I am looking at some N26 with Westerbeke 21 and 27. How is part availability and cost. . I heard that u can use Mitsubishi parts . Is that correct?
Most of the Westerbekes were Mitsubishi tractor engines slightly modified for marine use by Westerbeke, and parts can indeed often be found more cheaply.
Thor Powell has gotten his hands on some materials that help in figuring out what those corresponding part numbers are. We’re working on making it available to INA members through the Nonsuch.org web site. He may chip in with more details.
If you post again and include your general location, you may also hear from people nearby who know about parts suppliers in your area.
– Bob
Me Gusta
Nonsuch e26U #233
Thanks so much . That is very helpful. I am in the Long Island area. I am also looking at an N22, outboard powered. I have owned a Brisatol 35 for almost 40 years and I’m looking to downsize into something less complicated and less maintenance intensive. I am beginning to warm up to the idea of an N22 with minimal systems. I was going to contacts some owners to get an idea of it’s sailing qualities
The Nonsuch 22 outboard is a great boat with almost no complications to deal with. Its high freeboard makes it feel secure like a much larger boat.
To get the 6-ft interior height, the cabin roof has quite a bit of camber and makes it tricky when walking on it.
Joe
N26c owner, former N22 owner
Sassafras River, MD
Though I haven’t sailed a bigger Nonsuch I would rank my N22 as one of the best overall of the dozen or so sailing vessels that I’ve owned.
It seems that most outboard versions were built with tiller steering but I think wheel steering feels more appropriate even for the N22 because the boat is so comfortable in a seaway and is pretty stiff.
I simplified my maintenance recently with an electric replacement of my Westerbeke. Now there is very little left to break.
Ron Weber
N22 Magic Time
Punta Gorda Fl
I have owned CHEERS a NS 22 # 16 inboard about a year now and have really enjoyed it. The hull,rig and engine are all good and its performance surprised me. I was a racing sailor for parts of the70s into the early 90s out here in the northwest. I have sailed on 2 26s and the 30 and the overall size difference and bigger boat feel is dramatic in each step up.
I am very happy with the 22 to the point of putting a newsail on it next month and getting a PHRF NW Cert. for it and hope for some reaching leg races.
One thing with the outboard i am gussing you get a lot more storage. I am a keep it simple and light tiller kinda guy and think I am on a #5000 dingy that can overnight.
Don
Puget Sound
Wow! this group is amazing!. Thanks so much for all the feedback. I think I will be pulling the trigger on the N22
Don’t forget to take a look at https://nonsuch.org/Advice-for-Potential-Buyers
– Bob
Me Gusta
Nonsuch e26U #233
Martin -
After recently parting with my NS 22 O/B “Moustaches” (due to health reasons) after 11 years of joyful ownership, I cannot reccomend this boat enough. A treat to sail (and to reef) and weekend aboard, I used to call my boat “the windsurfer with a flat screen TV, toaster oven, microwave, A/C (using shore power), coffee maker and memory foam bunks” that was built to go to war in and would do close to 7 knots on a reach. For solo sailing, a piece of cake.
I put a whole bunch of (cheezy) videos of my boat up on YouTube. They are all really short but show the boat sailing in various conditions off Toronto in Lake Ontario.
Here’s the link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUU1kFJtgWZ3sQzDsQ5MMpA
Hope this helps - there were only 58 built, around half with outboards. After owning several sailboats with inboard diesels … I went with a Tohatsu 9.8 outboard with electric start and (wait for it) electric tilt. No more broken back and NO prop in the water when she sailed. Effortless, very dependable and it cost less than a major repair job to a small diesel.
These boats are hard to find. Take your time and get a good one - it’ll outlast you.
Cheers and best of the season.
Ernie A. in Toronto
Ernie - may I ask about the Tohatsu - is it a 15” or 20”, tiller or remote and where did you got it from.
Thanks for your answers
Gil&Ed Shreiber
Lunenburg NS
CAN Maritimes
On the search for a NS22 ob
I would get an oil analysis on any engine I was considering. Blackstone Labs is who I have been using, but your local cat dealer will di it as well. Blackstone will take 3 weeks to turn it around.
https://www.blackstone-labs.com/
I have a W21 and it is a very reliable engine , however replacing the raw water impeller is a PITA on them. But she starts like a Honda and does not burn oil after 40 years.
Clean fuel, change the oil will keep them happy. . Over the 20 odd years the only "big " issue we had were what turned out to be a spider nest blocking the fuel vent, that took a month to find. And the shift lever seal on the Hurth needed replacement, a simple task. Would I buy another… no but in 1983 it was a good choice. Today Beta makes a more serviceable engine based on a Kuboto block.