Targa in the Med

[ClaytonDJ]

Exciting news (for me anyway)
After months of searching and multiple false starts (and disappointments), I've finally bought a boat in Spain to put on my berth at Sotogrande Marina.

She is a 1994 Fairline Targa 38 powered by two KAD 42(B)s
Considering her age (she'll be 32 this year) she presents reasonably well. A few scuffs on the bathing platform and along protective strake (that's what it's for isn't it), but overall the hull looks good.
Engines start and operate OK - no smoke (except usual puff on start up), oil pressure and temperatures steady.
Interior is nice but needs a little TLC as one would expect.

In the process of paying (ouch), de-registering/re-registering, arranging insurance, and transportation (she's a fair few miles from where she needs to be).

With calm seas and a fair wind, I should have her afloat and in use for the Summer.

Dave

 

[stelican]

Great boat
Commissioned many of them in the previous century!

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Excellent news, congratulations on the new boat. As you probably know, posts like this are completely useless without photographs!

Would love to see a few.

 

[Bouba]

Congratulations!!!

 

[Anibal]

Congratulations

 

[ClaytonDJ]

Excellent news, congratulations on the new boat. As you probably know, posts like this are completely useless without photographs!

Would love to see a few.

I'll upload some soon - need to re-size to do so

 

[Sea Change]

I'm not a motorboater but I've just done a YM course/exam on a Targa 35, and I thought it was a great boat. Enjoy!

 

[ClaytonDJ]

I'm not a motorboater but I've just done a YM course/exam on a Targa 35, and I thought it was a great boat. Enjoy!

That’s spooky because I’ve just passed the RYA Coastal/Offshore YM theory course. Might be nice to do the practical on my own boat (once we become familiar with each other).

 

[ClaytonDJ]

So my new to me motor cruiser has swallowed up a fair chunk of the money I had put aside for the purchase - but being from 1994 she needs a number of upgrades. I’m not proud - so I am on the lookout for any used items that others may have going spare due to them upgrading on their boats. Electronics (Chart plotters, radar, etc) as well as gauges and tri-data instruments. Please let me know if you have suitable items I could buy from you.

 

[Seastoke]

So my new to me motor cruiser has swallowed up a fair chunk of the money I had put aside for the purchase - but being from 1994 she needs a number of upgrades. I’m not proud - so I am on the lookout for any used items that others may have going spare due to them upgrading on their boats. Electronics (Chart plotters, radar, etc) as well as gauges and tri-data instruments. Please let me know if you have suitable items I could buy from you.

Have you seen the wanted and for sale section.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Here:

YBW Forum

 

[ClaytonDJ]

Here:

YBW Forum

Thanks I’ll have a read through

 

[ClaytonDJ]

Pic of the 1994 Targa 38 I have purchased

 

[Bouba]

Registered in Toulon !

 

[ClaytonDJ]

Few more pics from when she was last in the water.

Registered in Toulon !

Yes - always been French registered.

 

[ClaytonDJ]

I have obtained from the broker copies of the the original Fairline boat builders certificate and Bill of Sale showing EU VAT paid.

 

[Sea Change]

Aha! Mine was a Botnia Targa. A very different beast!

 

[petem]

Just looking at your Facebook post. If you want to make the hull look more OEM you should contact Malcolm at boat-names.co.uk who made the original graphics, decals and stripes for your boat.

 

[ClaytonDJ]

Just looking at your Facebook post. If you want to make the hull look more OEM you should contact Malcolm at boat-names.co.uk who made the original graphics, decals and stripes for your boat.

Thanks Pete - I'll get in touch with him

 

[petem]

Few more pics from when she was last in the water.

Yes - always been French registered.

It's good to see nice green coolant in the header tanks, not a load of rusty staining.

That black flat dashboard panel is shocking! I could make you a navy blue (or whatever) Perspex overlay that you could mount your instruments into.