Entry level flybridge's

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Entry level flybridge\'s

Its happened much faster than we thought, but we want a bigger one! Everyone told me "buy the biggest one you can afford" - but no, we wanted to try out this Boating lark first - and are hooked! We fancy a flybridge mobo but, would be at the smaller budget end. It would have to be a used one and so far we have seen a Rodman 800.... and a Merryfisher 925. Want keep to not more than 32ft if poss. Only need to acommodate me and swmbo and occasionally 1-2 others.

What does the "MOBO forum Council" think of the two mentioned? And what else should we look at. Budget around £70-80k-ish.

We have a Superb MF 635 at the moment, great little boat - but just a bit toooo small and little slow for us.

Thanks in advance...
 
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If you can, try and stretch your budget to an Beneteau Antares 9.8 - it has that little bit more room that you will find pays dividends. OK, so you might never sleep in the second bunk cabin but second cabins are useful places to store extra personal gear on longer cruises, get dressed if you both want to at the same time and at least give you the option of asking a couple of mates along without having to collapse your dining table for them to sleep.

There is one here with SeaVentures for £85k and another here for £95k. A bit of hard haggling and they might fall into budget.

Piccie for reference:

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I'd go a little bit bigger/ maybe older, then cruise Devon, Cornwall and much further to your hearts content and if the weather does cut up a bit rough, know at least the boat can cope with it.
 
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It has been suggested on here that anything with a flybridge under 30ft can be a bit ......err lively ...up top.Hence very very few sub 30ft fly boats around that sold in any numbers.
 
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Suggested wrongly! In the case of mine anyway.......

With mine you take 2 steps down onto the cabin rather than it being on the same level as the aft deck, so only 4 up to the fly. Thus she's not top heavy - others may be.

If you want the most economical flybridge boat you can get then I will have one for sale in 2 weeks. May be too cheap for BigD though.......
 
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aaarrrggghh!!!!!
been there done that,the sums never add up,simple as that!!!
If your budget is 100k you will see and spend 120k!!
there is always something a lot better and a little more expensive.. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
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For your money, you will get an excelent 35 ft boat, maybe a bit older, but with far more capabilities, either in accomodation or comfortably sea miles. Capable of staying away from marinas, for days, even in the depth of winter.

May not go faster , but then with the extra comfort, cruising along in quite a big sea, is not that much of an issue. A couple of butties and a few tins taken up to the fly, before starting the trip helps.

Only thing I can add, worked up from 8ft to 33ft, now 35ft. Dont want anything bigger, infact other half wants smaller. Though I tell her, a smaller boat wont cope.
 
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We have a Jeanneau Prestige 32 - can't recommend it highly enough. Great boat, space, handling, range etc we love it. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

As with many others, we would like something bigger, but bigger brings more berthing costs, higher serviceing costs, insurance etc. blah blah /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Off to put the pottery on /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif some chance !!
 
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Being a MF925 owner I could be a little biased-We bought ours new in 2004 and have covered an area from Dartmouth to Brighton and down to St Malo with very few problems.
Its the single Kamd300 version which gives a 18 knts cruising
speed & 40 lts per hr fully loaded - The boss & I have managed 3 weeks cruising without to much hassle,although
adter a few Gins she is no real problem.
Good Luck
 
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Thanks to all for the replies and advice - very valuable. I did note the "lively" upper helm of smaller flybridge boats and can see that issue - so probably 32ft is the smallest sensible option. Made me laugh about exceeding the budget... I wanted to say it will not happen to me - but it probably will......

Does anyone have (had) a MF 925?... be interested in view on this one as I have its far smaller brother which has been superb all round both seakeeping, simplicity and quality.
 
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Hi Phil,

You dont sneak on here that easily without being spotted /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

How are you doing anyway, I havent been donw much recently so not seen you about. Are you planning on the folly on Saturday with the rabble?

Jez
 
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Does anyone have (had) a MF 925?... be interested in view on this one

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Note, 'Phil Got one2' above.

He confidently takes his MF925 in most conditions. Not too rolly on top either but it does kick up a fair bit of spray so you have to be prepared to go below now and again.

Personally, I have to agree with 'hlb' on this one, if you can accept older go a touch bigger for Flybridges.

Jeanneu Prestige 32 looks the part for the smaller ones but not really in the same league as Phantoms, Princess and Sealine F37... At this size the flybridge really becomes a nice place to operate from and to entertain on nice days. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
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