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Watson | | | | | 01-04-2009, 18:34 | | | | ,i don't know who owns it ,never seen it and I am not involved with her in any way.'She simply looks lovely !
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Watson | | | | | 01-04-2009, 18:47 | | | | to a very high standard, and marketed by Pacific Asian Enterprises (PAE), who today distribute the Nordhaven yachts.
The were designed by Al Mason, a highly regarded who did time with Philip Rhodes, Sparkman & Stephens, John Alden, Feadship, and taught at the US Naval Academy. The 33, 43, 53 and 63 were his, built between 1978 and 1985, the later 34, 44, 54 and 64 were built on the same hulls but with different and layouts, Mr. Mason's website (he is deceased) disavows the design of the later . Methinks there may have been a royalty dispute, it wouldn't be the first time.
Regardless, the PAE Masons were well built, some of the best to come from , handsome and , with lots of long distance voyaging under many of their keels. While most are getting older, I still see many which have been very well maintained, and they are usually worth refurbishing. They are long keeled boats, short on the waterline by todays standards, but good looking with lots of above and below. | | | | | 01-04-2009, 18:53 | | | | to a very high standard, and marketed by Pacific Asian Enterprises (PAE), who today distribute the Nordhaven yachts.
The boats were designed by Al Mason, a highly regarded who did time with Philip Rhodes, Sparkman & Stephens, John Alden, Feadship, and taught at the US Naval Academy. The 33, 43, 53 and 63 were his, built between 1978 and 1985, the later 34, 44, 54 and 64 were built on the same hulls but with different and layouts, Mr. Mason's website (he is deceased) disavows the design of the later boats. Methinks there may have been a royalty dispute, it wouldn't be the first time.
Regardless, the PAE Masons were well built, some of the best to come from , handsome and , with lots of long distance voyaging under many of their keels. While most are getting older, I still see many which have been very well maintained, and they are usually worth refurbishing. They are long keeled boats, short on the waterline by todays standards, but good looking with lots of above and below. | | 01-04-2009, 19:44 | | Boat: Gozzard 36
| with one. They live on it and like it a lot.
| | | | | 01-04-2009, 21:13 | | Boat: 2007 Hunter 41
| part time. Both of them are in their late 70's and he singlehands her all time, matter of fact he was under stay sail with two in 30 + knts last weekend. | | | | | 01-04-2009, 21:32 | | | | | part time. Both of them are in their late 70's and he singlehands her all time, matter of fact he was under stay sail with two in 30 + knts last weekend. | | 02-04-2009, 09:21 | | | | abandons the designer after the is on it's feet and rolling along. Once the boat has been built and accepted by the market the designer is often seen as superfuluous ( soo-per-full-us) whatever. | | | | | 02-04-2009, 09:25 | | Boat: Camper Nicholson 44 Ketch
| in our marina, looks very nice. Nelson Yacht Sales in on the sign.
Chris | | | | | 02-04-2009, 11:04 | | | | | 02-04-2009, 15:37 | | | | yard with Bob Pooler. I don't remember her name but she was beautiful. We decided that she was a bit too small for the 2 of us and our 3 golden retrievers . It was then that I started looking at the Rassy 49.
My choice of words last night about "seaworthy" was a poor one. I was thinking about how small the boat would be with all 5 of us on her for 4-5 6 months at a time. I used the wrong word ,,,I should have said user friendly for a small crowd over a long period of time [5+ months at a time ]
The SW is as seaworthy a boat as you can find [ a little narrow with all those dogs] Poor chioce of words on my part .I apologize.It was late and the 3rd glass of wine can do some damage when you are [I am] on anti rejection/transplant meds ! Thats why I am supposed to only drink a max of 2 a day !!
I lived in B.H. from 1999 until 2004 and I used to just sit in my truck in the Hinckley yard and eat my lunch and drool ! Remember seeing the 73 they launched in 2003 ?? Dining room table was a steinway baby grand ,custom built by steinway for that boat ...She went for 13 Mil !! Or Billy Joels Picnic boat ?
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Watson | | | | | 02-04-2009, 18:06 | | | | for 2 months at a time, and find her perfect for a couple with a young child. I can certainly appreciate that she would be too small for five, as she is a very small 42'.
I certainly wish you the best regarding your , and hope it doesn't impede your sailing.
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What do ya think about mason sailboats ?  I don't know much about Masons, but I agree that Nordhavn (the manufacturer's powerboat line) are outstanding in quality, reputation and seaworthiness. They're built like tanks to the highest standard. Mason's are well built, well designed, high quality boats. Hold their value as well. Kinda pricey tho, but you get what you pay for I guess.  Mason's are excellent boats but are all a bit older now and as with all such boats, teak decks, tanks, engine, systems etc. need to have been well maintained or replaced by now so you will see quite a bit of variation in pricing and value depending on the boat. The well kept ones are beautiful examples of classic lines and good sailing performance.  Beautiful boats, I was looking at the 43/44. The 43 all had teak decks whereas the 44 has either teak or fiberglass plus a nicer cockpit coaming (ergonomics). The 44 will be about 50k higher than the 43  I have often admired the Mason 53. The "little" Nordhavn 40 that completed the much touted zero-fault circumnavigation was actually built in the United States by Pacific Seacraft.  I am a huge fan of their boats... huge fan. My favorite is the 54, of course. The 44 aft berth would not work for me because of the kids, but might be great for others. Nothing negative to say about them. THere are newer models too too, but I have only been on the late 80's vintage. - CD Yes, I saw that one on Yachtworld. I liked it a lot. Not sure how you can go wrong with one. Go around the world boat.and will easily island hop. They are a little tight around the belt for a liveaboard. If you are just in the islands, you do not need a Mason. You will get a lot more room on a Catalina or other production cruiser. However, the quality of those boats is hard to beat. We have one in our marina right now and she actually performs pretty well too. I am a fan of their boats, both sail and power. - CD  Masons were built by Ta Shing in Taiwan. The yard also made other contact boats such as the Taba and Tashiba in the past. There in yard line is the Taswells. They have currently sold the soul to PAE and are making the entire Nordhavn line. They will, however, still produce a 50 or 58 Taswell if you are not in a hurry to get it as their production line is at least one year behind orders. By the way, the Norhavn 40, built by Pacific Sea Craft, went out of production. This company has been in business since the 1940's. The Masons were well built, hold their price, but are not particularly fast. I currently own my second Taswell and have not seen its equal at twice its price.  This summer I got the chance to step on board a 96' Mason 44. The owner kept it in perfect shape and the boat looked like a 2006 and not a 1996. Anyway, I loved the lines of the boat and overall quality of everything on board. Its not the biggest 44 foot sailboat down below but I think its one of the nicest that I have ever been on. It just felt like a solid, well built boat that could take you anywhere. I never realized that is was a bit narrow down below, thanks for the heads up. Top Contributors this Month  | | | | | |
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