Wow! There's some awesome boats out there! I love looking at and reading about other folks boats (gives me ideas for our boat!).
We have a 1983
Newport 33' sailboat that we love!
Newport boats were made by Capital Yachts along with the Gulf and Neptune boats. She would be considered a racer/cruiser. She's fast enough, and very stable since almost half of her 11,000 pounds is in the form of ballast (6' fin). A wide fin
keel and well balanced spade
rudder with
wheel steering. When we replaced the thru-hulls this spring we found the
hull to be 5/8" - 11/16" thick below the waterline. The
deck is 1-1/8" thick counting the 1/2"
core, she's solid. The
cockpit is large enough for socializing, but not too big. Down below is an honest 6'2" of
headroom. A u-shaped
galley, comfortable setees, quarter berth/ nav. station with a chart drawer and room for
electronics. Large
head, and v-berth with a closet, etc... Onboard
storage is adequate for fairly long-range cruising (the wife and I take it all!). 75 gallons
water, 45 gallons
diesel with a 25hp Universal
diesel (motoring range is just over 500 miles). We've added the usual;
refrigeration, additional house
batteries,
solar panels,
radar,
heater (we're not in
Mexico yet!), and replaced or upgraded important items. She's perfect for us!
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