Anyone know how many Santorin Ketches vs sloops we're made and when the last ketches were produced?
Thankyou
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Paul Harries
Prospective Amel Buyer

Hi Paul 

I have a santorin ketch built in late 1991

Probably won’t point as well as a sloop but I have sailed the pacific and sub Antarctic and have been really happy with my purchase made 5 years ago

The boat had 3 previous owners and been sailed to New Zealand after a soft life in the Med!

It sat here for sale for 4 years until I paid for it without setting a foot on it!  I expected to do a refit sails, electronics, furler motors and running rigging and engine;  and purposely sailed in strong winds and big seas to see what would break. First to go was a rutland wind generator that disintegrated in 45 knots but the hull mast and rigging are exceptionally solid. The boats design features are well thought out eg formed tubes for wiring and straight forward to work on

And to my surprise original items like furling gear boxes bonfiglioli can still be purchased new. The Volvo 2d50 slots in without modification to the engine bed designed for the original 50 hp Perkins etc

 The only thing I would have liked to see is an inner forestay but that is probably to deal with my head rather than the boats need 

Best of luck with whatever you purchase but with a ketch rig you can sail as a sloop or ketch and convert from one to the other in a couple of minute’s 

John Hayes

Nga Waka 

Wellington

 

On 26/05/2022, at 8:00 AM, Paul Harries via groups.io <Pharries=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

Anyone know how many Santorin Ketches vs sloops we're made and when the last ketches were produced?
Thankyou
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Paul Harries
Prospective Amel Buyer