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DavidBIOM

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<span style="color:red"> Hi! New to YBW and new to boat owning!</span>

Bought this a couple of weeks ago as a family outing boat, and a project for this winter/spring.

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The only trouble is, the previous owner wasn't sure what make the boat was. So this is the reason for my posting.

Does anyone have any idea what make and model of motor boat this is?

Also I have been told by different people that it is a
1 - Planing Hull
2 - Semi Planing Hull
3 - Semi Displacement Hull

Which one???

Its 22ft in length (6.5M) and 6ft 6 wide (2.0M) currently fitted with a 40HP Mariner with oil injection

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According to the previous insurance records, its a 1988 model - but that isn't necessarily correct!!

Thanks in advance!!

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Looks like a Buckingham 22 to me! Mostly bought as moulds for own fit out. It is not a planing hull and were made for Inland waterways hence the narrow beam. They make a very nice boat if you spend some time on her. The Mariner is plenty big enough for her as she is not really meant for sea travel.

Cheers

Paul
 
I would have to bow to Paul's superior knowledge on the hull make. The only thing I would add is that I do think it will plane.

Three clues here:
1) The design of the hull is very similar to Shetland - and they plane.
2) It has a strake each side for guidance when planing (a strake is that moulded line along the length of the hull fore to aft)
3) Its fitted with a motor that will certainly make it plane

Welcome to the forum and do let us know how you get on with her. So many newbies turn up for advice with an unusual boat and then you never hear from them again. We would be interested to know.

Enjoy,

Dave.
 
I don't know a lot about her but I do know you got the whole of the canals you can fit in nice and easily into.

Want to know what's good about that? Pubs. On the canalside. Lots of them, with free moorings :-).

Oh and in locks, you'll often get in with <45ft boats behind them. Which allows queue jumping at locks. Good fun that. She'll take you all over England on the inland waterways. I don't know how fast that outboard will take her however. I'd be hesitant going to sea in her straight off, at least not without knowing how fast she'll go.
 
He's on the Isle of Man, says he hasn't got any inland waterways system there, and is going to use it on the coast!

So not much point telling how good it is on canals and locks, and how it will take him all over England! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
It does look as though it will plane,esp with 40hp.

I'd advise a change of colour cos at the momnt it looks quite olde in that baby blue. Or of course, the previous owner might have been a fervent Argentina supporter, hence the colour. Either way, probably best change it or perhaps keep it under wraps for the next few weeks (ot at least until after England play Argentina which could be in the semi finals I think) in case any frustrated football fans get the wrong idea.
 
I was baffled by that, but you could be right about it being an addition. It would help give steerage at low speeds and with "feeling" the bottom.

I think I would investigate removing it. It probably doesn't do a lot for the planing performance or fuel consumption.
 
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It does look as though it will plane,esp with 40hp.

I'd advise a change of colour cos at the momnt it looks quite olde in that baby blue. Or of course, the previous owner might have been a fervent Argentina supporter, hence the colour. Either way, probably best change it or perhaps keep it under wraps for the next few weeks (ot at least until after England play Argentina which could be in the semi finals I think) in case any frustrated football fans get the wrong idea.

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Yes I thought it might plane as well, but when I brought it to my home harbour on a beautiful calm day last week, although the front did lift up, according to my mates GPS, we only managed about 10 mph. Previous owner has fitted a quantity of lead ballast towards the front as well!!

The colour - not much I can say about that, except come the autumn, it's going to be changed, but to what, I haven't decided yet!

Thanks for all the support and interest so far!
 
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He's on the Isle of Man, says he hasn't got any inland waterways system there, and is going to use it on the coast!

So not much point telling how good it is on canals and locks, and how it will take him all over England! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

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I suppose I could take a run at the river at the top of the harbour! That keel does look substantial enough! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and thoughts so far! I'm sure I'll get to the bottom of this yet. The following is an extract of an email from a local boat repair place. I sent the same photos to them a few days ago:-

She looks like a semi-displacement shallow drafted 1960/70's cabin cruiser, designed primarily as a river cruiser with a limited hull speed (about 10 knots maybe) . She is only really suitable when used at sea for coastal inshore waters, because of her limit draft (more suited to shallow canals or rivers). The ideal engine for this is a "high thrust" model of relatively modest hp. The 40hp 2-stroke model you have will tend to cavitate its propeller if pushed too hard because of the limited top speed of the hull. The prop needs to be of low pitch and modest use of the throttle is necessary otherwise you will just waste loads of fuel. Today, this type of boat ( as manufactured by Viking or the new Shetland company etc) would normally be fitted with a 9.9hp high thrust 4-stroke when used on a Canal or River or a 25hp high thrust 4-stroke when used on coastal sea waters.

Another view!! But when does inshore become offshore?? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
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Do it on a rising tide, then if you get stuck you can float off again <g>

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I might just try that, just have to figure out how to get either under the footbridge (2 foot head room) or over the footbridge railings!! Maybe have to try and jump them!
 
Inshore in this respect means within a few miles of a safe haven, only going out when the sea state is good, and the weather forecast for the rest of the day is good, and heading home immediately if things start to liven up.
 
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Welcome to the forum ChuckBIOM. I don't know what the boat is, but I do know that the Isle of Man is not part on the UK! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Thanks - I only put UK as it's easier when buying things off the Internet! Changed it now for ya!
 
Think you have to concider the IOM as off shore.Theres some fearsom currents and overfalls on the North side and little sheltered waters all the way round.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But I dont think your boat suitable for IOM. Yes I have sailed there. And umpteen times up and down the Irish sea. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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