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After some years of a 8m raggie boat I am thinking of changing to a Mobo.

Reasoning being...

the wind never blows in the wanted direction.

sailing can take bloomin ages.

raggie boat has less room per unit of length.

Due to the above SWMBO is not so keen to participate.

SWMBO won't learn the ropes and hates the rolling from side to side.... as do I to a degree1

Working life restricts our boat use and we'd like to make better use of a freetime.


The plan is to spend some time looking and learning before a deciding.

Some suggestions please... with these criteria in mind.

1) We currently have a drying berth in the Solent which we sould want to continue to use.

2) Budget of around £14k

3) Easy for one to handle with minimal input from SWMBO who will stick to galley duties and looking lovely.

4) At the moment the Solent as a cruising ground keeps us happy, but you never know.

5) Further to point 4. possibility to tow might be nice.

6) Would prefer inboard engine and diesel (persuade me otherwise if you wish)

7) Hot water and washing facilities for SWMBO to enjoy.

8) Would be used for Solent Jaunts and as a weekend base.

9) Whilst speed is a factor I am not a speed freak.

Thanking you ...

Possible exRaggie
 
For that sort of money, you will be hard pushed to beat a nice little Fairline Sprint. Great build quality and a little tardis inside. I had one for 8 years and sold it with deep regret. Mine had a diesel in it, but they are rare.

They are a great sea boat for the size.

Examples HERE

Found some pictures of my little girl..

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Certainly a nice looking boat. My research (browsing) so far shows me that most similar boats are petrol.

Is this a speed thing? Cost of engine?

Is my fear of loads of petrol onboard irrational?

What kind of litres per hour and comfy speed is expected.

Oh and thanks for your input. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Wrong.....

Sorry if my post sounds like a wind up but one is trying to do some reasearch with out mi raggie mates sussing me out and nagging.

Honest it's a straight up post.
 
Quite a good approach is to use the search facility on YBW and put in your criteria. Then, post what you fancy back on here for critique.

At the risk of being flamed, you could do worse than a Bayliner 285 or the older 2855, many of which have been dieseled. And they are large but the standard body (as opposed to "wide body) version is just about trailable.

I'm kinda with Solitaire though - that sprint is a very good boat.

Hey - I've just done a search. Inputs Motor. £10000 to £14000 20-30 feet. Came up with loads including a tidy looking Channel Isles 22 - now that IS a sea boat and it trailable. Prob too small though.
 
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Go on, buy her back!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Al.

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Don't tempt me /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I loved that boat. And even now with all the boats I've driven - size for size she was a little star. Give me one of those against a S23/25 anyday, in fact pretty much anything sub 30ft frankly.


Just read the details on her! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif. So many memories - Lanason will be along shortly with his memories of her!
 
Hi

Been sailing since age 0 and covered quite a few thousand sea miles.. owned and raced J24 for a few years... then had no money for a bit. Bought Fletcher speedboat for £1500 on ebay a few years back to get myself back on the water and have not looked back since. Last year (and a few speedboats later) I was in a similar position to you.

I would not get too hung up about not having a petrol boat, for your budget (which was not dissimilar to mine), you won't find a huge choice of inboard diesels around.. If you do, it will be a few years old...

Having been a yachty when I wanted to go up from speedboats to something I could safely "cruise" round the Solent the one thing I wanted was walkaround decks, just can't get my mind round walking through a windcsreen, especially with a bit of a swell. For various reasons my wife's balance is not good so again the idea of her wobbling around a steeply raked bow was out... But that is perhaps a bit unique to me so everyone with opening windscreen sports boats please do not take offence!

I have a Merry Fisher 625 with Suzuki 90hp outboard, she will cruise happily at 19/21 knots and use 22 litres per hour. But of course in that hour you can actually get quite far in the Solent! Something that coming from sailing to motor does take a while to get used to. At around 6 knots she uses 7litres and hour. She will top out at 26knots. A Merry Fisher is a Semi Displacement hull that will take to the mud quite happily. Modern large outboard engines if serviced regularly (once a year) will go on and on and on...

Its not perhaps as comfortable as sports cruiser (like has been suggested), but just I think it is always good to get others interpretations on the same subject....

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I had a MF625, great boat, did slap a bit when I was going faster than I should in the chop, but always felt safe.
A good boat if you like solo cruising too.
 
>A good boat if you like solo cruising too.

I go cruising with my wife and 6yr old daughter. We do trip over each other but we do have a laugh... its like camping on water in a 2 person tent! That's the nice thing about the MF625, it is simple and worry free.. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
We moved over 8 years ago for mostly the same reasons - possibly with the exception that SWMBO was quite a hardened raggie....compared to me at least /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

We haven't regretted the move, and have taken sailing holiday's every so often as we still enjoy the pastime (at least in sunny climes).

Sorry, I don't have a lot of guidance on which boat to buy - I consider us a bit of an exception as we went for something a lot older than most, with a lot of wood. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I quite enjoy the up-keep/DIY side of things and see it as another angle to the hobby.

I'm sure now is probably a good time to move over price-wise, although it's likely the price of your sailing boat will have fallen (comparatively, maybe not as much as the motor boat prices though).

I'm sure others will have good advice. Good luck.

Cheers,
Paul
 
I used to race sailing boats every weekend, come snow, rain or shine.

The first mobo I went on (bar resue boats and the like) was the one I actually bought. I'm now on my 3rd and love it. I transferred for all the reasons you said, with the main one being that I wanted my wife to come with me.

I still sail other peoples boats and have a small rubber sailing boat of my own. You'll enjoy sailing all the more if you only do it when you have the time to enjoy it.

My first mobo was petrol. The rate they use fuel is alarming. If you do the sums, the saving on the purchase price can make petrol cheaper overall, but even so the cost of filling up makes you wince. Often you can't get petrol and you have to hide a load of jerry cans in your boot. Not legal and not safe. Petrol boats are safe if properly maintained, if you can get waterside petrol. All in all I re engined the boat, best buy diesel in the first place IMHO.

If you're solent based PM me. I'll take you for a spin, talk crap about boats of all types and I promise not to spill the beans.
 
The petrol/Diesel debate will go on forever, and make your head spin.

The EFI or MPI versions of Mercruiser or Volvo are good safe technology, but unfortunately issues with older unmaintained versions of the same has created a lot of negative press!

Most fires onboard are created by malfunctioning metho stoves, which are deemed the "safest" form.

An important factor you need to consider, being new to this form of boating, in case you have taken the wrong advice (specifically for your needs anyway), is purchase something that can be on sold reasonably easy.

In your country, that appears to be diesel powered. What brand and size, I am sure the local guys will be able to help more. Personally I would prefer a well kept smaller boat, than a rougher larger boat for the allocated budget.

Good luck
 
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