FAIRLINE TURBO 36 on eBay - cheap?

oldgit said:
There are loads of those very immobile T36 around and most will probably for sale if the right offer came along.
They were all built and sold during a period when fuel was being given away and fuel consumption simply did not raise its ugly head. People who bought them tended to keep them a long time and now feel the effect on their wallet if they use the boat today.
Many simply are not being used.
Personally think the T36 is still a cracking boat and seem to have stood the test of time better than most regards stress cracks and interior integrity.
However boats in this group are going to be very hard to shift and think that a prospective buyer could drive a very hard bargain indeed.
Because of its age,its fuel consumption and the fact that many of the owners are at the end of their boat owning journies and would rather spend the money on their grandchildren,could get you a real bargain.
£30K and leave your number.You can always go up.?
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I don't understand that logic. A Turbo 36 will not use any more fuel than any other 40ft flybridge planing boat so if that's what somebody wants, then the Turbo 36 is a good choice especially at this price level. FWIW, I used to own a 1986 Turbo 36 with these exact same TAMD 60C engines and whilst she wouldn't hit 30kts as the latest TAMD 61 engined models would, she was good for 26kts and would cruise all day at 20kts consuming fuel at about 1 - 1.2mpg. The Turbo 36 is an excellent sea boat; I know as we had ours out in some horrendous sea conditions on several occasions (those were the days when my stupidity exceeded my cowardice). The interior accommodation is enormous for the size of the boat; the aft cabin alone could house a Romanian immigrant family for several years. Ljs is right in that engine access is a problem especially to the back of the engines and the gearboxes and you need to be a double jointed dwarf to get into that area although some owners modified the access from the aft cabin to improve this. OK this one seems to have it's original upholstery but a couple of grand should sort that. Another couple of grand on nav kit and providing the oily bits check out, this Turbo is a hell of a lot of boat for £40k
 
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I don't understand that logic. A Turbo 36 will not use any more fuel than any other 40ft flybridge planing boat so if that's what somebody wants, then the Turbo 36 is a good choice especially at this price level. FWIW, I used to own a 1986 Turbo 36 with these exact same TAMD 60C engines and whilst she wouldn't hit 30kts as the latest TAMD 61 engined models would, she was good for 26kts and would cruise all day at 20kts consuming fuel at about 1 - 1.2mpg. The Turbo 36 is an excellent sea boat; I know as we had ours out in some horrendous sea conditions on several occasions (those were the days when my stupidity exceeded my cowardice). The interior accommodation is enormous for the size of the boat; the aft cabin alone could house a Romanian immigrant family for several years. Ljs is right in that engine access is a problem especially to the back of the engines and the gearboxes and you need to be a double jointed dwarf to get into that area although some owners modified the access from the aft cabin to improve this. OK this one seems to have it's original upholstery but a couple of grand should sort that. Another couple of grand on nav kit and providing the oily bits check out, this Turbo is a hell of a lot of boat for £40k
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I know it shouldn't matter that much, but I do think that these Turbo 36's are well-drawn in terms of their external looks, I've always thought they were handsome boats.

Wasn't there an article in the magazine some time ago about a chap that had completely rebuilt the inside of one? Or am I misremembering?
 
I have no axe to grind with Jez or anyone but Jez did give a link for the best T36 out there so it's not unreasonable to point out that it's particularly dated internally. What would you describe that upholstery as - light purple / faded dralon perhaps? Paul's response was a bit curt too.

Is £50k a lot of 20 year old boat for the money. I'm not convinced. as I've said may times before, some larger and older craft could be seen more as liabilities than assets and we need to adjust our perception of value accordingly.
 
jimmy_the_builder said:
Wasn't there an article in the magazine some time ago about a chap that had completely rebuilt the inside of one? Or am I misremembering?
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Yeah there was. A guy took one of the very last Turbo 38 models with TAMD62 engines and really tarted it up. It came on to the market a while after that at a stupidly high price which I'm sure he failed to get. IMHO never a good idea in financial terms to spend a lot of money on customising a boat. Yes agree on the looks and IMHO they're already classic boats. Also the exhaust sound is classic too. I can always recognise the whoomp whoomp of a Turbo manouvering in a marina. Like a Harley on steroids:D
 
Whitelighter said:
Your general obnoxiousness on your yachtmarket thread for one...
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I guess your referring to the boat I went to look at which wasted me 1000 euro, that boat turned out to be owned by a crook,he had no intention and no legal title to sell the boat. It was repossessed shortly after my visit . Is that the one your referring to jez?
 
