Squadron 52 question

[PowerYachtBlog]

Mike the layout of the 52 Squadron was a bad mirror copy of the Azimut AZ54 presented in 93 later renamed the 58 Full in 1997 and produced till 2002.
About 150 where sold of these by Azimut albeit at much higher price to the Fairline at the time, mostly because being a bigger boat and having the two x 676hp MTU or optional 767 units. * the smaller engines only available with the short b/platform older 54.

I think the 52 Squadron, 43 Phantom AC, 62 Squadron Mk.2, and the old 41 Targa where Fairlines largest mistakes in its history...

If you want a three cabins Fairline of the time look at the 55 Squadron, albeit the older versions had the annoying no ladder in the cockpit, internal staircase only layout. Anyways you can see its higher demand due to the higher price to the 52...

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

If you want a three cabins Fairline of the time look at the 55 Squadron, albeit the older versions had the annoying no ladder in the cockpit, internal staircase only layout. Anyways you can see its higher demand due to the higher price to the 52...

There's also the Phantom 50 which IMHO was a far better design than the Sq52

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

There's also the Phantom 50 which IMHO was a far better design than the Sq52

Yes! One of preferred recent Fairlines, and surely the best Phantom.... Amazing boat.

 

[petem]

I looked at the Sq52 before I bought my last boat. Fairline dropped a ******* with the Sq52 by introducing it with only 2 (double bedded) cabins. After they'd realised their mistake, they then tried to shoehorn a 3rd cabin into it but they were still competing with other 50ft flybridge boats which had 3 proper cabins designed in from the start. Then they dropped another ******* with the flybridge which is a small circular design which is about half the size of competing boats (eg Princess 52). As a result, Sq52s are not the most popular of Fairline's used boats on the secondhand market. IMHO there are better 50ft flybridge boats around

I remember at the time that the boating press were describing the two cab Sq52 as a brave move by Fairline. Sadly there was a reason why all other manufacturers were building tri cab 50 ft boats, it's what buyers wanted. Still I like the external styling of the Sq52 and it could make a great boat if they really are that cheap. My only reservation is I wonder if they are already starting to date a little inside.

 

[LionsDen]

Great boat and well worth the money imho with bags off room inside

 

[Hurricane]

I have some pics of a Squaddie 52 that we looked at when we were looking at 50+ foot boats
Also a pic of the small mid crew cabin

If anyone is interested

Strange that there there were only 20 built - I know of at lease 3

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

It would be interesting to have real numbers. I once heard they made 18 and another time 25, that is why my remark of the about 20 build.
We have two of them in Malta, both bought new in 1998, but here we have no 55 (we had one once of a Belgium owner sold abroad), and 58 which came about used last year from Mallorca.
I know of two of them in Italy as well, that makes our number to 7, there is about 12 on YachtWorld but I think 5 of these are double same listing in Greece.

It was produced from 1998 till 2001 and the model had to replace the 55 but it never managed to take over...