Third time lucky? New boat, Princess 460

[Greg2]

Been out on the boat all week so just catching up.

A classic Princess and she looks fabulous - many congrats!

Looking forward to seeing some more pics!
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[Gustywinds]

Very nice!
I spoke with Ancasta (Sam and Chris) about a boat I was interested in very helpful people

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Very nice!
I spoke with Ancasta (Sam and Chris) about a boat I was interested in very helpful people

Yes, they were they folks I dealt with. Based on my own experience I’d happily recommend them.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

As requested, a few pictures of the boat follow…

Broker's pics from the listing:

 

[Sticky Fingers]

My pictures from the haul out and underwater survey, prior to the seatrial:

 

[Sticky Fingers]

And these are from the delivery voyage, perfect conditions! Ably assisted by @Elessar @rafiki_ and @PEJ plus WAGs.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Happy wife easy life, the present Mrs SF relaxing at Swanwick after a perfect day. This boat has been a big hit (so far), I'm very happy with our choice.

 

[ChromeDome]

I'd like to say a lot of nice things about it because it is stunning.
To save everybody's time I'll boil it down to

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Thank you that's much appreciated!

 

[colhel]

Let me know if you need a deck hand when you bring her to Weybizza

 

[Elessar]

Paddleboarded up the river to be rewarded with wine and good company on the new boat!

 

[oldgit]

Cracking boat, is it me or is that rudder a bit "Pink" ?

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Does look a bit pink but surveyor says it and props are fine.

 

[volvopaul]

Cracking boat, is it me or is that rudder a bit "Pink" ?

I thought the same but not wishing to spoil the parade , I’ve seen this boat close up , it’s absolutely stunning for its year , it’s sure had a great home .

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Paddleboarded up the river to be rewarded with wine and good company on the new boat!

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And my visitor departs . Lovely evening, thanks for joining me

 

[julians]

Does look a bit pink but surveyor says it and props are fine.

They always look pink straight after washing with acid

 

[Sticky Fingers]

They always look pink straight after washing with acid

Yup could be that. Scraping back they looked fine. To be fair there were a few very small areas of galvanic pitting in one rudder caused by an anode bonding fault about 5 years ago. Now fixed obviously and the bonding tests were ok. So it’s not perfect but I’ve no reason to believe that there’s a dezincification issue here.

 

[oldgit]

My boat on the drying blocks last week due to fouling problems.
Prop and Shaft anodes virtually gone and only fitted in April.
All other anodes displaying minor wasting and OK.

 

[Elessar]

My boat on the drying blocks last week due to fouling problems.
Prop and Shaft anodes virtually gone and only fitted in April.
All other anodes displaying minor wasting and OK.

Means you’ve lost continuity between shafts and engine/main anodes.
Do you have those spring things to earth the shaft? They always seem to fail. I hard wire mine from bolt to bolt across the shaft coupler. Measure the resistance between your props and the hull bar anode. Should be nearly zero if it isn’t, fix it before you launch.

 

[oldgit]

Means you’ve lost continuity between shafts and engine/main anodes.
Do you have those spring things to earth the shaft? They always seem to fail. I hard wire mine from bolt to bolt across the shaft coupler. Measure the resistance between your props and the hull bar anode. Should be nearly zero if it isn’t, fix it before you launch.

will investigate.