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Hi
Just wondering if anyone has an opinion on these boats. Ive been looking for a fast ish cruiser 25 - 30 ft and not too expensive. Want to go offshore France Holland etc, and these seem to fit the bill and quite well built ?

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I have no direct experience of the Oyster 26... all I've done is look it up and compare with my own experience of boats. It appears to be a moderate-heavy displacement fin keel cruiser with a good reputation for build quality. On the face of it, it should fit your purpose well. Make sure you look at at least 2 examples before buying one.

How much do you like camping? That boat looks like you're going to be quite hemmed in whereas you could get an older, larger boat for the money (which would cost more to maintain and moor). The larger boat might be more comfortable for extended trips.

e.g. http://www.apolloduck.co.uk/feature.phtml?id=348295

This book might be interesting... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Twenty-Smal...8-1&keywords=small+boats+to+take+you+anywhere

And if you aren't experienced with big-boats this should be too http://www.amazon.co.uk/Inspecting-...d_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1ZBRSNQRBJCHXYA7J39P
 
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That Elizabethan is v tempting. The Yanmar would be a bit wee for modern tastes but a chum has a Bukh 9hp on his Liz 33 and it does the job but then he is more of a sailing purist than me
 
Super boat if you sail for the joy of sailing. There may be more comfortable and roomy marine cottages, but few will match the performance.
It is hard to go wrong with a Don Pye design, as a UFO owner I am bound to say that. The Richard Matthews influence & Holman & Pye design produced some classic offshore racing successes.
I assume that the hulls were moulded by Colvic, can any one confirm?
 
DanTribe said:
Super boat if you sail for the joy of sailing. There may be more comfortable and roomy marine cottages, but few will match the performance.
It is hard to go wrong with a Don Pye design, as a UFO owner I am bound to say that. The Richard Matthews influence & Holman & Pye design produced some classic offshore racing successes.
I assume that the hulls were moulded by Colvic, can any one confirm?
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could be Bridgeland moulded like the brilliant H & P Oyster37
 
I owned one for many years and enjoyed racing her but had limited cruising due to the location at the time. There are beamy and you will need weight on the weather rail to get the full potential upwind. Be aware that some were home finished kit boats. I have an original set of working drawings for the one I had.
Cheers
Dave
 
Many thanks for the replies, This could be what I am looking for, it certainly ticks a lot of the boxes. Having been sailing a first 211, I don't want to move up to something too staid but we desperately need more space than the First gave.

Jeff
 
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