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Swan 48 - Advice / Opinions Here we go again! I posted a few months ago re the pruchase of a Swan 41 but missed out as was too slow off the mark Have now located a Swan 48 for sale located in the South Pacific. Am keen to hear any thoughts and opinions on these boats. One specific question I am keen to get feedback on is the options in regards to accomadation. I am lucky enough to have a partner who is keen to spend an extended period of time cruising....she will obviously want to have a double berth (me too)......what are the options for converting the forward berths into a double? Has anyone done this, have any pictures or plans on how to do this? Thanks in advance Matt |
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Dear Matt, |
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Hi Mat,
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Thank you for your replies, I will contact for more detailed info once I have got to a stage of buying the boat
Thanks again Matt |
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Matt, like the 41, the Swan 48 is an all time classic. The first one "Noryema" (the owner's name spelt backwards Ron Amey) won the Bermuda race straight out of the box and about 20 years later one of the US Navy owned boats "Constellation" from Annapolis did it again. The head of Pantaenius has owned a 48 "Elan" for many years and has had great success with the boat. Another much modified and two tons lighter 48 " Jacobite" has been supreme on the regatta circuit and somewhat embarrassing for Nautor as it keeps beating their new boats. Good luck with your quest.
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thanks gavin....the boat I am looking at is 48/001...she is the one that won the Bermuda race...now called Sundance |
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Here we go again! I posted a few months ago re the pruchase of a Swan 41 but missed out as was too slow off the mark Have now located a Swan 48 for sale located in the South Pacific. Am keen to hear any thoughts and opinions on these boats. One specific question I am keen to get feedback on is the options in regards to accomadation. I am lucky enough to have a partner who is keen to spend an extended period of time cruising....she will obviously want to have a double berth (me too)......what are the options for converting the forward berths into a double? Has anyone done this, have any pictures or plans on how to do this? Thanks in advance Matt Superb yacht, know every square inch, with the assistance over the years of Nautors Guru, Lars! 2nd only to a Swan 65', and that's debatable, or possibly because I sold my 48' and bought a 65' Sloop! Alan |
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Dear All, |
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I am currently looking for a blue-water live-aboard in the 40 to 45 foot range. There is a 48 in Seattle that has a very attractive price as it needs a new deck. Are there any known issues I need to look for? A Swan broker told me that most of the S&S boats had at least one design flaw that needed to be corrected. Our sail away budget is $300K, a $120K boat needing a $100K deck job does not worry me as long as a bunch of other stuff crops up. |
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I am currently looking for a blue-water live-aboard in the 40 to 45 foot range. There is a 48 in Seattle that has a very attractive price as it needs a new deck. Are there any known issues I need to look for? A Swan broker told me that most of the S&S boats had at least one design flaw that needed to be corrected. Our sail away budget is $300K, a $120K boat needing a $100K deck job does not worry me as long as a bunch of other stuff crops up. The design flaw thesis is news to me. I have never heard of that one. |
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...brokers...
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Hi Matt,
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The design flaw thesis is news to me. I have never heard of that one. I think he was referring to relatively minor stuff such as mast step or chain plate corrosion that might be accelerated due to a lack of drainage. He was a Swan dealer, not just a broker selling a Swan. We talked on the phone for a while and he seemed to know, in great detail, the condition of every (under 50') Swan for sale in the U.S |
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Only a limited number of boats have a good drainage design as ALL the Sparkman & Stephens designed boats, and Swans are no exception, this was point no. 2 * in Rod Stephens List of 100 "must" that a proper sailing boat should have.
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