Hello
does anyone have any experience/knowledge of Peter Cole-designed Bounty 35?
Built around 1983, interested to know about quality of build and if there is any particularly bad history with osmosis and/or delamination?
Also, whether this boat would be suitable for a petite singlehander?
Thanks
A couple of things. First when you ask if this boat would be suitable for a petite singlehander I'm assuming you're a female who want's to go cruising in which case think of a petite single hander who sailed a 34 footer around the world singlehanded, one Jessica Watson. And second if it's cruising you're after I don't think the Bounty 35 is the right type of boat for that and from what I've seen of ones for sale on the net I'm quite convinced. Now if someone is offering you one for a dolllar then that is a different story. And for the price range there are much better yachts to choose from in which to go cruising if that is your want.
Big boat. Good accommodation. Nearly all wheel steered. Better as a crewed vessel. The Bounty was the first version and there have been other versions. I tried to buy a timber version a few years back off eBay but was outbid at the last second. Locally we had a cedar triple skin version as well which was a stunning vessel. The prices of the stock glass versions have certainly fallen lately. Any osmosis would have been rectified by now and it would depend more on the quality of the fit out and equipment [deck gear].
Correct on both fronts KemoSabe.
I am a petite female (strength:weight ratio efficient, however, very aware of my limitations) AND I am being offered this boat for $1 or thereabouts 
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Plus it WILL be a bash from where it is now to it's new home port.
So, I'm still confused.
Oops, just saw your reply Ramona. Thanks for the counsel.
In communication with the surveyor now and intend having the rig checked and motor looked at before I even contemplate flying up to see it. Better that I get the cold, hard facts out of the way before viewing it and potentially falling in love with a dream rather than a reality.
Volvo 3 cyl 28 on saildrive - apparently not the original donk and vendor has an engineering background, therefore, one may hope (pray??) that it was maintained satisfactorily. Any opinions???? I hear some horror stories about Volvos and then others say they're okay?
thanks
Hi Artemis
Have not sail on Bounty 35 but sail a few month East Coast on Bounty 43.
Going to Lizard we have wind accessionally dropping to 35 knots , Bounty handles beautifully .
If the same applies to 35, we ask the local masters.
Thanks
the one I'm looking at is in warmer climes.
Think I'll be looking at a new bottom a ways down the track (the blisters are less severe than what I have had to deal with over the last few years) but for now, if the rig and engine look acceptable, I'll be bashing south before too long. 
Could be worse....at least it's not fractional with runners haha.
Sheet winches are old (Meissner...no longer available and parts are unobtainable here {ironically, this obscure brand is what I currently have on a boat}) so new two-speed self-tailers are high on the list of priorities.
In terms of the headsail size. Yep, I agree it's huge. On my present boat - which also has a big headsail - I tend to furl to tack. May sound weird, but it works for me.
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Just don't put a dodger on her ! 
I like these too, very nice looking boat and Cole designs are great.
One tied up alongside our boat once (Northshore 27). Thought it was going to squash us, they are very solid.
Select to expand quoteArtemis said..
I hear some horror stories about Volvos and then others say they're okay?
They don't call Volvos "Green Death" for no reason and it is a sail drive as well. Volvo parts are notoriously expensive.
Popular opinion seems to indicate that the best thing Volvo make is a propeller shaft seal.
If you need assistance with delivery along the Qld coast, email me via the forum. Being yachtless at the moment I welcome the opportunity of a voyage. If I am otherwise busy at the time, I have friends here in Bundaberg, male and female, who may be able to assist.
The qualifier of course is, the yacht must be sound and seaworthy.
Coles have a good rep for sea performance, but a friend has one and osmosis is a big problem!!! People think fibreglass lasts forever but a quick walk around the slipway and your counting the hulls being striped back. Don't trust surveyors iv heard to many stories, find a cruiser who thinks all boats are crap except his and have them look over it.
Select to expand quotecisco said..Artemis said..
I hear some horror stories about Volvos and then others say they're okay?
They don't call Volvos "Green Death" for no reason and it is a sail drive as well. Volvo parts are notoriously expensive.
Popular opinion seems to indicate that the best thing Volvo make is a propeller shaft seal.
If you need assistance with delivery along the Qld coast, email me via the forum. Being yachtless at the moment I welcome the opportunity of a voyage. If I am otherwise busy at the time, I have friends here in Bundaberg, male and female, who may be able to assist.
The qualifier of course is, the yacht must be sound and seaworthy.
Depends which 3 cylinder Volvo it is. Some 3 cylinder Volvos are Perkins motors built in Japan! Allegedly.
