pwoodward
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I am looking at a couple of Warriors (one 38, one 40) which have been offered for sale in Asia. Can't find any good, reliable information or opinions on these designs online at the moment. Any suggestions?
Warriors
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sailbadthesinner
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PIGLETSDREAM
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Welcome to the forum, I have been on two 40's not sailed on them just been on board and entertained by enthusiastic owner. I understand that come as a home finish or factory finish and layouts differed depending on customer. There is a charter company in the solent with a 40 and for the life of me I cannot find their details. Appeared to be be a very solid cruising boat, hand holds in the right places, proper chart table etc. My understanding is that the 40 is identical save for the fact that it has a sugar scoop stern.
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jhr
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There is a charter company in the solent with a 40 and for the life of me I cannot find their details.
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It's Four Winds; she's kept at Buckler's Hard.
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There is a charter company in the solent with a 40 and for the life of me I cannot find their details.
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It's Four Winds; she's kept at Buckler's Hard.
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pwoodward
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Thanks all. That picture on the Four Winds site tempts me further still.
jamesjermain
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The Warrior 38 is a Bill Dixon design from mid-eighties for Trident Marine. Intended as a solid, blue water cruiser, she was popular and remained in production until the company finally folded in the late 90s. Around 125 were built.
She has a long, shallow(5ft) fin and separate, skeg-hung rudder and a very conservative but seakindly hull shape. Not at her best to windward, spacially in light airs, she tackles the heavy stuff well and on a reach will keep pace with most cruisers.
The saloon was comfortable, secure and reasonably spacious with a practial galley and good chart table. Forward she was also spacious and had, despite the flush decks, reasonable headroom. There were sevaral layout options here from a large double cabin through a small double and twin bunked cabin to a workshop option. The after part was not so successful with two small double cabins. To rectify this Bill added two feet to the stern of the boat in the early 90s to create the Awrrior 40. This improved matters but the after part of the boat remained a weekness.
Construction was conventional and solid though there were reports that quality varied depending on the financial state of the company. What is undoubtedly true is that the fit-out varied over the years. Many boats were customised to suit customers' needs and several were home-completed. Each boat needs to be assesssed on its own merits.
PS: There are 10 38s and 40s advertised on ybw.com brokerage at prices ranging from £40,000 to £133,000. The details and pictures will give you a fair idea of what to expect.
She has a long, shallow(5ft) fin and separate, skeg-hung rudder and a very conservative but seakindly hull shape. Not at her best to windward, spacially in light airs, she tackles the heavy stuff well and on a reach will keep pace with most cruisers.
The saloon was comfortable, secure and reasonably spacious with a practial galley and good chart table. Forward she was also spacious and had, despite the flush decks, reasonable headroom. There were sevaral layout options here from a large double cabin through a small double and twin bunked cabin to a workshop option. The after part was not so successful with two small double cabins. To rectify this Bill added two feet to the stern of the boat in the early 90s to create the Awrrior 40. This improved matters but the after part of the boat remained a weekness.
Construction was conventional and solid though there were reports that quality varied depending on the financial state of the company. What is undoubtedly true is that the fit-out varied over the years. Many boats were customised to suit customers' needs and several were home-completed. Each boat needs to be assesssed on its own merits.
PS: There are 10 38s and 40s advertised on ybw.com brokerage at prices ranging from £40,000 to £133,000. The details and pictures will give you a fair idea of what to expect.
Norman_E
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To add to James Jermain's description, the Warrior 38/40 were unusual in that the keel is made integral with the hull (which is a very good thing) but the ballast was provided by casting steel punchings into resin. An out of the water survey will need to check that the keel has not suffered cracking caused by the steel expanding due to rust. Assuming all is OK on survey the Warrior is a fine boat, and if intended for sailing by two people the rather small aft cabins will not be a problem. I know two people with the smaller Warrior 35 boats that consider them excellent and safe long distance cruisers, and the owner of a 38 that I considered buying had owned it from new and spent most of the previous 18 years living aboard and sailing round the world.
Stevie_T
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I have a 38 so if I can be of any help PM me.