kashurst
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stunning - Princess have improved quite a bit since my old 37. Beautiful boat.
New Boat - Princess 56
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Croftie
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Beautiful, you really will have fun with her
Wavey
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Sadly, to give me improved main deck space (saloon/galley) over what I have now, I'd have to move up to the 56. The 52 offers less space although the galley arguably slightly better, but the 49 is just dire. It's tiny compared to my current boat which is only 42ftMost of the range shares the same genetics. If you like the 56, and why wouldn't youyou will like quite a few of the other models. The only slight snag is the bigger they get the more money you need to find !!!
Henry
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henryf
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Sadly, to give me improved main deck space (saloon/galley) over what I have now, I'd have to move up to the 56. The 52 offers less space although the galley arguably slightly better, but the 49 is just dire. It's tiny compared to my current boat which is only 42ft
A factor of the desire for a full beam master cabin combined with galley up design. We get the double seating area of a 56 as well as a full beam master in our P50 but the galley is on the lower deck (although does feature a full height domestic fridge freezer). I can see the arguments both ways and will no doubt have to make a decision at some point in the future.
By the time you get to the P56 you can have your cake and eat it !
It's worth pointing out that with a full beam master, particularly one with full height ceiling and big windows you can escape there during the day to watch the Grand Prix, read or work on the computer
In more traditional lower accommodation you tend to just use the bedrooms for sleeping and they remain unused during the day.
Henry
MapisM
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Mmm... Sounds like an approach along the lines of ...I like full beam cabins, so let's find some justifications for them as well.It's worth pointing out that with a full beam master, particularly one with full height ceiling and big windows you can escape there during the day to watch the Grand Prix, read or work on the computer
In more traditional lower accommodation you tend to just use the bedrooms for sleeping and they remain unused during the day.
Why stay closed down there when the saloon is nicer anyway - not to mention outside en plein air
I've seen plenty of different boats in this size range, both with and without full beam master, and I'm positively convinced that up to 60' or so the compromises necessary elsewhere in order to get a full beam master cabin make it not worth having.
Yes, of course it's nice to wake up and see the landscape outside - strictly when overnighting at anchor anyway, unless you fancy a (reciprocal) view on some neghbours' hull windows - but that's just about it, imho.
Otoh, the lack of a convenient utility room and just one shared bathroom for the two guest cabins (just to mention a couple of the typical compromises in full beam cabin sub '60 boats, though I'm not sure if that applies specifically to the P56) is much more limiting, imho.
That said, I appreciate that many folks (and their wives, which is often what really matters!) think differently, and that the full beam master is a ksf at boat shows.
So, I'm not criticizing Princess in this respect, and I can see why everyone and their dog is trying to squeeze a full beam cabin in the smallest possible boats...
...No need to find other justifications, though!
PS: not meant to dismiss the OP new boat, which is indeed stunning.
The fact that I find for instance the layout of his previous Sq58 more convenient is firmly in the "each to their own" camp!
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MJGH
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Any update?
admillington
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Sorry for the delay - moving boat is like moving a flat! Used the exercise to purge the boat of stuff we clearly hadn't used for years.
There is so much storage on this boat - it is staggering.
Boat is now on her berth in Lymington - looking good and no major issues so far as I would expect as the boat has gone through 2 PDIs - one at Princess and one at PMYS as well as the run up from Plymouth to Swanwick. I can see the sense in this as it is far cheaper to fix on site rather than have to send engineers all over the world.
Thank you everyone for your words of encouragement and looking forward to a great boating season.
-Andrew
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Wavey
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Even more space for you to accumulate "stuff" in coming years then . Plus all the time you'll now spend trying to remember where you put things .
We visit Lymington quite often. If you see someone on your pontoon drooling that will be me.
Have a great season enjoying your new acquisition.
. Plus all the time you'll now spend trying to remember where you put things . We visit Lymington quite often. If you see someone on your pontoon drooling that will be me
.Have a great season enjoying your new acquisition.
admillington
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Even more space for you to accumulate "stuff" in coming years then
We visit Lymington quite often. If you see someone on your pontoon drooling that will be me
Please come and say hello if you are around - and help me drink the "free" BCU Champagne!
Have a great season enjoying your new acquisition.