BruceK
Well-known member
returned to the circle of hell from which they came.
preference for Volvos
You know Volvo invented the outdrive right?
returned to the circle of hell from which they came.
preference for Volvos
All round engine access is awful.
I love my 80’s Broom but you won’t find any velvet or flock. I do have a brown sink in one of the heads but I can live with that.
Brooms work great inland because most are fairly shallow draft and low airdraft. The aft deck/command bridge is far better protected than a flybridge boat for Irish weather. The only benefit I see to a flybridge boat is the rear access and extra storage in the lazarette.
I recently had a beer on a Princess with a friend and was surprised at the noise in the bow area with a slight bit of chop outside. I have never had that issue in an aft cabin boat.
We had the 71Bs, was ok for us.usually bit underpowered for weight of boat. ?.
Which are significant benefits for some people.The only benefit I see to a flybridge boat is the rear access and extra storage in the lazarette.
They sure areAll round engine access is awful.
WrongYou know Volvo invented the outdrive right?
Agreed... In the early 1970's I worked for a company called Vetron Engineering. Made an outdrive aka 'stern drive' called the Transadrive. Shamefully crap I think but apparently an innovation at the time.Wrong
Of course, one of the benefits of (some) outdrive boats is that engine access is somewhat less torturous ... Excellent all round on mine. In fact, exemplary....
Access usually is the joke.
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Grimmest revelation so far, the ability to actually see the engines on a Prestige 36. Took one look under the floor and walked away.
Sorry to be pedantic but the S43 only came with shafts!A real benefit of being in boat club with 100 boats on the pontoons.
Most of the the owners are to mean to employ somebody else to repair their boat, therefore ...
...you do get to see spread out on the pontoon just about every problem imaginable to afflict the average boat owner and a few you could not imagime.
Outdrives certainly lead this sad display by a country kilometre,.
Engine cooling problems on the Volvo Penta 60/70 range not that far behind.Mind you loads of boats have these engines.
Both a F33 and a S43 got rid off due to outdrive grief, in the case of the S43 the final bill ,paid for by insurance, was well over £20K.The owner stumped up £5K.
He is now searching round for nice shaft driven Princess 420, which unfortunate, cos I fancy one of those too.
Remarkably few ECU woes to date .
Access usually is the joke.
Recently the skipper of a Turbo 36 heard a loud bang from somewhere within the bowels of the boat. Eventually after much searching with a torch and mirrors, it was discovered the exhaust hose had blown off the riser.
Carpet, then panelling was removed, then the stairs, finally a panel was cut out in the glass fibre to enable access to the problem.
Somebody had already cut holes in the shower tray to find the stern tubes on this boat..
Grimmest revelation so far, the ability to actually see the engines on a Prestige 36. Took one look under the floor and walked away.
The Azi on Cummins or Cats for me.Narrowing things down a bit !
Proper stairs and island bed the Azimut does have 3 bed option.
Azimut 42.
Princess 40.
Princess 420.
Late 1980s to very early 2000s
Which one ? preference for Volvos................... .
Agreed... In the early 1970's I worked for a company called Vetron Engineering. Made an outdrive aka 'stern drive' called the Transadrive. Shamefully crap I think but apparently an innovation at the time.
Ah really? Ok. I foldVolvo launched their outdrives in the late 50’s
There's a 40 at Hartlepool, is that the one you mean? And a 420 just gone under offer with Tingdene."That's a 42 not a 420. "
Now narrowed down to a UK based 40 or 420.
Unfortunately the only one on the market is of course miles away Oop north of Watford.
EU boats all look to be excluded from the list for obvious reasons.