elbeau said...

This one suits the budget and looks nice

www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/cache/searchResults.jsp?man=Westsail Cutter

cisco said...



You really have two conflicting concepts here. Desire and budget.

To achieve satisfaction, one or the other needs to be limited or extended.

Limitation is negative and extension is positive. I always opt for the positive.

Ramona said...



Passed one of these the day before yesterday as I was coming home from work, one old bloke onboard, must have stayed here overnight. There is one on a mooring 100 metres from my yacht as well. Bit of a slug but very safe and brilliant interior.

Remember, cruising yachts spend 98% of their time in harbour, 1% sailing and 1% motoring. Long term cruising friends of mine reckon the most important criteria is ventilation.

cisco said...

I emailed the broker today with much the same information as above and this is what he came back with.

"Many thanks for that. It will give me a start to get some investigation done.

From what you say it appears that it could very well be the boat you refer to. Someone else has already said that the boat used to be in Brooklyn. The present owner bought the boat as part of the deal on a house, so has very limited interest in it.

We had it in here for survey and it is certainly very soundly built and still has what appears to be a tar epoxy substrate.

Thanks once again, and happy sailing."

This is a broker who seems to be doing his job properly. I do believe there is a deal there and the price may be quite negotiable.

elbeau said...



You are a veritable mine of information. I appreciate you sharing it. Rust has always defeated me in the past and I admit to avoiding steel for that reason. That paint may be the answer.The house is an inheritance divided 3 ways with siblings and majority rules. Good advice though as we plan to keep our primary house and rent it as you suggest.The thought of having solid steel underfoot appeals if we ever meet a container on a dark and stormy night.