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I don't understand that logic. A Turbo 36 will not use any more fuel than any other 40ft flybridge planing boat so if that's what somebody wants, then the Turbo 36 is a good choice especially at this price level. FWIW, I used to own a 1986 Turbo 36 with these exact same TAMD 60C engines and whilst she wouldn't hit 30kts as the latest TAMD 61 engined models would, she was good for 26kts and would cruise all day at 20kts consuming fuel at about 1 - 1.2mpg. The Turbo 36 is an excellent sea boat; I know as we had ours out in some horrendous sea conditions on several occasions (those were the days when my stupidity exceeded my cowardice). The interior accommodation is enormous for the size of the boat; the aft cabin alone could house a Romanian immigrant family for several years. Ljs is right in that engine access is a problem especially to the back of the engines and the gearboxes and you need to be a double jointed dwarf to get into that area although some owners modified the access from the aft cabin to improve this. OK this one seems to have it's original upholstery but a couple of grand should sort that. Another couple of grand on nav kit and providing the oily bits check out, this Turbo is a hell of a lot of boat for £40k
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A lot of boat if you can get it for £40K.It will still an expensive boat to moor and maintain and the running costs are going to appear horrendous to that section of the market looking to buy in that price bracket.The price needs to reflect the state of the market and the fact that just about everything on the boat is probably going to need fettling very soon. ?
 
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oldgit said:
A lot of boat if you can get it for £40K.It will still an expensive boat to moor and maintain and the running costs are going to appear horrendous to that section of the market looking to buy in that price bracket.The price needs to reflect the state of the market and the fact that just about everything on the boat is probably going to need fettling very soon. ?
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I still think there are some people around who prefer to buy a well used battlewagon 40ft flybridge cruiser that can cruise all around the UK, even if it does need constant fettling, rather than a brand new outboard powered 20ft sportsboat than runs out of petrol and seakeeping as soon as it noses out of the harbour. When you consider that to put a brand new 40ft flybridge cruiser on the water, its going to cost you the thick end of £400k, there's got to be a market for a similar sized boat that costs 1/10th of the price:D
 
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I still think there are some people around who prefer to buy a well used battlewagon 40ft flybridge cruiser that can cruise all around the UK, even if it does need constant fettling, rather than a brand new outboard powered 20ft sportsboat than runs out of petrol and seakeeping as soon as it noses out of the harbour. When you consider that to put a brand new 40ft flybridge cruiser on the water, its going to cost you the thick end of £400k, there's got to be a market for a similar sized boat that costs 1/10th of the price:D
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Personally would buy one over just about anything else.Coastal Rides had a P435 for similar money not long ago.They did very comprehensively detail all that was wrong and what would need to be sorted before you could put it back into water.
There are loads of them about and the right boat should not be to hard to find.
 
oldgit said:
Personally would buy one over just about anything else.Coastal Rides had a P435 for similar money not long ago.They did very comprehensively detail all that was wrong and what would need to be sorted before you could put it back into water.
There are loads of them about and the right boat should not be to hard to find.
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I had a 435 after the Turbo and both are really good boats. Neither would be suitable for the inexperienced buyer but for an experienced buyer who could handle some of the maintenance himself, excellent buys at the right price IMHO
 
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Yeah there was. A guy took one of the very last Turbo 38 models with TAMD62 engines and really tarted it up. It came on to the market a while after that at a stupidly high price which I'm sure he failed to get. IMHO never a good idea in financial terms to spend a lot of money on customising a boat. Yes agree on the looks and IMHO they're already classic boats. Also the exhaust sound is classic too. I can always recognise the whoomp whoomp of a Turbo manouvering in a marina. Like a Harley on steroids:D
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I'm changing my tag line - Whomp Whomp - Like a Harley on Steroids, but mine will be a 'Guzzi' on them ! Absolutely brilliant thanks.

By the way my under used one will be out tomorrow, god and SWMBO willing. My to do / fettling list this year - 12 trivial items, plus the same routine servicing everyone else has to do, not bad for a 27 year old.
 
Had a quick look at said boat today, only outside it looks nice enough Oh and by the way, it does sound more like A Guzzi than a Harley I have heard it about the place
In fact with reverence to both 'Marks' more like a Brough Superior that has a Batch of Lawrence's sand up it's chuffer!--anyway If I was looking for one of these Crafts It's a fair example imho
 
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