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Hi,

I posted a few days back as I am considering swapping raggie life for a Mobo...

Does any one have any experience of or views on the Fairline fury? The 25 that is...

I've seen ads for a few... varying in price. Tempted by a slightly older one that I can "add value to " as the property progs would say.


Cheers in advance
 
Yes ... that's the one.

Reading a reprint of a PBO article on them now... as someone who knows little about the Mobo side of things...

The article talks of out drives giving a vagueness of steering and the larger petrol engine eating up masses of petrol.

Not so sure now /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
Depends where you use it. Single outdrives on planing hulled boats do cause the boat to wander at river speeds but you do get used to it. A big single V8 like the one in the ad will get through the fuel (think around 10 gals per hour at 20 knots) . There are also lots with a pair of smaller petrols but you won't save much on fuel by going down this route. At the end of the day, you are paying £5K for the boat so you can use the savings over a diesel boat on fuel.
 
It's for use generally pottering about the Solent. May be the odd longer trip.

One of the most difficult things I found getting to grips with on the sailing boat is the close quarters stuff. Expecially as most of my saling is short handed.

So would an out drive driven boat be a handfull in the marina and short handed work not helped by the flybridge helm point?
 
What you will find coming from a yacht is that in close quarters situations, the bow can get blown off very easily. It's the same in all planing motorboats and something you either get used to and with practice overcome, or you get a bow thruster fitted /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
That is good advice mymobo boyo!!
MOMB
No not a dithering Man Overboard
But -- MovingOverMaybe, thats a lot of letters to type with one finger Mate!

Anyway back to the early Fairline 25
A mate had one in the early eighties.
Got know a bit about His vessel.
He sunk it once.
Snapped the outdrive off once.
Had the Lifeboat to Him on two more occasions.
Was a terrific sailor My Mate Brian!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

During various rebuilds and sea trials I got to know these vessels a bit!
I can confirm a few things.

They do like a drink!
Your own drinking coupon bank will be seriously affected.

The layout is very clever, a definitive floating Caravan that's for sure.

The unique kinda 'flybridge' steering position gives this big, little boat, all the room below.

Heavily built in those days.
OK for the Solent'Chop'.

Yep, You will find close quarter handling strange at first, as others have mentioned.
The technique can be mastered (PB2 again) and once mastered it's very rewarding to be able to 'park' etc ok.

This Fairline model is getting on a bit now.
So should be purchased relatively cheaply, given the economic climate and stuff.

I would have one tommorow at the right price.
But would consider replacing the aged power plant.

That is of course If I wanted a boat with an outdrive.
It's a personal thing.

Another thought.
Not quite a caravan like the F 25.

In fact nothing like one.
If You want a Mobo that will look after You in a sea.
OK as a weekender.
Cheap to run.
Plus even Yachties will wave at you!
Will make an easy 14 kts with the right engine/ engines.
£10.000 these days will get You a good un.
Tough as old boots.
Proper little ship












A Channel Island 22!
Have a Google.


Last comment on the F 25 of that Era.
A good one will be Fun!








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+1 here.
Me and my mate Bob had Buckshot for a few years. We ripped out the 130's and put in two Peugeot 2.5 turbo diesels. I sold out my half to Bob and went raggie, but he still has her. I remember about 10+ years ago that I did from here Isle of Whithorn to Gigha (100 miles) in 6 hours and 50 galls of petrol. i'll never forget that.
The diesels do about twice the mileage
She's still here in semi retirement, doing the TT and Manx + a bit of fishing.
Great Boat.
Dave
 
Well if I can still do sums, that is not a lot different to my experience.
50 galls in 6 hours = 8 + a bit per hour. At the time petrol was about £3 a gall.
I'm not familiar with your boat, but I suspect she is a lot more modern design than the FF
Dave
 
How many times in a season will you do a 100 mile trip in a 25 footer?

How many hours a season does the average recreational boater do in a sub-25 footer?

Sure the petrol motor uses more fuel than diesel, but they are cheap to service and damn easy to get parts for (V6 & V8 anyway).

If they do go bang, import a new long motor from the USA, change the cam shaft over and put a brass impeller water pump on and away you go. If its properly maintained you won't wear it out.

The biggest problem with the older mercruiser particuarly, at each yearly service, unbolt the exhaust risor away from the manifold, clean up the surfaces well, and permatex a new gasket on. Providing the risor is still serviceable.

Most of these engine failures are due to water ingress from that point running back into the valves and cylinders, torque them down at around 20 ft/lbs, even re-do half way through the season.

If you have the old carburettor models, and the carby hasn't been stripped and checked, find yourself a reputible carby man and have them stripped, blasted and re-anodised and a new kit fitted. They will collect a build up of residue after about 15 years, but when they are done they will run like a clock.

Once every two or three years give the engine an atomised spray with liquid lanolin to keep external corrosion at bay. Particuarly the valleys of the inlet manifold.

All of the above processes are cheap and easy to do, no marine engines are "set and forget".

This is not a post to infer that petrol is better than diesel, but for those who do only few engine hours a season and may be boating on a budget! There are low cost ways to keep the old petrols running.
 
You seem to have a handle on my taste as I really like the look of the Channel Island 22 and indeed the Hardys. Oh and if I ever win the lottery I'll be ordering a Trusty 23!

Back to the CI22. Nice tough boat and as you say not bad prices. My only concern is the amount of cabin space, enough to keep SWMBO happy?

What I liked about the Fury was the excellent use of space... what i didn't like was the thurst and the "fly bridge" (Which I thought might be a hinderance when short handed)

But as you can see I am looking more at the classy, solid older designs than the modern.







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That is good advice mymobo boyo!!
MOMB
No not a dithering Man Overboard
But -- MovingOverMaybe, thats a lot of letters to type with one finger Mate!

Anyway back to the early Fairline 25
A mate had one in the early eighties.
Got know a bit about His vessel.
He sunk it once.
Snapped the outdrive off once.
Had the Lifeboat to Him on two more occasions.
Was a terrific sailor My Mate Brian!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

During various rebuilds and sea trials I got to know these vessels a bit!
I can confirm a few things.

They do like a drink!
Your own drinking coupon bank will be seriously affected.

The layout is very clever, a definitive floating Caravan that's for sure.

The unique kinda 'flybridge' steering position gives this big, little boat, all the room below.

Heavily built in those days.
OK for the Solent'Chop'.

Yep, You will find close quarter handling strange at first, as others have mentioned.
The technique can be mastered (PB2 again) and once mastered it's very rewarding to be able to 'park' etc ok.

This Fairline model is getting on a bit now.
So should be purchased relatively cheaply, given the economic climate and stuff.

I would have one tommorow at the right price.
But would consider replacing the aged power plant.

That is of course If I wanted a boat with an outdrive.
It's a personal thing.

Another thought.
Not quite a caravan like the F 25.

In fact nothing like one.
If You want a Mobo that will look after You in a sea.
OK as a weekender.
Cheap to run.
Plus even Yachties will wave at you!
Will make an easy 14 kts with the right engine/ engines.
£10.000 these days will get You a good un.
Tough as old boots.
Proper little ship












A Channel Island 22!
Have a Google.


Last comment on the F 25 of that Era.
A good one will be Fun!








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