Top 10 Best Boats...Ever!

TomIsitt · 2 Jul 2004

OK, we've shown you ours (MBY's Top 100, August issue, on sale now), now let's see yours.

What do you think are the Top 10 Best Boats ever built? Could you put in the Wally 118 and leave out the Hinkley Picnic Boat? Would the Fairline Turbo make your Top 10? Or a Pershing 88? And what about the Landau? Exactly!

So, let's see what the people's choice is. Over to you...

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burgundyben · 2 Jul 2004

Mine.

Huntsman 28.

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tcm · 2 Jul 2004

riva aquarama
riva superaquarama
riva tritone
riva aquariva
riva ariston
riva super ariston
riva corsaro
Bahia 63

and erm sunseeker sportfisher 37, possibly...

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paulineb · 2 Jul 2004

Rivarama ..... plus the first nine of Matt's list

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studgies · 2 Jul 2004

I like my Sealine 285 lots!
Big Riva's are good
would love a Turbo 36
Princess 435??

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tico · 2 Jul 2004

1. Sunfury
2. Corniche ... There you go Nick

<hr width=100% size=1>Been there, done that, got the oily T shirt

KevB · 2 Jul 2004

Suppose the Turbo 36 is a modern (ish) day classic. Personally I'd go for the Cunard Queen Mary 2, but with only 157,000hp on tap maybe slightly under powered.

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theguvnor · 2 Jul 2004

Is there a size / price limit or do the QM2, Titanic, QE2 qualify?

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theguvnor · 2 Jul 2004

Couldn`t agree more ! Sunfury (diesel)

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martynwhiteley · 2 Jul 2004

What would be nice to see would be a top ten boats on the basis of a JD Power style user satisfaction survey. I know it's been discussed before on the forum, and it only seems to be in the States that such surveys exist.

How about picking ten of the most common cruisers, e.g. S28, F36, PV42, P40, Bw37, Br38, Fa36, FT37, some popular Sunseeker etc. and seeking owners that will complete a comprehensive check list survey.

I know it is done in part when an older model is reviewed, but that way it is not possible to compare 'like-for-like' from a brand point of view.

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TomIsitt · 2 Jul 2004

No size/price limit...just your view of the Top 10 best ever motorboats. If we get enough responses we will put a Readers' Top 10 in the next issue

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windymiller · 2 Jul 2004

Anything by Windy but especially a 31 tornado....

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Jim44 · 2 Jul 2004

I was waiting for that, you put most people of guard by saying, we shown you our.

This is just an attempt to fill the mag, are you 1 page short for the next issue??

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ari · 2 Jul 2004

Princess 266 Riviera with twin 205hp petrols. Amazing handling, superb seakeeping, 40+ knot yet still reasonable accomodation, and great looks.

Fairline 36 Turbo. Bit of an old classic, the "Solent Sierra" in its day.

Windy 25/28. Awesome seakeeping, the ultimate dayboat/weekender.

Fairline 33 Targa (old shape) Slammy in a head sea but otherwise a superb layout and excellent cockpit/cabin compromise and well matched AQAD 41's giving 30+ knots

Princess 45 (old shape) Remember the Force 9 Plymouth - Solent MBM boat test?

Wellcraft Scarab: For living out the Miami Vice fantasies.

Princess V65. Just a stunning looking boat.

Riva Aquariva. As soon as I win that roll-over jackpot....

Sunseeker Tomahawk 37. Always had a soft spot.

Fairline Corniche/Princes 35. Why does no one build boats like this anymore? A proper flybridge shaft drive family boat.

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hlb · 2 Jul 2004

Main reason why I keep my P35. ant find anything better. A classic.

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Haydn

TomIsitt · 2 Jul 2004

Neither...we've done our list of the Top 100 Best Boats Ever in the August issue, and we were interested in whether the Mobo Chat panel concurred with our selections. The offer to put in a Readers Top 10 was merely an after-thought.

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powerskipper · 2 Jul 2004

Your asking a lady to choose !!! How unfair.

Well will be brave and try!!!!

But I have a problem I like nearly every boat I helm

Manhattan 74-[ has a master suite/cabin to die for.]/forums/images/icons/wink.gif

Always liked the Princess 56 and Princess 52. [real lady's to Handel]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif

liked the Birch wood 440

And the Sealine 440,

Like the Sealine F43 or F42/5 [with big engines in they purr]

And the Sealine S34. [our baby]

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Julie

barryjl · 2 Jul 2004

Nice to see the Sunfury making top 100 in MBY's list.

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lanason · 2 Jul 2004

You cant have any list without the P32, Fairline Holiday and the starter boat of all time was little Shetlands.

Ah and HMS Ark Royal is not bad either.

<hr width=100% size=1>Adrian <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.arweb.co.uk/argallery/kelisha>Kelisha</A> Nothing is better than a Holiday

Andrew_Fanner · 2 Jul 2004

Don't leave out the other range that started for many of us: Norman.

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