Want To Buy: Stevens 47 or Prout Catamaran

[pelagic4005]

Hi, We are looking for a Stevens 47 or Prout Catamaran in the Pacific North West. We will consider east coast, Hawaii, West coast to Mexico for the right boat. WE are not looking for a project boat but open to some deferred maintenance.

We are a family of 4 and hoping to liveaboard and go sailing bound hopefully for India.

Please message me if you know of or have a boat.

[Steamer]

Originally Posted by pelagic4005

go sailing bound hopefully for India.

There is a Simpson cat almost THERE where You are dreaming to sail!
2000 built 50' Simpson is located on Seychelles.
The Owner died not long ago and the cat is for sale @ about 250kEur.

[Excalibur5]

It is a bit early for us, but we have a 1983 Prout Snowgoose 37 classic that likely will be coming on the market in the next 6 months. Currently cruising her full time - leaving Jamaica tomorrow morning bound for the Bahamas. Our 4 year cruise will likely be done around April/May in North Carolina. She has been an amazing vessel and home for our family of 5 for the last 7 years.



She's in great shape overall, but is getting near due for bottom paint, and the paint on the side of the hulls below the rubrails needs to be redone (about 4 days in a yard for everything). Basically needs a light cosmetic refresh due to the UV of the tropics for 4 years now. Rig was completely new in '19. Sails, engine, drive, dinghy etc. all in very good to excellent shape. Interior shines and is in great shape.



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PM me if interested and we can take the conversation offline.

[pelagic4005]

Thank you but that will be too big for us. Hope the sale is swift for you

[catman]

Hello,
Are you still looking for a catamaran on the west coast.
Catman

[Stingo]

Originally Posted by Steamer

There is a Simpson cat almost THERE where You are dreaming to sail!
2000 built 50' Simpson is located on Seychelles.
The Owner died not long ago and the cat is for sale @ about 250kEur.

That sounds interesting. Could you post more details or DM more details, please.

[JPA Cate]

There might be a Stevens 47 available in Tasmania. PM me your intentions/wishes, and I can see the owner gets them. If the location is too far away, don't bother.

Ann

[Benz]

This is a strangely specific search for one of two very different options. If you have time--just to satisfy curiosity--could you say what led you to these narrow parameters?
I've sailed both boat models you're looking at, and see no similarities.

[pelagic4005]

It is strange. Our preference is a catamaran for the comfort sailing and lifestyle. We do like the ride on heavy displacement monohulls just not the rolling at anchor or sailing downwind.

The criteria is as simple as 4 sleeping cabins and 2 heads with space for the family of 4 not to feel as though we are living on top of each other
Most of life sailing offshore is at anchor or sailing close to shore. Everyone focuses on the storms which are more easily avoided with modern weather forecasting and also fairly short in time.

We would love to hear your thoughts on both. We are looking for a 38-40' cat

Tim

[Benz]

Originally Posted by pelagic4005

It is strange. Our preference is a catamaran for the comfort sailing and lifestyle. We do like the ride on heavy displacement monohulls just not the rolling at anchor or sailing downwind.

The criteria is as simple as 4 sleeping cabins and 2 heads with space for the family of 4 not to feel as though we are living on top of each other
Most of life sailing offshore is at anchor or sailing close to shore. Everyone focuses on the storms which are more easily avoided with modern weather forecasting and also fairly short in time.

We would love to hear your thoughts on both. We are looking for a 38-40' cat

Tim

If the criteria is simply "comfortable for a family of four," you might broaden your search horizon: lots of monos in the 40+ foot range meet that criteria, and not a few cats. It'll be a lot more options.
I can't comment much on cats, having less experience there, other than to say that the 32'-ish Prout I sailed, though fast and well-ordered on deck, was cramped and uncomfortable: low cabin roof; 'galley down'; small. And the bridgedeck got pounded mecilessly in evven a light chop. Bigger is usually better with any cat.
As for the Stevens 47, I sailed one through the Northwest Passage last summer. I will say in their favor that they're fast and pretty solidly built, and can handle rough weather pretty well.
Downsides are that they're really lively in heavy seas--the ends get really tossed around. The decks are terribly arranged and cluttered: the inboard shrouds make going forward very difficult, and the narrow foredeck is hard to work on and really wet--that narrow, pointed bow ships a lot of water to toss aft. The rounded undebody aft gets slapped without pity by every passing wave and wake: at anchor is a chop, the aft cabin is uninhabitable, and wakes can make the whole boat shudder.
The galley arrangement is terrible: your face is smushed against the cockpit well when washing dishes, and there's a ruddy big engine right in your living space.
Surely some models are different, but in this one the mast wiring funneled water straight into the midships cabin; the sink drain had a long horizontal run which clogged, and the manual bilge pump, as well as being in the engine box so the rubber parts cooked and split, was plumbed to the cockpit drains. A fuel fill on the cockpit sole had no room to get a pump nozzle to, and any sort of cockpit enclosure made the winches impossible to use.
I could go on, but for my money the Stevens 47 is a failure of design and execution.
Also, they're all getting pretty old, with all the failings of aged boats: leaky toerails, tired engines, etc.

[pelagic4005]

Thanks that is really good to hear. I think we are going with a privilege 37 catamaran. Great layout and size for us. A little tight with the kids at home for the next 3 years but plenty of space after that

[smj]

Originally Posted by pelagic4005

Thanks that is really good to hear. I think we are going with a privilege 37 catamaran. Great layout and size for us. A little tight with the kids at home for the next 3 years but plenty of space after that

I think the Privilege is a fine choice.