In article <b6349191.0502231544.42dac284 RemoveThis @posting.google.com>, Benj
<irving.benjamin RemoveThis @kcl.ac.uk> writes
>My wife and I live close to and sail our motor-sailer from Dover, but
>we both travel to and need to stay overnight in London regularly. We
>are thinking of buying a river/coastal motor cruiser (not
>motor-sailer) to keep berthed in London (prob South Dock Marina) for
>overnight stays for one or both of us and also for some river/canal
>cruising. Budget is low (<£10k) but there seem to be quite a few
>boats advertised in that range of 23-27ft, which seems about the right
>size for the compromise of comfort vs. economy. Does anyone have
>helpful comments or even specific recommendations re type of boat etc?
> I am about to view a Colvic Coastal (24ft) locally, but can't find
>any info on this boat via the web: anyone know this baot or have
>comments?
>All help gratefully received and avidly awaited
For most of its life, Colvic manufactured and sold mouldings only,
rather than completed boats. The qualify of completed Colvic craft
therefore varies from excellent, in the case of some yard-built boats,
to truly awful in the case of some home-brews.
Hulls are osmosis-prone, but sufficiently strongly built for it not
usually to be a major problem.
--
Marshall Rice
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