Nicholson 32 vs Wauquiez Centurion 32

How tall are you? I'm 6'5. When I looked at a Centurion 3 years ago, I liked the look of it. But then I tried the bunks for size. They were designed for someone a lot shorter than me. No way could I comntemplate sleeping on board. Berth size is so often not mentioned in boat descriptions, probably because it's not an issue for the average person. But for those of us on the tall side it can be critical.
 
mattp said:
Im certainly not a member of continuous painting fan club so ill think ill stick with GRP
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I had one for 2 years and the other for a year, both were very good to start with and showed no sign of deterioration in that time. I would worry about how long it would last getting it painted here where they have less experience with painting steel boats (they were big into steel in Holland until recent times) and getting work done is MUCH cheaper over there. I had the toilet hull fitting cut out and plate welded in (for the Thames) including lift each way for less than the price of one lift here. If you get a good one it probably won't need repainting for a good number of years and you can touch it up if needed. A friend had a good sized steel Van De Stadt yacht which was excellent for the money and wouldn't be worried by Orcas
 
Blue_mischief said:
How tall are you? I'm 6'5. When I looked at a Centurion 3 years ago, I liked the look of it. But then I tried the bunks for size. They were designed for someone a lot shorter than me. No way could I comntemplate sleeping on board. Berth size is so often not mentioned in boat descriptions, probably because it's not an issue for the average person. But for those of us on the tall side it can be critical.
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Did you find anything with berths big enough?
 
We’ve been sailing the Scottish west coast for more than 20 years in our 1976 Mk10 N32. There’s plenty of room for two and always feels safe when tearing along in a good breeze. I believe a previous owner changed the rigging around 1994 - it still looks OK. Our surveyor thinks we can ignore the osmosis that these boats show, especially as we dry out for months each winter. Being over specified in many ways things don’t weaken to worry about. Motoring in reverse is a lottery.

The one for sale in Devon looks well maintained, but prices may well be lower than asked now - we’ve dropped our insurance value to less than this.

See the N32 web site for several others for sale at the moment.
 
Both go anywhere boats but all things being equal I personally would choose the Wauquiez for better quality & finish and more internal volume giving better accommodation...
 
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