Would you buy a Colvic Atlanta 32 MS?

[cavitation]

I am looking at a couple of Colvic Atlanta 32 Motor Sailors and have some general questions regarding Colvic’s in general and one specific to the 32.

1) Are Colvic’s prone to Osmosis? Is there any year/s which were worse than others. I ask the question as one of my previous boats (1979 Westerly) developed the pox when it was only 6 year old. When I bought it, the previous owner had spent a fortune in getting it sorted.

2) Is there any problem with getting insurance for a Colvic which was home completed as against one which was finished off by a Boatyard? I have built one boat from a bare hull and also renovated another boat which was amateur built and not have any problems but these were very much smaller boats.

3) With regard to the Atlanta 32 MS, I have read that they roll a bit a moorings, is this true. If they do roll, would the addition of long bilge keels (say) about 12 foot long x about 6” deep reduce this problem.

Any other information about these boats would be gratefully received.

Many thanks

IS

 

[sailorman]

I am looking at a couple of Colvic Atlanta 32 Motor Sailors and have some general questions regarding Colvic’s in general and one specific to the 32.

1) Are Colvic’s prone to Osmosis? Is there any year/s which were worse than others. I ask the question as one of my previous boats (1979 Westerly) developed the pox when it was only 6 year old. When I bought it, the previous owner had spent a fortune in getting it sorted.

2) Is there any problem with getting insurance for a Colvic which was home completed as against one which was finished off by a Boatyard? I have built one boat from a bare hull and also renovated another boat which was amateur built and not have any problems but these were very much smaller boats.

3) With regard to the Atlanta 32 MS, I have read that they roll a bit a moorings, is this true. If they do roll, would the addition of long bilge keels (say) about 12 foot long x about 6” deep reduce this problem.

Any other information about these boats would be gratefully received.

Many thanks

IS

is one of them in Wales

 

[cavitation]

That was quick

wow, that was quick.

There are a number on the market at the mo but dont want to say too much as to which one/s I am looking at.

 

[sarabande]

have a word with Single. He has one I think.

Colvics were made with very thick hulls (mine was an inch thick in places). Really solid.

 

[ex-Gladys]

Don't have an Atlanta, but do have a Victor and know of a number of Countesses (and Atlantas locally. I looked at a few when I bought Gladys, and have yet to see a blister on any Colvic. The mouldings are (ahem) chunky, and whilst mine is boatyard completed, I've seen some really nicely done home finished. The rumour is that Colvic over engineered the mouldings in case some dopey home builder didn't fit bulkheads properly.

Can't comment on the roly poly bit....

 

[sailorman]

have a word with Single. He has one I think.

Colvics were made with very thick hulls (mine was an inch thick in places). Really solid.

C-Sail`s boat

 

[sarabande]

yeah, yeah.

 

[Pleiades]

Colvic Watson MS

Hi Cavitation,
try the Colvic Watson Owners Group - expert advice and experience aplenty.

http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/cwowners/?v=1&t=directory&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=dir&slk=6

Robin
Pleiades of Birdham
MXWQ5

 

[sarabande]

a delicate subject. Atlantas are not Watsons.

 

[Otter]

Very sound hulls, they moulded a large number of yachts and knew what they were doing. We put a new sink drain in the hull above the waterline this year - not a place you'd expect to see a very heavy layup - inch and three quarters

The heavy displacement doesn't suit everyone but with a young family we like the benefits. Some CW owners have fitted bilge plates and claim an improvement in rolling but it's not a problem the larger Colvics suffer from so you may be OK anyway. A problem with adding them is putting point stresses on parts of the hull not designed for it.

 

[cavitation]

Thanks to all

Thanks to all who posted, good point made about the strength of the hulls and the possibility of poor home construction GRP methods.

However, when I built/ rebuilt my two smaller boats, I was obsessive about the prep of the plywood bulkheads by scarifying the surface, masking it to leave a neat 75 mm finished edge and wetting out the matt before I applied it to ensure no voids. Have looked at some professional built boats and their bonding of the bulkheads has been a bit iffy. Not all amateur built boats are amateurishly built.

Once again many thanks, the search continues.

IS

 

[pcatterall]

If one is MY Sheralee then I can tell you lots as I owned her for 6 years. I have no adverse comments about Atlantas. Mine did have a very few small blisters. Also she had plywood decks and superstructure so always plenty of work.
She would shift ok in anything over F3

 

[Caer Urfa]

Hi Cavitation,
try the Colvic Watson Owners Group - expert advice and experience aplenty.

http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/cwowners/?v=1&t=directory&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=dir&slk=6

Robin
Pleiades of Birdham
MXWQ5

The Colvic Atlanta 32 'was not' designed by G L Watson & Co, she was designed by John Bennett and Associates Ltd for Colvic Craft.

However there is a Colvic Watson Mullion 29 built by Atlanta Marine and was designed by G L Watson, but is based on the standard CW 28'-6".

New Buyers should be aware that 'some' (not all) so called yacht brokers think all Colvic motor sailers are designed by G L Watson & Co, which is far from the truth!

 

[alanjackson]

Hello all,

I have a Colvic Atlanta centre cockpit, as mentioned above the hull is very strong, I do have a few blisters all located in a square almost exactly 1 yard square, nothing anywhere else.

Does anyone know of an Atlanta group? As already mentioned above Colin Jones's site is for Watsons.

I am refurbishing my saloon (total stripout) and would like some ideas.

 

[Monique]

Another miraculous revival from a newbie...

Nonetheless, welcome, we are all a bit wacky here!

 

[mpe]

Hello all, I started rebuilding my Colvic Atlanta centre cockpit MANY years ago and ran out of enthusiasm. I am now feeling guilty and have to get going again.
I am on the river Yare on the Norfolk Broads, is there anyone nearby working on their Colvic near-by?
I can offer a free mooring if anyone is interested in lending a hand with my boat whilst working on their own.

 

[Bobc]

My dad had an Atlanta 32. I wonder where it is now (dark blue hull, was called Solitude back then).

 

[MrCramp]

I have my Colvic Atlanta Mullion 32 (same as yours) at Woodbridge and also have jobs to do. I replied to a query you had back in 2012! I also lost enthusiasm but need to spend more time with her. Good Luck.

 

[pcatterall]

Anyone seen my old Atlanta ( My Sheralee) ??