Designed by Jack Sarin, the renowned architect from the Pacific Northwest, this 66' Symbol features a galley down design and a big pilothouse settee.  The 18'6" beam  allows for spacious accomodations with a mid-ship master stateroom Decorated with a high gloss interior of teak paneling, these Taiwanese built cruisers offer some fine woodwork that would be not feasible via a domestic (US) build due to the man-hours required.  

The photo shows this boat being hauled for a pre-seatrial inspection during the course of a hull survey.  It is a good idea to ensure that the bottom and propellors are clean so that the speeds measured during the sea trial are not adversely affected by poor performance due to fouling. 

  

An English Buyer plans to ship the boat to Turkey via transport.  He is adding a hardtop (locally constructed of fiberglass over foam coring).  These are very light, offer great insulation, lighting and are a good foundation for more rigid enclosures (using panels such as EZ2CY or Barrett glass for instance).  He is also making some modifications to the flybridge seating area to move it further aft.  Note:  Europeans are finding our low dollar and readily available yachts quite a bargain in reverse to the European yachts. 

 

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