Another worthy cruising yacht

[Eleuthera 2014]

1996 Fraser 51 Offshore Sail Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com

Looks good!

Here is another... ALU... It is amazing how low the market prices are going? This one would have made my short list.

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1990...n#.VOFn3R5OpeY

Bavaria OCEAN... a true blue water cruiser. VG value. Few built but these demonstrate the company's ability to build a serious cruiser.

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2001...n#.VOFq6B5OpeY

[kabball]

Yes that Fraser is here in the PNW and I have been thinking about it.

Locally they have an excellent reputation for being very well built


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[Cherp]

I wouldn't mind that Fraser on my mooring ball.

[robert sailor]

The Fraser is a real tough go any where boat

[deluxe68]

The 51 Bavaria weighs only 14000 lbs!

[Eleuthera 2014]

Originally Posted by deluxe68

The 51 Bavaria weighs only 14000 lbs!

I doubt this figure is correct as they are well built. They also use Kevlar in certain areas to keep weight down. I also doubt any one else's modern hull would weigh much more. I'll look later and correct myself if proven wrong... :-)

[CAPTAINRONBVI]

READ THE POSTED LISTING FOR THE 2001 BAVARIA 51.

IT READS 14,500 - THAT'S 14,500 KILOGRAMS OR 32,000 LBS DISPLACEMENT.

NO PRODUCTION 50'S IN THIS CLASS - READ -- BAVARIA, BENETEAU, JEANNEAU ETC... ARE 14,500 POUNDS DISPLACEMENT

[JulieMac]

Originally Posted by deluxe68

The 51 Bavaria weighs only 14000 lbs!

I found this on Sail Data: BAVARIA 47 OCEAN CC sailboat specifications and details on sailboatdata.com

Over 26,000 lbs.

I still don't like the spade rudder, though most companies have abandoned the skeg rudder awhile ago.

[Orion Jim]

They all appear in need of major systems upgrades or soon to be so. "If you need to ask the price of yachting you can't afford it".

[CSY Man]

The Fraser sports an 8 foot draft.
Not for the Bahamas, not for me.
Otherwise, nice boat...

[deluxe68]

Originally Posted by CAPTAINRONBVI

READ THE POSTED LISTING FOR THE 2001 BAVARIA 51.

IT READS 14,500 - THAT'S 14,500 KILOGRAMS OR 32,000 LBS DISPLACEMENT.

NO PRODUCTION 50'S IN THIS CLASS - READ -- BAVARIA, BENETEAU, JEANNEAU ETC... ARE 14,500 POUNDS DISPLACEMENT

The original listing said 14500 for displacement, the rest of the specs were NOT metric so I assumed the displacement was in pounds.