advise please princess 480 with TAMD 71B 380's

[dabsolute470]

Hiya all, i am looking at buying a 1992 princess 480 / 500 with TAMD 380's
the boat is called "in your dreams" and is located in wales
can anyone tell me if this is a good combination and is there any worries with the 71B engines.
also does anyone know anything about the boat please.
many thanks

steve

 

[volvopaul]

No worries about the 71bs but by todays standards it will be a snail, I have the original boat report for this boat the 48 it topped 30knots empty.

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

Are you upgrading from a Princess 470 in Brighton perchance?

Cheers
Jimmy

 

[dabsolute470]

thanks for the feed back Paul, what rev's should the 71B reach ? and it would be great if i could see the report. the boat is a 1992 but seems to have the interior of the old 45..

 

[dabsolute470]

Hi Jimmy, yes i am...lol dabsolute was my old boat and she is still in brighton, we went out for the day a few weeks ago and she is just where i left her a few years ago... didnt seem to have been moved.

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

That should be a 48 not a 480. The 48 was later hull extended and changed a bit to become a 500. The 500 apart selling better is also a better sea boat. Someone told me that the same hull of the 500 was later used for the Princess 53 and 56.

The 480 is a bathing platform extended version of the 470, and later models also had an integrated stair case and a 2 part patio door, instead of the usual ladder, and 4 part door.
She will be definitly slow with those engines.

 

[dabsolute470]

thanks

thanks for the advise, another question is engine hours.....
what would be the avarage engine hours be for a 1992 boat ?

thanks again

steve

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

That should be a 48 not a 480. The 48 was later hull extended and changed a bit to become a 500. The 500 apart selling better is also a better sea boat. Someone told me that the same hull of the 500 was later used for the Princess 53 and 56.

The 480 is a bathing platform extended version of the 470, and later models also had an integrated stair case and a 2 part patio door, instead of the usual ladder, and 4 part door.
She will be definitly slow with those engines.

Agree. I had a 470 with Cat 435hp engines in the UK and she just about did 30kts and cruised at 22-25kts with a clean bum. I suspect that a 480 with 71B's will max out at about 26-27kts, maybe less as she's 18 yrs old. I liked my 470 although she was prone to throwing a bit of spray around. The 480 addressed the major prob with the 470 and that was the ladder access to the f/b

 

[Greg2]

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[dabsolute470]

another bit of advise on costs please

would anyone know how much it would be to install a bow thruster on a princess 500...she has a/c fitted under the main cabin bed... dont know if that would limit space for it?
also whats the going cost to make a cover for the the back in including frame work?
many thanks again
steve