[C320-list] Beneteau 343

[conneelythomas at aol.com]

??? HI, I AM NOT SURE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.???? BUT , JUST THIS WEEKEND I SAW A BOAT? "? ELAN " THAT JUST REMOVED THE BENETEAU FROM MY LIST. MY FORMER BOAT PARTNER , WHO IS OVER 6 " WAS VERY COMFORTABLE ?IN THIS BOAT . IT IS MADE IN EUROPE AND WORTH CHECKING OUT? .? ENJOY SAILING .? 


-----Original Message-----
From: Koen Bennebroek <koen.bennebroek at gmail.com>
To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.org>
Sent: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 7:44 pm
Subject: [C320-list] Beneteau 343



We went to Strictly Sail in Oakland this weekend and stepped aboard a
Beneteau 343. I was amazed to find that it has 6'7 headroom (I'm 6'5)!
Didn't think I would find a boat with standing headroom below 38 feet...I
must say that this boat looked pretty tempting. Does anyone have any
thoughts about this boat, especially compared to our beloved 320? What I
found amazing though is that all base boards were screwed down. There didn't
seem to be any bilge access without removing screws!

Also, how does a loose-footed main compare in sailing characteristics? Never
tried one before.