r/sailing • u/Emotional-Ranger-188 • 1d ago

New to me. What do you think?

https://www.machinio.com/listings/116878774-2001-hanse-401-in-vancouver-canada
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u/Warrambungle 23h ago

Is Hanse is fancy. Is also good.

I love the navy blue hull.

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u/felidae3002 Contest 34 22h ago

I am very sorry to have to tell you, that the newer Hanse models are far away from good built quality. It’s closer to being the lagoon of the monohulls than anything else.

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u/Emotional-Ranger-188 21h ago

This is 2001. Solid fibreglass hull.

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u/felidae3002 Contest 34 21h ago

Yes they’re all fiberglass and most of the fiberglass boats are solid hulls (meaning no sandwich) below the waterline. But the yard is having financial difficulties for around 20 years. The company needs to focus on cost efficiency and production speed and this shows in the quality of the product.

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u/Warrambungle 16h ago

That’s a shame. I used to own a Fjord from the 1980s. Fjord became Hanse and the hull of my 40-year-old boat was completely pristine - no osmosis, blisters or soft patches.

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u/Bontaku 19h ago

Its an old hanse when they still had quality.

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u/Western-Stock-1023 1987 Catalina 36 mki 1d ago

Beautiful. Congratulations!

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u/bigmphan 1d ago

Definitely yes 👍