I've got a lot of sea miles on my Gulfstar 50 and there aren't many boats I'd trade for. (Caveat: if my budget was over $600k, there are quite a few boats I'd trade for) (btw- you've been on my boat, don't forget)
I've done ocean passages on some pretty nice (and expensive) boats that I wouldn't trade with, including: Hallberg Rassy 49, Little Harbor 54, Shannon 46. All nice boats, but 3-6 times the price of mine, and no more comfortable or speedy at sea and not as comfy at anchor. That said, the Gulfstar fleet is getting pretty old and many of them have a lot of miles on them so it's hard to find a decent one at a good price. My thoughts on some of the other boats mentioned: Amel - great build quality; ugly (imo); no ventilation (so you're using A/C at anchor). Hylas - their spade rudders have a habit of falling to the ocean floor. Not sure why, but I've seen it more than once. 41DS - Nice boat. Probably not super comfy at sea due to the plumb bow. Also, those big windows scare me at sea. (I've spent some time on the 54DS and it's pretty nice) Centreline queen V-berths - great at anchor. Crappy at sea. Landfall 43 - low coamings in cockpit will kill your back. Landfall 48 - I like a lot and might have bought one if I didn't find Bojangles. Like the hard dodger and pilothouse. My $0.02. Happy hunting. Cheers Colin On 8/20/13, Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Richard: > > I have absolutely no experience with Bristol yachts...but I will share > this one story....a few weeks back there was a Bristol 41 (I believe it > was a 41) here ....boat now sold and moved out of Halifax. > > In light to medium to air, a Mirage 24 out sailed the Bristol 41. > That's all I have to say! > > Bob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > > > On 2013/08/20 10:59 AM, Richard Walter wrote: >> Greetings, >> >> After almost 10 years aboard INDIGO, our 1978 36-footer, we are >> considering moving to a different boat. We would like a heavier >> coastal/bluewater cruiser with more comfort, better tracking, more >> convenient sail-handling (in-mast or in-boom) and a master stateroom >> with a centerline berth (which pretty much requires we buy a center >> cockpit boat). We are looking closely at Bristol yachts; they seem to >> meet all of our criteria, especially the 43.3 and the 47.7. Does >> anyone have any experience with Bristols, especially the 43.3 and >> 47.7? Any other Bristols we should consider? Any other boat brands we >> should consider? >> >> Feel free to contact me off-list so as to not burden Stu'sList with a >> non-C&C topic. >> >> sailind...@yahoo.com >> >> Thank you, >> Richard >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
