Targa 48 in Force 5 - What a boat!

[andis]

Just completed a passage from Cyprus to Athens in a Force 5.
It's a 550 nm trip cutting right through tha Aegean sea.

The first leg from Paphos to Rhodes (260 nm) took less than 10 hours, and consumed 1150 lit of fuel; the wind was maily NE of Force 5.
The second leg from Rhodes to Athens (285 nm) took 11 hours, and consumed 1400 lit of fuel; the wind was maily N of Force 4 to Force 6 in places.

The boat behaved impeccably, effortlessly maintaining a 22 kt speed head on the steep waves and 28kt when sideways - minimal slamming and virtually no roll!
All this in autopilot - no effort to ride the surf is needed with this boat...

I am thoroughly impressed by the boat's seakeeping abilities, and quality of construction. I would recommend this boat to anyone.

If you need any information on the Greek waters this summer, drop me a line...

 

[tcm]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

ok - but now have a good look aroudn the aircon units cos the taped and cable tied connections will all fall off after a beating like that. Also, the shower doors will need a load of fixing and refixing. After that it's time to re-silicon the seal between the shower tray and walls to stop the damp reaching the saloon carpet on the other side and rotting the wooden walls, partly a feature of the crappy shower pumps with the electrical connections inside the box instead of outside, so that stops working too! Then there's the aluminium zips outdoors, the mild steel staples used in the cockpit seating, the way in whioc they use a whole load of staples so the single seat next to the barbecue snaps in half cos the base is perforated, mind you, the barbie won't work for long cos it ain't marinised, so it's time for a wander to the bows and - jeez- the handholds under the radar arch are ssquared-off so you whack yer head and - oops - unless it's a realy REALLY late model the step on to the side decks is glass smooth.

Great looker, so-so finish. Or are we identifying what "fastidious owner" actually means?...

 

[Roy]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

Will it really be this bad?? Would of thought that a boat of that make and size would manage a journey like that without the resultant probs you mention?

 

[hlb]

Would not have expected any less of an Olsinki?? designed hull. My P35 is quite capable of that, if a bit slower. A bit worried about TCM's comments though!!

 

[Kevin]

One of my mates has one and for a medium vee hull I have found they perform very well in all but the worst conditions, very little sliding about with them, hes not had trouble with build quality- he has only had it about 10 months

Kevin

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

Ah but you forgot about the helm seat bolster falling off because its only secured with self tappers, all the internal towel rails which people use to steady themselves at sea falling off because they're only secured with self tappers, the coaming around the bed falling off because its only secured with self tappers, the sound insulation in the engine bay falling off because its only glued on, the placcy cupholders breaking when you lean on them, the windscreen washers falling off when you step on them, the windshield flexing and cracking when you go over a wave and the walnut effect veneer on the helm peeling off
Apart from these things, a real high quality boat, not

 

[paulineb]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

You're all such meanies ...... it's Andis' pride and joy

 

[lanason]

Re: Targa 48

I'd love to upgrade my fairline for a newer Fairline so if any of you wannabe TCM's have got fed up with the build quality, I'll look after it for you. I'd be only too happy /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

and I've been round the Oundle factory and seen 'em being built.........

 

[andis]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

I am sure that there are more bad things that can be said about this boat - or any other boat from that matter. Having an experience with Cranchis, a '93 Sunseeker C55 and a '96 P500, I feel that the T48 is Very Well Built indeed...

Maybe I am a poor judge of boats; I tend to prefer boats that have strong hulls, and I can forgive minor furniture blemishes:
If a boat's hull is poorly built, I have to sell the boat to the next poor bastard; If the towel rails come off, I simply have to secure them back on properly.
Also, I hate high running costs and the T48 seems reasonable in consumption.

Mine is a 2001 model. None of the proplems you mention are apparent yet, but I am sure that they are quing in the pipeline for me.

Indeed, thanks for the advise; I should pay attention to these areas.

 

[tcm]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

in the same boat, i had exactly those problems and plenty more.

 

[andis]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

It appears that I'll be spending a lot of time in the marina...
I should install a cappuccino machine!

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

Andis, the T48 is certainly one of Fairline's best seaboats and I had good experience with my T48 in similar conditions on a number of occasions but my experience was spoilt by the many problems I experienced with the boat. I did not mention also the failed fuel pump (Cat to blame) or the failed exhaust elbow (Fairline fault) or the cheap 'n nasty aircon units and we experienced many of the problems tcm describes (the shower doors are a nightmare)
The T48 is not a bad boat and it is very popular on the secondhand market so, providing you paid the right price, you should be very happy

 

[david_e]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

How much would one of these cost new, in the UK?

 

[jfm]

price of T48

No longer in production, so not available new. There's a T47 and a T52 instead.

 

[petem]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

Andis,

Don't worry about TCM he's just being mischevious! This is a link to an article that he very kindly wrote for my website a couple of years back.

Targa 48 Review

Pete

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

What is a passarelle....?

Should I know the answer to this?

 

[petem]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

[ QUOTE ]
What is a passarelle....?

[/ QUOTE ]

AKA Gang plank

 

[andis]

Re: Targa 48 in Force 5 - hm, maybe

Thanks Pete;
Maybe one day I'll be in a position to add something meaningful to the review....

 

[david_e]

Re: price of T48

What would it have cost, or what does the 47 cost?

 

[tcm]

Re: price of T48

um, the new LIBs 1996 base price was £219,000 +vat which excluded everything cept hot water. I seeem to remember bout £250k +vat with air and genny etc.

t47 quite a different beast, with only two cabins and seems thiv gone backwards and made a slow carmargue....