Targa 43

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Did Fairline ever produce this boat with a lighter interior wood other than the dark cherry thats in all the boats ive looked at?

Does anyone know any history of the Targa 43 "southern fling" thats moored at Mercury YH on the Hamble, its been for sale a while now with very little interest, someone commisioned a survey and after that pulled out of the deal? im wondering if it has any hidden agendas?
 
volvopaul said:
Did Fairline ever produce this boat with a lighter interior wood other than the dark cherry thats in all the boats ive looked at?

Does anyone know any history of the Targa 43 "southern fling" thats moored at Mercury YH on the Hamble, its been for sale a while now with very little interest, someone commisioned a survey and after that pulled out of the deal? im wondering if it has any hidden agendas?
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No they were all finished in the darker cherrywood
Try to find the purchaser et the get the survey assigned
There was a sinker (Bembridge Ledge) a few years ago out of Mercury probably not the same boat
 
A resurrection of this thread - we viewed a Targa 43 today that was first registered as 'Southern Fling'.

Seemed very tidy, did anything come about from above enquiries? Anyone know of the history?

Also, any current Targa 43 owners - what is max size of tender for garage? I've seen mention of Williams 285 being able to fit? Anyone carried a jet ski?
 
I recently sold mine and I had an Avon 280 with outboard in the garage but needed to deflate the tubes by about 50% to get it in. I've heard you can get a Williams 285 in but I've not tried myself.

Targa 43 is a great classic boat, built like brick sh*"t house and takes almost whatever the sea can throw at it.
 
crazy4557 said:
I recently sold mine and I had an Avon 280 with outboard in the garage but needed to deflate the tubes by about 50% to get it in. I've heard you can get a Williams 285 in but I've not tried myself.

Targa 43 is a great classic boat, built like brick sh*"t house and takes almost whatever the sea can throw at it.
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Thanks, useful to hear direct experiences. Been reading up on them this evening and they seem to be well respected. Any other views on Targa 43 welcomed.
 
I've been told that a Williams 285 would only fit with an expensive modification to the garage - might have been cost appropriate when new but not on a 15 year old boat.

Equally, it looks like a Williams 280 minijet might just fit but these were only launched within last couple of years so still an expensive bit of kit.

With this in mind, does anyone have any alternative ideas for a small jetrib or tender with centre console that would fit in a Targa 43 garage, ideally in the £7.5k range? I am struggling to find exact dimensions of he garage but the limiting factor I believe is length (2.75m).
 
The limiting factor is more likely the width. From memory the garage is not very wide by modern standards. It took me a while to find a regular dinghy that would fit in fully inflated.
 
I purchased a honwave 270 package for my targa 43 but it had to be deflated to put into the garage.( GUTTED ). Now have a standard air deck tender with 5hp that slides in with no hassle.
 
Thanks, all good info.

One more Q - the boat I have viewed does not have generator. The broker said the following:

"The boat does not have a generator. There a a small invertor socket fitted in the cabinet amidships above the galley to power a TV. The other onboard domestic electrics are powered by the domestic battery bank when at anchor away from the shorepower. The hob and oven are gas and independent of any 240v shorepower supply."

I don't understand the part I have highlighted - do you think he means things like fridge, lights, etc that run on 12v (or is it 24v on a T43)?

Our previous (smaller) boat had a mastervolt inverter that allowed us to use limited 240v appliances (when it felt like it I have to say, never did quite get the hang of it). I was really wanting to be able to power the electric griddle whilst at anchor (first world problems eh!) and it doesn't sound like the current set-up supports this without an inverter (and even if we fitted an inverter not sure one would provide power to heat elements). Even if it did, this uses a lot of battery power I presume where genny produces its own power supply.....
 
The Targa model are usually all electric. e.g. Griddle , convection microwave so generator is a must . An inverter would only be useful for short period of time. Is the Gas hob and oven original ? Why has the generator been removed ?
 
The fridges and lights all run of 12v. The fridges will use 230v if available from shore or generator. If boat has gas hob and oven, then you don't need a generator. Not all targa 43 have one but most did. Sounds like a UK spec boat, ebercraper heating?
 
