Azimut Magellan 43

[Deleted User YDKXO]

She’s a beauty

Get your cheque book out J She'll really look the part anchored off Mr JCB's beach. Actually I saw the 43 at SIBS a few years ago and I was very impressed by the boat and in particular the solid build quality. Well worth a look

 

[Bouba]

Get your cheque book out J She'll really look the part anchored off Mr JCB's beach. Actually I saw the 43 at SIBS a few years ago and I was very impressed by the boat and in particular the solid build quality. Well worth a look

I’m saving up for a Absolute Navetta 52. Couldn’t spare me a few hundred grand, Mike?

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

I’m saving up for a Absolute Navetta 52. Couldn’t spare me a few hundred grand, Mike?

Sorry, I'm saving up for a Magellano 66

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

Must say I've never been keen on painted hulls but I do like Magellans.

Why is this? As a consumer if the proper paint is used it is always better then colored gel.

 

[petem]

Why is this? As a consumer if the proper paint is used it is always better then colored gel.

If I scrape the hull on my boat I phone the local GRP guy and he comes round, makes the repair and charges me £100 or whatever. I assume that's not the case with a painted hull?

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Why is this? As a consumer if the proper paint is used it is always better then colored gel.

Agreed. Coloured gelcoat invariably fades in the sun whereas a paint finish wont and some manufacturers claim that their paint finish is harder wearing than coloured gelcoat

http://www.gandlb.com.au/the-hatteras-advantage-the-protective-power-of-paint.html

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

If I scrape the hull on my boat I phone the local GRP guy and he comes round, makes the repair and charges me £100 or whatever. I assume that's not the case with a painted hull?

It is the same, since painted yacht used hardened type paint like AwlGrp or the Dupont. These two being the most famous at the moment along with Alex Paint.
Also paint fades much less then to gelcoat.

Colored gelcoat is a less work intensive exercise since the hull is out 80-90% ready finished out of the mold.
With paint they hace to refair it and apply pain again and especially with darker colors the surface has to be closer to perfection, since dark colored has a habit of showing mold sins much easier.

Anyways sorry for the OT

 

[Mike1968]

Saw a 66 on Monday wow what a boat

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Saw a 66 on Monday wow what a boat

Agreed. IMHO Azimut have hit the spot with the 66 unlike the 74 which doesnt quite do it for me. Where did you see the 66 btw?