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volvopaul

volvopaul

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Having my 410 for 2 seasons now im ready for a change, it seems a lot of foregn buyers are snapping up late model Princesses and Fairlines, ive rung a few brokers now to be told they have been sold or are under offer at nearly the asking prices, so maybe id get lucky if I decide to put her on the market.

Well what do I fancy??? open mind but am seriously thinking a Targa 43 or eq princess or sunseeker, but got to be shaft drive.

Any suggestions? I work on different boats all day but only see the downsides of what I cant get at easily and lots of things put me off certain boats that do look great and go great.

Looking around 150k mark, dont mind some work or a part ex on steelaway.

Targa 43 owners please comment................
 
volvopaul said:
Having my 410 for 2 seasons now im ready for a change, it seems a lot of foregn buyers are snapping up late model Princesses and Fairlines, ive rung a few brokers now to be told they have been sold or are under offer at nearly the asking prices, so maybe id get lucky if I decide to put her on the market.

Well what do I fancy??? open mind but am seriously thinking a Targa 43 or eq princess or sunseeker, but got to be shaft drive.

Any suggestions? I work on different boats all day but only see the downsides of what I cant get at easily and lots of things put me off certain boats that do look great and go great.

Looking around 150k mark, dont mind some work or a part ex on steelaway.

Targa 43 owners please comment................
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We Were loaned a Targa 43 by Essex boat yards ,for the lead boat for our cruise in company last year, I LIKE, REALLY LIKE THAT BOAT. The one we had had the bigger engines as I got just under 38 knots from memory, from her and a brilliant hull.
 
Good to bump in to you in Lymington on the weekend Paul... Your boat looked lovely (and immaculate)!

How about something with a sliding roof rather than poppers????
 
I bought a targa 43 last year and really like it. Thought I would miss the flybridge but I find the big cockpit area much more useful. Drives very well too - took mine through f5 - f7 wind against tide just to see how it would behave at 25 Knots - you could have read a book, really easy ride. mine has the smaller 63Ps and it will do 34knots.
Access to most things is quite easy except the starboard raw water pump. you need long arms and a mirror
 
Hi Paul, Hope you're doing well and stuff
Sunseeker Camargue 44's with CAT3126's at well under the price you are looking at £135Kish. Cracking boat, good accom and well built............you know you want to !
 
Aigua said:
Good to bump in to you in Lymington on the weekend Paul... Your boat looked lovely (and immaculate)!

How about something with a sliding roof rather than poppers????
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Good to see you too.

Sliding roof , how much £££££ do you think I have.

What set me off was the trip to Weymouth, although it looked nice we would have been better off down below, it was cold at times.

The hard top about 44ft sunseeker tied up in front of us did the mind conversion, though quite how much is a another story.
 
volvopaul said:
Having my 410 for 2 seasons now im ready for a change, it seems a lot of foregn buyers are snapping up late model Princesses and Fairlines, ive rung a few brokers now to be told they have been sold or are under offer at nearly the asking prices, so maybe id get lucky if I decide to put her on the market.

Well what do I fancy??? open mind but am seriously thinking a Targa 43 or eq princess or sunseeker, but got to be shaft drive.

Any suggestions? I work on different boats all day but only see the downsides of what I cant get at easily and lots of things put me off certain boats that do look great and go great.

Looking around 150k mark, dont mind some work or a part ex on steelaway.

Targa 43 owners please comment................
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Great stuff Paul. It's quite addictive all this boat buying/changing. Three thoughts:
the t47 you worked on here is for sale, but a bit more than your budget. Sliding roof though :-)
there is a bargain s/seeker camargue 55 open here, with Cats 660hp. Needs a bit of work but it's a long way inside your budget. Check with Jez Whitelighter because he kinda has first dibs and was looking into it and I don't know if he has decided to pursue it or leave it
I could have sold you a bargain sq58, (recently serviced!) but too late; buyer takes it tomorrow :-)
Good luck in your hunt. (I'll send you that CD back shortly, sorry)
 
jfm said:
Great stuff Paul. It's quite addictive all this boat buying/changing. Three thoughts:
the t47 you worked on here is for sale, but a bit more than your budget. Sliding roof though :-)
there is a bargain s/seeker camargue 55 open here, with Cats 660hp. Needs a bit of work but it's a long way inside your budget. Check with Jez Whitelighter because he kinda has first dibs and was looking into it and I don't know if he has decided to pursue it or leave it
I could have sold you a bargain sq58, (recently serviced!) but too late; buyer takes it tomorrow :-)
Good luck in your hunt. (I'll send you that CD back shortly, sorry)
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Hi John, cant believe bravehearts gone already! only looked at her a couple of weeks ago on EBY site.

But then again it must have been the best 58 out of the factory.

When can you reveal whats coming out of the toy box next I wonder?

Yes send the disc when you can, and the stamp if you like.

