NC 9 and NC 11

[chihead]

I am thinking of switching to a Jeanneau and looking at an NC9 or possibly an NC11, I would love to hear from existing owner on their experiences of ownership and also if there is any specific to look out for when purchasing either model from your experiences.
TIA

[richardc1]

We've owned our NC11 for two seasons now and love it. This year we brought it back from Annapolis, Maryland to Michigan. We've put on about 140 hours since we bought it.
Our previous boat was a larger flybridge aft cabin motor yacht. The NC11 is so much easier to handle and maintain.

The flexibility of the layout is outstanding. They say the "perfect boat has drinks for eight, food for four, and sleeps two". That pretty much describes the NC11.

It's a coastal cruiser, so be mindful of 20 knot breezes which it will not like.

Not much to complain about. Headroom is good everywhere but the cabin and head door frames are just a little low for my 6' (1.83m) height.

Volvo D3's are excellent. Be sure to get the joystick. Good luck!

Richard

[chihead]

Thanks for the info

[nigelnc11]

NC11 owner for about 4 -5 years now.

We love our boat, and the way it transforms into layouts that suit the occasion. Fishing, entertaining etc.

It has more cockpit room than the 1095 and NC9 , which i wouldn't buy for that reason. The salon space is also large, the table is enormous for the boats size. I have friends with 50 footer that has a smaller table. Easy fit 6 for dinner.

Beds are very comfy, shower is great, toilet is tight fit for a 6 footer, lounge seats very comfy doors are fabulous the way they open up and go from side to side, Flip lounge over and it a great spot.

We have fitted a stern rail for fishing and BBQ. Makes the rear swim platform much safer and usable.

Joystick helps with docking a lot, but with practice you can use the sticks, as one day the joystick will fail, so good to be able to drive it on the sticks. No fan of Volvo Penta, but there is no choice.

I have fitted ZipWakes, much more use friendly than Lenco tabs. We don't have A/c and that's been ok 99% of the time.
Summers get hot in Melbourne Australia, but there is usually a breeze on the water.

Side door is brilliant, wouldn't have a boat with out it.

We have been out in winds over 20knots. It really depends on the location and fetch as to how it goes. Port Phillip Bay is shallow and has a short steep chop when really windy. Trim bow down , around 16knots and it doesn't slam. Flat water top speed around 29 knots, easily sits on 25. One day was probably a good 30knots sat on 7 knots boat speed, water over bow, but boat was fine going into it, and easy as going with the wind. 

Its got a lot of windage, so docking often requires the high setting on the joystick. With the drives close together, you don't get a lot of leverage, but it will come around given time. A bow thruster would help as the bow can be blown off very quickly with a side wind +15knots.

I would only upgrade to a much bigger boat, like 50 plus foot, I would actually like a Bering 65 or 77 trawler for travelling and a 15m power cat for fishing! hahaha

Nigel