Hi,
I am totally new to sailing and am looking at buying my first sailing
boat.
I am currently looking at 2 different boats, specifically below:
Beneteau Oceanis 370
Year: 1992
Engine(s): Volvo Engine(s) HP: 28
Raymarine C80
Chartplotter (new 2005),
Wind speed and direction,
boat speed and depthsounder,
Ram driven
autopilot (new 2005)
Furling Mainsail (new 2006),
Furling Genoa (new 2005),
Asymmetric cruising chute (new 2004)
4 owners
and a
Bavaria 34
Year: 2000
3 cabin version,
8 berths
furling mast
Volvo 30 hp diesel,
stainless steel mooring
cleats,
Full electronics including
radar and
GPS, plotter, spray hood ,
bimini, folding
propellor, rodkicker
Brand main and genoa
1 owner
I live in Malta (in the Mediterranean) and I do plan to sail up to
greece, cyprus and sicily - so i doubt that I would ever get out of
the Med basin!
I really like the Beneteau however I am thinking that maybe it would
be safer for me to go for the Bavaria due to it being newer by 8
years! To a certain extent I also like a bit more the Bavaria
interiors - but then again its newer by 8 years!
The Bavaria sales man said that the Beneteau farling mast typically
gives a lot of problems and that the Bavaria one is much much better.
I know almost zilch! Is it true? Beneteau dealer said that the
Bavaria robustiness and build is not so good .. duh wouldnt know!
What do you think? And is it true re the Beneteau farling?