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tallboy · 26-06-2009, 11:36

I'm thinking exactly the same looking around for a turkish gulet.

There is no other boat providing more living space for less bucks and at the todays market there are so many bargains around.

Honestly, long term cruising is 25% at sea and 75% at anchor. Therefore the quality of living space is more important than the sailing one.
The endless examples of circumnavigations and Atlantic crossing with crazy crafts are demonstrating that mainly the people needs to be prepared for that and the boats they are using are secondary.

I can't see any reason why a gulet should not be capable for that if she is properly build of course.
She is a heavy displacement, is long "keel" and usually not a vessel for shallow waters.
However, most of them are more designed for motoring, but when we are looking on the Tirhandil and the classic gulet ketch their sailing capabilities are obvious and with a fitting rig it should work as it does with other heavy displacement boats.
The basic designs are more than 2,500 years old and fishing and cargo vessels have been seaworthy in all decades.

I agree, that there are plenty of "fakes" around which were built cheap and fast and they don't last at all. But aren't a lot of bad quality fiber glass boats on the market, too?
Okay maintenance is an issue. But wood is much easier to handle for homeworkers than any other material and it is a product of our nature, it can handle humidity when it has the chance to dry, it breathes.
When we are looking on teak for example. This wood needs water for life. The best maintenance for a teak deck is a daily salt water wash down and it will last nearly for ever. Wood was the only material for boat building over centuries.

Compare the living quality of a wooden home with a concrete high rise or a wood floor with a laminated one!!

The experienced turkish boat builders developed their traditional methods further and today they are able to laminate the joints for more durability and less maintenance.
The ex- and interior finish are gorgeous and that means master craftsmen are working. And the designs are meanwhile far off of being traditional only.

CE and ABC standards are common for experienced boatyards and custom building, too.
May be you were thinking that I'm a fan of wooden boats - I'm not.
But it seems to me a way to get a huge boat with plenty of house comfort for a price of a 40 footer. With the savings you're able to invest in so many years of maintenance that the cruising life span can be covered.

26-06-2009, 11:36	#16
tallboy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 30	turkish gulet I'm thinking exactly the same looking around for a turkish gulet. There is no other boat providing more living space for less bucks and at the todays market there are so many bargains around. Honestly, long term cruising is 25% at sea and 75% at anchor. Therefore the quality of living space is more important than the sailing one. The endless examples of circumnavigations and Atlantic crossing with crazy crafts are demonstrating that mainly the people needs to be prepared for that and the boats they are using are secondary. I can't see any reason why a gulet should not be capable for that if she is properly build of course. She is a heavy displacement, is long "keel" and usually not a vessel for shallow waters. However, most of them are more designed for motoring, but when we are looking on the Tirhandil and the classic gulet ketch their sailing capabilities are obvious and with a fitting rig it should work as it does with other heavy displacement boats. The basic designs are more than 2,500 years old and fishing and cargo vessels have been seaworthy in all decades. I agree, that there are plenty of "fakes" around which were built cheap and fast and they don't last at all. But aren't a lot of bad quality fiber glass boats on the market, too? Okay maintenance is an issue. But wood is much easier to handle for homeworkers than any other material and it is a product of our nature, it can handle humidity when it has the chance to dry, it breathes. When we are looking on teak for example. This wood needs water for life. The best maintenance for a teak deck is a daily salt water wash down and it will last nearly for ever. Wood was the only material for boat building over centuries. Compare the living quality of a wooden home with a concrete high rise or a wood floor with a laminated one!! The experienced turkish boat builders developed their traditional methods further and today they are able to laminate the joints for more durability and less maintenance. The ex- and interior finish are gorgeous and that means master craftsmen are working. And the designs are meanwhile far off of being traditional only. CE and ABC standards are common for experienced boatyards and custom building, too. May be you were thinking that I'm a fan of wooden boats - I'm not. But it seems to me a way to get a huge boat with plenty of house comfort for a price of a 40 footer. With the savings you're able to invest in so many years of maintenance that the cruising life span can be covered.