Want To Buy: Norseman 447

[reetus]

just arrived from a cruise around world ish as crew on various boats
one in particular was a Norseman 447 best out of them all
such a fantastic boat and now sold my house to buy one
any out there for sale?
okay on yacth world but out of my price range at moment

[robert sailor]

The 447 is a nice boat but it's at an age now where you could easily spend the selling price on making the necessary refits you'd need for cruising. If your plan is to go cruising it gets back to the old pay me now or pay me later and the later is usually much more expensive. Unless you are really skilled in boat refits and repairs I would suggest you pay a fair price for a really well kept example of this boat. You'll never find a lot of these on the market at any given time. Personally while I like the boat I'd try not to zero in on one boat type, especially one that wasn't built in high numbers.

[reetus]

Thanks on your thoughts bob
personally norseman 447 a good boat that is built well hence low maintenance
have seen it handle weather where as others have crucified the crew also perform in airs simillsr to lighter weight models
yes cost to have one in prestine shape is at a price
i aint worried bout the aircons fancy stuff like that you have to maintain replace etc where as im looking at a solidly built boat that will last another 30 odd years with no worries having first hand on these boats and with my previous experience i know this is the vessel of my choice hope to find one at a price i can afford

[Paul L]

Check the Norseman owners group on Yahoo
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norseman447/join

[nhschneider]

My brother owns a Norseman 447 that's completely equipped for offshore cruising and he has been considering listing it for sale. PM me for contact information.

[sailorcherry]

Originally Posted by reetus

just arrived from a cruise around world ish as crew on various boats
one in particular was a Norseman 447 best out of them all
such a fantastic boat and now sold my house to buy one
any out there for sale?
okay on yacth world but out of my price range at moment

Not a N447. However, some similarities, such as rig, speed, sailing well in all points. Very rtw worthy being built to an offshore standard (US designed and built too) and beefed up with a custom mast bracing system (seen in the links below). Hooked is a little beamier, shorter, deeper and lighter. She is sort of a combo of a Swan 42 and DP (Baltic) 42, sans teak decks. Also an aft cockpit, so although with an aft queen it's not CC style, more like a pullman, nice when at sea or rolly anchorage. Great open transom too - ideal for dinghy, marina stern boarding, swimming and safe mob retrieval.
Sistership, to my knowledge, has the longest running blog, taking 18yrs to lap and as of last month still winning regattas while cruising in their golden years.

Oh and now she is half the price of a 447 at $84,000.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7-NJ5KeMn4&t=7s

http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/54312

[R2boat]

We have hull #67 a 1987 c/c that we will be putting on the market soon
Some key points
Teak decks removed
Re powered
Gen set replaced
All black iron fuel tanks replaced
Arch with 500 watts solar and wind gen
New Magnum charger/ inverter
Frig/freezer reinsulated, Corian counter tops, 12v Seafrost frig & freezer units
And more

[Navi2016]

1984 Norseman 447 Sail Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com

New Zealand is not that far away