How does the shape of this shell seem?

[andreasmehlin]

I´v got some more info on the "custom cutter" I mentioned above: I paste it here:

Award winning John Simpson design cruising cutter. (Fidelity)
Hull is 10 ga steel, Keel is 3/16” finish welded inside and out. 7,500 lbs. Lead ballast in keel. Sandblasted to white metal and primed with Awlgrip 545 primer. ABI stainless ports welded in frameless. 8 ports are 5” X 12” and 4 are 7” X 14”. All are opening. 2ea. 20”X 20” and 2ea. 10” X 10” Bomar hatches are ready to bolt on. 2ea approx. 110 gallon fuel tanks are installed. 2 ea. Interconnected stainless steel water tanks under sole total aprox. 185 gallons.
Engine beds are welded in ready for engine. Prop log complete with cutlass bearing and PSS shaft seal with 1 ½” diameter shaft tapered for a Maxprop but shaft is long enough to taper for any prop. Sunstrand hydraulic motor is mounted with a flex coupler for prop shaft.
Galley is 90% finished. Seafrost refrigeration system is in with refrig and freezer built with 5” or more insulation on all sides of both boxes. Both boxes are top loading and lined with “food grade” epoxy. Force 10 galley stove is three burner with oven and broiler. Plumbed to propane and ready to use. Propane locker is built in with vents to outside of hull. Sink is installed and plumbed. All galley tops and sides are Wilsonart laminate. Dinette is across from galley and is finished with custom cushions.
V-berth isfinished except for minor trim. Entire front ½ of the hull is insulated with 2’ or more blown in foam. All interior wood is fir and sealed with 2 or three coats for oil based enamel before finish was installed.
V-berth walls are teak.All chainplates are welded in according to plan drawings. Simpson Lawrence Hydraulic anchor windlass. (for rope and chain) is installed with double anchor rollers. Roller blocks are stainless and welded completely. Separate lockers for chain and rode are intergral to hull and lined with Teflon type material.
Equipment to go with boat as follows:
Perkins 4-236 80 horsepower diesel. Rebuilt and mounted on engine bed with Sunstrand Hydrastatic trans mounted to same bed. Needs only to be tuned and ready to drop in. Many spares to go with engine including injectors injector pump, pan, starter, etc.
Walter keel cooler, new in box, sized to engine. (pocket for cooler welded into hull with some parts mounted.)
Vac-U-Flush head system. “NIB” has not been removed from boxes. Also available is handpumped head and macerator system. 80 gallon holding tank is in process of being installed.
Bosch “on demand” propane hot water heater “NIB” (new in box)
Paragon Jr. pressure water system pump.’NIB’
Aqua-marine 400 GPD watermaker ‘NIB’
Hynautics Hydraulic steering system ‘NIB’
Isomat Mast 50’5” and 20’ boom NEW
3 new sails: Jib, Fully battened main and staysail NIB
2 ea batteries 8D (still dry)
24 volt to 110 volt inverter used needs a little work to make it good.
Imany small parts, such as stainless head sink, transom SHOWER, 12 fabricated cleats, 20 fabricated stantions, that still need finishing. Some teak and many small marine grade fittings.

Regards
Andreas

[lazeyjack]

Originally Posted by andreasmehlin

My intention is a 4 years long world cruise

43 foot is actually the perfect size at sea, As an ocean sailor I know this, and all the books tell you this too
Your budget sound ok IF you do all yourself, IF you buy good used sails from net., If you buy good used Engine, 55--80 bhp You can even buy good chain
But check out the keel as I advised earlier and find that plan, esp. the lines plan
I can advise on framing and anyhting else, but not here on forum

[andreasmehlin]

I think I skip the hull from the link I wrote in post nr 1. The reason is that Im not going to have that much time it demands. It is better for me using an almost finished vessel. Like those I mentioned earlier.

I have not been following the boat market for to long time. But is it often it appears half-finished vessels like these two I have quoted before?

[Redsky]

oh like many other luxury items they are subject to the vagairies of the economy,,,id guess upwerds of 1/3rd for most kinds of boats to half or more niche boat projects end up in this kind of state...but there are conversly a lot of boat builders and people "thinking" about boat.
its like the street rod or custom car/ bike scene lots of projects there too. however boats and cars dont get thet sinking feeling thousand miles from nowhere either... you might try offering 40k in cash. btw they deal in project boats so they'l probably haggle if you have it t spend now. as always have a surveyer look at it before buying though...

[andreasmehlin]

Is there any way to not pay the Swedish VAT when shipping a-not-finished- boat? Like if I have it registrated in US flag?

[Redsky]

i dont know about that.