Next message: Rosalie B.: "Re: [world-cruising] Getting closer but maybe smaller"
lynn stone wrote:
> The question is: what boats are out there in the 30 to
> 33 or 35 ft category that are full keel or full with
> cutaway, deep bilges, tanks in the bilge with some
> more roome for storeage, a separate shower stall even
> if it is small (or has room for one), and is stable
> (very important), with at least a cutter rig? Some
> that come to mind these days are the Baba, Hans
> Christian and perhaps a Valiant with the Union Polaris
> and Tayanna coming in a bit larger and also more $.
> Obviously, we are looking in the double end category
> and would consider looking at something in the cutter,
> yawl, ketch rig category as well. We'd like to find a
> great, old, "needy" HC38T but that may well be wishful
> thinking the way things are and have been going.
Nothing at all wrong with that list. The Valiant, though, does not share
the same underwater body as the others. The Valiant has a long fin keel
with a skeg-hung rudder.
Separate shower stalls in a small boat are rare.
If you can barely afford a HC 38T, you probably won't be able to afford to
fix it or keep it fixed. You'd be much better off with a HC33 or a Baba 30.
The HC33 is an enormous boat, and a great liveaboard. You'll pay a
performance penalty, as the hull shape isn't the most slippery, but if you
want maximum space in minimum LOA, that's the boat.
--
Best,
Bryan Genez (KB3HMZ)
"Capella" Valiant 40 #158
Annapolis, MD
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