Nomad Willy
Guru
Larry are you sure you didn't mean to say Nordhavn 46?
Well, no, of course that would be over 40'. Don't you think the 40 is a FD?
And speaking of length, the Island Packet PY Cruiser is really a 39, so maybe that ought to be on the list too....basically a de-keeled sailboat hull, 100 HP.
Is the Island Packet dekeeled? I thought it was just dismasted?
Anyway, I was wondering why the Sundowner 30 was dropped from the list?
Good point, Conrad....the answer being yes and no. The PY Cruiser (trawler) shares its keel depth with the SP Cruiser Motor Sailor at 3'8", as opposed to the full sail 380 at 4'7". I don't think there are many of the PY Cruisers around since they hit the market just before the economic downturn. If someone were to awaken inside a PY Cruiser, it would be hard to know that it was a power boat until you got on deck. In 2010, I saw a dirt cheap dealer price on a PY Cruiser that was a twp or three years old and never sold or titled, but still a bit too much to invest at the time.
Conrad,
I'll bet the Sundowner isn't a FD hull. Here is a Nordic Tug that isn't and the Sundowner is probably even more of a SD than the Nordic. The owner of this Nordic 26 has 55hp and goes 10 knots. Not a FD. I think the sundowner has a flatter bottom and more submerged transom. I'm more familiar w the Nordic and am not sure about the Sundowner.
Ad for Eagle 32 - they call it semi-displacement
Eagle 32 Pilothouse Trawler for sale, 9.75m, 1986 | BoatshedSeattle.com
and for the "eyeball classification gurus"
I have an old brochure for the Eagle 32 and the profile drawing is very different from the 40 that you have provided, in that the hull is much fuller aft and sweeps up to the transom. I'll see if I can scan it for the ECGs (Eyeball Classification Gurus). May even be able to find the old review, who knows.
better????????????? that's a 1985...the newer ones look a little different....
Now for the photo gurus...FD or SD???...what boat? For the really good...how big of an engine????
What about the older Grand Banks 32 & 36?