longjohnsilver
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What auction? Where do we find details please?
Opinions / Experiences of Fairline Turbo 36 & Birchwood TS37.
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What auction? Where do we find details please?
Kawasaki
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www.boatbid.com
The Boatshed peeps
If you look on the North Wales Boatshed sight at the Turbo, you will see it parked next to a boat you may know LJ
oldgit
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Auctions.
Recently an auction was held locally at Medway Bridge Marina.
Bargain AFAIWC was a Broom Continental which went for around £28K.Not sure on condition but it had been lying idle at a nearbye boatyard for some time.
Externally it as good as any of that vintage but maybe it had mechanical issues ?
Recently an auction was held locally at Medway Bridge Marina.
Bargain AFAIWC was a Broom Continental which went for around £28K.Not sure on condition but it had been lying idle at a nearbye boatyard for some time.
Externally it as good as any of that vintage but maybe it had mechanical issues ?
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superheat6k
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Turbo 36
The Turbo 36 at Swanwick (Cornish Mead) is a 1988 mk 3 version with Volvo TAMD61A 306s. I have the owners mobile number if you want to PM me.
I suspect he is looking for the upper £70k s, but he has been on the market for quite a while.
Nice boat and well looked after.
I opted for the older late 1985 serial 84 I found in Mayflower Marina in Plymouth, and took ownership last Summer. She was a bit neglected when I bought her, but I have since had all the interior upholstery re-covered, new eberspacher and a whole host of other items my missus doesn't know about ! And after all this She still stands me in at a price I have not yet seen beaten and She is a cracking boat, and I have had both yachts and power.
The high freeboard does mean some practice and confidence for the parking is required. Mine doesn't have a bow thruster and after 25 years without one I figure She can go another 25 without, and I can find something else to spend the £4k on, but if you find one with a thruster this would definitely be a bonus.
Note the broad stern on the T36 does mean She makes quite a wake above 5 knots, and She certainly has the ability to annoy the yachties when I am punching a strong ebb up the Hamble !
The Turbo 36 at Swanwick (Cornish Mead) is a 1988 mk 3 version with Volvo TAMD61A 306s. I have the owners mobile number if you want to PM me.
I suspect he is looking for the upper £70k s, but he has been on the market for quite a while.
Nice boat and well looked after.
I opted for the older late 1985 serial 84 I found in Mayflower Marina in Plymouth, and took ownership last Summer. She was a bit neglected when I bought her, but I have since had all the interior upholstery re-covered, new eberspacher and a whole host of other items my missus doesn't know about ! And after all this She still stands me in at a price I have not yet seen beaten and She is a cracking boat, and I have had both yachts and power.
The high freeboard does mean some practice and confidence for the parking is required. Mine doesn't have a bow thruster and after 25 years without one I figure She can go another 25 without, and I can find something else to spend the £4k on, but if you find one with a thruster this would definitely be a bonus.
Note the broad stern on the T36 does mean She makes quite a wake above 5 knots, and She certainly has the ability to annoy the yachties when I am punching a strong ebb up the Hamble !
Red
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We owned a Fairline Turbo 36 and I consider it the best boat we ever had. We went everywhere in it, the Channel Isles, Ireland, West Country, Holland, Scillies are just a few.
Its best points were, size - idea for short handed crews yet enough accommodation particularly the aft cabin with another decent cabin forward, each with heads. The flybridge was easily reached through the rear saloon doors and up a few safe steps, this made moving around feel safe. The galley was good for cooking onboard. At sea the hull really performed well and the boat handling could not be beaten - the engines are far apart so reaction to helm, in and out of gear etc really great. the original interior is getting dated now but I have seen some updated boats of this model and they do clean up well. The engine access is via the saloon floor which is a bit of a nuisance if you have a few people on board but the access is generally good.
Its best points were, size - idea for short handed crews yet enough accommodation particularly the aft cabin with another decent cabin forward, each with heads. The flybridge was easily reached through the rear saloon doors and up a few safe steps, this made moving around feel safe. The galley was good for cooking onboard. At sea the hull really performed well and the boat handling could not be beaten - the engines are far apart so reaction to helm, in and out of gear etc really great. the original interior is getting dated now but I have seen some updated boats of this model and they do clean up well. The engine access is via the saloon floor which is a bit of a nuisance if you have a few people on board but the access is generally good.
asteven221
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Thought I should mention that not all 61a's have ZF gears. Mine had Twin Disc MG506's mated to 61's. One failed costing several thousand pounds to replace. My research suggests that the ZF boxes are a lot cheaper to buy and fix if something goes wrong.
Also on 61's check the exhaust bends as they corrode big time and if one breaks your boat will start to fill up with seawater!
T36 is great boat BTW, although I have no experience of the Birchwood. The Princess 435 looks a similar concept and I have always liked them too. Maybe worth a look.
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Another great boat. The only reason I sold my Turbo was to upgrade to a 435! The 435 is an even better sea boat as the extra waterline length makes it ride a bit softer into a head sea plus of course it's even bigger inside
sharpness
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From what I initially thought was going to be a tough decision to make (never been able to split the birchwood TS37 or Turbo 36 on looks alone) has turned out to be a bit of a no brainer from all of the above posts (no offence meant to birchwood owners, i'm still a fan of them 
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Thanks again for the info and experiences posted, its been a big help in which route to take.
) Thanks again for the info and experiences posted, its been a big help in which route to take.