On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:31:57 +0100, "xavierB" <spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Vaguely thinking of changing boats and looking for 9-10m. Secondhand
>> Dehlers seem to be good value. I always though of Dehlers as being
>> good quality boats, but dont really knew about them.
>>
>> Any opinions/
>>
>Yes, they are very good quality boats - in fact, I would say they are the
>best quality of any small production yachts. As far as I know, they (and
>Amel in France) are the only production yard who build their yachts
entirely
>in the mould, and laminate (rather than bolt) the deck in place while the
>hull is in the mould. This results in a much more rigid, watertight and
>symmetrical hull than the usual AWBs where they just bolt and sikkaflex
the
>deck to a wobbly hull that has been removed from the mould (which also
>explains why most AWBs go better on one tack than another!).
>
>They are mostly Judel-Volrijk designs and so sail very nicely indeed too.
Thanks. I just need to find out what models are suitable.
Unfortunately, the UK site is not much help.
Ian
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