dj43
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Congrats on your purchase,hope sea trial goes OK.
Had my offer accepted today . . .
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Whitelighter
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Congratulation graham, that is a very nice boat.
I bet you are really looking forward to you own great escape.
By the way, don't worry about changing the name, I've done it several times without any mumbo jumbo and been fine
I bet you are really looking forward to you own great escape.
By the way, don't worry about changing the name, I've done it several times without any mumbo jumbo and been fine
SpottyDog5
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Me too, not superstitious at all, but still couldn't help tossing a coin in to pay the sea.....
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Not supersititious here either, but some Veuve Clicquot did spill over the bow, just to be sure.
Running a boat called "Bumble" was not an option.
Running a boat called "Bumble" was not an option.
henryf
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Well done. I bet you're chuffed to bits. The OMG feeling is only natural. I'm in the process of upgrading our Princess P42 and I have exactly the same butterflies as I start to prepare photos and advert!
Once you're aboard and enjoying your first trip out you'll be happy.
Good luck.
Henry
Once you're aboard and enjoying your first trip out you'll be happy.
Good luck.
Henry
SimbaDog
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Does it come with sails?
rafiki_
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Sounds great. The only mumbo jumbo you need is spouted from a Veuve bottle.
SpottyDog5
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How spooky !
The previous SpottDog was called "Bumble", I couldn't live with that either......
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Could well be the same previous owners of both.
I'm leaving a trail of boats behind me all called "Flower Power"...
gravygraham
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Does it come with sails?
Bleedin' joker! Funny thing that though - as we traipsed round LIBS yesterday I was saying I'd give up boating before I bought anything with sails on it.
Sneds
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Not only spending all that money but changing the name as well?
Do you know what the date was yesterday ?
OMG!
;-)
Do you know what the date was yesterday ?
OMG!
;-)
stuhaynes
New member
Congratulations and enjoy.
Just out of interest; what does 600HP cost at 20 knots? per hour...
Firefly625
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congratulation, great timing to buy a new boat, hope you have a great year!!
BTW, where are the pics?
BTW, where are the pics?
gravygraham
Active member
Congratulations and enjoy.
Just out of interest; what does 600HP cost at 20 knots? per hour...
Well Stu, I'm reckoning on getting about 1.5 to 2.0 mpg. It's a bit criminal really but when you start to see folk your age falling off their coil it makes one take certain decisions about one's life and getting the most out of it before you receive your appointment with your maker.
Firefly and others - I can't get photo bucket to work on my iPad so I'll try something when I crawl back to the office sometime next week. I can access my albums but there's no upload button on screen when using an/my iPad. Am I doing something wrong?
Friday 13th - forget it Sneds, just don't go there!
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SimbaDog
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gravygraham
Active member
Right then you lot, you asked for pics.
Here's the flybridge I've been coveting for years
And the helm. As you can see, I need to buy some electrics.
And the luvverly cockpit
These are the brokers pics of course. I must admit though, looking at them does make me smile. Oh what a lucky boy am I. Looking forward to sharing some sunny times on her with friends. And gin.
Here's the flybridge I've been coveting for years
And the helm. As you can see, I need to buy some electrics.
And the luvverly cockpit
These are the brokers pics of course. I must admit though, looking at them does make me smile. Oh what a lucky boy am I. Looking forward to sharing some sunny times on her with friends. And gin.
rubberduck
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Nice boat, & at 6 knots is probably cheaper than sails but you have the best of both worlds. Enjoy.
z1ppy
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cracking boat! congratulations!!!
oGaryo
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she's a beauty.. hope you and yours have many many happy days on her
Whitelighter
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er, I would reckon on 1.5mpg as a best case.
Its a lovely boat, and D4s are great but heavy 37fter on shafts is not going to get 2mpg on the plane (it will of course if your trolling, but whats the point with a lovely fast boat like that)
Its a lovely boat, and D4s are great but heavy 37fter on shafts is not going to get 2mpg on the plane (it will of course if your trolling, but whats the point with a lovely fast boat like that)