OK opinion time. I'd like to buy a new cat, have had a smaller
monohull for a number of years & yeah I'm sick of heeling & want something to
cruise in. I'd like to do extended SE
Asia cruising from
Australia. The new
purchase must have "everything" - extended
tanks, 100 ltr/hr
water maker, big genset, lotsa
batteries, air-con, 55hp motors, decent sailing performance (but remember I'm cruising not
racing so it doesn't matter to me if it takes another 3 days to get to where-ever), 2 sets of
sails, 3 cabins (owner), blah blah....... the best
equipment. My
budget is AUD$750k (for everything) which is roughly US$782,000 or EUR$600,000 (including
shipping to Oz). I like the
Lagoon 450 or the Fontaine Pajot 48 for layout, quality & robustness (they haven't
sold 100's around the world because they are crap). Anyway can anyone point me in a better direction please? & are their any dealers out there listening that need to sell one (if so I'd expect it to be shipped to Oz within the price). Opinions please or if you think so, tell me I'm dreaming! Thanks.