Fairline Fury

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8 an hour is where its at.

islecastle 1, have you met 'Bobby'?

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Ah, you mean 'Bobby 6 boats, 6 lifeboat rescues and 1 fire'.
Yep, despite his boating record, Bobby is an all round great bloke.
last year he did more miles on his various vessels than most people do in a lifetime. Must have cost a fortune in juice.
Dave
 
You know Him then!
Great Bloke as You say.

I stuck a new leg on His 'Abigail Rose' sports boat in Douglas.
When we set off from there to The Isle of Whithorn .
He told me all the electronics were goosed.

'No prob Bobby as Long as I,ve got a Compass'

'Oh by the way Richie La, that's goosed too'!

What a Lad!
I like Your neighbourhood by the way /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Tales of Bobby?
I should write a book.
He nipped over to Ireland New Year.
Again a couple of weeks ago.
What a Bloke.

I will get over again this Year with Bobby or with My vessel.
It would be nice to meet and have a Jar /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Hi Movingovermaybe

Yes, I used to own that boat back in the early 2000s. It's a very fast craft (or should still be) with that V8 engine. It used to do a very easy 28 kts and cruise at 23-24 kts.

I took it over to Guernsey non-stop and because the engine was so unstressed it was fairly economical. I also replaced the original 290 DP leg (which was geared for diesel) with another very good one from Coastal Rides. The engine was an absolute beauty - the smoothest V8 I've ever owned but as you can see from the photos, the cockpit is a bit chopped about to accomodate it.

The boat was called "Inchglass". It had a couple of faults which you should take into account.
The hull form is very easy to plane, but it slams a lot in short chop - think Hurst Narrows in a wind against tide. however, as I said, I took it cross channel, through the Casquets and Little Russell OK.

The hull towards the bow (about a third of the way aft) was a bit spongey when it was up on chocks. I drilled the cabin sole and filled the void with foam, but I'd check it.

It's a pig in reverse, despite what anybody says.

But overall, a lovely boat, a great driving position (if a little remote) and cheap as can be.

The cabin is great for accomodation.

If you want any other info, other history etc, send me a PM.
 
Yep, the Channel Island is no Gin Palace.
Depends how much you need the accomodtion bit.
Me and swmbo did camp a few weekends on Buccaneer.

I had a Tent made.
With a large one piece window aft.
A bit square and ugly when erected but made a nice patio!

Removed the aft bunk/seat.
Made lockers in that position.
This gave room to lounge in.

Yep, space is tight.
A place for everything and every thing in it's place sized vessel that's for sure.
Can only say it is camping though.

Let's say the Budgett is £10,000.

This rules out other Trad type boats like Seawards or a 25ft Hardy.

The Hardy Pilot is maybe in the price bracket and a good 20 footer.
No way as good a sea boat as the CI 22.
Planing hull really.

You need My Nimbus 27.
For sale soon.

But a tad over £10,000!
Have a look at Scandanavian stuff.

An older Fjiord may fit the Bill.

As an aside.
My Nimbus.

The previous owner was a Raggie who got too old to Rag.
He bought BRIZA cos it was 'Traditional' ie lots of wood and stuff.
Plus the fact the 'Tent' could be easily stowed or erected.
Therefore He could be outside on deck as it were or comfy indoors is it got inclement.

I have reservations about older boats with petrol propulsion.
Consumption is not so much the issue.
As said earlier by AndieMac (His comments are spot on) how many miles a year will You hope to do?
Old fixtures and fittings and leaky pipes and stuff like that worries Me.

Cheers
K
 
Yep what a lad. There's a cutting from your local rag in the pub here regarding the explosion and fire off Anglesey.
If you get here, Bobby knows where to find me, Dave W. or ask for 'him at the castle' in the pub. Be nice to meet up.
Dave
 
MovingOverMayBe said:
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?
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"Yes" is the short answer if you're dealing with a Fury 25 ft. I had one on the Solent for a few years. Having the command up on the fly and well forward means that the quarters are hard to see. You really need someone on lookout in the cockpit. You can see from any photos that the windage is a real factor affecting handling - there's just so much of the boat up and out of the water. They also have a shallow and very tubby underwater profile, so they don't grip the water well. The profile isn't a vee, its more of a shallow u.

Having said all that, and acknowledging that they do slam in a short chop (just try Hurst narrows on the wrong tide), I took mine from Southampton direct to Guernsey without drama. But IMHO, better on a long rolling swell than in a short, bad tempered Solent chop. It's not dangerous - it's just a bit uncomfortable.

The 25 ft Fury also had no stringers forward when built, relying on a thick layup. Some longtitudinal stringers may have been glassed in since, but if not, check the bulkheads & furniture where they join the hull. Also, check that the bottom of the hull (from the outside) isn't at all soggy when pressed - from about 1/3 of the boat length back from the bow.

I can't speak about twin outdrives & their abilities in the marina - mine only had a single V8.

All the best

Andrew
 
Hi islecastle1, I am now the proud owner of Buckshot. She is presently sat on the quayside in Portpatrick. I would love to hear more information about her if you have it. I realise this thread is 10 years old but maybe you will spot it.
Regards, Steve.
 
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