Ahoy Paul! This question, or one very like it, was answered in this forum not long ago. Good luck with your purchase. Roger S/v ILENE Saga 43 Hull 23 of 1999 ...
Hi Paul, Plenty of good, no bad, and not too much ugly. I was a dealer for these boats (could of gotten a super price on almost any brand I wanted but I chose...
HI PAUL....I WENT BOAT SHOPPING IN 2003 AND SOON CHOSE A SAGA 43. WE CAME FROM A CATALINA 38 AND NEEDED MORE SPACE FOR OFFSHORE CRUISING IN RETIREMENT. LATE...
We are also shopping for a cruising boat and considering the saga, talked to a few people, but not spent any time sailing on one. I've started to loose...
Paul, Sounds to me like you are really more interested in what I like to call "Old School" sailing vessels. No insult intended. These vessels have stood the...
Paul, You’re doing yourself and Saga a disservice with many items on your “don’t like list”. The Valiant, Caliber and Pacific Seacraft are all heavy...
Hi DUANE, I enjoy boat shopping and your boat is on the list! She looks to be in great shape, you do Saga proud! Is she still in the water or on the hard? I...
Paul, You said you are buying a boat for long term cruising. Does that mean most of the time anchored. How much sailing do you plan and where, offshore or...
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Tim Szabo
tszabo@...
Oct 6, 2011 11:54 am
FYI. I've got hull 19 "Kinship"-after 3 roundtrips to the BVI's and 4 Bermudas (15,000) I conclude she is a fine sea boat. 160 mile days routine. As we speak,...
Keith, I can only second your view on the solent rig. You may remember one particular day we got caught in a cold front in 36-38 K winds with gusts in...
Pandora SAGA 43 #10 is the boat that we upgraded to from a Tartan 3, an older design that has many of the attributes that Paul is commenting on. For my wife...
I have had my Saga for 10 years now. Mostly sailing the Caribbean and East Coast US. I used to have a Shannon 43--- which is a faster boat than the Valiant...
Really good coments. You Saga owners do seem to love your boats. I meant no disrespect. Actually Keith, we are insterested in well proven passage makers....
Paul, With all due respect to the "old school" cruisers you describe the performance differences are huge, not slight. Horizon jobs doesn't fully cover the...
You mentioned two cats. Ours love our Saga currently in Grenada for the "summer" which ends in 2 weeks, when will sail her back to NY. Three features make the...
Another nice thing about the solent rig is that it permits you to run straight downwind in strong winds, fast, without a spinaker; we don't have a spinaker. I...
Hi Roger, Most people don't think of boats and cat in the same thought, but cats have been on boats for ever! They kept the wildlife under control! Our boys,...
Friends - am in the process of deciding which option - whisker vs spinnaker pole and wanted to see what experience you all might share. When I ordered the...
Rick, I've used the Forespar Line Control adjustable whisker pole for several years with good success. I think the model is LC-26 but am not sure. I recall...
I too would vote for the Forespar telescoping pole. They are available in three configurations (and costs): all aluminum, cheap and pretty heavy; half alu and...
I have the same whisker pole, but all aluminum, and mounted in the same manner, on the forward side of the mast. I have not used it much, and for one and only...
Comments on pole placement aft of the forward lower were from "the other Roger". Yes, you really do need the pole in between shrouds for the way most of our...
I hate to break a long tradition of disagreeing with Roger and Chris but here goes. I agree with both of them, particularly Chris about the storage location...
Was looking at Nomad on Yachtworld and it mentions a new keel. I keep seeing stuff like this that makes me wonder how well these boats are built. Also see...
I think you are misinterpreting the data you have. As a group I think that Saga owners are much more conscious of, and interested in, the engineering aspects...
Chris is absolutely right. If there is a boat out there with no aspects of the design or construction that could be improved, I've not heard of it. A few...
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Dwight Odom
ddodom@...
Oct 13, 2011 4:10 pm
I need help. I have two bases with cracks and wonder if any one has had this problem and has gotten new bases. My Saga 43 NaNa is hull #16 and has cast...
