Cranchi 41 Endurance owners

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Hello to all,

During the next week I am expecting by road transfer my new (to me) boat from Croatia, it is a 2005 Cranchi 41 Endurance, with twin Volvo D6 350 fully loaded.

The boat was surveyed and all procedures have been made. There are few issues to resolve (nothing serious) upon arrival and I will be on the water soon after that.

After a short search in the forums I see there are not many owners of this specific model. I understand the reason, given that the 41 Endurance is a MED oriented boat, which is something I was looking for. You see here in Greece we spend most of our time outside, enjoying the sun and the hot weather, which is actually more than 6 months per usual year.

I was wondering, are there any 41 Endurance owners in here so we can exchange knowledge?

Thank you in advance,

Nick
 
Not an owner but used to own a 3.55 M beam boat in the Med so was on a berth that size .Ours was the Sunseeker Portofino 35 .
Our neighbours boats were 2x Cranchi 41 ,s and two Windy 40 Bora .All could fit into less than 3.55 M beam .
The Cranchi seemed to wear well and the cockpit although a bit longer seemed a bit cramped table wise due to the tender garage .How ever the sun pad on top seemed a better idea then mine .
Both the Windy and Cranchi were faster than mine .The Windys I think edged it build quality wise and had the smoothest ride at speed .
I had to often slow down because of slamming in the Sunseeker the Windy and Cranchi could press on in the same waves .
I had less to zero hassle with the older KAD 300 s ( less Hp hence slower boat ) the other 4 were always calling engineers with there D6 DPG ,s and having to empty the tender garages to gain proper access .
We all basically used them as day boats to go out and swim / sunbath .
Although they were perfectly fine to away on trips .Mine had a generator and Aircon and a small folding passerelle.
Not sure if the others had Aircon .3 of them were locals and went home every night , one Cranchi was owned by a Hungarian group of lads so they used to stay on it ....sometimes a guy sleeping on the rear sun pad in the open air .

3.55 m beam was a standard berth width once in the Med so builders made boats to fit .
Theses days many old berth sizes have been lost because many marinas have reshuffled the bollards to accommodated the trend for wider boats .....more volume etc .

Anyhow good luck with it and the outdoor life .
 
We used to own the earlier version of your boat, the Endurance 39 and had ten years of enjoyment in the Med with it. Relatively basic fit-out but structurally absolutely sound and we had very few problems with the boat over the whole time we owned it. Not sure about the 41 but the quality of the cockpit upholstery in the 39 surprised us and it still looked perfect after ten years of Med use.The teak on the bathing platform was a very thin veneer and had to be replaced.
The boat is still in the same marina having had a couple of owners and is now used for charter but looks in remarkably good condition and visually hasn’t dated badly.
 
Hello to all,

Boat has been received safe and sound, and I am under service, and TLC procedures.....

So, I am the only owner in here?

That is surprising......
 
Pictures, please!

I previously owned a Zaffiro 24 and have a Smeraldo 34 for 9 years now (bought young at 24, before I had sense!).

Love my Smeraldo 37, our 'perfect boat'. Only thing i'd change is that because we're in Ireland, a hard top would have been sweet.

My main criticism of Cranchi is the cr4p teak-ply they use for the bathing platform. Other than that, no complaints. Different layout to your boat; yours is more Med orientated, whereas our cockpit is all about seating.
 
Hello there,

Thanks for your comments, I agree with the bathing platform....

pictures to come....
 

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Oh a white 41, I do not think I have seen any of these ever. Quite a few of them in Malta. The hull if I remember well is the same as the 39 with the small step deep Vee.
These boats run really well.

Cranchi has always been very competitive. More then the Iroko marine ply laminated deck floors and ugly inserted part bits (a common occurrence even on more expensive boats as a Fairline up until 2002) I would more criticize some of the plastic fittings outside which really turn ugly after some years (as the parts in the dash in your photo), and the bolted a bit smallish cleats. Other thing I do not like much in Cranchi is the non painted bilges.
The rest is very good quality.
 
