Andrew38
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Am moving the Med next year, MDL's new marina at San Carles, and I've been offered a good deal on a 2006 Azimut 42. Anybody have experience of Azimut and the 42 in particular?
Azimut 42
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Nautical
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Good solid boat, well respected in the Med, nicely screwed together and holds its value well, not the sharpest handling flybridge out there but then that isnt really of much interest to most owners, cruisability and usability are and the 42 has that by the shed load. If the deal is right in my opinion 'do it'.
PowerYachtBlog
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very good seakeeping boat
have been on one in some sort of seas
as Nautical says handling is not one of the best but when the going gets tough, she sorts herself on top of the list
have been on one in some sort of seas
as Nautical says handling is not one of the best but when the going gets tough, she sorts herself on top of the list
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I had a AZ46 before my current boat and I was very pleased with it not least because I sold it for more than I paid for it! IMHO, Azimut's engineering is better than the mainstream UK boatbuilders but there were one or two things that irritated me. The helm seats on the Azimuts I've seen are all fixed benches rather than the adjustable seats you find on most UK boats. On my boat and I think it's the same on the 42 there was no separate lazarette so storage of bulky items was difficult. And if the 42 has those circular electric windows, expect them to stop working
The 42 has received good reviews especially for it's fuel consumption. It seems that the combination of the hull and Cat engines is a particularly efficient combination. Also an Azimut would be good for the Med as selling it on should be fairly easy there
The 42 has received good reviews especially for it's fuel consumption. It seems that the combination of the hull and Cat engines is a particularly efficient combination. Also an Azimut would be good for the Med as selling it on should be fairly easy there
Nautical
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No dedicated laz but it does have a hatch in the cockpit floor leading to the engine room which has acres of space even with a genny, my friend who has one uses the space for rolled up tender, fenders and other shrapnel. He also had two adjustable pilot seats made to replace the fixed bench seat by a company that makes truck seats and a darn fine job they are too, even matched the leather.
As you say good engine / hull combo and doesn't seem to make any difference whether you cruise low twentys or 30 knts mpg seems about the same. I used to think he had more money than sense cus he went everywhere at 30 knts and my thinking was he was burning up half the reserves of Kuwait until he showed me his own graphs made up over two seasons, hardly anything in it mpg wise.
As you say good engine / hull combo and doesn't seem to make any difference whether you cruise low twentys or 30 knts mpg seems about the same. I used to think he had more money than sense cus he went everywhere at 30 knts and my thinking was he was burning up half the reserves of Kuwait until he showed me his own graphs made up over two seasons, hardly anything in it mpg wise.
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Deleted User YDKXO
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My AZ46 had a larger gennie and 2 a/c units so there was'nt a lot of space to store anything large without impeding access to the engines and there's always the nagging feeling that something is going to get tangled in the machinery. On the other hand access to the engines and ancillaries is excellent. Seems to be an Italian thing as my Ferretti also does'nt have a separate lazarette although at least it has a large void under the bathing platform although it's impossible to access without lifting the tender which is a pita
Interesting to hear about your friend's seating although it does beg the question why an owner should have to spend money on a decent helm seat for a boat costing hundreds of thousands of squids
Interesting to hear about your friend's seating although it does beg the question why an owner should have to spend money on a decent helm seat for a boat costing hundreds of thousands of squids
PowerYachtBlog
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personally I prefare the Italian system
where one can check the engine from the cockpit easily instead of carpet removing etc to view the engines from the saloon, I know some recent UK builds are following the italian system
where one can check the engine from the cockpit easily instead of carpet removing etc to view the engines from the saloon, I know some recent UK builds are following the italian system
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Deleted User YDKXO
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I prefer the Italian layout too because it's much easier to move around the engine bay but it does mean you can't easily store bulky items like folding bicycles or water toys. Yes, there is usually a crew cabin but the access is often very tight
Nautical
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I agree re seating, it does seem to be a med builder thing and I am not sure why, its as if they don't think people will spend hours helming from below and I suppose on reflection a lot of the time med boaters tend to be up top and neither do they seem to do huge milage more sort of out for the day pootle about and back home again, different as you move past 50' then crusing becomes more applicable but so many smaller FB get used as day boats nearly, no different than here perhaps but then they have the weather to be up top most of the time during the day.
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Deleted User YDKXO
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The flybridge seating tends to be even worse than the lower helm seat, at least it is on AZ and Ferretti. I've often wondered about this because the Italians put so much effort into other parts of the boat. I can only think that it's a philosophy that filters down from bigger boats on which the owner leaves all the driving to the hired hand and who cares what the hired hand sits on? I find it very frustrating 'coz a bit of thought and a few quid could make the seating so much better
Planty
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Am moving the Med next year,
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Can't wait to see that, could it be bought a little closer so I can make it on 1 fill Up ??
Only joshing, do you think St Carles will be complete for berths next year ??
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Am moving the Med next year,
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Can't wait to see that, could it be bought a little closer so I can make it on 1 fill Up ??
Only joshing, do you think St Carles will be complete for berths next year ??
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Andrew38
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Better be or I'm going to be desparate for a berth!
The MDL managers have all just been on a trip out there and apparently everything is on schedule and looking good
The MDL managers have all just been on a trip out there and apparently everything is on schedule and looking good
