After searching for 5 years we found the perfect CC cruising boat, the Mariner 39 sloop. It is very well built and sails like a dream. We bought the boat from the first owners who sailed it for 18 years to Alaska, Tahiti, and Peru. It a proven blue water boat.
These boats were built in Rochester, NH between 1978 and 1982. They have an excellent layout, definitely better than anything you will find on today''s new boats. Two cabins with private heads in each, lots of storage space, 180 gallons of water, 80 gals of
fuel. Mine has a Perkins 4-108 deisel.
My boat was in immaculate condition and I bought it for $62,000. I have seen them also in the mid 40s.
There is a owner''s web site. Look it up on google under Mariner Yachts. Dont confuse this with the Mariner Yachts built in California.
Good luck.