Has this boat been extended?

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I don't think so... The make and model eludes me but I'm almost certain I've seen a couple of those in a harbour on the south coast a couple of years ago... so either several where extended or the factory went through a fugly boat fase :D

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Wiggo said:
Which bit do you think is the extension?
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:rolleyes:

It might look a bit strange, but it appeared to have a fantastic amount of accommodation for the length. It's not clear from that rubbish phone pic, but there appears to be an enormous enclosed deck saloon over the aft deck. It's the roof covering this area that made me think it had been extended.

I was talking to a mate/forumite who used to be involved in boat manufacture and he tells me boats are frequently extended, the MO being to chop it in the middle, drag the pointy end and blunt end apart and fabricate panels to fill the gap. Just thought this one may have undergone such a job.
 
Looks like a Histar or Dyna star to me, there used to be a similar boat in OVM called Cockney Rebel (cue mandolin solo) and if I remember correctly that was a Histar.
Both are Taiwanese built and the aft deck cover is a bolt on job as some traders had to make them look like the sunliner versions. I suppose it might even be a (posher than normal) Hershine but I do not think so as these were more angular.
The anchor platform looks like an optional extended bow roller effort designed to allow the chain to clear the gel coat at the bow.
 
Imperial One said:
Looks like a Histar or Dyna star to me, there used to be a similar boat in OVM called Cockney Rebel (cue mandolin solo) and if I remember correctly that was a Histar.
Both are Taiwanese built and the aft deck cover is a bolt on job as some traders had to make them look like the sunliner versions. I suppose it might even be a (posher than normal) Hershine but I do not think so as these were more angular.
The anchor platform looks like an optional extended bow roller effort designed to allow the chain to clear the gel coat at the bow.
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Cockney Rebel I saw in Inverness last year...looked a right carbuncle!!
 
Firefly625 said:
Cockney Rebel I saw in Inverness last year...looked a right carbuncle!!
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Yup ... Cockney Rebel ... a Histar lying in Inverness for years...... Twin DD's were the good part..., but was spacious inside.... Dave (Marina Manager) took her to Kip in Glasgow ... scariest journeyhe's done in a boat he said (ex trawler owner, so takes a bit to say that).. When surfing waves, bow did not want to come up and ran with green water on deck a couple of times ... "as if she wanted to continue down" he said....

Anyway CR could not sell and got swapped for an american command bridge .... about 33 ft long...
 
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