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Clyder

Clyder

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I'm looking for the informed opinion of the forum on the new Quicksilver 640 weekender with the baby mercruiser diesel and bravo one set up. (see link @ bottom)

Can you help?? I'm drawn by the enclosed cabin idea..very handy up here in Scotland!! What do you all think..is it too "Fishermanish" or would it make a comfortable wee overnighter that I wouldn't tire easily of, and SWMBO would be happy to be seen in. I'm boating on a budget...

Cheers,

Clyde.

Thanks

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/CTC198/
 
My Dad was at the boatshow and looked at all of the 'Peche promenade@ type Boats. The quicksilver was a nice boat and a fair price. However, we much prefered the Karnic . To be Fair the karnic is £5k more expensive.

I think the Quicksilver were the outboard version of the Arvor, which are sold by Essex. Arvor and they really look the bisiness. Got to say they are a sensible buy in this climate.

Cheers

Paul /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
Nice little boat you've found there. I showed it too SWMBO last night and she liked it too.
We are thinking about down sizing for a while, whilst our boating is limited, and as much as i want another Cuddy, SWMBO think we'd be better with something that has a hardtop, and all the fisher type boats i come up with she doesn't like. But what you've found certainly seems to fit the bill.

Do you have any more details on it, like a price for the diesel version, and what the petrol options are?

Cheers

Al.
 
um, only you can answer most of those questions!

However, if you are asking if I would stand on the pontoon and say har har what an awful ugly boat jeez (which i do fairly often about some boats) then no i probly wouldn't cos it is a bit fishy, but not too fishy with the bits of wood. I do like the ability in some of those sortsf boats to walk around but ispect you lose a ton of interior space so forget that.

Sepretly tho, as othrs say if you can *possibly* find something secondhand and just a year or so old you can move up in size and style. Er, not that there's anything too much wrong with the style on that one of course, although it is a bit fishingy, but at least it's a boat innit.

Do they do any special tartan-hulled boats for the Scottish market I wonder?...
 
Cept, you don't want anything slightly older and slightly bigger, cause older and bigger only means going for the fisher type boats, which my misses won't allow, and i'd guess Clyder doesnae want either.
So someone show us a boat that looks like that, cept older and bigger then!

As for a tartan hull for oor market, no need as our local chandlery in glasgae, Duncans! Sell pots of tartan coloured antifoul.....problem solved!! I'll send you some if you want and you cud add yer copper powder to it if you want.

Al.
 
What a cracking boat. Would be great as a weekender and or for trailering to different areas. Before the current 2655 we had a bayliner 1952 cuddy and spent many a comfortable long weekend on her, its all down to how you use the space available. That boat is palatial compared to your average cuddy. I for one think its a loverly boat and would be proud to be seen on her. I bet the deisel option is very economical as well. All that for 25k.
Ian
 
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Be jezus!! Thanks for ALL the comments..made me chuckle...Tartan interior, now there's an idea!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Al, the diesel comes in at £30k + trailer + delivery (suppose if you get a trailer you don't need delivery)

FYM @ Grangemouth are our local dealers..they dont have any in stock at the moment. Apparently the only one in the country was at LIBS.

For our not so sunny clime it fits the bill, AND at that size I can keep it on its trailer in the dry berths @ Largs for £900 a year!!!!.

Only problem is LOW trade in for my 2.5yr old Bayliner...stand to lose £11k...too much me thinks!!

Think I'll nose around for a second hand one in about a years time. I'd rather keep me current boat rather than give it away!!

Thanks one and all for your suggestions / comments

Clyde
 
Interesting, thanks.

Was also my thoughts, would be perfect for the dry berthing at Largs.

Diesel, i'm presuming you mean its the Merc 1.7 DTI? £5k more than the petrol, is it worth it? Probably!

Do FYM have any brochures on it yet?
And do they have any inbound?

Cheers

Al.
 
Personally think that this is rather odd looking and your £30k will rapidly drop from year 1 as Quicksilver haven't got a particularly good name as yet.
Have you considered the Scandinavian brands such as Bella, Flipper, Finnmaster, Aquador, Uttern et al? They all produce practical models, ideally suited to the UK climate and with good reputations on build quality. 2-3 yr old examples should still be in good fettle.
 
Al,

Yes it is the 1.7dti (120hp). I've got this set up on my current boat and I'm well chuffed with it. Suits my needs perfectly with regards economy / fuel availability on the Clyde/ and it's pretty quick considering what it is.

If you 'phone FYM speak to Alan Mitchell and he'll send a brochure through. He doesn't know if or when he'll get a demo in as yet...worth waiting for I think /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif.

It's all pie in the sky just know anyway... I've just blown my tank on "property"...need to batten the hatches down for a wee while /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
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