Now this is my dream boat. Have seen it in the flesh - it's perfect.
It's for the serious or full time cruiser - unfortunately, I Just don't have the time to do it justice.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/najad-391/214214
allan
No price
No phone number.
Bet the wife said.
Sell that bloody boat.
Husband said.
I have a for sale sign on it but not getting any calls yet 
...ahhhh the MacGregor - weird things. when you're on a reach doing 6 or 7 knots and do you think you're doing ok, and one of these things flies past you, bear masted, at 15 knots or more - just weird!
Select to expand quoteCraig66 said..
No price
No phone number.
Bet the wife said.
Sell that bloody boat.
Husband said.
I have a for sale sign on it but not getting any calls yet
Love them or hate them but when one comes up for sale down here they don't seem to last for long on the market
What ever happen to the bloke had plans to sail one up the WA coast a few years ago
Regards Don
It's not that I hate them, in fact I think they're pretty cool looking, but they're just weird!
Considering they ceased production in 2013 they still get good money for them, and you're bang on - they never seem to last long at all
They are actually more expensive now than when they were sold new .
It's the only boat I know of that appreciate's in value.
Select to expand quoteAzureF305 said..
...ahhhh the MacGregor - weird things. when you're on a reach doing 6 or 7 knots and do you think you're doing ok, and one of these things flies past you, bear masted, at 15 knots or more - just weird!
The 60hp merc hanging of the back would account for that
Select to expand quoteDatawiz said..
Now this is my dream boat. Have seen it in the flesh - it's perfect.
It's for the serious or full time cruiser - unfortunately, I Just don't have the time to do it justice.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/najad-391/214214
allan
Very nice yacht ! Love the idea of the slutter rig !! for cruising . Needs a folding prop and slab reefing though .
Select to expand quoteSandS said..Datawiz said..
Now this is my dream boat. Have seen it in the flesh - it's perfect.
It's for the serious or full time cruiser - unfortunately, I Just don't have the time to do it justice.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/najad-391/214214
allan
Very nice yacht ! Love the idea of the slutter rig !! for cruising . Needs a folding prop and slab reefing though .
Folding prop, yeah - but keep the in mast furling, it's a cruiser set up for single handing.
regards,
allan
Select to expand quoteDatawiz said..SandS said..Datawiz said..
Now this is my dream boat. Have seen it in the flesh - it's perfect.
It's for the serious or full time cruiser - unfortunately, I Just don't have the time to do it justice.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/najad-391/214214
allan
Very nice yacht ! Love the idea of the slutter rig !! for cruising . Needs a folding prop and slab reefing though .
Folding prop, yeah - but keep the in mast furling, it's a cruiser set up for single handing.
regards,
allan
yeah maybe , just seems a shame to not have a good battened mainsail, because it would sail fairly well looking at the underwater shape ect .
TH Mk3 with an interesting rig - yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/top-hat-25-mk3-optimised-for-cruising/234154
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TH Mk3 with an interesting rig - yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/top-hat-25-mk3-optimised-for-cruising/234154
That's Blue Moon. Junkette rigged and a really good example of a Top Hat. I believe it's sold and now living in QLD, having just traveled up to the Gold Coast to deliver her to her new owner, with a couple of other boats from Camden Haven who are continuing on to the Whitsundays.
Select to expand quoteMichaelR said..sydchris said..
TH Mk3 with an interesting rig - yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/top-hat-25-mk3-optimised-for-cruising/234154
That's Blue Moon. Junkette rigged and a really good example of a Top Hat. I believe it's sold and now living in QLD, having just traveled up to the Gold Coast to deliver her to her new owner, with a couple of other boats from Camden Haven who are continuing on to the Whitsundays.
New owner may have had a change of heart, or at least plans, according to the sales text anyway.
I guess "junkette" is another word for "fully battened gaff main" ?
Select to expand quotesydchris said..MichaelR said..sydchris said..
