except the J30 has a MUCH nicer interior

How so? The Express has a proper sea bearth, a teak and holly sole, an
oven, etc. and it's still faster than a J30. The interior of a J30 is
pushed out to the hull so you get more floor space. Big deal.

proper tiller for a racer

I guess a Farr 40 is not a proper racer.

,ability to race other J30s and so on.

There's a few areas up north where Express 30s race 1design. J30
owners can't find a fleet everywhere. In fact I have a friend who
bought one in your state for $14k because there are no fleets up there.


It also looks better and is a more versatile boat overall.

Looks better. This coming from someone who always buys boats with ugly
sterns. Versatile? You wouldn't know the meaning.

except the J30 has a MUCH nicer interior


How so? The Express has a proper sea bearth, a teak and holly sole, an

oven, etc. and it's still faster than a J30. The interior of a J30 is
pushed out to the hull so you get more floor space. Big deal.

The interior of the sad an aptly renamed Depress 30:

http://www.niagarayachtsales.com/bro...20Interior.jpg

And the interior of the respected J30:

http://www.jboats.com/j30/images/j30maincab.jpg

I have NEVER seen an interior shot of a Depress 30 that looked better
than the average O'Day interior, but I've sailed aboard J/30's that
were really nice. Perhaps you can steer us to some good interior shots?

Here's info on the J30 Class assoc. http://www.j30.org/
They are very active and the boats here compete locally against
eachother. Can you steer us to some info on the Depress 30 class assoc.
pages?

RB

The interior of the sad an aptly renamed Depress 30:
http://www.niagarayachtsales.com/bro.../Fwd%20Interio...

And the interior of the respected J30:
http://www.jboats.com/j30/images/j30maincab.jpg

Cleaver how you post links to photos of early Express 30s and compare
them to photos of what has to be one of the last J30s built. Only a
handfull of J30s built late in the run circa 1985 have the interior you
posted. Oh, and was that a "brochure" photo? Nice try. I just don't
get your point but I guess your trolling once again. You really should
get a job so you can help out with the bills and feel more like a man.

guess a Farr 40 is not a proper racer.


Shame on you for comparing your sad 20K boat to a Farr 40. The only
wheel steered boat I'd own now is a R&P design which doesn't rely on
cables. Such wheel systems preserve rudder feel.
Loco, you're boat is just plain sad. Why not get a C&C 34R? That boat
can get out it's own way at least.

RB