Hi folks, I am back again with questions, though things are moving on - yippee!!

I have been looking over a westerly 33, right price band, well equiped, well maintained, only minor work needed (subject to a prof. survey report). The boat ticks all the boxes, but it is the bilge keeled version. Now I know I have been down this road before, but........... The displacement is 6700kgs, good enough, the ballast is 2750kgs which is significantly lower than the fin keeled version. Would any of you kind folks out there have any reservations about taking a bilge keeler down to the south atlantic???? My prejudices seem too many to list; are bilge keelers too 'tender' to do this and should I dismiss this boat which fits in every other way, the westerly 33 and discus is accepted as a solid safe long distance family cruiser, does that still apply to the bilge keel version?

Thanks for your continued patience.