what boat?

[jaycee]

Hi am pretty new to this foram,currently have a ketch,but,am seriously considering a mobo.I am not particularily interested in all out speed,cruise 12knts max c.18knts.I would prefer twin deisel,approx.35-40 ft.with 4/5 berths.Have looked at colvic beta,nelson,c-kip.Age 1980 plus.My budget is approx.£100,000.Any thoughts?

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

put a Grand Banks in that list
if you like a more British design I would also suggest Broom and any of the old Fairline or Princess, like the FL 36 Turbo

 

[Chris_d]

All the raggies say their not interested in speed /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif I know 12-18 knts sounds like light speed compared to sailing speeds, but actualy most of the semi-displacement stuff designed to run at 12-18knts, uses loads more fuel than faster planing boats.
You might find having a 20-25knt crusing speed opens up a whole load of different cruising options and actualy costs less with a decent planing boat.
Try looking at Sealine F37, Princess 360, Fairline 35's or similar, worth thinking about anyway.

 

[John100156]

Go for a Fairline Targa 34 - excellent design, very strong and should hold its price. Small and well behaved and will comfortably berth 4/5! Welcome to the light side....

 

[jaycee]

Sorry,should have added that i would tend to use the mobo in the ,fairly,open sea.Are planing boats as good in roughish waters as the semi-displacement type?Thanks again

 

[jhr]

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Are planing boats as good in roughish waters as the semi-displacement type?

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The honest answer to that is "some". Botnia Targa for example, but a biggish one would break your budget.

 

[gjgm]

whats rough-ish water ? Just sticking with F as a scale,many think that f5 is enough to think their fillings will fall out and the plasma will fall of the cabin wall( /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif).
Bear in mind that ,in part, the point of a fast planing boat is that you get places quickly. So whereas in a sailboat, 50 miles might be 10 hours, in a planing boat, it might be 2-3 hours, meaning you can make more use of a weather window- which in turn means, most wont care to be caught out in poorer weather.
As an example, having been holed up in Dartmouth for a week in the summer, there was a few hours one morning that suggested a small break,with the weather, as normal deteriorating from the west. OK, I have a fast boat, but we made half away across Lyme Bay before the rollers started, and were back in the Solent in 4 hours, of which only from St Albans onwards was getting somewhat shite. At 15 knots, you'd have been in the worst of it for much of the way.Or maybe, still been in Dartmouth!
Having said that, it isnt necessarily all that relaxing !

 

[oldgit]

"Go for a Fairline Targa 34 - .......... comfortably berth 4/5"

That must be a new Tardis 34 for hobbits........the 46 has just about enough room for three normal human beans but only if you really really like each other a lot. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[John100156]

Yes only a TAD bigger than a Princess 33......

 

[mainshiptom]

Look around, with a budget of £100k you can get some anmazing boats even new ones!

shop around and search the internet..

good luck

Tom

 

[mainshiptom]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sunseeker-caribiea...A1%7C240%3A1318


make an offer ?

Tom

 

[oldgit]

"Yes only a TAD bigger than a Princess 33...... "

With me and the missus on board even this would not be enough space /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[John100156]

Hey weighing-in at 24 stone who am I to argue...... Still a T34 is in my opinion well designed and with two berths its fine for 4 and even 5 in summer, when you tend to use the upper deck! Great first boat IMHO! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif