Like I said, post a few pics of the ones that 'have' been sailed, hard
or not.


Sure thing, Ozzy. I'm not a liar like most folks here and can back up
what I say.

http://yachtworld.com/core/listing/p...11&slim=quick&

That boat is in RI and we looked at her along with one in NJ and the
one still for sail in CT on Yachtworld (if you'd like another example).
All were in good shape, but the ones in RI and CT had been raced and
the interiors had worn varnish and cushions that had wet sails on them
too many times. Other than that they were in good cosmetic shape and
had good decks. The one in NJ had a nicer interior and was cleaner, but
she had been damaged in a mast step accident near the forward hatch.
Sadly, the repair was made poorly and strips of teak, used to cover the
repair, had leaked into the core. She was bone dry everywhere else. The
RI boat looked fine, but we took a chance on looking at the example in
Fl. and ended up with a creampuff for the same money.

Yep. It suits you.
Doesn't make it a better boat, just a better one for your needs and
wants.

Yep, Ozzy....and that's what I started out saying. A Nordic 30 is
better for someone somewhere I suppose. If I wanted that type of boat
one of the newer Caliber 35's are nicer. No more project boats like a
Nordic 30 for us.

Bubbles, I've built lightweight race boats with the same amount of
teak that yours has.
We rarely build in Oz in mahogany because it's just too dark.

We were happy to get the brighter teak interior option. It cost 3K more
when new and has about the same level of veneer and Mooron's slowboat.
I'm a bit of a nut about fit and finish and I like to see some care
taken. I sight for it and often find it poor on higher end boats like
Tartan and Sabre. The fit and finish of the 35s5 interior, imported
from France at the time, is so high that it was noted on two surveys.
I'd be happy to post those comments along with pics to compare to
Mooron's interior fit and finish. I was recently on a Bavaria boat and
noted the use of a lot of plastics. But fit and finish was really
pretty good. Poor Mooron thinks quality is measured by materials alone.
But fit and finish of the Tartan 34 and J34c was of less quality,
regardless of how much solid teak they use. Mooron's fit and finish
reminds me of Taiwan built boats, which is often suspect.

RB
35s5
NY