seascape
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hi
anyone know of any long distance live aboard/ocean passages which have been undertaken on a Sadler 29?
anyone know of any long distance live aboard/ocean passages which have been undertaken on a Sadler 29?
sadler 29 bilge keel- ocean passages?
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TigaWave
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No, but I'd be happy to take one pretty much anywhere if it was fairly sorted. Are you planning an offshore passage with one?
I've met a few bilge keel 28-29' boats in the Caribbean on route to UK one at least had come from Oz.
I've met a few bilge keel 28-29' boats in the Caribbean on route to UK one at least had come from Oz.
stevepick
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One berthed next to us last year that had done the atlantic and back . Can't remember her name ( think it was noted in the log).
mormargh
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They are reputedly bomb-proof, so more a question of whether you can get all the gear on you want to take. Would probably be more inclined to look for the shallow fin version, personally.
seascape
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Hi Tigawave
we've had the boat (a 29) about 4 years- as usual we keep spending/upgrading - in another 4-5yrs should have more time to maybe have an adventure
we are safety conscious but quite minimalist
i would still want a new engine/a windvane/ etc even though set up at the moment is fine-
rigging is due to be replaced - i think standard is 7mm- is it worth going up a size- comments anyone please?
usual dilemma ! throw more money at her or upgrade slightly-vancouver 32?
thanks every one for the comments so far
we've had the boat (a 29) about 4 years- as usual we keep spending/upgrading - in another 4-5yrs should have more time to maybe have an adventure
we are safety conscious but quite minimalist
i would still want a new engine/a windvane/ etc even though set up at the moment is fine-
rigging is due to be replaced - i think standard is 7mm- is it worth going up a size- comments anyone please?
usual dilemma ! throw more money at her or upgrade slightly-vancouver 32?
thanks every one for the comments so far
johnalison
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I had a fin-keel 29 for 14 years and did a lot of Channel & North Sea crossings very happily. However, the boat is fairly high-sided with a tallish rig and though no more tender than she should be, does need sail-shortening earlier than, say, a Sadler 32, around upper force 4 to windward. Again, the motion is what one would expect from a fairly high-volume boat with a shortish waterline and I would expect it to be a bit wearing on an ocean trip.
Internally the boat works well, once you get used to the odd companionway steps, and you can make two or three good sea-berths. The galley was always a weak point, but though small is safe & practical, though most were supplied with Vanessa cookers without flame-failure burners. In spite of the foam construction, stowage is quite good and I used to sleep in the quarter-berth with two bikes at the end of the bunk.
Internally the boat works well, once you get used to the odd companionway steps, and you can make two or three good sea-berths. The galley was always a weak point, but though small is safe & practical, though most were supplied with Vanessa cookers without flame-failure burners. In spite of the foam construction, stowage is quite good and I used to sleep in the quarter-berth with two bikes at the end of the bunk.
Talmine
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Seascape
You sound keen and commited. Boats a good un. Just do it and save your money for rum
You sound keen and commited. Boats a good un. Just do it and save your money for rum
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