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DavidMcMullan

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I have been browsing a few adverts of Hardy Commodore 36's. Can any forumites give first hand feedback on them and any specific things to check. Two possible contenders have Perkins Sabre engines. One has twin 225HP engines and the other twin 265HPs. Any comments on these engines? Both around 650-700 hrs. Thanks, David.
 
My last boat had 225 , in great engine ,but I would say under powered for a H 36 ,what make are the 265,s .
 
I have a Hardy 42, five years old, my parents an older Hardy 32. Solid boats, sea friendly, but you knew that.

Engine wise I have 2 x D4 300s on a much heavier boat and performance is upper mid teens. Is that underpowered? Depends what you want out of life; been adequate for us. The smaller engines gives good engine room access and slightly less weight, although Hardys are heavy to start with, and frankly it’s the wrong boat if top end is your concern.

Ours was the first customer build after Windboats took the yard over, and it sometimes feels we are still snagging the vessel five years on. My perception is the pre Windboats builds had more attention to engineering less to fit out; that wouldn’t stop me buying again new from Hardy under Windboats I’d just want a longer warranty. Of the 36s in the market that won’t be an issue as they will be tried and tested and date back to pre Windboats days.

Sorry, I know that doesn’t answer your specific engine questions, but perhaps gives some background.
 
DavidMcMullan said:
I have been browsing a few adverts of Hardy Commodore 36's. Can any forumites give first hand feedback on them and any specific things to check. Two possible contenders have Perkins Sabre engines. One has twin 225HP engines and the other twin 265HPs. Any comments on these engines? Both around 650-700 hrs. Thanks, David.
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Owned one for several years. Some good points, some not so good. Powerful sea boat, safe, very well built. Lovely aft cabin. Brilliant hydronic wet heating system. Good flip forward navigator seat, loads of chart storage, good chart table. Wonderful wide side decks and safe walk round. Great side door access from both sides. However quite a round bilge with not much of a chine so very wet on the fly bridge. Very much semi displacement and tends to sit down at the stern. 265s good engines. Golden arrow are the Solent agents so good service level but not cheap. Port engine impeller hard up against the hull and needs a long armed gorilla to change so make sure it has been. Often has Fischer panda raw water cooled genset which is a poor unit. It uses the main cooling manifold as an anode so eventually can rot through and flood the unit. Make sure you open the casing and take a good look at it. Realistic cruising speed only about 12knots unless you are happy to use a lot of fuel. Very happy to discuss further by pm.
 
girlofwight said:
I have a Hardy 42, five years old, my parents an older Hardy 32. Solid boats, sea friendly, but you knew that.

Engine wise I have 2 x D4 300s on a much heavier boat and performance is upper mid teens. Is that underpowered? Depends what you want out of life; been adequate for us. The smaller engines gives good engine room access and slightly less weight, although Hardys are heavy to start with, and frankly it’s the wrong boat if top end is your concern.

Ours was the first customer build after Windboats took the yard over, and it sometimes feels we are still snagging the vessel five years on. My perception is the pre Windboats builds had more attention to engineering less to fit out; that wouldn’t stop me buying again new from Hardy under Windboats I’d just want a longer warranty. Of the 36s in the market that won’t be an issue as they will be tried and tested and date back to pre Windboats days.

Sorry, I know that doesn’t answer your specific engine questions, but perhaps gives some background.
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I think (as an ex 36 owner) that the 42 is streets ahead of the 36. I see the 42 as their pinnacle and a very different hull design from the 36. The rnli use them as training boats for a good reason. Sorry to hear windboats seem to be a bit lower on quality.
 
stuartwineberg said:
I think (as an ex 36 owner) that the 42 is streets ahead of the 36. I see the 42 as their pinnacle and a very different hull design from the 36. The rnli use them as training boats for a good reason. Sorry to hear windboats seem to be a bit lower on quality.
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Interesting, I’ve heard mixed views on 36 hull, your experiences add to that. Certainly the 32 and 42 seem dry enough, we occasionally see a bit of spray blown on the fly bridge if wind is on the quarter.

We sit stern down as well. I’m just looking at davit options and the stern down orientation makes me nervous of carrying a tender on the edge of the platform Hurley style, I think it will be safer to lift it clear.
 
girlofwight said:
Interesting, I’ve heard mixed views on 36 hull, your experiences add to that. Certainly the 32 and 42 seem dry enough, we occasionally see a bit of spray blown on the fly bridge if wind is on the quarter.

We sit stern down as well. I’m just looking at davit options and the stern down orientation makes me nervous of carrying a tender on the edge of the platform Hurley style, I think it will be safer to lift it clear.
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32 and 42 have much more pronounced chines. We had an inflatable on the stern on snap davits no problem. She never sat that far down at the stern.
 
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