Pour scorn on my list

Can I just get a couple of opinions on the following?

Cumulant 31 - looks like a lot of boat for the size.

9M Contest

Ranger 29

Sabre 27

Dryness, safety, ease of sailing on me own need to be taken into account as well as the obvious.

Thanks

Tony
 
Well that was pretty comprehensive!! but I do have two furter thoughs on size - the smaller the boat the slower it is so at around 26ft it might be more important that she is sprightly for her size. A 'slow 35ft'er is still doing 5-6kn but a slow 26ft'er can be down to 3-4 and in any tide thats stationary so could be an argument in favour of something like the contessa. As far as size goes don't nessasarily be temped by what has the most space but look at what carries the most kit and still sails. this was brough home with a thud when I was reading the CE plate on a 38ft charter boat this spring, its max load was 50lb less than my ground tackle! The comparison is that my boat is 35ft loa and displaces 10 ton, she can take about 2.5 ton of gear at 25% of here displacement and hardly notices it. The charter boat was 38ft and displaces about 4 ton so only carries max 1 ton at 25% and that includes all the extra sailing stuff as well as your gear - food for though and applies double to multi hulls. course you do have to be able to physically get it all in so a 10ft dingy is no good whatever it carries!!

Good luck and hope to see you 'out there' - heading for Spain next year
 
Eight years in the Med on my Sadler 29 have been very enjoyable - it`s roomy, easy to handle as a singlehander, with all the sailing qualities of a Sadler. You do need a good engine though - I do some 250 hours a year. Why not consider buying in the Med itself since value for money is generally better there. Cheap Easyjet flights make this simple. The usual Jeanneaux and Beneteaux will offer many opportunities on a euro 25,000 to 30,000 budget.
 
I cannot remember entirely but we chartered a Centaur on Loch Ness many years ago. I believe the one we had had a dinette arrangement which would allow you access to the saloon table - I think there were 2 or 3 internal layouts - might be worth further enquiries as I'm sure there are Centaur owners using the ScuttleButt & PBO fora.
 
If you are looking at the Victoria 26 you may need to search under Frances 26 as well. A lot were self builds from hull and deck (as the one I was involved in which subsequently did the Arc and spent a year in the carabean). Designed by Chuck Payne and a full lenngth keel/canoe stern they are certainly seaworthy but, as mentioned already, you may wish to factor in likely speed (or you may not!). Other thing about them is that they come in both Sloop and Cutter rigs, with some including the sloop spec mast on the cutter set up which seemed to work well.
However thay do seem to command reasonable prices and, not being the same production volumes, come onto the market less frequently.
Hope this helps.
 
Sorry, I mis-read that as 'pour porn on my cist'.

But now I'm here, I've owned a centaur but also a Leisure 27 and I would wholeheartdely recommend the L27 as a better boat for sub $15k.

Here's the link to when I sold her to give you some idea of what you can get:

Impossible Dream

The Konsort is bigger volume than all the rest of them though and would be preferrable cos you will grow to use all the space you can get. But doubt you'll find one within that budget.
 
While the Konsort would no doubt be the better of the boats listed you will be lucky to get one for your budget. An alternative is the Sabre 27 a little bit finer up forward than the Centaur but generally a much better cockpit and better performance with the fin version.

Have a look at www.sabre27.org.uk my old boat La Crevette is on the market at about your price.
 
Look at a Macwester Wight mk2 .
32ft (nearly) six berths centre cockpit.
lot of boat for the money
recently seen one (admittedly needs some t.l.c. for £10000
Got one myself, live aboard permenantly with missus and dog
wouldnt have anything else
 
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