your opinion please.

[wegiddens24246]

I have allways been attracted to 51' Formosa ketch. Mostly for traditional looks and there rep for being a solid boat. As a proud owner of 1998 passage 450,how many of you would trade or sell your current Hunter for a older vessle such as the Formosa. And for those in the know, what is the cost difference per year between the Hunter and the Formosa.

 

[Bill O'Donovan]

Apples and oranges

Older boats can cost more because they may need upgrades, so perhaps a surveyor could tackle that.

 

[Gary Wyngarden]

Looks and Performance

I've always liked the looks of the William Garden designs like the Formosa Ketch. What has always put me off is the displacement. With a displacement over 50,000 pounds, it's more than double your Hunter.In anything less than a full gale, it's not going to be very fast under sail.While I would not describe myself as in the know about their maintenance costs, I would guess they could be spendy, especially since they haven't been made in about 25 years.But they do look really nice.Gary WyngardenS/V Wanderlust H37.5