jrudge
Well-Known Member
I am in the middle of a divorce and my lady soon to be ex wife has banned me from the boat. For reasons I wont go into it is in her name.
So I now have the kids 3 week holiday starting in 2 weeks ... without a boat. Joy.
So I need a new one - no necessarily in 2 weeks but I "need" one none the less.
The 65 was big, rarely full of people, cost a lot to moor and consumed a ludicrous amount of diesel in the 260 hours I did in her.
This time round I am looking at something around 50 feet as it is big enough for what I want, can be single handed and costs less to run. I could go bigger but there would need to be a real reason to do that given the increased costs.
I am open minded about a Sport or Fly. I think I want I fly due to the space you get, but the Targa 40 was great so biased maybe but open minded none the less.
I need 3 cabins and a crew with a single berth is a nice to have. If it is coded that is useful but not essential
Budget wise I am in the £200-£300k range and looking for something no more then 10 years old - so 2006 on.
There was a thread on here a while back that mentioned a Princess 52 so I looked at a 2002 one in Mallorca the other day. Was ok but dated. Also looked at a Portifino 53. Was a version 1 boat with a cantilever roof that had a lot of stress cracks on the roof and pillars. Boat was overall tatty but not priced accordingly. At the right price is a maybe ( but the price would need to be very right). Targa 52 is similar and also possible.
Phantom 50 looks Ok ( never been on one) and the Manhattan 50 is nice but I think JFM mentioned you have to buy from a certain year to avoid noisy exhausts and I don't know what that year is! There was one I looked at a few years ago ( long sold) but prices of these actually seem firmer than they were then which is a surprise.
The forum is a wealth of knowledge and hence over to you ... suggestions please for boats or links of ones for sale.
I will keep it in the med, which berth permitting might be Mallorca, but a change of scene to Antibes would be nice. Good knowing Jimmy the Builder is on hand to dive down and fetch my keys!
I am also interested in sharing a boat with someone, so if anyone has a desire for half a boat please feel free to shout.
Of course if anyone happens to have a boat they are not using for July that would be handy as well!
Thanks as ever
Jeremy
So I now have the kids 3 week holiday starting in 2 weeks ... without a boat. Joy.
So I need a new one - no necessarily in 2 weeks but I "need" one none the less.
The 65 was big, rarely full of people, cost a lot to moor and consumed a ludicrous amount of diesel in the 260 hours I did in her.
This time round I am looking at something around 50 feet as it is big enough for what I want, can be single handed and costs less to run. I could go bigger but there would need to be a real reason to do that given the increased costs.
I am open minded about a Sport or Fly. I think I want I fly due to the space you get, but the Targa 40 was great so biased maybe but open minded none the less.
I need 3 cabins and a crew with a single berth is a nice to have. If it is coded that is useful but not essential
Budget wise I am in the £200-£300k range and looking for something no more then 10 years old - so 2006 on.
There was a thread on here a while back that mentioned a Princess 52 so I looked at a 2002 one in Mallorca the other day. Was ok but dated. Also looked at a Portifino 53. Was a version 1 boat with a cantilever roof that had a lot of stress cracks on the roof and pillars. Boat was overall tatty but not priced accordingly. At the right price is a maybe ( but the price would need to be very right). Targa 52 is similar and also possible.
Phantom 50 looks Ok ( never been on one) and the Manhattan 50 is nice but I think JFM mentioned you have to buy from a certain year to avoid noisy exhausts and I don't know what that year is! There was one I looked at a few years ago ( long sold) but prices of these actually seem firmer than they were then which is a surprise.
The forum is a wealth of knowledge and hence over to you ... suggestions please for boats or links of ones for sale.
I will keep it in the med, which berth permitting might be Mallorca, but a change of scene to Antibes would be nice. Good knowing Jimmy the Builder is on hand to dive down and fetch my keys!
I am also interested in sharing a boat with someone, so if anyone has a desire for half a boat please feel free to shout.
Of course if anyone happens to have a boat they are not using for July that would be handy as well!
Thanks as ever
Jeremy
