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Considering Sunseeker, Princess and Fairline have been losing millions for years, that's probably the biggest load of rubbish i've seen...

The people who own Fairline and Fletcher aren't venture capitalists.

I don't think that what you've quoted says anything about what money has been invested into the business. When you say "All these...

Exactly this.

The previous owners of Fairline invested £millions in new models. And I believe that during their ownership they actually increased the...

What makes you think they're vultures either, rather then people who think they can invest in the business and turn it around?

Exactly. I'm reminded of Trader when they built their boats in China, the quality was abysmal. And if I remember correctly, Pearl...

Everything has become so expensive; engines, resin, labour, marketing (boat shows, web sites, etc), transport. And the amount of tech...

Fairline tried that a few years ago. To give you an example, they had an automated varnishing machine. The equipment cost them a fortune...

The owners of Sunseeker have been pouring money into the business for years. How is that being a "vulture"?

Do you have any examples of these "value strippers" who have paid shareholders? The ones who have owned Fairline, Princess or Sunseeker...

Hiya Jon. The old gas ovens had a 240v supply for the ignition so we used that for the microwave that we fitted. I don't know if the...

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He did. …. ‘anywhere between 20 and 25 kts, all boats of that size with will burn around 11 liters per nautical mile, give or take’...

Nope and that is effectively the worst case scenario for Fairline. But the last time the new owners of Fairline were involved (Wessex...