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  1. There are A LOT of very appropriate boats around. 

    I'd probably suggest working backwards and finding out what is raced near you then making a considered analysis of the various boats. 

    I would imagine the main compromise will be made around your enthusiasm for racing. If racing is your goal then the biggest most active fleet will guide your decision, this may have benefits further down the line with regards to resale and availability of second hand gear. 

    Sunbursts are great boats and I love them but they are a little dated in design. I believe some later glass moulds have self draining decks but most require bailing. No sprit/gennaker but do fly kites. 
    The pros are that they are widely available second hand and cheap. 

    That Topaz Omega looks fantastic. You could also just buy a Feva XL. 

    What is your budget? I would suggest this is your second big compromise as if buying second hand time to watch the marketplace (and get a bargain) vs. buy a new model right now may be the second major compromise. 

  2. Thanks, I'll make a follow-up. 

    I ended up making the drive to Kaiwaka and went to their factory outlet store, I'd highly recommend if anyone is passing through. There are some really amazing deals, the only issue is they only sell factory seconds and it's pretty limited in range and size. They will usually be able to grab you firsts at full price from the factory though. 

    I was really only going there to try stuff on and get a feel for it but ended up coming away with a good set of stuff. 

    In the end what I think would've been ideal for me (fishing and coastal sailing) was the Tufflon jacket but they didn't have any seconds in my size and I was to cheap to fork out full price with the deals on some of the other seconds. 

    Ended up coming away with an Aquaseal jacket (I think this will get the most use) for $105 and some Stormforce bib overtrousers for $217 which I think will serve my purposes pretty well. I also picked up an Aquaforce jacket with basically no defect for $100 which I can't see myself using very much for now but it just seemed like a steal and I guess at least now I have it if I need it. Defects are barely noticeable and not at all significant. 

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  3. Resurrecting this as I've been looking to get some foul weather gear and liking the look of the Kaiwaka stuff. Just wondering what people have and how they find it for sailing. Are you talking about the Stormforce line or more of the PVC type gear like the Aquaseal? 

  4. Hello everyone, another newbie here hoping to get "cheap" 30-foot coastal cruiser topic firing up again. I know it's been done to death but who doesn't love pretending to boat shop. 

    I'm personally probably 6-18 months away from being in a position to pull the trigger but would love to pick everyone's brains about boats. Looking for something 26-32ft following the above advice about something that has had some time and money already invested. Have reasonable experience sailing dingys but never sailed a keel boat, planning to get a bit of experience over the next year or so. Loving the look of the 80s kiwi cruisers. Probably looking to live-aboard for a year or two, mostly solo, and learn to cruise/gradually extend my range from North East NZ to possibly Marlborough Sounds then back to work and dream of the next step.  Don't need much bells and whistles, just a solid vessel. 

    Budget ideally $30-40k but could stretch maybe as high as $70k if necessary, I'd like to leave some $$$ for maintenance and living costs though as I'll need to quit my job during my cruising. 

    The reason I ask is I've been trawling Trademe for the last couple of months, going through old forum posts and generally learning a lot.

    I've seen a boat that looks almost perfect and I've seen a few well priced tidy boats with serious sellers go extremely quickly so I want to be prepared to pull the trigger when my time comes. 

    This Lidgard 29 looks very tidy and like it has had a lot of love and money. The seller seems very serious about a quick sale as well. 

    Am I right in my assessment that this is the sort of boat that would be well worth moving on quickly? (of course with survey etc). Can already see some maintenance and costs but they look very minimal and certainly ready to use immediately. Only other possible criticism is that maybe core mat cored hull might not be as strong as solid GRP but I know Lidgard's are very well regarded and this is not a topic I claim any knowledge in. The newer age (1996) might also somewhat offset this?

    Also possibly Vin is still in the market and this could be worth a look with a $30k budget, owner has said they may negotiate. 

     

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