Fairline Targa 29 1997

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Mr T

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Good evening,
can anyone provide any advice on these boats as a first time boat purchase. Good, bad, ugly warts and all. Great looking boat but need the lowdown from anyone who has owned one

Thank you

Mr T
 
Spend a few moments searching this forum to get an idea of the the merits of various drive systems and with that knowledge take some very basic steps to ensure your purchase is trouble free,
 
petem said:
Great starter boats, very solidly built. Desirable extra would be a bow thruster, heating and a holding tank. Will be easy​to sell on when the time comes. Avoid petrol and green examples.
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Personally I would hunt out a green one cos I really like em. The fact the most don't makes em a bit cheaper, which is nice for me should I ever buy one. :D
 
oldgit said:
Spend a few moments searching this forum to get an idea of the the merits of various drive systems and with that knowledge take some very basic steps to ensure your purchase is trouble free,
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That's very restrained for you oldie.
What he is saying is that outdrives are the work of the devil, and will ruin you financially.
You will hear that quite a bit.

Equally, there are those that have had outdrives boats for 20 years or more and never had a problem.

The trouble when buying, is working out which camp you are going to end up in :D
 
Mr T said:
Good evening,
can anyone provide any advice on these boats as a first time boat purchase. Good, bad, ugly warts and all. Great looking boat but need the lowdown from anyone who has owned one

Thank you

Mr T
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Are you looking at the one on the upper Hamble ? If so I have maintained it , it's a very sound boat . If you need any more info let me know .
 
oldgit said:
Yea ?..........Name one ! :):):)

DPH has 25 more pages of teeny weeny little bits.
just like this one
https://www.marinepartseurope.com/PentaPictures500/5266.jpg
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Well there is me. My history since 1998 (ok that's 19 years)

Had three outdrive boats. First was a single petrol. Had an OMC outdrive. Was 12 years old when I bought it and 18 years old when I sold it. Only ever had usual servicing.

Second boat was single diesel, bought brand new and sold 6 years later. Only ever serviced.

Third boat was twin diesel. Bought at 13 years old and still owned today at 20 years old. Had leaking trim ram on one engine, which was fixed easily and cheaply, but other than that, only usual servicing.

Now I have tempted fate you can sit back and wait for me to post about how my sterndrive has imploded :D

I accept that they are complex things, but they have saved me a fortune in fuel over the years so I reckon I could replace both and still be quids in now.

Here's a story for you. A friend bought a nearly new flybridge boat of 50 foot. Had 50 hours on it. On his first long cruise one gearbox let go. On further investigation, the second was about to follow. The bill was somewhere between £20-30K from memory. I know he also didn't get any help from broker or manufacturer despite the low hours. The boat was out of warranty.

I know that is a rarity, and I accept that for every story like that there will be dozens about sterndrives, but my drives are simply not able to produce a bill of that magnitude, even if I had to replace both with brand new units from Volvo.

Anyway each to his own. I am not sure I could plod along at 16 knots in an old shaft drive boat, achieving 1mpg, but many seem happy to do so. :D
 
Mine never let me down in 9 y in the water in the Med .
But had VP dealer services and bills to reflect .
How ever I don,t think I will ever go back -- if you look carefully @ EU and American --there's plenty of shaft drive stuff
Eg Montcarlo 30
Lurhs 28-32 ish ?
Apreamare 20-30 somthings
That's just 3 from the top of my head .
It's just with the fuel argument --- you have control over speed /distance --no surprises lurking or lost sea days .

Then of course depending on usesage an Outboard set up like Axoplar or Bostan Whaler "Outrage "series

Man maths tells me it's actually cheaper to run a 48 ft 2x 13 L MAN shaft drive than a 2x VP kad 300 DpG outdrive boat .
It's because I can easily DIY it all the service etc ,not reliant on experts and VP pricing and labour rates .
Trim rams , relays ,seals , various anodes etc .

That's was a large eliment of the yearly costs
Even with 60- 80 hrs ( not sure !) last year of fuel mixed D and P --- it all feels cheaper some how .
Any bills I,ve opted for not HAD to .
 
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Mr T said:
Thats the one Paul thank you. Can you advise what work you have done to it please.
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You should be asking this of the the broker/owner and looking at the paperwork/ invoices/ work done etc. And anything that includes water pumps, loo piping, bilge pumps, batteries, stop cocks etc etc
 
Cashbuyer said:
You should be asking this of the the broker/owner and looking at the paperwork/ invoices/ work done etc. And anything that includes water pumps, loo piping, bilge pumps, batteries, stop cocks etc etc
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I his is a spot on boat . However I tend to find that anything relating to faults and repairs that a broker might not want a buyer to see gets swept away , always if you can seek out the owner and the people who have looked after it.
 
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