Ramona said..
Shame it's so ugly! Parked next to that Defiance does not help either.

Yeah. That Defiance puts it to shame doesn't it.

Andrew68 said..
It looks Midnight rambler is still on the market.

If it is, it would have to be the best value cat 2 boat out there.

For the cost of getting that Justson to Cat 2 (over the purchase price), you could just get this boat.

http://vicsail.com/used-boats/hick-35-proven-offshore-racer/

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Do you know the price?
I did not find it

Bundeenabuoy said..

Do you know the price?
I did not find it

$49,500
It's further down the add

I'm impressed by this. No info on sail quality, engine looks a bit old, one has to consider potential keel issues, but generally a great design in good order and asking less than sisters with interiors that have been knocked around more.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/farr-38-port-river-marine-services/230106

The problem with the 40+ers is of course the cost of the sails.

Chris249 said..
I'm impressed by this. No info on sail quality, engine looks a bit old, one has to consider potential keel issues, but generally a great design in good order and asking less than sisters with interiors that have been knocked around more.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/farr-38-port-river-marine-services/230106

The problem with the 40+ers is of course the cost of the sails.

Awesome boat with that rig, but usually you take pics with the best sails so guaranteed to need to spend $10-$20k on sails (depending on how serious you want to race) plus I'd put money on her needing a re-rig, so that's another $5k ??

Donk107 said..
Hi Rumblefish

i would be Interested to hear your thoughts on X and Y either in a forum post or a pm

Regards Don

Hey mate,
Was going to say something about her vs Defiance as my tastes are either older or newer than Defiance!
X&Y is interesting. I haven't sailed against her much but my understanding is she's been pretty well sailed to her potential.
Not sure why she's so skinny, always assumes it had something to do with transport (container or road trailer) but I don't know.
I do know she really needs 6 blokes who know what they're doing to race her well.
The systems look well thought out but could probably do with a few new ropes and halyards.
That said, she's simply the bargain of the century and the cheapest way you'll get into div 1 inshore.
Some of the sails are very new, probably $30k spent recently!!!
I believe the owner wants something a bit easier to twilight with the family and price is so hopefully it moves quickly to a local owner.

Would I buy it for the derwent, hell yeah, for the huon, probably not the best boat!

If I brought her for the Derwent I'd contemplate putting a symmetric and pole on as the Derwent is one of the worst places in Oz for assy boats!!