I'd like a boat that i could spend a few years sailing around the world
in. I was thinking about buying a 30' Beneteau 305. Would that be good
enough, or should I get something a bit bigger?

Thanks

Dwight Waterman wrote:
I'd like a boat that i could spend a few years sailing around the world
in. I was thinking about buying a 30' Beneteau 305. Would that be good
enough, or should I get something a bit bigger?

Thanks


I would be more inclined to look at something built by Pacific
Seacraft or, if your not in a hurry, a Westsail. But thats just my
opinion. How heavy a boat one needs would also be determined by the route.

Whatmeworry wrote:
Dwight Waterman wrote:
I'd like a boat that i could spend a few years sailing around the world
in. I was thinking about buying a 30' Beneteau 305. Would that be good
enough, or should I get something a bit bigger?

Thanks


I saw a guy go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and somebody else row
across the Atlantic in an open boat.

How big are your balls?

Kinda of a stupid question. Go with the boat that you fell will make
it. Personally, I prefer 11/2" glass at the water line and about
25,000+ lbs under 41'.

But that is just where I feel comfortable.

Start reading and go to:

http://www.mahina.com/boats.html

"Dwight Waterman" wrote in message
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I'd like a boat that i could spend a few years sailing around the world
in. I was thinking about buying a 30' Beneteau 305. Would that be good
enough, or should I get something a bit bigger?

30' is big enough, but many experienced yachtsmen take the view that
Beneteau do not build for heavy long term use, but more for a couple of
weeks at a time in the summer in the Med. You see a lot of Beneteaux in the
Sth of France and all over the Med. You see far fewer in Northern Europe,
even in French waters.

Tim w