I had a 33 endurance. Well built and reliable.

The thing was FAST but also slammed like a pig! The silver paint on the outside of the arch faded and needed doing again.

Accept it is a giant speed boat and the accommodation is second fiddle and you will have lots of fun.

Check what tender fits in the garage. On the 33 I think it was 1.8m which was at the time impossible to buy. I found one in New Zealand on holiday and bought it back with me!
 
PowerYachtBlog said:
Oh a white 41, I do not think I have seen any of these ever. Quite a few of them in Malta. The hull if I remember well is the same as the 39 with the small step deep Vee.
These boats run really well.

Cranchi has always been very competitive. More then the Iroko marine ply laminated deck floors and ugly inserted part bits (a common occurrence even on more expensive boats as a Fairline up until 2002) I would more criticize some of the plastic fittings outside which really turn ugly after some years (as the parts in the dash in your photo), and the bolted a bit smallish cleats. Other thing I do not like much in Cranchi is the non painted bilges.
The rest is very good quality.
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2003 Smeraldo 37

No issues with the exterior plastic fitting, BUT the boat was new in UK and has been in Ireland since.... so lack of sun might be a factor.

My 2 Cranchis have had (blue) painted bilges and any pictures i've seen of other boats the same. Do some come non-painted?
 
Hello all,

I bought a Cranchi 41 Endurance last september. I have one problem with it. At slow speed about 1000 RPM, water is coming into the engineroom. This is at starboard side. I mentioned that at this speed sometimes water is coming on the swimplatform.

I think one of the holes below the switplatform is sucking up the water.

Is anyone familair with this problem. Because on sweet water is this not a really big problem but on saltwater the engineroom will be destroyed by the salt.

Thanks in advance for your reaction.
 
edseton said:
I think one of the holes below the switplatform is sucking up the water.
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Hello Sir,

Yes indeed, there are two holes in the engine room, on the top of the each engine, one port and the other starboard side. These holes do a good job sucking water from the swimming platform when tender is stored or deployed, but in certain situations (as you say in low speed), I think mine suck sea water too.

I have solved this by avoiding slow speeds which fill my swimming platform with water and also when slowing down, I keep the speed decrease constant and always watching my swimming platform till at idle.

Hope this helps

Nick
 
Hello again,

I am in the process to buy a new tender for the boat. I would like to fit the maximum in size tender. My measurements showed 2,48m x 1,51m but it would be very interesting to know which tenders you have fitted in your 41 endurance garage so to have a real comparison with the measurements.

Thanks
 
So we are 4 in total in here, let's exchange knowledge guys ;)

Aspire343434
Edseton
Nick1150
Robinrobin

Hope there are more than us.....
 
Hello to all,

I am in the boat chilling right now :)

I have a question if you can..... in the stern starboard side, below the cable shore power plug there is a white plug that has to be associated with water, but I haven’t ever used it. It seems that one can plug a gardena connector so this is why it must be water oriented. Can you please advise what this plug does?

thanks
 
A lot do it leave the boat permanently hooked up to the dock water .

Personally we do not for the following reasons .

1-Legionella breads at body temp in dead ends .So even though your pipe may be flowing as in normal use , the others on the same T , the pontoon might not .Theses are dead ends .In the sun bacteria and other microorganisms will flourish .

2- You can and should dose your tank , this dock water is not dosed .

3- Houses have a type 2 air gap between the cistern and the bowl of the toilet.

Boats with fresh water flush do not .....the water supply ( how ever via solinoid/ tap etc ) is just plumbed into the bog ...like any other supply on your boat .



So over and above the real risk of pathogenic microorganisms lurking in the dock , there’s the risk albeit theoretical of microorganisms travelling from each boats toilet bowl of those connected up to each other .Cross contamination is the word .



Does not stop folks doing it ....permanent dock water hook up .

But then you might be asking about smoking...saw a guy riding a horse wearing wrangler jeans etc Marlboro etc ....look rather cool so I will copy .
 
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