Anyone own a Princess 25

[Kerouac]

Is anyone out and about in a Princess 25 in coastal waters?

Just trying to get an opinion of sea handling capabilities or are we talking a river cruiser?

The accom looks wonderful and I like the look of them (I've seen both petrol and desiel versions) but still trying to make my mind up as to what's a suitable family cruiser for £15,000 - £20,000

 

[oldgit]

Cracking little boat,had mine for about 2 years before trading up to P33.
Personal opinon,boat is ideal for upriver or inshore coastal work.Fairly heavy build quality that looked good even after 25 years.Proper bog and comfortable for 2 with room for 2 more at a push.Upriver the smaller petrols would be OK but even the 175hp V6 in my boat failed to exceed 16 knots offshore so no whizzer.A really nice petrol should be bought for around 10-12k,diesel bit more,but not 20K more.

 

[markdj]

We have a couple of P25 owers, maybe ask them on our Princess forum? they are Palafox and Foxy Lady.

Mark

 

[Kerouac]

Thanks chaps

 

[Jobs_a_ good_ un]

Hi
my 1st boat was a p25 a good boat but i had endless trouble with the electrics on the petrol engines
Hence forth i swore i would only buy diesel boats
regards
mark

 

[polyanna]

I have been from Hull to Scarborough in my P25. For reasons behond our control (very long and funny story) we ended up rounding Flamborough Head in an F6 wind over a springtide. Most frightening experience I've ever had in the boat. It was mainly a following sea with rogue waves smashing on the beam. When in the troughs we could see the crests breaking above the boat. When we finaly made it to Scarborough, no damage to boat and not a drop of water in the bilges. Terrible experiance but gave me a great deal of confidence in the boat. I've been based in Fleetwood, the Thames and the Humber. Good strong boat, very happy on lakes, rivers and estuaries. (And yes mine's a petrol 4.3 mercruise and filling her up is a pain)

 

[polyanna]

Re: Check your fuel tank !!

Youv'e just reminded me of the biggest problem I had with the P25. If you are going from river cruising to coastal make sure that the fuel tank has been cleaned out, or the sediment in the tank will get shaken up and end up blocking your filters. Bouncing around in the conditions described above with your engine stalling is only fun when you are re-telling the tale in the safety of the pub. Also crouching in the engine bay,changing the filters in those conditions was the nearest I'd been to being sea-sick.

Secondly if she is still fitted with the original mildsteel tank get it out and checked for rust. I removed mine to clean it out, wiped some crud off the bottom and the remaining petrol started to pour through a series of rust holes. Thank God it was out of the boat and did not go whilst still in the bilges.