubt find out when you come to do your annual mooring inspection!