What Yacht would you buy?

[peterb26]

Thanks Sailfree.

 

[tillip]

Sounds like the southerly 115 is still in with a chance!

 

[tillip]

Fireball

Have sent you a PM

 

[peterb26]

Tillip - the only southerly I have found thats less than 10 years old is

http://www.northshore.co.uk/index.php?p=yacht&yacht=NSY30683

And thats £114k as well.

I don't think its likely to make the final list of 3 boats.

 

[Sailfree]

I suggest you contact by PM the person posting "a question for James Jermain" and discuss their exact reservations about a Legend.

You may also wish to view the post crack in the Grid of a Beneteau. This last one does seem to confirm my own reservations about the Grid system and difficulties of repairing it - otherwise it must be a very cost effective initial construction method and in every other respect I like Beneteaus.

Reading most of the recent posts there does seem to be a number of people happily buying 2nd hand and new Bavs.

Its finally your call but I like to go into info gathering mode (as you appear to be) before I make a decision as it saves re inventing the wheel and some time a decision I may regret.

I note the comment that the North sea is different from the Solent, I appreciate that the Solent is relatively sheltered waters but most of us cross the channel frequently. Would anyone care to opinion whether the North sea is different from the channel and a different boat preferable apart from limiting the keel depth to say 1.6m (North Sea sandbanks).

Off sailing for next 10 days so good luck in your search. Will you be visiting SIB and the local 2nd hand shows?

 

[peterb26]

Thanks for that Sailfree.

I am away for a short break that coincides with SIB - but will visit the 2nd Hand Shows afterwards.

 

[peterb26]

Presently its a toss up between Legend 36 and Hanse 341/2 or possibly Hanse 371/2.

I got the "road tests" on the Hanse and they are superb, full of praise. Still waiting for the road test of the Legend.

 

[tillip]

I thought the budget was £100k, plus a bit more for the right boat?

 

[peterb26]

Yep.

But I did like the look of the Hanse 341 I saw, and would like to cast my eye over a 371/2 next.......

 

[IzzyDeadyet]

Can I come too? I hoped one day to swoop my enterprise sailing dinghy for a Southerly 115 /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

It hasn't quite worked out that way!!!!

I checked out the link. Do you remember the old Opal Fruits advert.... "made to make your mouth water"


salivating over my desk /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[tillip]

When I look at boats for sale, I always avoid looking at the ones that end in 'y' because they are mostly expensive, ie, moody, southerly, westerly, rassy, . Seems such a shame to go for the AWB, you could skip buying the ford escort of the sea and go straight for the Rolls royce /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[peterb26]

I got full details of the southerly at 114k.

Might go and look at it, but I have a feeling its been very well used over the last 6 years from the way its written.

(Plus the spec of the southerly didnt have a single interior photo - and you wonder why that is?)