"Between 1973 and 1984 Valiants were built under contract by Uniflite Corp. of Bellingham, WA. In 1984, Valiant was purchased by one of the company’s dealers and moved to Gordinville, TX, where they are today."
The Coastal Cruiser has more of a trawler type hull than other Uniflites, thus is is more efficient and also more roll-y. I think the layout is an excellent use of space. On Jun 12, 5:20 pm, "e b" <[email protected]> wrote: > having two uniflites and a sailboat as well, but primarely being a sailor it > should be noted that one of the best cruising sailboats, the Valiant 40, > possibly the single model that has taken cruisers around the world more often > than any other boat has the worst ( had ) blister problem of any boat I have > ever seen, I have even seen some with blisters the size of quarters or bigger > above the waterline on the cabin truncks, having worked in boat yards it was > reassuring that the thickness of fiberglass was plentiful even after shaving > off 1/4" off the whole bottom... before re- epoxying the whole thing... > despite all that and 30 years latter they still fetch high prices and still > are found in all corners of the world... great boats and great design by > rober perry n/a > > Eric > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: BoatRDavid<mailto:[email protected]> > To: UnifliteWorld<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:29 PM > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: 37' Coastal Cruiser (1979) > > I see you haven't received much of a response to your query. There is > a Coastal Cruiser in the same marina where I keep my 42 SE II (DCMY). > I asked the owner about it and specifically about the under water > exhaust. He said, "ya, the exhaust exits under water and it is > great. It makes the boat run quiet.." His has two "small Volvo > diesels. I asked there was anything unusual about the Coastal > Cruiser, and he said "blisters!" Well you already know about the > blisters. He also said he knew someone that takes on from San > Francisco to Alaska yearly. They like the sturdy design and the good > freeboard at the bow. I'm afraid that isn't much help. I hope you > get a response from someone in the know. > > DavidO > > Hello to everyone from a new member. I am looking at a 37' coastal > > cruiser (1979) and hoping someone who already owns one could bring me > > .. to speed on this model. Browsing the archives I didn't see any > > posts about this boat. My primary questions would be: 1. What's the > > deal with the underwater exhaust outlets? > > 2. What > > problems or surprises have owners encountered with this model? > > Not too many Uniflites in my area so don't know anyone here (NC) to > > ask. Thanks for any help. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<mailto:unifliteworld+unsubscribe > @googlegroups.com>. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en.
