Princess 35…..I wondered how he was getting on

[stelican]

Which makes fitting an expensive passerelle even less sense!

Maybe it was unwanted gift

 

[Mr Googler]

Maybe it was unwanted gift

I never get unwanted gifts like that…..must be doing something wrong!

 

[Seastoke]

I never get unwanted gifts like that…..must be doing something wrong!

Not much use on your caravan

 

[Freebee]

now back on ebay for almost £30k
1986 PRINCESS 35 FLYBRIDGE CRUISER RIVER POWER BOAT UNFINISHED REFURB PROJECT | eBay

 

[ontheplane]

Or you could buy a nice cruiser for £35k that won’t need £20k and 2 years spending on it!

 

[Minerva]

At least the engine on the eBay one has lots of room for access around it for maintenance.

 

[oldgit]

A half decent one ready to go with twin engines and if and when available would go for £45K ?

 

[Elessar]

I'm in the process of brining my P33 Mk2 back to a reasonable standard, but this guy was braver than me.

I dont have anything rotten on my boat, so I'm simply sanding walls to re-varnish, putting in new galley and heads worktops, new taps and sinks, new electronic toilet and doing fairly sympathetic improvements to not lose the original charm of her. I wouldnt mind the bow and stern thrusters this P35 has though. A lot of people tell me I dont need them having twin engines on shafts, but I'm still tempted to fit them.

even doing the minimal work, I've been out the water for a year, soda blasting the hull, re-epxying, anti fouling etc etc. This P35 wont be a quick project and Im glad I already have mine as otherwise I would have been naively tempted, believing this would be a 12m project.

A bow thruster allows you to mive the boat sideways. A stern thruster adds very little on a twin shaft boat of that size. I’d buy one but not the other.

 

[Greg2]

A bow thruster allows you to mive the boat sideways. A stern thruster adds very little on a twin shaft boat of that size. I’d buy one but not the other.

I wouldn’t necessarily disagree but when offered a stern thruster at a very low price we fitted one to our Broom 41 and I actually found it quite handy at times. Shallow water moorings being one - push the stern out into deeper water before putting a prop in gear. Close quarters manoeuvring in tight spots when a bit of sideways movement is required with zero fore/aft movement was another. Probably wouldn’t have paid full price to get those benefits though.

 

[Elessar]

I wouldn’t necessarily disagree but when offered a stern thruster at a very low price we fitted one to our Broom 41 and I actually found it quite handy at times. Shallow water moorings being one - push the stern out into deeper water before putting a prop in gear. Close quarters manoeuvring in tight spots when a bit of sideways movement is required with zero fore/aft movement was another. Probably wouldn’t have paid full price to get those benefits though.

Shallow water moorings is an excellent point I hadn’t considered
I used to boat on the Thames too.

 

[Mr Googler]

I wouldn’t necessarily disagree but when offered a stern thruster at a very low price we fitted one to our Broom 41 and I actually found it quite handy at times. Shallow water moorings being one - push the stern out into deeper water before putting a prop in gear. Close quarters manoeuvring in tight spots when a bit of sideways movement is required with zero fore/aft movement was another. Probably wouldn’t have paid full price to get those benefits though.

Yeah…but given your grp thickness is measured in feet rather than mm…….stern thruster would be handy for moving your tank about!

 

[Fullabeer]

Is it worth retro fitting a bow thruster? Just wondering if it causes issues having one retrofitted vs having one from factory.

 

[Seastoke]

Is it worth retro fitting a bow thruster? Just wondering if it causes issues having one retrofitted vs having one from factory.

Yes we had one fitted .

 

[Greg2]

Shallow water moorings is an excellent point I hadn’t considered
I used to boat on the Thames too.

It was actually a trip to the Thames pre-stern thruster that persuaded me to go for it when the opportunity arose. Leaving a mooring I went astern on one prop to kick the stern out and was quite alarmed by the sound of stones/gravel bashing the prop!

 

[Time Out]

Well it’s been sold … passed it earlier today near Staines / Windsor