Scanyacht 290

[raro3]

With my advancing years and a gammy hip, I'm contemplating buying a motorsailer, and one possible contender is a Scanyacht 290. These were built by Trident Marine from around 2000 and are based on the old LM27; I don't know how many were built, but not very many I suspect. My question is, does anyone know who moulded the hulls for Trident, and what sort of quality were they. Any information on this, and anything else including sailing performance on this specific model would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[AHoy2]

raro3

I have a 2001 Trident Marine built Scanyacht 290, no details of who did the grp but quality appears good to me and favourable comments from others who have worked on the boat. Sailing performance is satisfying enough for me (my last comparable boat was a Sun Odyssey 32) although obviously not as close winded, the weight is noticeable and it does require a bit of old fashion technique to get the best from her. I have fitted a Featherstream prop to good effect. There is a Yachting Monthly review from September 2001 available which comments favourably on the sailing aspect.

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