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Ron,
Congratulations on your new boat!-those Clearwaters are neat-I didn't realize they made so few of them, there's 35's and 37's I think?-I guess for some reason the typical US yacht buyer just defers to 6 foot draft (give or take) when all is said and done. Folks just seem to get nervous about a centerboard (especially a true centerboarder), hear a story or two and default to the usual...Gotta love those intrepid few sail the thin water! I guess the only real drawback to the Craig Walters boats like Tom's boat and yours, some of the Seguins is the divided cabin due to the big integral board. I imagine you get used to it and perhaps it even lends to some privacy on board once you do. Good luck with her. Maybe after this economy heals a bit and the remaining boatbuilders get back to work there will be some fresh thinking in new boats and we'll see more offshore capable true centerboarders that aren't French and don;t have whopping great arches on the transoms and turquoise sailcovers...!
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