Some days ago, I posted an article with a comparison between the E6, the Dehler 46, and the Salona 46, and I said that the SQ version of the Dehler should come soon, but I was not expecting they would announce it just some days after the article, that you can read here:
https://interestingsailboats.blogspot.com/2022/04/elan-e6-salona-46-and-dehler-46.htmlDehler went further than on the SQ version of the 38SQ proposing a completely new designed interior, and those are great news because the previous interior was a very particular one, did not please everybody, and most of all, those rounded cabinets were fragile and not easy to use with the boat sailing, especially with heel.
Anyway, the Dehler was already a great performance cruiser, and the only explanation I can find for its moderate success is the not very popular interior design.
There is another new option, an arch over the forward part of the cockpit that will allow having the boom control over it, at a single point (without a traveler). It will work less efficiently than in the standard version (with a big traveler forward to the steering wheels) allowing less control over the mainsail but it will allow the use of a bigger bimini that can be up while sailing (not also a thing that a sailor that likes performance would want). It will also give support for a bigger and higher sprayhood.
This type of option, an arch for boom control, is already common in main market sailboats and Oceanis has offered it already for many years, as well as other brands, including Grand Soleil 46 LC, that will be competing with the Dehler, for the ones that want the boat in that configuration.
The new Dehler will cost at the shipyard standard 371 223 €, about 42 500 € more than the previous model, an increase of about 13%, that I would say was expected. I would be surprised if the price does not rise again till the end of the year.
Hi Paulo, I find your blog very useful, thanks a lot. Let me give you some background about myselft. I hold an RYA costal skipper certificate. I do not have much experience with the monohull performance/cruising boats. My only experience with performance was on an Outremere 45, with Monohulls I only have experience with the Hanse 455 and the Oceanis 55. Please tell me how does the Dehler 46 or other performance/cruisers compares to these 2 boats.
ReplyDeleteI will be using the boat in the Mediterranean for cruising and will definitely do some transoceanic passages. Is the Dehler suitable for that, is it sea worthy and reliable for ocean cruising, also is the capacity of the water and dielsel tanks suitable for that. I will need to add to the boat a generator, A/C and a water maker, will that weigh take away its performance edge.
Hi Karim, sorry to be late on the reply but I thought I had already replied to this.
DeleteThe Dehler is a faster and better built boat. If you like sailing (versus motoring) you will be satisfied with the Dehler 46, that can be adapted for transoceanic passages. It has space for a generator and you will have to build a platform for solar panels.
If you can live with a worse sailboat (while sailing) and want a boat with a bigger interior, for the same money you can have a bigger Oceanis or a bigger Hanse.
On the SQ version they show on the pictures a version with a cutter rig. For ocean passages that's the better configuration