Wow - it doesn't look like 1985

Looks like a nice buy.
Only single lower stays and a baby stay is a bit 70's racey and I'd prefer for and aft lowers.


furler looks pretty old too and if it doesn't work or reef well if might need upgrading.
Inner forestay with staysail on a furler and runners would be a good offshore addition

And +1, never heard of a bad VDS design

What a temptation
Please keep putting these great boats up for us to see

Its not a van De Stadt , but nice all the same ,
Young fella needs it gone to be able to got to Maritime schooling in Tassie

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/mooloolaba/sail-boats/peterson-santana-30ft/1200180705

I would say it most likely is set up for shore power.

Getting it to Sydney should be quite doable. Get it out into the East Oz current and it would just about get there on it's own.

Doesn't the EAC run north to south Dude?

theselkie said..
Doesn't the EAC run north to south Dude?

Most of the time. None out there today.

Thanks all.
Just considering

Mander had earlier built the Pion 30, another Van de Stadt design. They were popular in SA and there still seem to be plenty of them around. I think he followed the 36 with the fractional one ton racer Mac 1. Infra Red, Mander's own 36 footer, was the first one I think.

I've seen only one Mander 11 up close and it looked quite nice - very much like a 1974-ish one tonner. VDS did a couple of reasonably good one tonners around that time and the 36 looks like a classic example of their very successful style of the time, but the 36 was outdated as a racer when it was launched. Still, they would still get along quite well and being less distorted and race-oriented than contemporary boats would be a good thing.

Chris 249 said..
Mander had earlier built the Pion 30, another Van de Stadt design. They were popular in SA and there still seem to be plenty of them around. I think he followed the 36 with the fractional one ton racer Mac 1. Infra Red, Mander's own 36 footer, was the first one I think.

I've seen only one Mander 11 up close and it looked quite nice - very much like a 1974-ish one tonner. VDS did a couple of reasonably good one tonners around that time and the 36 looks like a classic example of their very successful style of the time, but the 36 was outdated as a racer when it was launched. Still, they would still get along quite well and being less distorted and race-oriented than contemporary boats would be a good thing.

Hi Chris 249

Thanks for that info.

I found this Pion listed which bears a plaque reading "Built by the Binks yacht group". So, was Mander a part of Binks??

Pion Van De Stadt 30 for sale,
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/newport/sail-boats/pion-van-de-stadt-30-for-sale/1201441565?utm_source=com.google.android.apps.docs&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android

Price: $26,000

Chris 249 said..
Hmmmm, interesting. Binks may have just done the mouldings (and perhaps finishing) on contract. I think Mander was a part-timer in the boating industry rather than a tradesman boatbuilder. And of course old moulds change hands and users a lot.

True.

Flying down on Wednesday

saintpeter said..
That V.D.S. is truly a beautiful yacht.

But can someone enlighten me: what is that mainsail luff element which appears to be permanently hoisted? I am not familiar with boom reefing, but I assume it is something to do with leaving the slugs/cars on the mast when main is rolled down.

I'll let you know after Wednesday

samsturdy said..

theselkie said..

saintpeter said..
That V.D.S. is truly a beautiful yacht.

But can someone enlighten me: what is that mainsail luff element which appears to be permanently hoisted? I am not familiar with boom reefing, but I assume it is something to do with leaving the slugs/cars on the mast when main is rolled down.

I'll let you know after Wednesday

Selkie, if you are serious about moving to Tassie remember what Donk said about having a boat with a shed. You'll probably need it.

Hey Sam

I'm afraid it will be the boat only.
Storage will be on board and the work bench will be the saloon table

Pretty sure I said that but in any case you need a shed (on the boat)
See shed on the boat!!
Perfect Tassie boat!