General information on B57

[Glide2277]

Hello—i am a former owner of a B473–I loved the boat and sailed her from the Black Sea to Brazil and eventually Florida…where i sold her…I am thinking of buying a 57–i love an Aft Cabin…and i am hoping any owners could tell me what to look for in a 57–for instance on my 473 many of the thru-hulls were made of bi-metals and tended to fail after a decade—and my teak deck had been screwed on and the screws caused leaking problems…some of the large coachroof windows often ended up leaking—these things were not deal breakers but i would love to know any of these kinds of issues—and nice surprises too (for instance it was easy to add fuel capacity to my 473)…thanks for any help.