You might want to contact Justin Pipkorn; he built a Vagabond Plus 20'
a few years back and has a pretty complete website on his experiences:

http://www.amateurboatbuilding.com/P...ight/index.htm

He does rate Jacques' service as first rate.

The other boat I like is the Princess 22 Sharpie, at B&B Yacht
Designs. Its a 22 or 26' cat ketch design, and is pretty sharp. The
designer, Graham, frequents my forums at messing-about.com to answer
questions on-line, and is always just a phone call away ("your dime,
our time" is his motto on phone support). You can see the Princess on
his web site at:

http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/princess.htm





On Fri, 21 May 2004 11:26:18 +0200, "Gerhard Ludwar"
wrote:

Hi everyone,
I am in the process of deciding on a trailerable, comfortable cruising yacht
(ca 23 ft) and found the Vagabond 23 of Jacques Mertens and the Roberts 246
of Bruce Roberts.
I would be interested in contacting builders/owners who like to share their
experience with this yachts. Of course, any hint for similar designs I have
overlooked is very much appreciated.

Regards
Gerhard


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