Why I'm not ordering a 430

Well my local dealer is in the UK and my boat is (currently) near Pisa in Italy.  Somewhat more than a week away.  This works fine.  On the odd thing that has needed it I get the work done locally and they pay for it.  Not that there has been much.  The problems have been easy to fix.

What other manufacturers have forums like this.  I would be interested in reading other manufacturers forums. 

John,

I've said this before in another post, but almost by definition most of what you will see here are problems and requests for help.  Virtually every owners type forum is like that whether it be boats, planes,cars or computers.  It is a place we can all meet and share common problems and solutions.

Aside from John Allisons fantastic blog (which is also amazingly useful for finding and solving problems) I don't think most people on here want to see posts of the type "I had a great sail at the weekend and no problems whatsoever" [Which incidently I did, cracking along at 9 knots most of the way, then a beat back into 30 knot winds with the toerails in the water when all the other Solent boats had long gone home to bed]

I've post'ed niggles I've had, some of which have been sorted, some of which haven't, but it doesn't mean I don't love my boat, it just means I'm looking for someone who has had the same and sorted it.  But I guarantee whatever you end up with, it will have post productions niggles.  It's a sad fact of life that nothing is perfect. Even Lexus'

Good luck with your searching

David
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johnf wrote: I'm not saying that Hanse doesnt build a quality product, but the devils in the detail. Too much is left to the dealer to sort out, and while it appears that most of the dealers are trying hard to keep their customers happy, if they are not getting the answers and support from the factory, then the owner suffers.

I guess I agree with many of your statements. I really like the Hanse designs, but when too much of the quality control and fixing problems is left to the dealers the customer experience may be very different in different regions. When my engine was serviced it was somewhat weird to receive a list of Hanse issues that the Yanmar dealer adviced me to sort out. (Not expensive, and not much work. Just a little annoying.)

Edited by digme - 16 July 2007 at 14:28

Hanse 430 seems not so good http://www.myhanse.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1405