Hi, I'm thinking of
buying one of these. Relatively short production run and not many around. Seen comparison on here to the
Hylas 46, but they are different boats IMHO. I know the
Yanmar with the sail drive was an issue (and some folks have issues with sail drives anyway), but there are Volvos and even some without sail drives out there. Looking for someone to tell me I'm crazy and explain why. I plan on doing some coastal cruising and probably tool around the
Caribbean -- probably
live aboard cruising for a couple of years. They seem to be well built (all epoxy) and comfortable. I'd prefer a
cutter or a solent for flexibility of sail plan and bringing the center of effort towards the
mast as it blows more, but a number of them seem to have the
hardware for an inner forestay already in place so converting to a "slutter" probably isn't a big deal. Thoughts? Thanks, Challo