(Wannacat) wrote in message . com...
Hello,

We're shopping for a 28-32' cruiser and are really attracted to a
flybridge style. To our dismay, neither Sea Ray nor Chaparral make
cruiser of this type/size. We've seen only one boat with the right
design so far - Bayliner 288 (formerly 2858), but average quality of
its construction makes us wish to have more than one boat to choose
from.

Can anyone suggest other flybridge cruisers of this size? Any tips
will be greatly appreciated!

WC

We have an older ('86) 26' Carver flybridge. Carver stopped making
their wide-beamed 28' flybridges arouind 1990, gravitating to the
strange-looking-but-roomy Santego style. I receive many inquiries
about our boat because (almost) no boat manufacturer sells a smaller
traditional "cruiser" style anymore. I think the express designes are
great, but I'd guess there may be a market for the small trational
design. I've owned a mid-cabin express, and it was a good boat. We
sold it so we could have a boat whose cabin has real windows. I can't
differentiate between all the express styles anymore.

Good luck.

Coff

Coff wrote:
(Wannacat) wrote in message . com...
Hello,

We're shopping for a 28-32' cruiser and are really attracted to a
flybridge style. To our dismay, neither Sea Ray nor Chaparral make
cruiser of this type/size. We've seen only one boat with the right
design so far - Bayliner 288 (formerly 2858), but average quality of
its construction makes us wish to have more than one boat to choose
from.

Can anyone suggest other flybridge cruisers of this size? Any tips
will be greatly appreciated!

WC

If you are looking for a solid flybridge cruiser in that size range,
check out:

http://www.seasportboats.com


SeaSport makes some *very* capable ocean-going cruisers. Much better
than "average" quality of construction. I'm not a fan of the I/O power
offerings, but there are alternatives.



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Willing to look at an older boat?

Consider Bertram. Built both 28 and 32 flybridge models.

Blackfin builds a new 32' flybridge boat- and it is probably priced around
$200k or so with twin diesels.

There's a new boat built by Halvorsen that looks promising. Built in Europe to
Lloyds standards. 32-feet, single diesel, probably in the 2 to low-2's price
bracket for a new 32-footer.

Looking for a builder where the 28-32 foot range is the "top of the line" may
also pay some dividends. Some builders consider 28-feet an "entry level" boat,
and they build
the products just well enough to get you by until you can step up to a "real"
boat for a few hundred thousand more....

Gould 0738 wrote:
Willing to look at an older boat?

Consider Bertram. Built both 28 and 32 flybridge models.

Blackfin builds a new 32' flybridge boat- and it is probably priced around
$200k or so with twin diesels.

There's a new boat built by Halvorsen that looks promising. Built in Europe to
Lloyds standards. 32-feet, single diesel, probably in the 2 to low-2's price
bracket for a new 32-footer.

Looking for a builder where the 28-32 foot range is the "top of the line" may
also pay some dividends. Some builders consider 28-feet an "entry level" boat,
and they build
the products just well enough to get you by until you can step up to a "real"
boat for a few hundred thousand more....



There's a lovely Bertie 33' sportfish with a flying bridge available for
under $100,000 down the road from me apiece. I believe it is a mid or
late 1980's model. I've only looked at the exterior, and the hull looks
very sound. The downside is that it apparently has a pair of 454
gashogs. If I were looking for a project boat (in terms of a diesel
repower), this would be the one.


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Gould 0738 wrote:
Willing to look at an older boat?

Consider Bertram. Built both 28 and 32 flybridge models.

Blackfin builds a new 32' flybridge boat- and it is probably priced around
$200k or so with twin diesels.

There's a new boat built by Halvorsen that looks promising. Built in Europe to
Lloyds standards. 32-feet, single diesel, probably in the 2 to low-2's price
bracket for a new 32-footer.

Looking for a builder where the 28-32 foot range is the "top of the line" may
also pay some dividends. Some builders consider 28-feet an "entry level" boat,
and they build
the products just well enough to get you by until you can step up to a "real"
boat for a few hundred thousand more....


Halvorsen; lovely boats, including mine :-)

K