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"Meach" wrote:

Here is a link to a Canadian aluminium boat which is basically what
sparked my interest in aluminium hulls. Note the price is high and out
of my range, but non the less I thought it was an interesting boat:

http://www.labradoryachts.com/a_presentation.htm


I just found a brand new 44' steel Van do Stadt cutter at

http://www.anchoryachts.com/preview.php?ID=67

with more pictures at

http://www.anchoryachts.com/printbrochure.php?ID=67

With a displacement of 31,500 lbs it's not much heavier than
the Labrador 44' (26,500 lbs). It doesn't have a pilothouse
but it has about the same amount of space on the inside.

I used the currency converter on the web site and it says
220,000 EUR = $265,397.58. This is less than half the price
of the Labrador ($580,000). I don't know much about boats
so maybe others can tell me if they think it's a good deal.

No way.

http://www.harbornorth.com/property_details.aspx?p_id=8

The Van de Stadt, according to the website, will need a minimum of 30k euro
just to get ready for sails. While the Brewer doesn't have an engine or
mast, note the price is considerably less than that of the Van de Stadt, for
a comparably sized boat. You could probably get this boat ready to sail away
for well under 200k USD, Van de Stadt would be north of 300k USD.

John Cairns