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01-09-2016, 19:25
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Oceanside Ca
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Fantasizing
OK...so if one were sitting around dreaming of the"perfect" boat to spend cruising the world and had to pick between a Swan (spent youth on my neighbors), a Hallberg Rassey or a Hylas...all in the 45ft range.
Sometimes its just fun to dream
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01-09-2016, 19:31
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Life is good!

Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Presently in Marathon
Boat: Leopard 42 OV
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Re: fantasizing
Welcome to CF!
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01-09-2016, 19:56
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: SF Bay Area; Former Annapolis and MA Liveaboard.
Boat: Looking and saving for my next...mid-atlantic coast
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Re: fantasizing
HR imo
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01-09-2016, 20:19
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Channel Islands, CA
Boat: 1962 Columbia 29 MK 1 #37
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Re: fantasizing
You HAVE to pick between those 3? I am curious why? Welcome here BTW.
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01-09-2016, 21:57
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: May 2012
Location: New Orleans
Boat: We have a problem... A serious addiction issue.
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Re: fantasizing
None of the above... If that's the size range then the DNA F4 is what I have been drooling over recently. In a monohull then a carbon Pogo 12.50.
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01-09-2016, 22:53
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Channel Islands, CA
Boat: 1962 Columbia 29 MK 1 #37
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Re: Fantasizing
OK, given the constraints "world cruising, HR (46 I presume) and Hylas (also 46, 45, 44?) and Swan (not sure which one, but since you mentioned you sailed one when you were younger, it's the older vintage S&S 44,) and I presume unlimited budget. Well the Hylas and Hallberg are both Frers designs, fairly similar I believe. I probably shouldn't chime in because I haven't set foot on either of those. Both have good reputations though. I bet you'll get equal votes for both. The Swan being older will probably not be the better choice, of the 3. I hate to say that 'cause I lusted after those when I was a kid too. Are you hunting for the "world's best world cruiser at 45 feet?" Let the games begin!
OK, edit: after a little research I am betting the HR will win out, being the heavier of the 2 and specifically having a more world cruising displacement to length ratio than the Hylas.
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01-09-2016, 23:22
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Channel Islands, CA
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Re: Fantasizing
oops, ok if you are looking at the Hylas 47, that is very similar to the HR 46...in all dimensions, so pick your builder.
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02-09-2016, 02:57
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
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Re: Fantasizing
Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Bhutanbill.
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02-09-2016, 04:47
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Don't ask if you can't handle it

Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: On the boat somewhere
Boat: Hunter 410
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Re: Fantasizing
I'll play - not the Swan
that's the best I got
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02-09-2016, 05:29
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Fiji Airways/ Lake Ontario
Boat: Want a B430!
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Re: Fantasizing
My favorite inter-island hopper would be a downsized Singapore Air 777. First class sleeper seat, couple movies, start with a bloody mary, get some good sleep (no anchor dragging) and awake in time to walk out to the warm, pungent air of a pre-dawn Pacific morning (minus the chickens).
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02-09-2016, 06:09
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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Re: Fantasizing
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tetepare
My favorite inter-island hopper would be a downsized Singapore Air 777. First class sleeper seat, couple movies, start with a bloody mary, get some good sleep (no anchor dragging) and awake in time to walk out to the warm, pungent air of a pre-dawn Pacific morning (minus the chickens).
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jet lag though! JET LAGGGGGGGG
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02-09-2016, 06:32
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Boat: Morgan 462
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Re: Fantasizing
Since we're talking dreams and fantasies, mine would be the boat where nothing ever breaks down or wears out, the deck hardware never needs re-bedding, and the bilges and heads always smell sweet as a morning rose. You did say it was a fantasy...
-David
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