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Aluminium vs. Fiberglass
wrote in message ink.net... "Meach" wrote: Here is a link to a Canadian aluminium boat which is basically what sparked my interest in aluminium hulls. Note the price is high and out of my range, but non the less I thought it was an interesting boat: http://www.labradoryachts.com/a_presentation.htm I just found a brand new 44' steel Van do Stadt cutter at http://www.anchoryachts.com/preview.php?ID=67 with more pictures at http://www.anchoryachts.com/printbrochure.php?ID=67 With a displacement of 31,500 lbs it's not much heavier than the Labrador 44' (26,500 lbs). It doesn't have a pilothouse but it has about the same amount of space on the inside. I used the currency converter on the web site and it says 220,000 EUR = $265,397.58. This is less than half the price of the Labrador ($580,000). I don't know much about boats so maybe others can tell me if they think it's a good deal. No way. http://www.harbornorth.com/property_details.aspx?p_id=8 The Van de Stadt, according to the website, will need a minimum of 30k euro just to get ready for sails. While the Brewer doesn't have an engine or mast, note the price is considerably less than that of the Van de Stadt, for a comparably sized boat. You could probably get this boat ready to sail away for well under 200k USD, Van de Stadt would be north of 300k USD. John Cairns |
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