I've spent months searching online for our future boat and the last several days searching through old posts on the JRA without success. We've had lots of help from some great people and seen some nice boats but still haven't found the right one! But who better to turn to for help than the JRA?

What we're looking for: at a minimum we're looking for a metal hull (preferably Al); +/- 40ft (for long-term, long-distance cruising); two private sleeping cabins.

Ideally it would also be <5.5ft draft, have a hard dodger or pilothouse, have excellent engine access and dedicated sea berths.

Any leads, even if they only check half of the boxes, would be greatly appreciated. We're on a tight budget and don't mind doing some work to the boat either. Thanks in advance for your assistance!!

Aside from sunbird marine (which is very good!) Does anyone know of good places to search for junks? I've pretty well exhausted sailboatlistings and yachtworld, there's got to be some other good places to look!

Hi Tom, have you looked at our boat, Arcadian. She is still for sale and is a very comfortable cruising home with many of the features you seem to be looking for. She has two separate sleeping cabins, two heads, a deck-house which is a marvelous place to be both in port and when sailing. I posted an update so she is immediately below your last post. She has recently been NZ Cat 1 certified for offshore use.