Yup all powered by the Dom batt bank inc the tiny tv inverter .
Ideally having 220 or 240 v on command is Convieniantly handy if you plan on spending a high proportion of time away from a marina .
Of course the flip side is if the price is low -you can spec a new Geny as opposed to pick up a potentially OEM fitted 10-15y shagged out one which in 2 y needs replacing ?
Depends on the asking price relative to others -is there headroom for a new Geny ?
 
Boat is originally UK supplied, originally supplied by Peters Chichester and was named 'Southern Fling' (since renamed).

Gas oven and hob all original and yes it has eberspacher heating.

It isn't that well priced compared to overall market (£130k for 2001 on the TAMD74p 480bhp) but it is very tidy with lots of work done in last year (major service, new teak, new covers, new upholstery, new sternthruster / remote, new carpets, electronic package seems relatively new). Plus it is a stock boat with 3m warranty, ready to go for the season antifouled and polished.

But is this all just a bit flattering if it doesn't have the right hardware.....
 
We have just sold our targa 43 lovely boat and as others have said built like the proverbial .... most came with generators but some U.K. Spec ones didnt the standard fit was an hfl 8.5 kva and they are mounted just behind starboard engine under the tender garage . This is one of the only problems with these boats to access batteries or most things behind engines the garage floor needs to come out which is a heavy job for 2 people .
 
Dorset Dan said:
Boat is originally UK supplied, originally supplied by Peters Chichester and was named 'Southern Fling' (since renamed).

Gas oven and hob all original and yes it has eberspacher heating.

It isn't that well priced compared to overall market (£130k for 2001 on the TAMD74p 480bhp) but it is very tidy with lots of work done in last year (major service, new teak, new covers, new upholstery, new sternthruster / remote, new carpets, electronic package seems relatively new). Plus it is a stock boat with 3m warranty, ready to go for the season antifouled and polished.

But is this all just a bit flattering if it doesn't have the right hardware.....

That price seems about right in todays market.
I had a new Onan 4kva generator fitted under the garage floor in my T43 and the fitting cost was around £2.5k plus genny. Budget about £7k+ for a reasonable setup but it would need to be a used unit. Makes a massive difference to life on board at anchor as faffing around with battery power means limited use.
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Dorset Dan said:
Boat is originally UK supplied, originally supplied by Peters Chichester and was named 'Southern Fling' (since renamed).

Gas oven and hob all original and yes it has eberspacher heating.

It isn't that well priced compared to overall market (£130k for 2001 on the TAMD74p 480bhp) but it is very tidy with lots of work done in last year (major service, new teak, new covers, new upholstery, new sternthruster / remote, new carpets, electronic package seems relatively new). Plus it is a stock boat with 3m warranty, ready to go for the season antifouled and polished.

But is this all just a bit flattering if it doesn't have the right hardware.....
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I know some history on this boat , it sat idle for 2 years out the water before it eventually sold, my friend did the revamp on the interior and nav gear. If your considering buying it have it surveyed by someone who will look deep into the forward section of the hull and an oil sample on the port engine is a must. I'll say no more.
 
Thanks Paul, I have been in touch with you directly already about inspecting the oily bits of any new boat I buy - if you can expand on anything you would rather not say on public forum, please could you e-mail me?
 
Hi Dan

We looked long and hard to find our T43, trading up from a T34. We wanted big 480hp engines, gas cooker/hob, diesel heating and a genie and eventually found one. Most are either gas without a genie or electric with a genie.

I think we looked at the boat you are referring to when it was fore sale previously, I recall it had been converted to elec cooking and had a genie installed but subsequently removed and sold separately, I think to a chap with a T43 in Lymington!

As for tenders, there are plenty with Williams 285s in the garage. There are special rollers to take the Williams, ours came with them, they look like the bottom of an upside down inline roller boot! You do however need the low profile Williams with the lower grab handles on the rear of the seat back rest.

We have an Avon Rover 280 RIB with a consol and Yam 9.9 4-stroke in our garage, we had custom rollers made by Extreme Marine in Southampton (who make boat trailers) to ease getting it in/out - the rollers are a amazing and make getting it in/out easy. The Ribeye 280 also fits. As with the Williams you have to let some air out of the tubes but this is no problem and only takes a few pumps of the foot pump or no time at all with an elec pump - there is a h/d power outlet by the shorepower socket for the pump.

I hope this helps, happy boat hunting

Mike
 
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