25ish foot coastal cruiser
 

Hi All,
I am looking to build a cruiser around this size. I have had my eye on
the DiDi 26 by Dudley Dix for some time. It seems to be a good
construction technique, and produces very attractive results.
It has a fair amount of space too, the only thing that concerns me, is
headroom (I am 6'10", so my sitting headroom is a bit more than a
regular person)

I have been also looking at the Vagabond at bateau.com. It seems
alright, though I am not sure on the construction technique..

Does anybody have any other vessels that fit within this range? I am
open to all ideas, my main requirements a

Somewhere around 25ish feet.
As much interior headroom as possible in a small vessel
Decent performance, but I won't be racing or anything like that.
Ability to comfortably take 4 adults (and maybe a couple of kids) on a
day trip.

I'm also interested in opinions on the two vessels i mentioned
earlier..

Thanks

Daniel

25ish foot coastal cruiser
 

25ish foot coastal cruiser
 

Thanks Brian,
I have seen the site of the builder who has increased the freeboard,
and I agree this looks promising, I am going to contact Dudley
regarding implications of raising the COG and so forth..
Daniel
Brian Cleverly wrote:

Daniel,

Contact Dudley Dix... I know one European builder increased the freeboard with
Dudley's blessing... That may be all you need.

Brian C

25ish foot coastal cruiser
 

wrote:
Thanks Brian,
I have seen the site of the builder who has increased the freeboard,
and I agree this looks promising, I am going to contact Dudley
regarding implications of raising the COG and so forth..
Daniel
Brian Cleverly wrote:

Daniel,

Contact Dudley Dix... I know one European builder increased the freeboard with
Dudley's blessing... That may be all you need.

Brian C

Consider a stretched Jumbo Tolman Skiff. The Tolmans are very
effcicient. By putting the "floor" of the wheelhouse at the bottom of
the stringers, you can get about 6'8" headroom. There have been
several stretched Jumbos built. The Jumbo Tolman is available as a kit
too from Skifkits.

25ish foot coastal cruiser
 

Hi All,
I am looking to build a cruiser around this size. I have had my eye on
the DiDi 26 by Dudley Dix for some time. It seems to be a good
construction technique, and produces very attractive results.
It has a fair amount of space too, the only thing that concerns me, is
headroom (I am 6'10", so my sitting headroom is a bit more than a
regular person)


You might also consider a boat that has a slide top cabin or a
removable top cabin. I'm 6'2" and find that most boats dont have much
headroom too, i can only imagine how bad it must be for you! I sail a
thunderbird 26 which i use for cruising, even though it probably doesnt
have enough room to be a luxurious cruiser i find its pretty good for
me

Shaun