THe T47 is a great boat, though yes out of my pocket , whats adam doing now?
 
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Hi Paul

Sorry, but not had the pleasure of meeting as yet, although we have talked on various subjects via the forum.

I notice that James Dickens Marine have a 2001 Targa 43 on their site at present. A bit above your price but maybe worth a look.

I nearly bought a boat from them but the survey let it down. Not a Fairline though. James seems a nice guy to deal with.

Best of luck with your search

Keith
 
volvopaul said:
Hi John, cant believe bravehearts gone already! only looked at her a couple of weeks ago on EBY site.

But then again it must have been the best 58 out of the factory.

When can you reveal whats coming out of the toy box next I wonder?

Yes send the disc when you can, and the stamp if you like.

THe T47 is a great boat, though yes out of my pocket , whats adam doing now?
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Hi Paul
Yup the first to see Braveheart paid a deposit straight away, at a great price (you can see from the EBY site it's the biggest ever price for a used sq58 - it has 250 hours). Completion has only been delayed by my broken leg, but plan is for buyer to take possession this Friday

Next toy is Sq78. In build now (hull comes out of mould 16th June; completion Jan 2011. Cat C32s 1572 hp and twin Onan 22.5kw 3.3litre gensets - dya fancy servicing her with me next year? It will have a Reverso oil change system plumbed in)

CD and stamp will follow asap. Stamp is on Adam's boat, which is in Corsica now. Adam changed jobs recently and has a month or two of gardening leave, so they're doing a big cruise of Corsica and Sardinia. Back in a week or so i think
 
Hi John, sorry to hear about your leg, how did you do it? or is it too rude to put on here!

Yes id def be up for coming out again next year, would be a treat.

How you going to manage without a boat this year?, please pass my number on to the new owner if you like.

Say hello to the rest of the gang for me, if you going to be visiting the factory at build stages and I can come along for a look id really appreciate it.
 
Update.

After viewing various boats this weekend, including a Targa 43, sealine S43 we have concluded that as we have spent 40 plus weekends out of 1 year we need the accomodation of a flybridge boat, though to be fair the S43 really ticked Mrs volvopauls boxes, I was nearly converted until this morning when we stepped aboard a Fairline Phantom 43, now ive been offered a 46 that I look after thats mint and seriously for sale but its too big.

The 43 has all the right bits including TAMD 75p engines with all the right trick bits for servicing that you often have to pay extra for.

The only problem is finding the £££££ extra on the budget.

Id like to say I found Alex at Ancasta Mercury very charming, helpfull and most of all down to earth this morning, he offered us a run out on the new T47 with no obligation at all, though to be fair as soon as I mentioned what I did for a living and this forum he came up with my boat name, handle and where shes moored, credit to him, his eyes are wide open!.
 
volvopaul said:
Update.

After viewing various boats this weekend, including a Targa 43, sealine S43 we have concluded that as we have spent 40 plus weekends out of 1 year we need the accomodation of a flybridge boat, though to be fair the S43 really ticked Mrs volvopauls boxes, I was nearly converted until this morning when we stepped aboard a Fairline Phantom 43, now ive been offered a 46 that I look after thats mint and seriously for sale but its too big.

The 43 has all the right bits including TAMD 75p engines with all the right trick bits for servicing that you often have to pay extra for.

The only problem is finding the £££££ extra on the budget.

Id like to say I found Alex at Ancasta Mercury very charming, helpfull and most of all down to earth this morning, he offered us a run out on the new T47 with no obligation at all, though to be fair as soon as I mentioned what I did for a living and this forum he came up with my boat name, handle and where shes moored, credit to him, his eyes are wide open!.
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Good to hear you've found a boat that interests you, didn't take long though!! As you know I have the 46 and am surprised you say it's too big in comparison to a 43...they look almost identical sizewise when on the water. Be interested to see where the space reduction has happened.

Great boats so wish you the best of luck in your search.
 
Hi Paul

You seriously missed the boat (no pun intended) only a few months ago. There was a lovely Sealine s38 for sale, a careful owner, very well maintained machinery (you should know!!!!).

Unfortunately, that boat has now gone - oh well such is life

If you're interested in a "project" or two, have a look on Boatshed24 at some of the MFV's for sale. Saw an ex-RN Inshore minesweeper for about £140K and an ex patrol/pilot boat for a bit less. The minsweeper was wooden and the patrol boat was aluminium.
 
Calamity is I believe still in the shed at destys.

Nice to see you on the forum, might get a chance to pop in 4 a cuppa this week if your about.
 
Tell you what Paul, if you change your boat, how jealous will I be?
I've been talking about it for ages as you well know!! It will be hard for you to find one better than what you've got for accomodation, build quality, value for money etc. Happy hunting and if you want a hand, give me a shout, what else are we going to do on those summer afternoons when work tails off!!!!!!!
 
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