I purchased # 9 of the 4862 series and I know that the forum is always full of people that might be interested in purchasing a similar passage maker.

For any potential buyers this boat simply exceeds my expectations for a couple of reasons; I suppose the first would be Bill Kimley and his team in China who remain focused on utility and design (as opposed to price); George Bueller who is uncompromising in what his idea of a boat really is, but most importantly the owners of the other 462's. I live in Point Roberts, WA and one owner (M/V David Ellis) actually drove from Seattle to Point Roberts to assess an electrical problem I was having ( which turned out to be the marina's).

I don't have a lot of experience with smaller boats, but I am a captain of much larger ships and myself and two similarly qualified colleagues brought the 462 up from Ensenada, Mexico in late October. Despite the fact that we had weather that is probably pretty crumby by pleasure boats standards, I felt equally secure in this boat as I would in one of the ships that go up and down the coast on a regular basis.

I am doing a heap of things on my boat at the moment (diesel heating - if you are still building or thinking about it get Bill to do it) putting downriggers on ( I love fishing) and a crab puller ( I love seafood) and a satellite TV antenna ( my wife is not entirely into the dream!).

Anyways, If anybody is interested in Purchasing a Duck, I would be more than pleased to discuss our experience.

Thanks

David King
604-940-8020