Spotless Contessa 32 for those with deep pockets and a yearning for a bit of nostalgia ....

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Looks like we are entering the age of the Dragonfly.

Can I join in? Mine has got so much luxurious space and every available comfort and convenience that it makes Supertramp's Cromarty 36 look pokey and bare. Who'd want to go virtual camping at sea on a spartan boat like that? Not me.

See, I didn't mention sailing performance at all. :)
 

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Can I join in? Mine has got so much luxurious space and every available comfort and convenience that it makes Supertramp's Cromarty 36 look pokey and bare. Who'd want to go virtual camping at sea on a spartan boat like that? Not me.

See, I didn't mention sailing performance at all. :)
I'm considering stripping out my Cromarty because I keep getting overtaken by Contessas. My optician has confirmed that the occasional blurring of my vision is not a problem and is due to trimarans passing.
 

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I'm considering stripping out my Cromarty because I keep getting overtaken by Contessas. My optician has confirmed that the occasional blurring of my vision is not a problem and is due to trimarans passing.

You'll have to strip out those ceramic tiles I know you've got lurking in there somewhere - I've seen them. A Contessa would never have them. Foamed carbon fibre kitchen tiles is the way to go.
 

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When we 1st had our boat, I was going through every accessible area as you do, and found 19kg of lead in the forward crash compartment.
We had a log plug blow out on a bumpy motor over to cowes - quite a lot of water in the boat... Stripping out the interior to sponge it all out we found a locker we'd not previously found with a very oversized anchor in it!
 

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We had a log plug blow out on a bumpy motor over to cowes - quite a lot of water in the boat... Stripping out the interior to sponge it all out we found a locker we'd not previously found with a very oversized anchor in it!
Crikey, how does that happen? They are bayonet mount, plus a locking screw cap normally.
 

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Crikey, how does that happen? They are bayonet mount, plus a locking screw cap normally.
It turns out the plug wasn't quite the right one for the mounting.... Fine in normal use sitting in the water in the marina and motoring to the hoist..., a bit of pounding in a solent wind over tide and pop!
 

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It turns out the plug wasn't quite the right one for the mounting.... Fine in normal use sitting in the water in the marina and motoring to the hoist..., a bit of pounding in a solent wind over tide and pop!
That last bit off the Squadron is often the worst. Often it’s just metre cubes of water smashing at you. We call it Eejit Point on our boat. You have to be one to go through it.
 

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When we 1st had our boat, I was going through every accessible area as you do, and found 19kg of lead in the forward crash compartment.
Explains how the cost of your boat was twice what it should have been then.:unsure: Might be worth having a look in the current one. You might find a couple of ingots of cast iron in the bilge. At 18p per Kg you could get most of your money back 🤣 🤣 🤣
 

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Explains how the cost of your boat was twice what it should have been then.:unsure: Might be worth having a look in the current one. You might find a couple of ingots of cast iron in the bilge. At 18p per Kg you could get most of your money back 🤣 🤣 🤣
Cast iron is quite valuable these days. The lead, though, got melted down to use as correctors in under class weight XODs.
 
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