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53 vagabond sloop

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#1 ·
Hello I'm looking for info on a 1979 53 ' Vagabond sloop ?
 
#2 ·
Ken,

Not much to go on there -- any other available info?

There are two 1979 53'ers currently listed on YachtWorld: One's in Italy, the other's in Greece.

Blue Water Yacht Builders (formerly a yard in Taiwan) built several sailboat models using the Vagabond name. The most commonly seen ones are the 42' and 47' ketches. They also built a 39' sloop/cutter, available in both a pilothouse and trunk cabin configuration. Perhaps they also built a few 53'ers; but after looking at the photos of the two currently listed for sale, I'm not sure they came out of the BYB yard.
 
#4 ·
Like I mentioned, I'd be a little surprised if these two came out of the Blue Water yard; the lines just don't look right.

You might want to send a couple of e-mails to the brokers asking for specific details on the two boats -- the worst that can happen is that they ignore your request.

Some specifics that come to mind:
> Hull ID numbers
> Builder's company name/location

From there, you may be able to get a better idea of where to focus your info search.
 
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