Princess 266 Upgrade

[Mbinks]

Ive been running my 266 for the last 5 years now and although I've upgraded just about everything, its time to move into somthing a bit more recent . What opinions (good and bad) do people have of my shortlist.

Fairline Targa 30
Sealine SC29
Jeanneau Prestige 30

Would like to get into somthing bigger but without going for somthing older its likley to be out of my budget.

 

[Restoration man]

I think you might get a better response in the motor boat forum

 

[QBhoy]

I’m familiar with a friends SC29. Prices have stayed high for years now. Then increased hugely just in the last couple of years there.
lovely boat, in my opinion. Very efficient stepped hull and surprisingly quick for their modest power. I’d imagine that one of these would be significantly more expensive than the other two options listed. Perhaps rare to the market too, in SC hardtop form. I think the soft top s29 may be more common and a little cheaper perhaps

 

[tico]

How much time do you spend on board?
Targa 31 (rare beast) is more comfortable than the 30 and goes like a pocket rocket with KAD43s (40kts)

 

[volvopaul]

Ive been running my 266 for the last 5 years now and although I've upgraded just about everything, its time to move into somthing a bit more recent . What opinions (good and bad) do people have of my shortlist.

Fairline Targa 30
Sealine SC29
Jeanneau Prestige 30

Would like to get into somthing bigger but without going for somthing older its liley to be out of my budget.

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[Mbinks]

How much time do you spend on board?
Targa 31 (rare beast) is more comfortable than the 30 and goes like a pocket rocket with KAD43s (40kts)

Accomdation in the princess is modest as with most 90's sports cruisers and some more room wont go amiss. Targa 30/33 looks good but ultra rare.

 

[Chris_d]

Standout choice is the Targa a quality boat, Sealine likely to have the early D3's which would rule it out for me, though others might disagree.
Don't know anything about the Jeanneau.

 

[oldgit]

Fairline Quality and Stability
The other two, pace and space and a lot of contact adhesive.