Sticky Fingers
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I’d not dismiss it on those grounds, plenty of Oysters have headed to the Arctic, including doing the NW passage. A quick Google will reveal some examples.
Jongert 19s
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ridgy
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There is a guy with a 48 who does all the big offshore races and does very well so I guess they sail well. See Sailing Florence on YouTube, they just went to Svalbard in a 37. How high does he want to go?
dunedin
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Yes I would bet more Oysters have been to high latitudes than Jongerts by a big margin
ridgy
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If he really wants an icebreaker then:
https://uk.boats.com/power-boats/1996-alubat-cigale-18-10063167/
The point being that there are some interesting options in that price/size bracket and in comparison the Jongert would have to be alot cheaper than 300k.
https://uk.boats.com/power-boats/1996-alubat-cigale-18-10063167/
The point being that there are some interesting options in that price/size bracket and in comparison the Jongert would have to be alot cheaper than 300k.
kingsebi
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It’s all in the air, they don’t have definite plans.
kingsebi
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Beautiful boat. I don’t understand their fixation with Jongert either. I guess it has to do with their luxurious allure
dunedin
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……but if they buy a 50 year old big Jongert they will immediately have very definitive financial liabilities to fund
kingsebi
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I told them. What about mooring? What about the logistics of maintenance? To no avail. Otherwise they are very rational people… I hope the surveyor will tell them and they will listen to him.
ridgy
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If they wouldn't rather have that oyster then it's a doctor they need not a surveyor 
kingsebi
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They are both doctors. I sent them the oyster for comparison.If they wouldn't rather have that oyster then it's a doctor they need not a surveyor
Sticky Fingers
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The relatively modest price for that Oyster 53 (and even more so the $299k one in the US) surprised me! I'd always thought that recent-ish Oysters were well out of reach but not so - whilst I'm not going back to owning a sailing boat now, if I was I'd be looking at those. Remarkable.
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kingsebi
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I agree. I have been on a smaller Oyster once and was very impressed.
kingsebi
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I sent them the Oyster and they said the boat needs to have a steel hull. I give upIf they wouldn't rather have that oyster then it's a doctor they need not a surveyor
Sticky Fingers
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Parents eh?
kingsebi
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Can’t choose them
ridgy
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Explain to them that aluminium is the new steel and look at a cigale (or some other vaguely modern design). Failing that please keep us informed of what happens.
I want to know how they are going to fight over that aft cabin.
kingsebi
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Haha, yes, that aft cabin. I didn’t want to bring it up. They must have thought about it though. An elephant in the cabin… I sent the Cigale. Beautiful boat and seems to be in great condition. I think it’s out of their budget though and I remember they were concerned about aluminum corrosion.
dunedin
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Somebody didnt tell Judy Lomax that you can't do high lattitudes in a GRP boat - she and her late husband did countless trips north in their Beneteau First 345 Cloud Walker. Judy Lomax