Prestige 32 Fly vs Antares 9.80 for Seakeeping

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Interested in people views/experince with these two boats from a Seakeeping and general use perspective. Both likely to be c. 2006 vintage. Also interested in performance , fuel economy and ease of handling.
 
Pretty much of a muchness.

Both have similar set up and are similar weight. You are not going to notice a significant improvement with either.
Antares has a more roughty toughty fishing image but that's mainly just marketing and aesthetic design.
 
The prestige always seem to have bigger engines than the Antares. The saloon is a lot lower in the prestige so the view out isn't as good. Pretty sure there are steps to the flybridge on a prestige compared to a ladder on the Antares.

As above, the Antares is less luxurious in my opinion.
 
Whitelighter said:
Pretty much of a muchness.

Both have similar set up and are similar weight. You are not going to notice a significant improvement with either.
Antares has a more roughty toughty fishing image but that's mainly just marketing and aesthetic design.
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Thanks, appreciate the clarification.
 
Danfarry said:
The prestige always seem to have bigger engines than the Antares. The saloon is a lot lower in the prestige so the view out isn't as good. Pretty sure there are steps to the flybridge on a prestige compared to a ladder on the Antares.

As above, the Antares is less luxurious in my opinion.
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Didn't think about the lower saloon so good shout, I'll check that out.
 
The 2 are quite a lot different regarding fit out, you need to go look at both and see which suits you best.
We had a 2006 prestige 32 ( 34 loa as later spec model ) we had her for 3 years put 230 hrs on her and loved her.
She had D4 260,s in, went super well touching 32 knots and was very good on fuel.
The build quality isn't as good as your big 3 tho and they are built very "lightly"
Don't let reviews of engine access put you off ours with the 4cyl D4's was fine to work on for normal routine maintenance.
 
Racingfrank7 said:
The 2 are quite a lot different regarding fit out, you need to go look at both and see which suits you best.
We had a 2006 prestige 32 ( 34 loa as later spec model ) we had her for 3 years put 230 hrs on her and loved her.
She had D4 260,s in, went super well touching 32 knots and was very good on fuel.
The build quality isn't as good as your big 3 tho and they are built very "lightly"
Don't let reviews of engine access put you off ours with the 4cyl D4's was fine to work on for normal routine maintenance.
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Thanks for the comment, I managed to get out on a Prestige 32 today and did love it. Compared to mine I was always going to love it but did find the flybridge a great size for a 34 footer. The saloon is very comfy and well appointed but do see what people say around not seeing out when seated. Not sure if that would be a real barrier but certainly a downside but plenty of upsides. Also had a look at an Antares 9.80 but have yet to go inside or get a go at sea so can't really compare albeit the flybridge does look quite a bit smaller from what I can see. The galley is a taste thing, I do quite a bit of single handed so the galley up top is a good thing but with guests the P32 downstairs option would be better. Do also like the idea of a proper oven that the A9.80 has but suspect it will come down to availability and price and as far as I can see the Antares is c. £5/10k cheaper for similar age....... The search continues!
 
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