boat makes help required please

[lanerboy]

hi all

i am after a boat and have had some very helpfull comments off this forum and thank everyone who has taken the time to answer my questions as i am a complete newbie

i am after something like a 34-37 open or hard top sports cruiser or a 36-38 foot flybridge around £120k mark

i have been told that fairline are like a bmw/merc car and so are princess so could someone please copy and paste my list below and fill in next to the various makes what standard they would be in the car world

fairline............................ merc /bmw
princess.......................... merc/bmw
sealine
doral
sessey oyster
windy
regal
jeanneau prestige
hardy


any other makes you think are worth looking at

thanks again

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

I don't think that equating boat makes with car makes is going to be helpful to you because it is highly subjective. If you want to know the best quality makes out of that list, I'm guessing that most peeps would pick Windy and Hardy but thats like comparing apples and pears 'coz they're completely different boats. Safe choices would be Fairline, Princess and Sealine 'coz they're well known brands in the UK and you know you can always sell the boat again when you need to

 

[petem]

I agree, I'm not keen on these car analogies. Fairline, Princess and Sealine are safe bets but I'd also add Windy to the list - quality boats that there is a decent 2nd hand market for. Also, why no mention of SS?

 

[jfm]

I agree the above but I'm going to anyway:

fairline............................ bmw
princess.......................... merc
sealine...........................vauxhall
doral................................chrysler
sessey oyster...................Dacia (???a brand no-one knows in this country)
windy.............................aston martin though at BMW pricing so maybe BMW 6 series)
regal................................chrysler
jeanneau prestige...............top of the range Renault. Perfectly good motor, some nice bits of avant garde design, loads of great features but a few cheapy parts still noticeable
hardy...............................LandRover defender

 

[lanerboy]

I agree the above but I'm going to anyway:

fairline............................ bmw
princess.......................... merc
sealine...........................vauxhall
doral................................chrysler
sessey oyster...................Dacia (???a brand no-one knows in this country)
windy.............................aston martin though at BMW pricing so maybe BMW 6 series)
regal................................chrysler
jeanneau prestige...............top of the range Renault. Perfectly good motor, some nice bits of avant garde design, loads of great features but a few cheapy parts still noticeable
hardy...............................LandRover defender

that is very helpfull jfm thankyou i understand where others are saying about comparing to cars but i could not think of another way of finding out which boats are good quality compared to others and i own a garage so know which cars are good reliable vehicles compared to others

interesting regards the windy as that is one boat i have not looked at not even done a search but i will now

thanks again all

 

[petem]

Sunseeker = Porsche

For Sessey, I think he meant Sessa = Citroen perhaps?

And Cranchi = Fiat

Pete

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Sunseeker = Porsche

more like TVR judging by some of the problems with SS posted on this forum recently

 

[Spi D]

If you Google boat ranking the US has both official and unofficial lists.

To me they are useless, however.

Like a car and anything else it is all about meeting MY expectations. One more thing that separates boats from cars it the fact so many boat makes use so few engine makes.

So where cars' quality, performance, longevity etc. relates to it's engine and driveline, boats of any shape and build could easily share same engine, gear and props (yes, I know, several car manufacturers share components too, but not to same degree as boats).

What is better: A new Seat or an old Mercedes? Certainly depends on how you define "better", 'eh?

 

[lanerboy]

what about azimut they look nice but i know nothing about them

 

[jfm]

what about azimut they look nice but i know nothing about them

Alfa Romeo

 

[Tranona]

Alfa Romeo

Does that mean they are worthless after 3 years - no matter how pretty they look?

 

[lanerboy]

been looking at the windy boats after the above comments and i am put off by 35+ size boats not having a seperate forward berth like the fairline and sealine 34-37 cruisers what is the reason for this

 

[petem]

Look at 37 Grand Mistral, that has separate forward cabin from what I can recall.

 

[lanerboy]

Look at 37 Grand Mistral, that has separate forward cabin from what I can recall.

yes just looked but well out my price range shame nice boat that

 

[CMJ]

Alfa Romeo

Nah - Maserati if you forget the exposed screws in some of the joinery

 

[Jamesuk]

Jfm is that your boat in your profile photo?

 

[Monique]

........

What is better: A new Seat or an old Mercedes? Certainly depends on how you define "better", 'eh?

I have a new SEAT and a 3 year old Merc. TBH, the SEAT is better... certainly easier to live with...

 

[sea-commander]

sessey oyster...................Dacia (???a brand no-one knows in this country)

Nah - I would't compare Sessa to Dacia. Dacia is the low end of old Renault parts, feels and looks cheap inside.
The finish of Sessa is quite nice, imho.

Chris

 

[Spi D]

Since this thread is goin somewhat walkabout, you can check this car reliability index, FWIW:

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/

Alfa Romeo 156 ranks #189.
Maybe that's why they sell almost only as leased company cars..?

Before you click, have a guess: Who is #1?

 

[lanerboy]

too be honest i have been looking now for a couple of months and i have asked a lot of questions on here and had some very usefull answers

i have narrowed it down to either a targa 34 around year 1999-2002
or a sealine s34 same sort of year maybe a bit newer for same money

it will possibly be the fairline targa 34 as i think this may re-sell a bit better when the time comes as i dont think i have seen a bad word against fairline on here yet.

they are my 2 boats i keep coming back too will start a new thread now regards engines , running costs etc etc