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Posted by paul aloise on February 19, 2004, 2:28 pm --Previous Message--
A lot of boat for the money(maybe) a true trawler/motorsailer. Some people will take offense to the trawler classification, but if it looks like a duck.... They are made in taiwan and come with all the headaches assosciated, with 3rd world boats. Decks are most frequently damaged from poor maintenace. Under the graceful teak deacks and Fiberglass deck (LOL), lies the taiwan plywood- Good stuff.. well at least for fertilizer. The fiberglass lay up will leave a lot to be desired, blisters are very common, along with gel coat voids, and other hallmarks of poor laminating techniques. Typically they come with a lehman diesel which is a great engine, however unless you are a yacht tech or love repairing stuff go for a boat made in the old U.S. of A or get one built in china by a better yard, like ta shing. Good luck
: Can anybody give me any info good or bad on a
: vagabond 47 built by blue water yacht,
: Tiawan.
: thanks
: Dennis
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