cheoy lee 43 MS

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Hi all, i am planning to buy a liveabord this year with a max budget of 120-150 kusd in europe. I am a sailor but i like the room and protection of a wheel house. First i checked with some powerboats but with the idea to cross the atlantic, the fuel prices etc i am concentrating now on motorsailor like Nauticat33-38 and Fisher 37 and Cheoy lee 43. Unfortunatly i can not find many owners so i hope here are some sailor with experience in such boats.

At the moment i like the CL 43 best because of volume and fuel capapcity of 2000 liter with a Ford Lehman 120 PS ( this is too big to my idea). I waiting for more details from the broker to see how much renovation is necessary. The last owner removed the mizzen and installed a new mast and rigging. From the sail area, maybe 75 sqm without the mizzen, it is on the lower side of sailing performance but maybe with big spinnacker or code zero it shoudl work.

Nauticat you can find a lot in Germayn BUT windows are too big and they are not safe for open sea because not watertight compartments inside

Fisher 37 looks ok but cramped cockpit and normally only 400 liter fuel.

Carsten Hamburg Germany