cranchi v jeanaeu are they any good

seastoke said:
so what are you saying about the d6 is it not good ,I was led to believe the d6 was a good engine very smooth ,and what speed would you say a cranchi with d6 could achive
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No. What I am saying is that the balance of the boat was made around the Tamd 63P. A D6 engine 40 Atlantique will consume less and possibly do a knot more of top speed and cruise.
Top speed is 30-32 knots in the 40 Atlantique but very suspectible to weight.

In reality Cranchi in some areas has better quality to some other more expensive builders, there cost cutting exercise is easily seen in some of the following.
- bathing platforms attached with bolts
- teak which is laminated (someone pointed out)
- bilges which are not painted

On the other hand its stainless is all 316, you hardly see its gelcoat staining crazing in some areas (even here in the sunny hot med).

I would say that Cranchi is one of the few European builders which has an automotive style R and D department.
There is a reason if this builder was / is Volvo main tester for such a long period don't you guess.

What I am saying if that you look skin deep Cranchi have not much to fault.
 
seastoke said:
thanks for all the inputs so much info ,not much on the prestige thou and cummins
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If the engines are Cummins QSB, then Laterstarter1, who used to post here, but less so recently, and acknowledged as the guru on marine engines, states that the QSB is the finest marine engine. There is no better recommendation.
 
ari said:
Perhaps I didn't explain myself very well.

The point I was trying to make was not about whether or not 'Atlantique' made it more or less suitable for differing waters, but more about whether it bore any relevance to the way the boat handles in the first place.

Expecting the boat to perform better in the Atlantic because it has Atlantique written on the side is a little like expecting a particular Porsche model to drive better in Panama because it has Panarama written on the back, or a Honda to play eclectic offbeat music through its speakers better because it's called the Honda Jazz.

They're just model names that sounded good to the marketing team.
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True. I used to think that Merry Fishers were happy fishing boats until I found out that it really was designed by M. Merry
 
rafiki_ said:
If the engines are Cummins QSB, then Laterstarter1, who used to post here, but less so recently, and acknowledged as the guru on marine engines, states that the QSB is the finest marine engine. There is no better recommendation.
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Also true
 
I think most of the prestige models are balsa cored below the water line. In general correctly implemented.
Don’t know if Cranchi is the same.
 
nicho said:
Our Endurance 39 seems to have good build quality, great gel coat and excellent sea manners. The surveyor told me that Cranchi are well known for solid build, and the 39 is great value for money for a 40' boat.
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Mainly because it comes complete with the interior of a 30 foot boat.
Everything you say about build quality is true, cranchi's are solidly built boats.

The A40s only real weakness is vusinility from the lower helm - its next to useless at speed.
 
petem said:
Atlantique was recommended to me too as a good sea boat. Not the best looking or trendiest but if this doesn't bother you then you might pick up a bargain.
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I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Personally, I love the look of the Atlantique! Main reason for not having one is because she's on shafts (as you'd expect with flybridge) - I operate on a shallow, limestone lake!
 
Whitelighter said:
Mainly because it comes complete with the interior of a 30 foot boat.
Everything you say about build quality is true, cranchi's are solidly built boats.

The A40s only real weakness is vusinility from the lower helm - its next to useless at speed.
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It's true the 39 is like a large Sealine S28 down below, but it has a large aft cabin, and the forward seating makes a large double (though with the pain of having to make it up) The interior layout means that two people can lie down and watch TV, which you cannot do easily in a boat with a separate foreward cabin and a small dinette. Not really a family boat, but great for a couple, hence available a very reasonable prices.
 
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petem said:
Atlantique was recommended to me too as a good sea boat. Not the best looking or trendiest but if this doesn't bother you then you might pick up a bargain.
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She is okay. Don't know what kind of sea your surveyor goes in. But anything over one meter waves starts to be felt on the Atlantique.
I am not saying she is bad, but saying is good not sure of that. An Azimut 39, Fairline 38 Phantom or a Princess 40 are all better sea-boats.
Just to give you an example.
 
nicho said:
It's true the 39 is like a large Sealine S28 down below, but it has a large aft cabin, and the forward seating makes a large double (though with the pain of having to make it up) The interior layout means that two people can lie down and watch TV, which you cannot do easily in a boat with a separate foreward cabin and a small dinette. Not really a family boat, but great for a couple, hence available a very reasonable prices.
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Yes totally, for two people it really works.
The reason why its good value (for you) is many want the double cabin with saloon.
The Endurance 41 is similarly cheap for the same reasons
 
Whitelighter said:
Yes totally, for two people it really works.
The reason why its good value (for you) is many want the double cabin with saloon.
The Endurance 41 is similarly cheap for the same reasons
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Yes agreed, and if we could have summoned £70/100k more, that would have been our choice also, especially having sold our S48 to pay off the mortgage and giving up on floaty things. Sadly (?), having spent the money on a sensible thing, the lure of the sea...........
 
its a Rodman 38 (2004) - very similar in size to the Cranchi but with stairs to the flybridge. I think its better made than a Sealine of similar vintage.
 
re Rodman 38 there is a few knocking about. I think there are 2 or 3 for sale in the UK at the moment. Loads of Rodmans in Spain.
 
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