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Hi, Again,

After visiting a handful of boats, and having a few surveyed, and after many hours of discussion with cruisers either in person or on the internet, I have finally begun to narrow down my search. For reasons of cost, I want to pay under $40,000. Hopefully, the additional cost of the refit for long-distance cruising will be less than half of that.

Given that price range, I want a wide-bodied, shoal-draft sloop with an attractive, wood interior in the 37-foot range. I''ve been cautioned that some popular boats of this very general description are not suited to long-distance cruising because of poor sailing characteristics, especially going to weather poorly.

This morning, my broker suggested an aft cockpit Endeavour 37. It fits my general requirements, but has anyone got opinions about this boat as a live-aboard cruiser?

Chas