"Swab Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...

When I think of folks like
John with his Catalina, Loco with his tired dated Depress 30,
Dough
with trawler, Jeff with his Cat (!!) or Bart with his project
boat....man, I'm a lucky guy!


HEY! You left out me and my Siedlemann 30. I'm so hurt.

Sbv

HEY! You left out me and my Siedlemann 30. I'm so hurt.


Hey, you made me feel bad about it a couple of days ago, so you're off
the list!

Siedlemann 30
A Vastly underrated boat that has been wrongly compared to US Yachts
and Bayliner. If Siedlemann was guilty of anything it was in joining
the me-too market rather than designing more notable alternatives. The
30 competes well enough with a Catalina 30 and while it does little
better, it might actually present with fewer problems over the years.
Because of it's lack of marketing these boats are often available at a
3rd of the cost of a Catalina 30 and it's hard to argue their relative
value at that point. Owners with less cash often take a risk with these
boats and end up pleasantly surprised that a harsh market
interpretation was based on hearsay rather than facts and experience.

RATINGS:

Build quality ***
Performance ** 1/2
Value ****

RB
35s5...a boat that rated ****!
NY