Matts Boat

[Guest]

Now C'mon Matt, I know from this forum that you oft hide your light under a bushel (what does that mean?)...

BUT, you are not nearly raving about the Leopard anything like you should be.

Go on, tell us what it's like...do you lie awake at night thinking about her (the boat)?!? Blimey I nearly did last night an the basis of the snaps!

Please continue to post your filthy pictures.

KCA

 

[Guest]

Re: erm

ooh this a bit self-indulgent, but since only a few short of pbo forum, whatthe hell.

Fraid I am not as "over the moon" as praps I shd be, yet. I have been on three such boats... but (flaming expected) not um not actually been out for a ride/raz/seatrial on one. But didn't go for a try in t48, nor most cars I have bought either, and only looked around about 3 more houses than I have ever bought.

Now some worries, of course. Should I have got a Panther instead, good for 45 knots but a bit squeezy on space? Or what about those Wally sailboats all superleaning over and no prob with the fuel. And talking of the fuel, this leopard (pronounced in francaise Leo Pard) must use quite a lot, praps 1-1.5 gals/minute, tanks is 1000gals range 600milesish. 2X1200hp so mebbe somebody can work it out.

Other than that, probably will be all fine: I did find one in a marna and thought blimmin hell How are we gonna manage this, it must be a 27metre, but it wasn't. Short people can now helm and get a kick out of it. Running off the nack will be interesting, with the passarelle able to be quite a height of the sea. Think a good idea is probly to get it doing a bit of charter when I'm not on it, keep the skipper and get a cooking person, make a website etc to slightly fund skipper cost and keep him interested by way of monster tips that the chartery people hand out, so it says in Boat Intl, or are they just tranna help the skippers? Charter-wise, the boat has been speccd (colours, materials etc) to be fairly bomp-proof, or at least broken-teapot proof with wood floors, dk leather sofa, black fender, black antifoul, so the skipper/me won't have to spent ages cleaning white carpets or washing fenders.

Wha ta miserable git I am. It'll probly be ace.

 

[ParaHandy]

Re: erm

I’ve a few hand sewn an verra pretty Paisley pattern anti-macassars? Keeps the brylcreamed med types aff yer clean upholstery.

She’s a bl**dy beautiful looking boat. Mind, though, Onassis’s boats are always kent as YACHTS and Maxwell didna’ fa’ off the end of his motor-boat but his YACHT. Aye ye’ve joined the raggeys.

 

[Guest]

Re:boat/yacht

I understood (Boatwords book i think)that it was highly pretentious to refer to own boat as a "Yacht" but only as a "boat". Some of the charter sites call it a dayboat, even with watermakers etc. I will call it a boat or big speedboat or powerboat, but not dayboat, and not (ever) yacht. IMHO yacht is massive massive displacement power-only, or a saliyboat of any size. can't say "sailing yacht" cos it sounds like saying "motor car"?

 

[jfm]

Re: Fuel consump LS23

Would think your fuel consump is spot on for 1200bhp 'gines - would expect around 40gph per motor at 85% throttle, = 80gph total or 1.3galls per minute, or 0.25mpg. Not bad really, considering each engine weighs probly more than a complete Targa34 then there's a 23m hull to shift around as well. Sheesh!

Main prob is time, takes ages to get 1000galls on board if med pumps are as wimpy as solent (are they?). Though gives captain something to do midweek.....

 

[Guest]

Re: Fuel consump LS23

They feel faster pumps. But will still be an hour.

 

[Scubadoo]

Re: Fuel consump LS23

I would hate to be waiting for a fill up behind you. I will never complain again how long it takes me - minutes.

RM.

 

[markc]

Re:LS = Fast Cabin cruiser? NM

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[bryantee]

Re:LS = Fast Cabin cruiser? NM

Remember to shut of engines before refuelling. give the bloody pump a chance to make headway;.)

 

[Guest]

Re:Cabin cruiser?

Course, when I was little, a cabin cruiser was the absolute biz. Now, not one manufacturer claim to make one. Acceptabl;e boat types are

skiboat or sportsboat NOT speedboat
weekender NOT cabin cruiser
Estuary Cruiser NOT ditchcrawler er...

 

[markc]

Re:Cabin cruiser?

and where have all the mini buses gone - they're now people carriers!

Dosn't matter what you call boats, whatever I call mine I still get the same questions...

'can you sleep on it?'
'does it get cold in winter....heating ..wow!'
'can you go across the Atlantic in it?'

All normally from the same person! But if you ask boatie, when told make and model, you know what it is without doing the sportsboat, speedboat, yacht thingy.....

there was a point somewhere....I think

 

[adarcy]

Re: erm

To Matts

Re range LS

I reckon the consumption figures are approx right having looked at sim power motors on the manufacturers websites and agree with 0.25mpg maybe up to 0.4 if goin a bit more gently.
However I think "600 milesish" seems a bit optimistic ,more like 250 if hammering and 400-450 cruise.
Anyway, this is purely motivated by sheer envy whatever the Good Book says about it

Anthony

 

[Guest]

Re: Fuel consump LS23

top tilt it says (er, on the website...) are 63gph each, but at 1800 over 100horse gives 32, so 64gph. What a relief. also they weigh two tons each so praps nearer a targa 30 instead of 34 (whioch weighs 6 tons, I hear..)

 

[ArthurWood]

Re: Fuel consump LS23

Matt - does the L23 have Arneson surface drives?

 

[jfm]

Re: Arnies

Nope, shafts. The L24 has Arnesons