How much of a premium does a ex-royal yacht fetch?

Blueboatman said:
Some R36s were available ( no longer so) as DIY fitouts so anything goes on their tiller arrangements.

Many wooden boats with transom hung rudders had a slot in the rudderhead through which the tiller located, useful ad you could remove it for proper varnishing or storage or just more cockpit space at anchor.

I can state with some authority that Princess Anne had a test sail on a wheelsteering version of her boat before committing to ordering hers with tiller.
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.....and she is switching to a wheel on the new Rustler 44.

There are just over 120 Rustler 36's. 40 have wheels, and the rest are tillers.

That ratio has remained fairly constant over the years.
 
Rustler Memories..

SolentBoy said:
Thats why I said there have been a FEW exceptions. :rolleyes:

Incidentally, Rustler do not have anything to do with the 31's, so I was excluding them of course.
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Back in 1986/87 I did a years sub-contract work (yacht joinery etc) for Rustler, fitting out the 36. The company was set up by an Australian gentleman by the name of Mr Ralph Hogg... who had to disappear rather quickly if my memory serves me correctly. I was part of the team to build and finish the first Rustler 36 for the Southampton Show. I think the asking price of that boat was around £33/39 K. Yes that's right... :eek: And yes the hull/deck mouldings were sold to DIY customers too.

In the yard at that time we had the moulds for the Ruffian 31, later to become the Rustler 31. I do remember the deck and hull mouldings from these moulds being nigh on impossible to put together. They just didn't fit. Seeing was believing, along with 'hearing' the swearing, as those wretched moulds were squeezed, clamped, wedged, kicked and God knows what else until we could get some location screws in the deck joint. I'm pretty certain one Ruffian/Rustler 31 was fitted out by the yard while I was there, maybe two, and like the 36 they were also sold to DIY customers.
 
photodog said:
I see from another thread that Princess Anne's rather tasty R36, Blue Doublet is for sale at Rustler in Falmouth.....

http://www.red-ensign.com/rustler-36



There is another 1992 yacht for sale at the same place.... with a lot more funky blue water gear on board for £75k.......

Blue Doublet is "Looking for Offers..."

So clearly they want a premium for the privilige of using the same Jabsco as HRH....

How much would you pay for that?

Would any proper sailor actually pay a premium due to the previous owner being a HRH?
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I was visiting the factory last week and evidently Rustler Yachts have now sold Blue Doublet.

Shame she wasn't in the pageant really.
 
New Royal Yacht launch

She may be at the Olympics, but this week her new Rustler 44 slipped quietly into the water.

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Ex-SolentBoy said:
She may be at the Olympics, but this week her new Rustler 44 slipped quietly into the water.

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.....and recently arrived in Scotland.

she is called Ballochbuie, and how many of you know what that is, without using Google?

Not sure about the boat speed reading though. :eek:

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One hopes that you were offered a decent wee dram out of introducing happy new owner to new boat, as it were:)
After all, they might even own a real distillery, by Royal appointment of course.
 
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wotayottie said:
It's safe to assume that the standard of construction was quite a bit better than it would be for the average punter
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That would be an incorrect assumption.

The standard of construction is exactly the same as every other Rustler 44. I know as I have been on every one many times during their builds.
 
Ex-SolentBoy said:
she is called Ballochbuie, and how many of you know what that is, without using Google?
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Well, not from Google, but from some knowledge of Gaelic geographical terms, Balloch is the anglicised form of bealach which is a saddle or a pass between hills, while buie means yellow. So literally "yellow saddle".

Ballochbuie may of course be a place name, but it's not one I know.
 
DaveS said:
Well, not from Google, but from some knowledge of Gaelic geographical terms, Balloch is the anglicised form of bealach which is a saddle or a pass between hills, while buie means yellow. So literally "yellow saddle".

Ballochbuie may of course be a place name, but it's not one I know.
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I had to google it. Seems its a forest at Balmoral.
 
Ex-SolentBoy said:
.....and recently arrived in Scotland.

she is called Ballochbuie, and how many of you know what that is, without using Google?

Not sure about the boat speed reading though. :eek:

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But I guess if you need your new boat moving up north from the west country and your Mum's as well connected as hers, why not ask one's Air Force for the loan of one of their Chinooks for a day or so to get the job done!!:D
 
emsworthy said:
But I guess if you need your new boat moving up north from the west country and your Mum's as well connected as hers, why not ask one's Air Force for the loan of one of their Chinooks for a day or so to get the job done!!:D
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A bi borderline. Chinook load carrying capacity 12700kg. Rustler 44 displacement 13700 kg without fuel or water.

And the mast might be a bit of a problem for a slung load!
 
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