(A raggie asks) what is so special about Swordsman boats...

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FF, your not reffering to my boat up for sale by any chance are you?
If so its not a Tomahawk! its a Portofino!
Rob.

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....sorry, just copied and pasted from an ad... err on your(?) website.... if its wrong then don't blame me! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

....opps sorry Rob, this was copied from an ad on Sun_coast website so no, its not yours ! (my typical forum mistake...don't know who I'm replying too!) /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
I could go on for hours.

The wood boats are good value for money, although of course upkeep is more £££ than for a plastic boat. Grey Don would be a good buy, the H31 is the best of the bunch, a very very very good boat.

The 37 and 40 also a very good boat, the dagger is a good hull.
 
Well actually £250k is not that much more than the asking price for a modern twin engined 40' mobo from 2005 but this one is a bit special. It is fitted out by Bridgend Boat Co who are known for their high quality work and the hull is a race proven classic. And she has 2 large engines which will push her along to a very creditable 38kts. Personally, I think she's gorgeous and, if I was in the market for a 40' sports boat, I'd certainly give her a look. In fact, I'm searching the piggy bank right now /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
bb, seeing that Grey Don has undergone what looks like a very substantial restoration, what sort of maintenance would be required to keep a boat like this in service over the next 5 years other than the normal mechanical stuff? I think she's very tempting at £50k
 
Hi Andie... well indeed you are right. Have a look at the advert & it was valued prior to the work at £45k...!! So as with any refurb (that I know to my cost) you do it for the fun, or to keep. You don't do it to make any money!!

On the basis the owners may take an offer on the asking price as it has been for sale for a few months this is such good value, but ownership would mean giving it a certain amount of TLC and could not be just used and abused..(if you wanted it to hold its value & remain looking as good as it does)

... but this is one of those boats I am sure I could happy fall in love with..
 
Lets not confuse maintaining a wood boat with repairing or rebuilding, they are uttlerly different propositions.

AFAIK she has been done very well and only just finished, I'd say for the next five years potentially no more work required than a plastic boat. Perhaps a bit of varnish each year which could be done over one good weekend.

However, by then she'll most likey need a complete repaint externally, everything else, like interior and electrics and machinery no more work required than a plastic boat.

Those Perkins phaser lumps are lovely, very clean running, I had the 225 and its a great motor, those, BW72 boxes, shafts and bronze underwater gear is all tough as you like.

H31's really are the very best, the absolute very best bar none.

For 50k its a billy bargain and much better value than a Swordsman 33.

Grey Don should be snapped up in no time.
 
If anybody has to ask what is so special about them, then AFAIK they do not have a very good eye. They are without doubt a classic icon. Whether you catually like them or not, you cannot dispute that.
 
Quite right Scotty!

Gratuitous chance to show a picture of mine....

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Re: Swordsman boats

Oh , you mean real Targas. Handsome as well as eminently practical /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Give me a Targa, Fairy, Nelson, Aquastar, Seaward any time, over the current indistinguishable plastic blobs /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
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