Hi All
We are
new sailors and a
family of 5, ( 2 big
kids and 3 medium size kids) We're
shopping for a used cruising /
live aboard Cat around 45 ft and under 250K ( AUD preferable) We plan on extending our experience in the local waters of North Qld and gathering experience to go beyond in a couple / few years time. Something with
offshore ability is as important as our immediate needs as i don't want to be trading in a
boat i have perfected to suit our needs at a later date..
Have been looking at FP,
Leopard,Catana, Prout etc and have been reading everything available about all of them. It seems there has been a design influence shift in the last decade or so from cruising performance and liveability to more
Charter driven demands for the big manufacturers ( big volume heavy , slow and underpowered??? This may
work in our favour as we can probably only afford a 15-25 yr old
boat with our
budget..?!?
Any
advice on what to look for in a used cat of certain vintage would be much appreciated..
Boats of noted interest are a FP "Casamance 1992", A
Prout Quasar 50 1990 - (narrow beam version) A
privilege if one becomes available at a decent
price ..
Leopard ,
Catana and pretty much anything else that looks solid , performs in most airs and will take bad
weather with some grace..
Im a qualified
Marine electrician and
engineer so
repairs don't scare me if the effort required is reflected in the
price.. Although boats are always an ongoing
project .. I'm not really after a "project" boat .. more something which we can sail away on with whatever updates / toys are required to make safe
passage.
Any other make / model suggestions to consider would be appreciated. Again.. 45ft and around 250K
Any feedback on the dreaded
hull slap by model , sea kindliness , liveability , known issues etc etc ..?!?
Many thanks
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