No Regrets
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Having changed my old but lovely Shetland 570 a few months back (Still for sale by the way....wink wink....) and changed for the Shamby, the Rio 700, SWMBO and myself have fallen in love with boating!
Trouble is, she won't sleep in the Rio because the V berth is a bit slopey the wrong way, and too narrow at the front for anybody other than two midgets wearing KKK headwear.
The gutter is, I love the Rio for it's new-ness, phenomenal fuel consumption (just over half a gallon of red per hour) and specification, but....
The boat is a little wanderey being what it is, although I could, if I wasn't lazy, bung a sack of sand in the bow locker. Otherwise, the only issue is the lack of Wiper, making it a very cold and wet experience in the Winter, oh, and that 'wake' which is a little excessive at any speed.
Anyway....
We have seen a Haines 31, which is almost the same as a Broom Ocean 31, which is my utter favourite from an aesthetic point of view, and will apparently glide along the Thames with barely a ripple.
Any comments about these boats? She's a '99 in mint condition in every way, with a 60bhp Nanni on shaft, and as well as the fly, an internal helm with Wipers, and even Webasto heating.
Lots of money by my standards, but a dream boat in terms of looks, spec. and usability.
Smart move? Or not..... /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Trouble is, she won't sleep in the Rio because the V berth is a bit slopey the wrong way, and too narrow at the front for anybody other than two midgets wearing KKK headwear.
The gutter is, I love the Rio for it's new-ness, phenomenal fuel consumption (just over half a gallon of red per hour) and specification, but....
The boat is a little wanderey being what it is, although I could, if I wasn't lazy, bung a sack of sand in the bow locker. Otherwise, the only issue is the lack of Wiper, making it a very cold and wet experience in the Winter, oh, and that 'wake' which is a little excessive at any speed.
Anyway....
We have seen a Haines 31, which is almost the same as a Broom Ocean 31, which is my utter favourite from an aesthetic point of view, and will apparently glide along the Thames with barely a ripple.
Any comments about these boats? She's a '99 in mint condition in every way, with a 60bhp Nanni on shaft, and as well as the fly, an internal helm with Wipers, and even Webasto heating.
Lots of money by my standards, but a dream boat in terms of looks, spec. and usability.
Smart move? Or not..... /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif