I completed 1400 miles of deliveries on a Jeanneau 419, so I am familiar with the boat and not biased by wanting to resell it.
Having circumnavigated on a
Beneteau, there were things that shocked me on the Jeanneau.
1. No sea berths. The boat comes with a large forepeak berth which is only good for getting airborne going to
weather. It has a double berth aft, which I claimed and wedged myself in with sailbags and the rolled up
dinghy to keep myself in place. The dinette 'berth' is unusable on starboard tack.
2. The
single anchor roller is out on a sprit and the slot the roller is in has very sharp
stainless steel plates in position to cut the
anchor rode in short order as the boat
sails back and forth at anchor. Plan on spending more than a boat unit to go with all chain
rode or putting chafing guards on the plates.
3. The port lazarette opens to the inside of the boat. Looking out from below, I could see 1/8 inch of daylight around the seal. Worse, there is
plywood cabinetry below with unsealed edges, just waiting to get wet and swell from the
leaks. Plan on replacing it if you leave sheltered
water without sealing the edges.
Less shocking, but still worrysome if you are not looking for a
dock queen:
The boat is quite wide, with a relatively low ballast to
displacement ratio. I have no idea how they got around the CE stability requirements.
The primary
fuel filter is almost inaccessible under a hole in the back bunk--just imagine trying to change it out in a seaway.
Don't know about the new Hanse, but if was up to me I'd buy an older boat.