DrogueOne said..

Ramona said..
Another gift. Topsides need stripping off and the alloy left bare.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/steinman-37-alloy-cruiser-racer/255546

not to mention putting the motor in the bow. never seen this before. Good access though.

Interesting. Does this mean having a ten foot long drive shaft that runs through the middle of the boat? Under the mast step and over the keel bolts.

wildemann said..

DrogueOne said..

Ramona said..
Another gift. Topsides need stripping off and the alloy left bare.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/steinman-37-alloy-cruiser-racer/255546

not to mention putting the motor in the bow. never seen this before. Good access though.

Interesting. Does this mean having a ten foot long drive shaft that runs through the middle of the boat? Under the mast step and over the keel bolts.

The shaft would be about 5 foot long and if this boat has a bolt on keel the bolts would be staggered anyway. My mates aluminium Cole 42 has an aluminium keel welded on and filled with lead. As an aside yesterday he found a corroded AA battery in the bilge but the surrounding aluminium was perfect. Over the years he has found lead sinkers and mild steel nuts etc in the bilge but the unpainted alloy is still in perfect condition.

www.boatsalestas.com.au/sail-monohulls/challenger-36-cleo/151142/?


Great engine access. (Photo 31 of 35)
Does anyone know this make of boat?

r13 said..
Never heard of them but a bit of digging found these links for the larger 39 model; good write up on it at first link.

www.mysailing.com.au/news/blue-lady-a-challenger-39

and

phuket.boatshed.com/challenger_yachts_australia_39_mk11-boat-135434.html

So looks like Nick Louis started out building in Goolwa and then moved to Langkawi. The 39 seems like the more built model - with different cabin types normal and pilot house.

Hi Rob,
Thanks for looking that up for me. I was just interested but am not a buyer at this time.

Boxing Day will be different for many of us this year.
I will miss the excitement of the CYCA but many good memories there.
I am planning to sail with friends, who I have not been out with for years. How good is that.
I wish you a happy xmas and hope you get some sailing in also.
Cheers,
John

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/roberts-mauritius-43-free-free-vessel-never-launched-diesel-never-used/255398

who wants a big "cheap" project

I'm surprised this boat is still for sale.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/cole-31-cold-moulded-racing-boat/253264

julesmoto said..

Ramona said..
I'm surprised this boat is still for sale.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/cole-31-cold-moulded-racing-boat/253264

I guess sitting on the top sides with only a footwell for a cockpit wouldn't make you feel to secure particularly in the absence of any kind of hard dodger not to mention the "W" word.

Different strokes for different folks! The fact that it's wood and does not have any dodger is what appeals to me. The downside is the sail-drive and the poor headroom over the galley.
This is how my mate got around the poor headroom in his alloy Cole 42. It had the exact same profile.

Ramona said..
I'm surprised this boat is still for sale.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/cole-31-cold-moulded-racing-boat/253264

This boat was on C arm at the CYCA for many years but never used. The story goes the owner went to Europe to live but continued to pay his berthing fees. There were numerous private attempts to contact him without success in the hope of buying it. Eventually someone paid $1000 for it. They put a lot of time, money and effort into it, but got the racing results.

julesmoto said..

Ramona said..
I'm surprised this boat is still for sale.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/cole-31-cold-moulded-racing-boat/253264

I guess sitting on the top sides with only a footwell for a cockpit wouldn't make you feel to secure particularly in the absence of any kind of hard dodger not to mention the "W" word.

Hopefully you'd never sit on the topsides of any boat. That's what decks and cockpits are for. "Topsides on a boat... is that part of the hull between the waterline and the deck." Also that configuration has its benefits on a racing oriented boat.

Now this should get some interest:
forum.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/forum?p=post%2Fhirondelle-11318363%3Fpid%3D1321897985

'Hirondelle' - 1960 17sqm Peter Cole Avenger class.
'All the structural work was completed by Ferdi Darley in Williamstown and the rigging is brand new. .... prepared to let her go to the right buyer for approx. $5,000 which is much less than what has been spent.'

Peter Lowe was an associate of Peter Cole as per here - Peter Lowe probably the most unsung Aust yacht designer.

www.mysailing.com.au/boats/designer-peter-lowe-retires-after-55-years-in-the-marine-industry

Andrew68 said..
The Currawong, Granny Smith is on the market.

Love the hank on sails and some great shots of here trucking along.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/currawong-30-joubert/256131

I had a chat with the owner a few weeks ago. She was moored about 150metres from Ricochet. The 2 pot paint was applied only a couple of days before and is a superb job. The Jack Russel onboard at the time was not the one in his videos! The electronic fit-out is a bit over the top. The windows are checker plate aluminium!

So I went to look at a couple of Benateaus yesterday having previously avoided considering them due to them being generally less robust than 70s or 80s Australian yachts and having bolt on cast iron keels, flattish un sea friendly hull areas and of course also because they are pricey.
These were older 80s boats one 34.5 ft and the other 37.5.

The family resemblance was evident as they both had similar construction (despite one being of rather porky appearance and the other being from their better looking 'first' series) but were very hard to inspect due to there being internal liners even below the bunks and in the cupboards. They also had awful foam backed vinyl liners in places which were all drooping above the berths (even cupboards) but which had been left in place by the owners so I couldn't rip them off to inspect the structural elements behind. They hide leaks and other things better than the permeable carpet which might be stuck to the hull on an Australian boat in similar locations. Absolutely nowhere to view the fastenings for through deck fittings or hull/deck join or any rust drip lines.
They both would have been pretty flash as new boats because there was heaps of curved and other plexiglass to let in light and lots of light coloured timber surfaces where on 1980's Australian boats you might see the plain white gel coat of the internal liner with solid timber only on the edges. After 35 years the white gel coat looks a hell of a lot better as it hasn't deteriorated like timber veneer. ALL the fancy plexi glass windows some of convoluted impossible to replace shapes were badly crazed and some cracked.
I guess the moral is that all the fancy bits tend to fall apart quicker and make the boat look more tatty.

Give me Oz please!

Andrew68 said..
The Currawong, Granny Smith is on the market.

Love the hank on sails and some great shots of her trucking along.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/currawong-30-joubert/256131

That's the 5th Currawong to change hands in the last 12 months!

I'm fairly sure the bulk of the buyers are cashed up retirees or almost retired people. We are seeing the people who are not snapping up the caravans or classic cars.