Ramona said..
Good value Tophat on eBay. Transom rudder version and looks pretty good. The Yanmar is probably a YSE8.

www.ebay.com.au/itm/265638286289?hash=item3dd94693d1:g:MqIAAOSw4OFiU3uS

Never seen one with a transom hung rudder. Why would anyone do that?

Someone over there was looking for something similar to this a while back..........if still are it could be of interest. This would go like fertilizer off a shovel.

www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=510786567242492&set=pcb.3166541653593304

Yes recall Rapid Transit. There's a Young 780 centreboarder sailing out of BBYC and it is a great all rounder - see here chasing a J70 to the bottom mark. Never thought Jim Young got the credit he deserved in the Kiwi brigade but might be wrong.

www.facebook.com/BotanyBayYachtClub/videos/930986844247479/

A great all rounder in that size range as you say, hasn't aged a bit. There is more bang for the $ in that size of boat than any other imho - the Masrm 720 was a good example of this but it didn't have the break away reaching speed of the Y780.

0llie said..
This looks like it represents good value though has been used a lot from the description,

derwentboats.com.au/derwent/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/farr-40-ior-kevlar-performance-cruiser-racer/275882/

Good one! I leased Nadia for a year before we purchased our current boat. Basic fit-out, but lots of fun to sail.

www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/holland-25/276567

r13 said..
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/holland-25/276567

That's a steal! Headsail foil, probably was a keen club racer.

Ramona said..

r13 said..
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/holland-25/276567

That's a steal! Headsail foil, probably was a keen club racer.

Crikey. $1500 gets you a near new Nanni engine, but you'll need to dispose of the packaging.

Achernar said..

Ramona said..

r13 said..
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/holland-25/276567

That's a steal! Headsail foil, probably was a keen club racer.

Crikey. $1500 gets you a near new Nanni engine, but you'll need to dispose of the packaging.

If the sails are anything like OK in general it could be a great little boat at that price.

Ramona said..
Dunno what's the story here!

www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/umina-beach/sail-boats/31-adams-mono-sail-yacht-fiberglass/1294635262

I don't think the vendor does either.

This guy has three rudders.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/nissen/276810

jbarnes85 said..
This guy has three rudders.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/nissen/276810

Love the watch keepers little cubby hole.

What are aluminium hulls like for maintenance, other than the usual 18 month anti fouling?

Are they like a an old steel hull, a sleeping corrosion issue.?

I would think they are a noisy hull, with waves lapping under sail and at anchor?

Cheers....

BeamReach said..
What are aluminium hulls like for maintenance, other than the usual 18 month anti fouling?

Are they like a an old steel hull, a sleeping corrosion issue.?

I would think they are a noisy hull, with waves lapping under sail and at anchor?

Cheers....

What yacht manufacturer and naval architect designed model are you talking about?

Like any hull built out of any material there are pros and cons. Expect you would have searched and found many such articles as these;

yachting-pages.com/articles/aluminium-boat-hulls-vs-steel-boat-hulls.html

www.godownsize.com/common-problems-aluminum-boats/

Aluminium hulls are not a sleeping corrosion issue but don't drop an item with a high % of copper into the bilge......

These French builders specialise in aluminium yachts and this article has notes on electrolysis which you would have seen.

www.yachtingworld.com/boat-test/allures-40-9-vs-ovni-400-french-aluminium-centreboarders-128257

As regards noisy hull - there are easy fixes as you would have seen

www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f47/owners-opinions-on-aluminium-boats-141132.html

Aluminium has about 1/3 the elastic modulus as steel so panel deflections of an equivalent scantling design aluminium and steel panel are 3x greater for the aluminium case.

Obviously a suitable marine grade aluminium alloy needs to be used - Pechiney produced many marine use documents for aluminium till they were taken over by idiots in 2003

www.solarnavigator.net/aluminum_alloys.htm

BeamReach said..
What are aluminium hulls like for maintenance, other than the usual 18 month anti fouling?

Are they like a an old steel hull, a sleeping corrosion issue.?

I would think they are a noisy hull, with waves lapping under sail and at anchor?

Cheers....

My mates alloy Cole 42 has the topsides back to bare metal and he easily gets 2 years out of the antifoul. Corrosion is not a problem if you use the right antifoul and don't use too many anodes. Very quiet at sea and at the mooring.

2bish said..

0llie said..
This looks like it represents good value though has been used a lot from the description,

derwentboats.com.au/derwent/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/farr-40-ior-kevlar-performance-cruiser-racer/275882/

Good one! I leased Nadia for a year before we purchased our current boat. Basic fit-out, but lots of fun to sail.

Nothing like the skipper sweeping the cockpit side to side with the tiller when it gets a roll up on a plane downwind with a kite up! Got to love tillers though :).