Nelson anyone?

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Feel a bit sorry for this guy, obviously took a punt on eight of these and then along came Putin: twin Ford sixes a bit thirsty now. They were at Huggins when I picked up a punt there. Or are they just out of date? Wish I had a use for one.
When I was allowed to drive a Dartmouth picket boat with my bro in 1961 it was wood hard chine, poss double diagonal, twin Parsons...and boxes of ships biscuits.
 
fisherman said:
Feel a bit sorry for this guy, obviously took a punt on eight of these and then along came Putin: twin Ford sixes a bit thirsty now. They were at Huggins when I picked up a punt there. Or are they just out of date? Wish I had a use for one.
When I was allowed to drive a Dartmouth picket boat with my bro in 1961 it was wood hard chine, poss double diagonal, twin Parsons...and boxes of ships biscuits.
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Surely they are on brokerage, You would be very brave to own 8!
 
Not Fords. Perkins Phaser engine, 130hp, brilliant engine good for 20k hours.

They say 14 knots max.

Lot of boat for the money.

From what I can make out on the Facebook Nelson pages they've sold one so far.
 
I feel sorry for all MBOwners, running costs are mental now, and i dread now when i am afloat running twin petrol engines. If folk know about the Nelson then they will not mind the costs at all and get one.
 
burgundyben said:
Not Fords. Perkins Phaser engine, 130hp, brilliant engine good for 20k hours.

They say 14 knots max.

Lot of boat for the money.

From what I can make out on the Facebook Nelson pages they've sold one so far.
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Ad says Sabre 130M. Look like Perkins to me. I know Sabre have gone that way lately.
 
fisherman said:
Ad says Sabre 130M. Look like Perkins to me. I know Sabre have gone that way lately.
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Sabre had been marinising Ford Dorset then Dover blocks since the late 60's, Ford decided to stop supply of engines to Sabre, early 90's I think. Perkins had the new Phaser 1006 engine, so the Perkins Sabre was born, M130 no turbo up to M300T. Bloody lovely engines.
 
waynes world said:
I feel sorry for all MBOwners, running costs are mental now, and i dread now when i am afloat running twin petrol engines. If folk know about the Nelson then they will not mind the costs at all and get one.
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My take on this is that the future of motorboating is going slower.

The only fast stuff will be smaller.
 
burgundyben said:
Sabre had been marinising Ford Dorset then Dover blocks since the late 60's, Ford decided to stop supply of engines to Sabre, early 90's I think. Perkins had the new Phaser 1006 engine, so the Perkins Sabre was born, M130 no turbo up to M300T. Bloody lovely engines.
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Had a couple of Ford Sabres, excellent builds, but I would prefer Perkins. Old chaps used to call them 'bag o' bones', as they rattled a bit. Biggest market penetration in times past. Turned up in all sorts of applications.
 
burgundyben said:
My take on this is that the future of motorboating is going slower.

The only fast stuff will be smaller.
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Yes, I think so.
We had the current fuel price scenario in mind when we bought our Hardy inasmuch as we could only see diesel becoming more expensive over time - this season has been cruising at 6-7 knots and enjoying being at sea. It works for us but won’t be everyone’s cup of tea.
 
So, what's a "picket boat" can anyone tell me ? They look like a steal at £27k, but I wouldn't want a mobo in today's climate.

Boo2
 
fisherman said:
Feel a bit sorry for this guy, obviously took a punt on eight of these and then along came Putin: twin Ford sixes a bit thirsty now. They were at Huggins when I picked up a punt there. Or are they just out of date? Wish I had a use for one.
When I was allowed to drive a Dartmouth picket boat with my bro in 1961 it was wood hard chine, poss double diagonal, twin Parsons...and boxes of ships biscuits.
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According to the previous thread they were up for sale in March:
Navy's 45ft Picket Boats For Sale
 
Bomb proof hull and engines. Stand lots of weather, if you don't mind going through rather than over. Not ideal for liveaboard, and not what many folk want these days, a bit use specific. My last boat was very trad design and when fuel became expensive I was very smug, burning the same in 14t/32ft as a 19ft tub. Nelson not so bad, as long as you are prepared to use displacement speeds. All this rushing about gets you nowhere anyway. (??)
There was one in Plymouth, 42ft, 2 x 180hp, for £15k couple of years ago.
 
Seems like a lot of boat/equipment for the money but the layout is not very usable - if I were prepared to pay the mooring costs for a 45' boat I would want a larger interior. Hard to see a set of easy modifications to make it more suitable for leisure use
 
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