Alu-Crowther 52 - A Neat Bluewater Catamaran from Australia!

[@JayBr61]

How does the boom clear the helm station?

[@DennisMacdonald-r7d]

Very nice cat n great presentation

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

The answer might be to use a V drive if shafts were required or go electric diesel hybrid as per Windelo's.😎🧙🏼‍♂️

[@Haladmer]

Quick tour on a rather unique vessel, but this is likely going to be an expensive project boat (reasoning under observations). Looking at the linked document, to confirm, the boat condition is listed as "New" on a 24yo hull @$375k? Observations: Don't get me wrong, the design *_is_* interesting, and if the bones are solid, it has a lot of potential but the foot-path/movement flow is odd. The only access to the single (raised) helm is via external path and salon pathing to the port-forward berth seems awkward. Add in ~6foot headroom, and what looks like most of the liners needing to be replaced (doing which might also be able to reclaim some head clearance depending on underlaying structure), leaves an interior area that's usable, but not focused on creature comforts. While it may be very "practical", it's not likely what a lot of cruisers might consider comfortable. So in addition to all that, and the normal issues with a 20+yo hull, standing and running rigging ages would be a concern (and rework cost on a what looks like a rather custom rigging design and sail pattern), the sail drive engine probably needs to be rebuilt if not fully replaced (the engine casing looks like it has electrolysis corrosion/pitting), full hull top and bottom paint, several areas on the deck look like they need repairs (there are a couple of areas where foredeck plating looks like it has started to buckle or had some work done) And this all assumes no underlaying issues with the hull/frame/bulkheads.

[@BigBensBoatBrokerage]

Hi, it should have been listed as "Used", not "New". Thank you for catching that error, it's corrected. I agree that aluminum yachts are great at many things, but they don't exactly hold their value very well.

[@Haladmer]

@@BigBensBoatBrokerage No worries, like I said, the boat is interesting, and almost everything mentioned is addressable, so with the right buyer, it could really shine! Good luck with the listing!

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

​@@BigBensBoatBrokerage Maybe in the US but this would make a great expedition live aboard ... What form does the hull stroke keels take ? Can she dry out ..IE are those sail drives protected.

[@BigBensBoatBrokerage]

@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 Yup, she has full length keels, not a problem!

[@ApakukiNayacakalou]

@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 key word right there .. expedition!

[@svthorasailing4868]

What kind of sale price are we looking at,she’s certainly got the goods.

[@jimmydaniel8752]

How does the main tack with the raised helm its right in the way theres no way for the main to move to port

[@SuperJlonergan]

sorry you have to only tack one way and circle around again....lol of course it clears dude

[@parmoni]

how much?

[@rustie4242]

Well, I am Australian and I know Crowther boats and that does not look like a Crowther to me. Nothing like any Crowther I have ever seen so I would love to see the evidence that it is actually an Australian design.

[@bluedogozwoofer6737]

build date 2000 - almost certainly a later Crowther company design, not a Lock original IMHO, no "design 52" in the 1988 design literature, and no 52 foot long Crowther boat plan of any type being advertised for sale at that time either still a nice solid boat

[@UUBrahman]

@@bluedogozwoofer6737 that is interesting.

[@ampornwalsham]

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