Purchasing #18

[David Desforges]

Hi all, We are purchasing #18 and will be bringing it to Old Hickory Lake just east of Nashville, TN believe it or not.  Survey is done and we will be closing next week. We had a 1989 Hunter 30 for 30 years and sold it a year and a half ago. I'd sailed a Capri 22 years ago and fell in love so I searched and found a 2014 with a  fin keel. Absolutely love the boat, but this past fall my wife determined we needed a bigger boat. She found this one, what a lucky man I am! Go big or go home!

David Desforges

[Sam Paul]

Welcome to the forum.   It has proven to be a great boat for me!

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[Phil Kling]

Welcome to the club. 

Phil Kling 

Hull #5

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[bill pittore]

Hi David,

 Enjoy the boat. Looks like you have the same solar arch that I installed on my boat. 

Bill

Hull #77

Navasana

On Jan 28, 2026, at 7:42 PM, David Desforges <da...@fabricatorscad.com> wrote:

Hi all, We are purchasing #18 and will be bringing it to Old Hickory Lake just east of Nashville, TN believe it or not.  Survey is done and we will be closing next week. We had a 1989 Hunter 30 for 30 years and sold it a year and a half ago. I'd sailed a Capri 22 years ago and fell in love so I searched and found a 2014 with a  fin keel. Absolutely love the boat, but this past fall my wife determined we needed a bigger boat. She found this one, what a lucky man I am! Go big or go home!

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[jonatho...@gmail.com]

Congrats David.. i think you will enjoy the boat and this forum is so valuable. 

Did 6 years of training in Nashville... loved it then and this was before it exploded into a big city, which also is great.  

Jonathon

#129, Spiritus 

[Robin Cabak]

Welcome!  We love our C355!

Robin 

Hull #187

Kuku Maru II

[David Desforges]

Bill,

Since I will be doing lake sailing and river trips,  I'm going to sell the arch and solar panels. Anyone here interested in them?

David

[David Desforges]

Thanks Everyone! I'm going to have a million questions no doubt.

David

[Paul Bartelt]

David- I might be interested.  

I’m in the process with finishing out why might be the last 356 hull to make it out of the factory. 

A long story I might be able to tell someday…..

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[David Desforges]

Let me know if you are interested. The boat is currently in Southport, NC.