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The next day, 23 April 2023, I went to Lübeck to view a Najade 900 for $15,500. I thought I’d already found what I wanted yesterday, so I wasn’t expecting much.
Najade is a German boat, unrelated to the well-known Swedish brand Najad. But she surprised me. The entire interior was solid wood, lovely to touch. The saloon was spacious, like the Haff 35’s, with a separate chart table, galley and heads. A technical space beneath the cockpit could hold a fully inflated dinghy. The batteries and a Russian-made diesel heater were there too.
I was pleasantly surprised to find the engine beneath the table. Original and 45 years old, but serviced, with a new alternator. A cold start required holding a button down with a stick while someone turned the key in the cockpit. Remembering yesterday’s viewing, I asked about the lever. The owner said it was for hand-starting and best left alone. When the engine started, the antifreeze added for winter came out of the exhaust.
She had the usual navigation instruments, plus a special close-hauled wind indicator with a scale marked in single degrees. An 80-litre stainless-steel diesel tank sat in a locker, with two tiers of shelves like yesterday’s Marieholm. Lines led back to the cockpit, and there were no fewer than six winches. An automotive OBD connector on the mast carried the electrical connections.
The sea trial went smoothly. Cracks in the windows concerned me, but I was assured they were more than eight years old and had caused no problems. This yacht was clearly better than yesterday’s. That evening, I wrote Alexei a detailed report on both boats.
#purchase
Najade is a German boat, unrelated to the well-known Swedish brand Najad. But she surprised me. The entire interior was solid wood, lovely to touch. The saloon was spacious, like the Haff 35’s, with a separate chart table, galley and heads. A technical space beneath the cockpit could hold a fully inflated dinghy. The batteries and a Russian-made diesel heater were there too.
I was pleasantly surprised to find the engine beneath the table. Original and 45 years old, but serviced, with a new alternator. A cold start required holding a button down with a stick while someone turned the key in the cockpit. Remembering yesterday’s viewing, I asked about the lever. The owner said it was for hand-starting and best left alone. When the engine started, the antifreeze added for winter came out of the exhaust.
She had the usual navigation instruments, plus a special close-hauled wind indicator with a scale marked in single degrees. An 80-litre stainless-steel diesel tank sat in a locker, with two tiers of shelves like yesterday’s Marieholm. Lines led back to the cockpit, and there were no fewer than six winches. An automotive OBD connector on the mast carried the electrical connections.
The sea trial went smoothly. Cracks in the windows concerned me, but I was assured they were more than eight years old and had caused no problems. This yacht was clearly better than yesterday’s. That evening, I wrote Alexei a detailed report on both boats.
#purchase
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