Bluewater Yachts
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:59 pm
Does anyone have any experience with these boats? In particular the Bluewater 52?
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I live off the Gulf Northwest of Tampa where we have lots of shallow flats. I currently run a 20 inch draft 40 foot catamaran houseboat here and it works great. I sailed this boat here from Atlantic City, NJ, 1700 miles and have logged hundreds and hundreds of miles along the coast and up rivers North of here.
I want to cruise the Bahamas, the Keys, and Dry Tortugas. My current boat cannot do this safely.
Hence I am looking at the Bluewaters as a solution. They draft 23 inches, are beachable, and claim to be good in bad weather if ya get stuck in something by mistake. They also seem to have a strong hull and have been manufactured for several decades so you can get a used boat at a good price. Seems like the perfect boat to park on my dock for local thin waters and still be able to take some longer trips on occasion.
Some questions:
1. I know they are beachable, but can you park one in the shallows and leave it high and dry at low tide without damaging the running gear?
2. Can you run one at slow cruise, 7-8 knots, in bad weather and do they handle it well? Track well?
3. Any other issues or problems with these boats????
Bluewater Yachts | Home
I live off the Gulf Northwest of Tampa where we have lots of shallow flats. I currently run a 20 inch draft 40 foot catamaran houseboat here and it works great. I sailed this boat here from Atlantic City, NJ, 1700 miles and have logged hundreds and hundreds of miles along the coast and up rivers North of here.
I want to cruise the Bahamas, the Keys, and Dry Tortugas. My current boat cannot do this safely.
Hence I am looking at the Bluewaters as a solution. They draft 23 inches, are beachable, and claim to be good in bad weather if ya get stuck in something by mistake. They also seem to have a strong hull and have been manufactured for several decades so you can get a used boat at a good price. Seems like the perfect boat to park on my dock for local thin waters and still be able to take some longer trips on occasion.
Some questions:
1. I know they are beachable, but can you park one in the shallows and leave it high and dry at low tide without damaging the running gear?
2. Can you run one at slow cruise, 7-8 knots, in bad weather and do they handle it well? Track well?
3. Any other issues or problems with these boats????
