Recent content by daveg45

Nice story and thanks for sharing. A guy in the marina while I was berthed in the uk had Vic a classic and it looked and felt like a strong well made boat. sounds like you have plenty of redundancy which is great. Similarly I have plenty of solar with capacity for more. Like you the...

That doesn't sound good Tranona. I was talking to a dealer on the hamble about VAT and returning goods act. according to him there is an armistice until June 2022 or there about. Are you aware of anything along those lines?

Ah yes the Cheoy Lee looks a proper little ship. Just seen one on the market for around 500k which has had a £180k refit. I guess that gives some indication of the running costs though par for the course with this forum site to be fair.

Best solution get a boat that is ex vat and worry about it if and when you take it to England. Incidentally does the 18 month rule apply to the uk? Can people just pop over France and reset the clock?

Don’t forget there will be lots on here chucking out opinions like confetti at a wedding who are either sat at home bored with what their wife is watching on TV or similarly sat on their boat in El Miramar or somewhere similar with their eBay satellite dish screwed to the pontoon with their...

I have been thinking ?. Maybe the French yards have realised that blokes don't buy boats they just pay for them. And if the ladies head is turned by a fusion sound system (all be it entry level) draw fridge freezers and bbq's in the cockpit and a cooler for the wine and accommodation...

Not worth entering into dialogue nortada when someone makes a throwaway comment without substantiation it. I have at least tried to give some reasoning behind my comments.

I am just a bit saddened that the likes of Dufour have lost their way thats all. Probably because the are owned by bankers looking at the bottom line. But surely it can't cost that much more to make them a bit stronger. I have nothing agains old boats. Newew ones have a...

ok I'll answer the question. I have one if these. Dufour 425 GL: solid, spacious & ocean capable - Yachting Monthly Ordered it at the 2007 Southampton boatshow and took deliver in March 2008. In fact Duncan Kent came and did a review of the boat and took it out sailing in...

well your last statement strongly suggests to me you haven't crossed an ocean on a sailing boat. Modern beamy flat bottomed performance boats seen at boat shows are in abundance mate.

NO NO....I like been tall Bill.

Well such a heavy boat will be a bit heavy on the amps. Especially if is a hydraulic autopilot. Have far have you sailed it may I ask?

there seems to be an intriguing story here. Any more info on that one? Not the same guy with a seastream holed up in la Caruna 12 years ago by any chance?

43 jeanneau was on my list back in 2007. nice boat. not so nice now

oh yes I came across Concero and its self proclaimed PBO (poor bloody owner). Westerley_ a real boat? well a real billy no mates boat maybe. Whatever you think of Westerly is fine by me.