Sea Trial on the Snazi 39

[rafiki_]

The first sea trail left some questions over performance and a couple of other issues.
She is a gorgeous boat, and here she is waiting for the lift at Mercury.
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You can see that there is quite a lot of growth on the hull.
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This was jet washed, but there were a lot of barnacles on the hull and sterngear. The eagle-eyed of you will see a bit of damage on the starboard prop. The port prop was a tad loose on the shaft. Several of the anodes had eroded.
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So top speed she managed was 22kn, way below the expected 27.
So she was lifted, props repaired and refitted, hull cleaned and new antifoul. All new anodes.
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On the re-run last Saturday, on a choppy Solent, into a stiff breeze, she recorded 29kn into the breeze, engine revs at 2800. She absolutely flew, the most the owner has seen previously being 27kn, with new boats advertised at 30kn max. After our old Sunline, the imperious way she climbs up onto the plane is amazing! The ride is really comfortable and hull solid, and very dry, given the stiff breeze on the Solent.
Just running through the remaining legals with the broker, who frankly has been first class, both with the seller, and me (quick plug for Adam Baker of Global Yacht Brokers). Hoping to get on board at the weekend. Can't wait

 

[Trundlebug]

Very impressive, lovely looking boat.

Glad it's all going well, best of luck with the completion, then you can really play...

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

Nice stuff. Yes I was going to say you should see 29-30 knots with a clean bump. Definitly impossible with that growth and damaged props

Always like the Azimut 39 in the looks department and is a good competitor to a Princess 40, and a Fairline 38 Phantom of the same era....

Anyways good luck with finalization of purchase!

 

[Mr Googler]

That is a cracking looking boat. Hope you have many happy hours

 

[adey]

Lovely

 

[andy59]

She looks great , i have a van you can borrow if you need to fill the fridge

 

[rafiki_]

Lovely

Adey, how are you getting on with your Snazi?

 

[rafiki_]

She looks great , i have a van you can borrow if you need to fill the fridge

Thanks Andy, might need it!! We have a significant order in with Laithwaites

 

[davids0865]

Congratulations Rafiki, she looks perfect, wishing you many hundreds of trouble free cruising!

 

[Quest]

Congratulations Rafiki, boat looks lovely and quite a change from your current boat. A question for you if I may - why an Azimut rather than one of the UK options, Princess, Fairline, Sealine etc. did you consider any of these other options. Would be interested to know your thought process that led you to this one...
Andrew

 

[oGaryo]

Great thread Paul and so pleased things are turning out positively for you. see you soon. cheers Gary

 

[scubaman]

Lovely looking boat! Congratulations once again.

I'm very intrigued by the dinghy chock -system. How do you find using it? Who makes those?

 

[lisilou]

Chuffed for you Raf, she looks great! Many congrats.
L

 

[henryf]

How on earth can you put a boat up for sale looking like that!

You're going to have to do the work anyway and who knows how many people were put off. You can hardly claim to have looked after a boat that's got a rock garden going on under the water.

From your point of view Rafiki I suspect it's saved you a fortune

Henry

 

[adey]

Adey, how are you getting on with your Snazi?

Very well thanks. We've enjoyed it so far. Italy is growing on us.
Driving is very scary (after the 26'er) but I haven't crashed yet...
Currently out of the water over the summer because it's cheaper than the marina and it will give it chance to dry. I'm too busy to use it at the mo anyway.
Couple of small snags... previous owner changed all the lights to 50 watt halogens causing a switch to burn out (now all LED). Also two of the batteries are dead.
I've fitted a holding tank and have lots of little jobs to do. Not so easy with it being so far from home. I'm also adding a small solar panel to top things up at anchor.
A bit gutted that we've had a heatwave here and the boat's a thousand miles away. Typical!
Anyway, the 39 is a fantastic looking thing.

 

[pan]

How on earth can you put a boat up for sale looking like that!

You're going to have to do the work anyway and who knows how many people were put off. You can hardly claim to have looked after a boat that's got a rock garden going on under the water.

From your point of view Rafiki I suspect it's saved you a fortune

Henry

Personally I think is wonderful that owners put their boats for sale in that condition, it gives a knowledgeable buyer so much negotiating leverage and removes any competing bids! Rafiki obviously knows his boats & can see the 'wood for the trees' presumably as henryf says, probably got an absolute bargain...

Good luck with your new boat..
Pan

 

[vas]

nice one Paul,

growth EVERYWHERE! even the dingy should benefit from a jet wash!!!
so when's the delivery trip? need pics of it!
Is the red canvas thing ff, or redone by the previous owner?

cheers

V.

 

[rbcoomer]

Great stuff - I bet you're counting down the hours...?

Love the whiskers - quite some biological experiment previous owner had going on there! I'm assuming that people are so pessimistic about current economic climate that they assume interest will be slow - and thus 'prepping for sale' is deemed pointless as it will need doing too frequently? I can't think why else anyone would not present for sale in best possible condition.

She looks a great find however so full marks for looking beyond initial appearance and here's another one looking forward to the delivery trip write up. I'll buy you a beer or two if you decide to go around and by chance happen to stop off in South Devon!

 

[rafiki_]

Congratulations Rafiki, boat looks lovely and quite a change from your current boat. A question for you if I may - why an Azimut rather than one of the UK options, Princess, Fairline, Sealine etc. did you consider any of these other options. Would be interested to know your thought process that led you to this one...
Andrew

Hi Andrew. We first spotted an Azi 39 cruising on the river, and were knocked out with the styling. This was probably 4 or 5 years ago, and it was a Wow moment..... One day.... Last summer we decided to look for something a little larger than our Sunline, and we initially looking for a Princess. We then tripped over an Azi while looking for the Princess, and were knocked out by the overall package. We looked at maybe half a dozen before homing in on this one. Several were ex Med boats, and they clearly have a much harder life than UK boats, probably as a result off the harshness of the sun. Few have canopies, all have passerelles, which of course, we don't need, and some have air con, which is great, but again, usually unnecessary in the UK. Jet, soon to be Rafiki is a relatively rare UK spec boat, much cherished, and generally in great condition. We will change the upholstery from a rather garish velour to leather, but everything else is spot on.

 

[rafiki_]

Vas, if you are referring to the burgundy canopy over the cockpit, this is a year old, and for us makes a really nice change from the usual blue. Hoping to get the keys at the weekend, or at least early next week.