Fisher 46 - First in 15 years!

You could certainly live on it for extended periods. And sail it around the World.
Does a boat like that really need vinyl seats all over the deck? Plenty of space below to store a few chairs and there's a very large bulkheaded storage area in the bow - sort of a shed in some ways.

Engine room is pretty impressive - and complicated.
 
This Nauticat 46 shows what can be done on a similar craft. The side boxes provide somewhere to stow all the deck junk as well as somewhere to sit.
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I bet nobody ever trips over the swan neck for the cabling at the base of the mizzen mast /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif.
 
Our cockpit is seating made possible by the moulding which also gives the headroom in the aft cabin. I guess that's the benefit of fibreglass over steel.
Nice though it is, I know what I prefer (and that pilothouse seems v small /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif).
Anyway, it is a really nice looking boat and will serve the owners proud, wherever they go.
Would be good to meet up with them and compare notes one day.
 
Jez - Indeed. There is proper standing room in the aft cabin - in fact it's a really nice room.
Also plenty of room in the wheelhouse too.

Accommodation consists of:
Aft cabin and en-suite bathroom.
Second cabin/diner (bed converts) and shower room leading to large bow bulkhead storage area (sort of a "shed!"), full size kitchen with all mods cons, utility room with washing machine/dryer, wheelhouse seats up to four comfortably with a sofa style seat and table.
Also centrally heated with aircon, a water maker and everything else you'd expect.
Can be piloted by engine, sail or both in unison on full auto pilot if needed.
 
No problem at all. But knowing why you don't like it could be viewed as a more constructive way of posting an opinion.
 
Ok.

Galley looks like the kitchen in a dodgy rent-a-cottage.

Nowhere to sit on deck.

Nowhere to sit at inner helming position.

White upholstery looks like a docklands flat, circa 1979.

Bizarre genoa sheeting arrangement with no obvious place to brace yourself when winding - yes, I know, they're probably electrical winches.

Odd break in the foredeck.

Nowhere obvious to stow warps and fenders.

Stainless steel guard rails look a bit agricultural.
 
Ken - My photos don't do the boat justice at all (used an SE camera phone!) - I can honestly say that the finish is much higher quality than that Regina. That wood looks pretty low rent to me (although I'm sure it's not!). Very plasticky and almost like formica! The doyley/shiny gold effect fittings in the table say it all!!!

Looks nice externally though but not as seaworthy maybe?
What do they sell for?

I'll get proper pics up soon and it should be in the odd mag or two with professional pics in the next couple of months. We'll see what the journos think.
 
Ugh! TK. Slabby topsides, perched up cockpit. All that wood work, bit like living inside a cigar box. Plus a Volvo engine to boot.

If you want a deck saloon, get a MoBo, they do a much better job of it.
 
Just for the record - I like it (then I would).......BUT.....
As with any boat, there are things you love things you like and things you hate.
I think the aft deck issue is valid but minor. Time will tell for the new owner. There may be ways around that.
I assume the accommodation is all as good as the first pictures.
For some reason, I have still got something against the pretense of size of the original Fisher 46 (along with the rest of their range).
And the pilothouse of the newie seems pretty small to me still.
For the record, we have:
Pilothouse with full size galley, chart table, inside (wheel) steering, full electronics and seating for five (unless I'm sitting there!)
Aft cab with large (poss king size) double and en suite heads with shower/bath (OK, you can't stretch out in it!)
Forward below is saloon with seating either side.
Forward again, is fwd heads and shower.
Forward again, huge double
Oh, and aft of the saloon (under the pilothouse) is a little double and passageway to the engine bay.
A good 7ft headroom in most areas.
Lots of teak and bronze.
Too scarey to consider the costs of building things like that these days - even in the Far East.
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