TH Mk3 with an interesting rig - yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/top-hat-25-mk3-optimised-for-cruising/234154
That's Blue Moon. Junkette rigged and a really good example of a Top Hat. I believe it's sold and now living in QLD, having just traveled up to the Gold Coast to deliver her to her new owner, with a couple of other boats from Camden Haven who are continuing on to the Whitsundays.
New owner may have had a change of heart, or at least plans, according to the sales text anyway.
I guess "junkette" is another word for "fully battened gaff main" ?
Wow, interesting. I was texting yesterday with the previous owner who's a member here too, and he just got through telling me about sailing her up to QLD to deliver her to her new owner..... how things change in such a short time.
Please tell me why this is not great buying?
What is that repair patch on the hull?
No engine photo?https://www.boatsales.com.au/boats/details/1980-sparkman-stephens-34/OAG-AD-16889537/?Cr=3&psq=(And.Service.Boatsales._.Make.SPARKMAN%20&%20STEPHENS.)&pso=0&pss=Premium
It is not an S&S34. The stern is too wide. I have seen it advertised elsewhere where it is admitted to be a Roberts knock off.
Apart from that it looks to be an OK buy for the price.
However, if you want to own a metal hulled yacht I would recommend something like this.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/van-de-stadt-34/230593
or this. My preference is for Seal built from aluminium.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/van-de-stadt-34/222900
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sharpie-ketch-rigged-launched-2015-exceptional-value/234190
each to their own ...
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yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sharpie-ketch-rigged-launched-2015-exceptional-value/234190
each to their own ...
Surely that should be advertised as a 'party boat'... but where are all the paisley designs on that lovely yellow paint job...or maybe 'The last Scupper'...at that price, loaded-to-the-hilt (boat and occupants) with throw-away generation kids all having a ball on New Years Eve on Sydney Harbour...BYO booze and life jackets. On a more serious note is that really a launch year of 2015, or is that after a 60 year refit.
Select to expand quoteGKandCC said..SandS said..
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sharpie-ketch-rigged-launched-2015-exceptional-value/234190
each to their own ...
Surely that should be advertised as a 'party boat'... but where are all the paisley designs on that lovely yellow paint job...or maybe 'The last Scupper'...at that price, loaded-to-the-hilt (boat and occupants) with throw-away generation kids all having a ball on New Years Eve on Sydney Harbour...BYO booze and life jackets. On a more serious note is that really a launch year of 2015, or is that after a 60 year refit.
The timber work looks newish in the photos . They say its the third one he has built . Sailed it across the straight ...... again , each to their own. Not to my taste , Interesting though !
Very reminiscent of Bolgers box boats, sailed & motored very well apparently but we're just too ugly to catch on
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/tayana-47-centre-cockpit/233955
same same or 100 k different ? both sold ....... interesting ?
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/tayana-48-centre-cockpit/234076
Select to expand quotewoko said..
Very reminiscent of Bolgers box boats, sailed & motored very well apparently but we're just too ugly to catch on
There are a bunch of people, including former owners of Bolgers, who say they often sailed quite poorly. For a semi-objective viewpoint I looked up the race results I could find and the Bolgers generally re-shaped the boundaries of sloooooooow. I know that speed is not everything, but still.....
One of the boats that some Bolgerphiles pointed to, for example, was a Light Schooner in South Australia. It did OK in long downwind races but it was handicapped slower than the standard older cruiser/racer trailables of the same length, which had to drag around the weight of full interiors whereas the Bolger was an open boat. By open boat standards it was very slow.
Cute boat, and I wouldn't mind a box boat myself, but most of them seem to perform poorly and some ex-owners say some of them were unsafe. Even if speed is not the issue, their safety and ease of handling appear to be dubious when compared to a conventional boat reefed down to the same speed.
Interested in hearing everyones thoughts on this one
www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/mottle-33-excellent-presentation-many-upgrades-as-new-motor/233705
Regards Don
