larger lift keel yachts

[mattnj]

What yachts are available with a lift keel in about 40ft size other than Southly's, the older/cheaper the better!

 

[E39mad]

Feeling aka Kirie - French built with option of fully retracting keel/twin rudders.

Dufour 39 di - rare over here - more in France

Ovni (Alubat) likely to be too expensive.

Do you need ultimate shallow draft and drying capabilities albeit with legs?

 

[electrosys]

What yachts are available with a lift keel in about 40ft size other than Southly's, the older/cheaper the better!

I know that German Frers (Argentina) have made lift-keel boats in the 40-44ft range (maybe bigger/smaller ? ... dunno) - crewed on a chartered 44 once, the lift keel was an extremely useful feature.

But - I don't think 'cheap' and 'Freres' can be used in the same sentence.

 

[Sequoiah1]

What yachts are available with a lift keel in about 40ft size other than Southly's, the older/cheaper the better!

Ovnis, Van de Stadts, Feeling, Barracuda, Jeanneau, Beneteau, or what about a multihull?

 

[TQA]

My New Bombay Trading Co Explorer 44 has a swing keel 5'6" up 9" down; mind you they are rare.

 

[chriscoreline]

What are the sailing characteristics of large lifting-keel boats? are these actually lifting keels (with weight) or just big centerbords

 

[FullCircle]

Sir will be looking at the most excellent Jeanneau Espace range.

 

[mattnj]

Feeling, Barracuda, Jeanneau, Beneteau

which models please are lift keel, i can find anything!

 

[FullCircle]

which models please are lift keel, i can find anything!

Sadler Barracuda 45
Feeling - most of their range
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 32, 35 and the Espace 1000,1100,1300 range
Beneteau 311, 323, 343
Also Moody 42

 

[Tranona]

which models please are lift keel, i can find anything!

Although you will find quite a few in France (of different makes) lift keel boats of this size have never caught on in this country - so your chances of finding anything other than a southerly are pretty slim - particularly if you want old and cheap!

 

[E39mad]

Also try Beneteau First 305 and 325

You need to look at the spec of each one to see if it has lifting keel or not for all the French boats - DI in France means lifting keel.

Lots of older American boats have centre plates but not many over here.

 

[NealB]

Jeanneau Sunfizz was available with lifting keel, but not that many in UK.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Parker Yachts. Only just gone bust.

http://www.parkerseal.org.uk/

 

[superboots]

Moody offered the option of a lifting keel on some of their models circa 1983- 37,41,419,47 maybe others but very few boats were actually fitted with lifting keels - lack of customer demand as expensive option.

 

[catalac08]

Atlantic clipper 36ft long keel with lifting centreplate. One very cheap 10k on preloved sales site.

 

[TQA]

On my Bombay it is just a lightweight swing keel, no ballast on it as far as I know.

 

[chrisedwards]

Freedom - mine has hydrodynamically shaped encapsulated lead

 

[Otter]

There's always the option of a Hartley ferro, a number of the larger designs had swing keels

 

[rwoofer]

Parker Yachts. Only just gone bust.

http://www.parkerseal.org.uk/

I thought they have reformed. Yep, just checked website:

http://www.bpsailboats.com/

Latest news is May '11, so still alive.

 

[Twister_Ken]

I thought they have reformed. Yep, just checked website:

http://www.bpsailboats.com/

Latest news is May '11, so still alive.

I'd missed that - but it seems they're only building dayboats and the 235 for now.