sparky66
Veteran Member
Looking for what might possibly be our next boat. Currently have a Uniflite 42DC. This is what we like about it:
-Large, covered, aft deck. We use this a lot.
-Aft cabin. Good use of space, creates privacy from guests, and helps form the aft deck.
-Forward guest stateroom with separate bunks and head.
-Flybridge. Have never used the lower helm in 6 years.
-Place for dinghy on top of aft deck roof.
-Reliable Detroit Diesel 6-71's.
This is what we don't especially like about it:
-Tight engine room. Would prefer something with a true engine room.
-Not a great ride in rough seas unless throttled up. We normally cruise at 9-10 knots, but need to get up above 13 knots to get a better ride when Lake Erie gets rough.
-Could use a bit more room, especially in the galley.
-Our Uniflite is a blister era boat, so cosmetically it is lacking.
I thought the 45 Defever with stabilzers would be the perfect replacement, but it appears the forward stateroom just has a big opening to the bed and no door, so not really its own room. The larger Defevers, like the 53POC, don't have a large aft deck. Going slow is fine, we don't need a fast cruise speed. Had a hard enough time finding dockage for our current boat(48' OAL), so the limit would be not much over 50'. Budget would be somewhere around $200k.
Any recommendations, especially from owners of boats that fit our needs?
-Large, covered, aft deck. We use this a lot.
-Aft cabin. Good use of space, creates privacy from guests, and helps form the aft deck.
-Forward guest stateroom with separate bunks and head.
-Flybridge. Have never used the lower helm in 6 years.
-Place for dinghy on top of aft deck roof.
-Reliable Detroit Diesel 6-71's.
This is what we don't especially like about it:
-Tight engine room. Would prefer something with a true engine room.
-Not a great ride in rough seas unless throttled up. We normally cruise at 9-10 knots, but need to get up above 13 knots to get a better ride when Lake Erie gets rough.
-Could use a bit more room, especially in the galley.
-Our Uniflite is a blister era boat, so cosmetically it is lacking.
I thought the 45 Defever with stabilzers would be the perfect replacement, but it appears the forward stateroom just has a big opening to the bed and no door, so not really its own room. The larger Defevers, like the 53POC, don't have a large aft deck. Going slow is fine, we don't need a fast cruise speed. Had a hard enough time finding dockage for our current boat(48' OAL), so the limit would be not much over 50'. Budget would be somewhere around $200k.
Any recommendations, especially from owners of boats that fit our needs?
