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I see that the ex CEO of Princess Yachts has become a Sunseeker board member. An interesting appointment. Former Princess CEO joins...

That's an interesting theory, but I really can't see it. 'Yes darling, it's the perfect boat for us, the layout is ideal, the price is...

Portofino giving lessons in business investment - there is literally nothing he is not an expert on. 😃 I'm sure once JFM has gratefully...

So Tony's assertion that 'there's no need to pay VAT on new boat' relies on sailing it to Gibralter and back every 18 months! 😄 That's...

There was a video on YouTube recently of a superyacht engineer who runs Yamaha outdrive diesels in his own personal boat and was raving...

I hadn't realised that it was optional - how does that work? :)

Well, we're 20 years in to IPS drive now, and I'd say we're seeing more boats with it, not less, so I guess that it is what buyers want...

Okay, so you feel that outboards on a 40 footer are an acceptable choice if you use the boat as a second home or don't go further than a...

It's new boat buyers that dictate what gets fitted in new boats (obviously), and they typically have deeper pockets than used boat...

But if you just wanted to pop down to Colwell bay for lunch at the hut then surely a boat like you have makes more sense still? My...

I'll try again... :D An ideal engine for a 20ft cuddy cabin. But would you want petrol outboard power for a circa 40ft cruiser (which...

Yup, and bigger. But the question asked was, would you want one here in the UK?

An ideal engine for a 20ft cuddy cabin. But would you want petrol outboard power for a circa 40ft cruiser (which is what this thread is...

The OP doesn't say what type, or even size, of boat he's looking for. But given it is twin engines and there are shaft drive and stern...

You get a lot of bar room experts dripping on about how rubbish sterndrives are, normally people who've never had them. Yes, more...