Is that wrapped or colour , did you get it from the IOM with it being grey.Another coloured hull! But not rocking the Ron Burgundy this time…View attachment 169079
Factory colour according to the build sheet…Is that wrapped or colour , did you get it from the IOM with it being grey.
It was one of two boats that would convince my wife and I to get back into boating (the other being a Nordhavn 46 and we couldn’t afford that!)..Hi, out of interest, why did you choose a 35?
We've had ours 12 months now and is perfect for how we go boating. Yes, 2 engines would be a lot better for mooring purposes, but the thrusters are good unless it's too windy.
We now use the tides all the time and stick to 8-10 knots depending on the tide. At that speed we are only burning about 11 litres per hour, but on a long passage we put in the odd 1/2 hour at 16.
Don't forget the far east making semi displacement boats too- easy to handle single handed
- nice side walkway and access
- good accommodation for size
- economical and shaft driven
- factory fitted fresh water flush toilet! Deal maker
Having feeling this is going to be future for boating, the days of over powered twin engined fuel guzzling confections are numbered ?
None of the UK builders are taking advantage of this, leaving the mass market totaly to the French, Spanish, Scandinavians were there years ago.
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Having feeling this is going to be future for boating, the days of over powered twin engined fuel guzzling confections are numbered ?
None of the UK builders are taking advantage of this, leaving the mass market totaly to the French, Spanish, Scandinavians were there years ago.
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I lift some pots hoping to find a stash of the white gold.In the past helped to collect boats with new owners from a couple of Channel Ports and bring back round to the Mudway.
All came back at fairly reasonable pace of around 15 knots ,mainly for economy, but also regards breaking stuff in what is an unknown quantity.
It is not unknown for sellers to be somewhat "Economical with the actualité" .
One boat did conk out in transit (blocked primary filters) , this was quickly sorted and journey completed a few days later.
Two of the boats needed to be refueled halfway , only one was comfortably able to go all the way without any concerns regards fuel.
At 8-10 knots all would have been able to do the entire journey in one go.
The down side is apart from the White Cliffs bit, trip is just 8 hours of boredom , however that journey appears full of interest and excitement compared with transiting the East Coast, sometimes its not so bad, especially when you cannot see Essex due to fog. ?
The only excitement, spotting yet another barely visible 5L plastic container marking a lobster pot slide past under the stern quarter and wondering if the prop is going to catch this one.
A great looking boat , I was disappointed with the fly how do you find it.Another coloured hull! But not rocking the Ron Burgundy this time…View attachment 169079
It’s our first Flybridge boat, and seems fine for us… far bigger than I was expecting. Nice little drawer style fridge under the seats but no grills or sinks etcA great looking boat , I was disappointed with the fly how do you find it.
with ref. to the blocked filters experience above… I think we had a lucky escape.. I wasn’t happy with the fuel filter arrangement on the ST35 (no see through bowl to check for water etc), so we’ve changed that for a duplex Racor… just as well as we found 20 litres of water in the bottom of the fuel tank!In the past helped to collect boats with new owners from a couple of Channel Ports and bring back round to the Mudway.
All came back at fairly reasonable pace of around 15 knots ,mainly for economy, but also regards breaking stuff in what is an unknown quantity.
It is not unknown for sellers to be somewhat "Economical with the actualité" .
One boat did conk out in transit (blocked primary filters) , this was quickly sorted and journey completed a few days later.
Two of the boats needed to be refueled halfway , only one was comfortably able to go all the way without any concerns regards fuel.
At 8-10 knots all would have been able to do the entire journey in one go.
The down side is apart from the White Cliffs bit, trip is just 8 hours of boredom , however that journey appears full of interest and excitement compared with transiting the East Coast, sometimes its not so bad, especially when you cannot see Essex due to fog. ?
The only excitement, spotting yet another barely visible 5L plastic container marking a lobster pot slide past under the stern quarter and wondering if the prop is going to catch this one.
Did you determine the source?we found 20 litres of water in the bottom of the fuel tank!
Here are some photos of the mods undertaken which may be of Interest…Can we have lots more photos pls