rbcoomer
Well-Known Member
Ok, this will seem like an insane proposition to many, but a dilemma I suspect quite a few have faced at some stage!
I'm looking to move up in the next 12 months to a twin engined 30' sports cruiser (something specific in mind, but probably immaterial at this stage and don't want to reveal too much yet - although some will guess.). Likely budget will be £20-25K and a clean, twin diesel example of this particular vessel is typically around £30-35K vs a twin petrol around £20K. Our use would likely be mixed, but typically we anticipate a couple of dozen local trips each season (<40-50nm) and one or two longer trips (200nm). The diesel variants are probably going to be twin AQAD41 and the petrols 5L V8. Servicing etc will be done myself, with some probable VP trained assistance as and when required...
I have found a clean example within budget, repowered with twin GXI petrols and later drives - low hours and less than 10 years old... Bearing in mind I'm likely to get perhaps 1.8mpg with these at cruise, I'm starting to think the unthinkable and consider twin petrols! :ambivalence: Am I right in thinking that the AQAD41's are only going to deliver around 3mpg at best anyway? I also have a small personal pension that matures in 6 years and as I'm very unlikely to ever fully retire, I'm thinking that might fund a pair of D4's further down the line!
Has anyone else opted for a petrol over a diesel due to lower capital outlay, or even better switched like-for-like either way and if so, how have they stacked up?
All things being equal and if the petrols were the same age as the diesels (i.e. close to 30 years old!), I probably wouldn't consider for a third less outlay, but as the petrols are less than 10 years old I am... I should add that there's also a performance difference in that the diesel boat (400hp less whatever has skipped the coral in the last 25+ years) will achieve 27~30kts and cruise around 20kts. The petrol boat (550hp) will cruise mid-20's and reach over 40kts! Finally, the later drives are also likely to be less troublesome than the earlier variants.
I've kept an eye on market over the last 18m or so and noted a couple of older twin petrol examples that have sold and another that's 'under offer' - so I'm clearly not the only idiot considering such things - which makes any future resale slightly less concerning too.
Any thoughts...?
I'm looking to move up in the next 12 months to a twin engined 30' sports cruiser (something specific in mind, but probably immaterial at this stage and don't want to reveal too much yet - although some will guess.). Likely budget will be £20-25K and a clean, twin diesel example of this particular vessel is typically around £30-35K vs a twin petrol around £20K. Our use would likely be mixed, but typically we anticipate a couple of dozen local trips each season (<40-50nm) and one or two longer trips (200nm). The diesel variants are probably going to be twin AQAD41 and the petrols 5L V8. Servicing etc will be done myself, with some probable VP trained assistance as and when required...
I have found a clean example within budget, repowered with twin GXI petrols and later drives - low hours and less than 10 years old... Bearing in mind I'm likely to get perhaps 1.8mpg with these at cruise, I'm starting to think the unthinkable and consider twin petrols! :ambivalence: Am I right in thinking that the AQAD41's are only going to deliver around 3mpg at best anyway? I also have a small personal pension that matures in 6 years and as I'm very unlikely to ever fully retire, I'm thinking that might fund a pair of D4's further down the line!
Has anyone else opted for a petrol over a diesel due to lower capital outlay, or even better switched like-for-like either way and if so, how have they stacked up?
All things being equal and if the petrols were the same age as the diesels (i.e. close to 30 years old!), I probably wouldn't consider for a third less outlay, but as the petrols are less than 10 years old I am... I should add that there's also a performance difference in that the diesel boat (400hp less whatever has skipped the coral in the last 25+ years) will achieve 27~30kts and cruise around 20kts. The petrol boat (550hp) will cruise mid-20's and reach over 40kts! Finally, the later drives are also likely to be less troublesome than the earlier variants.
I've kept an eye on market over the last 18m or so and noted a couple of older twin petrol examples that have sold and another that's 'under offer' - so I'm clearly not the only idiot considering such things - which makes any future resale slightly less concerning too.
Any thoughts...?
