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hi all, i am looking to upgrade from my Regal 2250 to a 4 berth cruiser, we have been looking at the crownlike 270cr but being american they all pretty much come with single engined petrols, we have been looking at targa 28's and 33's our budget is only 40k so we can only afford early 1990 boats, my question of which i would really appreciate all pf your honest advice. my concern with the crown lines are the running costs of the fuel but we can get a 10yr old boat for our money. Obviously airline being the marque to have is so appealing but with our budget we can only afford old boats with twin volvo mad 31's. we will need to keep this boat for at least 5 years so by that time i will own a 30 yr old boat, my question is, is that madness having a boat that old, am i just buying a money pit so should i just buy a crownlike and take the hit with the fuel. advice and suggestions please
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andrew humphries said:
hi all, i am looking to upgrade from my Regal 2250 to a 4 berth cruiser, we have been looking at the crownlike 270cr but being american they all pretty much come with single engined petrols, we have been looking at targa 28's and 33's our budget is only 40k so we can only afford early 1990 boats, my question of which i would really appreciate all pf your honest advice. my concern with the crown lines are the running costs of the fuel but we can get a 10yr old boat for our money. Obviously airline being the marque to have is so appealing but with our budget we can only afford old boats with twin volvo mad 31's. we will need to keep this boat for at least 5 years so by that time i will own a 30 yr old boat, my question is, is that madness having a boat that old, am i just buying a money pit so should i just buy a crownlike and take the hit with the fuel. advice and suggestions please
thanks Andrew
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Firstly, a very warm welcome to the Forum!
Secondly, I guess you mean Fairline rather than Airline?
Thirdly, there are other marques to consider. You might get a diesel Sealine S28 for your budget. This will be a twin diesel boat. A slightly larger option is a Sunline 31, sleeps 6, 2 permanent double berths, likely to have twin Mercruiser (Isuzu) engines. I had one of these before my Azimut. Great boat, easy to maintain, should come into your budget. Mine was a 2002 build.
 
We had the 270cr, very bias cos I grew up around US sports boats so love the Crownie...
The. Mag 350 is good for mid 20's cruising, imho the boats look great with their forward slanting arches and sharp v hull.
I don't think that the fuel consumption is too big and issue, as long as petrol is easily available at your local marinas...
It's a great boat but not the best accom in my view - the midships bunk is claustrophobic. The only other negative I have is that they do need trimming with any prevailing condition so must have trim tabs fitted and working.

If you are looking at more than short stay overnighting then I would base my decision on space and comfort rather than being distracted by age. You'll be able to live with a spacious boat far longer...

I'd take Rafakis advice and take some time to look at all the options.

Good luck and welcome to the forum :)
 
Older classic Sunseekers make very good buys - quite often they've had refits to bring them up to date. This Portofino 31 is quite nice for the money.
 
What about a Maxum 2700 single diesel?
One at Essex Boat Yards. boats.co.uk
Nice boat, diesel and only one out drive to service, that'd be my choice
 
Thanks all for taking the time to reply, i did see the Cranchi when i have been trawling the web, i was put off them by my local engineer as he said the gel coat finish on them was pretty poor. see there is a sunline 31 for sale which does look very nice but all depends on how much i have to hand over after selling mine. Maxum a good price that would make the wife happy handing over less cash :-)
 
When it comes to selling a boat,the UK boat market very much likes to buy stuff it has actually heard of and which also has a proven track record of build quality and durability.
Boats are not like cars where a 10 year old car is ancient history in style and design and worth virtually little more than scrap money.
In the boating world a well mantained boat of thrice that age will still have many years of enjoyment ahead of it.
Depends wether you want the latest model made out of MDF and Foam or something a little more substantial . :)
 
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wakeup said:
Have you ever skippered one? I have. It has a very low deadrise, of 18 degrees and slams even in the slightest of conditions. I would pass on this and get something from the Bennetteau/Jeanneau range for similar money.
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Tend to agree. Both Antares or Merry Fisher 8m upwards would be a good bet, stable seaworthy platforms.
 
Hi Andrew, might be worth having a chat with E pontoon boat owners. Have you considered Bavaria? Steve has a 30 Sport with a single D4 diesel, I think that was a similar price. Pete next to him has a Targa 30 -its immaculate and extremely well cared for, but being an older boat there always seem to be something to fix. That would be my concern with an older boat, old age causing annoying maintenance problems. We loved our Bavaria 29DC, but have gone bigger (Beneteau Monte Carlo 37HT) to spend more time onboard. Its our first Bneteau and we have been very pleased with it. Although its bigger than you are looking at you are welcome to pop along and have a look.
 
Again it depends on your ambition.. The seawings have alot of space, the targa alot less so..which one do you think is going to be better in open sea...of course, you may rarely go..to sea...but if one was going to start running down westwards on UK coast alot..you need to weigh that up..
If you were Solent based all the time,less of an issue.
 
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