westerly 21what to look for secondhand

[blue_anchor]

did they suffer from stress cracking on the twin keels(as pageant)-is a 14 hp diesel too much for one..thanks any advice appreciated

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[seaesta]

Hi there
These were very solid boats and I am not aware of any stress cracking problems round the keels. I read a commentry by the designer (D.A.Raynor I think) who descried how he had built massive strength into the keels, keel bolts and stubs to withstand a hard impact under way. From a visual inspection the you will see that the keels are not as splayed out as a Pageant and therefore under less lateral stress.
Basically they were built like the proverbial "brick s*it house".
In-boards are much better and whilst a 14 h.p. is top end it is no worse than 23 horses in a Centaur.
The shoal draft makes them a go-anywhere propostion.
Martin

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[Rabbie]

I concur with seaestas comments. My 21 is really solidly built and was one of the last made. The previous owner had the keels 'beefed-up' as a precaution to stress problems, although this may have been just a 'belt&braces' attitude. The original W21 'Club' was fitted with an optional Petter Mini 6 diesel. You will enjoy a very safe/stiff small cruiser with 5'9 headroom and an uncluttered cabin with an amazing amount of storage space. handles beautifully. You will not regret buying one.
Rab.

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[seaesta]

Rab
Does yours have an inboard? If so what make and model and how do you find it?
Martin


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[Rabbie]

Unfortunately, no. But my Mecury 6 o/b is adequate for most occasions.

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[blue_anchor]

thanks for reply-believe designer laurent giles,..brokers description of <recent diesel>>meant 1993..!now also looking at 1972 warwick,same animal,with yanmar 1gm 10..owner says common problem is rainwater through engine hatch-any comment?also asking price seems around 7k..is that reasonable?thanks for your time..regards jamie

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[blue_anchor]

thanks for reply-original boat had<<recent diesel>>in brokerspeak meant 1993!looking at older boat-warwick 1973-with yan 1gm10,well cared for but still higher price..around 7k-owner says freshwater ingress around engine hatch a common problem-please comment

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[graham]

I dont have any experience of small Westerlies but even though the Broker was a bit out of order describing an 11 year old motor as recent It could still be a good engine . Most boat engines do very few hours / year so if it looks clean and runs sweetly 11 years old may not be a problem.

I had a 15 hp diesel in a 24 ft Hurley once and it was not overpowered. Hull speed could be achieved with about 3/4 of the maximum revs giving a reserve of power if needed.

The prop will create a bit of extra drag but it will be not noticeable compared to the prop on a smaller engine.There will be times when you are glad of the extra power.

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[Rabbie]

Can't comment. Haven't got an inboard!.

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