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Hans Christian cutter

4.2K views 8 replies 6 participants last post by  Lantau  
#1 ·
Looking for some input, I am looking at a Hans Christian 38. I am not a sailor yet! But me, my daughter (6) and my husband hope to start a new adventure living aboard while cruising the Caribbean.

Here are my questions / concerns.

Teak decks, I love the look my husband see's work.

The gunnels or toe rail, they are about 8" tall on the Han's, so what happens when a big wave comes over? How fast is the water going to run off? Is this a safety concern? I like that it seems safer for my little one, but my husband is concerned about the wave issue.

When I looked at the boat there was standing water in the sink drain, is this something to be concerned about? I did not notice it on other boats we looked at.

My husband wants a Tartan 37 we saw any feed back about which is a stronger, safer boat.

Thank you for any and all feed back.
 
Discussion starter · #3 ·
Thank you for your response. I just Love the Hans Christian and it has everything on it we need - water maker, gen, SSB with pactor modem. It is just beautiful with the butterfly hatch. The Tartan is nice very clean boat but no extra's, plastic hatches.

My only worry is those pretty teak decks!