Bought a new boat at the boat show

[henryf]

Southampton 2021 saw us buy a new Princess F55.

2022 was more of a wander round.

2023 has seen us buy a brand new boat. Not sure when delivery will take place but as it’s a stock boat there will be no build thread this time.

I’ll keep you posted as things evolve……

 

[SC35]

Bet it's another Princess

S62 ?

 

[henryf]

No.

It isn’t a Princess.

The bombshell is dropped…….

 

[MapisM]

That's bound to be a Squadron 58.
Sour grapes and all that...

 

[Fire99]

Squadron 58!! That's my wager..

 

[henryf]

Let the speculation commence….

 

[henryf]

I will say though it doesn’t have and folding out body parts.

 

[Fire99]

I will say though it doesn’t have and folding out body parts.

Ahh it must be a brand new 'restomod' Avon 2.6m dinghy with matching seagul outboard.

 

[TK Blue MAX]

AST tender????

 

[Moonbeam]

Something a bit different from the Princess perhaps... a Menorquin 54 FB or 68 FB ?

 

[Mr Googler]

rag and stick for sure

 

[henryf]

An easier year at the boat show than 2021…..

We’ve had the whole season without a rib on the back and to be honest with charters the boat is cleaner like that but we do need something.

In an ideal world I’d like a rigid tender from OC Tenders in New Zealand or AST in Germany but the AST option is over £20k and the OCT option is a long way away.

Our Ribeye 310 with Yamaha 8hp motor has done us proud but I wanted something new to match the new mothership.

Had a good look around, a ponder and a prod. Sharon fancied electric start and a power tilt so we’ve ended up with a Highfield / 20hp Honda set up with the neat little side mounted pod.

Not fortunes of money and if we do decide on something else it will sell easily enough.

 

[henryf]

Meant to add that the whole reason for calling the F55 Mango was so we could call our tender Sticky Rice.

 

[ChromeDome]

Ahhh .. For a moment thought you got inspired by JFM's Ribeye

 

[SC35]

Meant to add that the whole reason for calling the F55 Mango was so we could call our tender Sticky Rice.

You could have called it "Chutney" ?

 

[dankilb]

You could have called it "Chutney" ?

Wrong cultural reference for the OP!

 

[ChromeDome]

Fandango a better name?

 

[Bouba]

An easier year at the boat show than 2021…..

We’ve had the whole season without a rib on the back and to be honest with charters the boat is cleaner like that but we do need something.

In an ideal world I’d like a rigid tender from OC Tenders in New Zealand or AST in Germany but the AST option is over £20k and the OCT option is a long way away.

Our Ribeye 310 with Yamaha 8hp motor has done us proud but I wanted something new to match the new mothership.

Had a good look around, a ponder and a prod. Sharon fancied electric start and a power tilt so we’ve ended up with a Highfield / 20hp Honda set up with the neat little side mounted pod.

Not fortunes of money and if we do decide on something else it will sell easily enough.

At last !..me and you have something in common !... I also bought a Highfield at a boat show ... I think it’s a 2.6 or 2.8 can’t remember...I use a Torqeedo on her.. well done. I hope it’s one with a floor

 

[henryf]

As has been mentioned already, Thailand rather than India.

Yes we’ve got the double skin floor designed to keep your shopping dry. I’ve never had a tender with a steering wheel, electric start and power tilt before !

 

[ChromeDome]

Fandango a better name?
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The dancing partner was GaryO of this parish.
Later lost to the world of cycling, I think