Which boats have the same layout as the Princess 435?

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Budget is £50K to £100K.

We've looked at loads of boats, but the Princess 435 is the only one we've found that has exactly the layout we're after.

ie 'island' double berths forward and aft, both with heads and shower, dinette opposite galley, large wheelhouse/ saloon with table and comfortable seating, lots of deck space.

Can anyone suggest anything else that fits the bill, please?

Thanks!
 
Aquastar 48

Island double and shower toilet at the stern, double to one side in vee of bow with seperate toilet and shower. Galley to port and to starboard either dinette or twin/ double cabin in place of dinette.
 
Princess 435? That would work.. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Seriously, I'd love to upgrade to a 435 (currently have P 385), and if my 3 yrs ownership of current boat is anything to go by, the 435 would be a cracking machine. Some advertised for as low as £95k now....
 
Fairline Turbo 36 is close but you lose the lower dinnette and most have "v" berths forward.
I am told that the P 435 with the smaller VP 306hp engines, struggles a bit.
Don't expect more than 1 mpg from either.
 
Sealine F43, Fairline 43AC, Humber 448 fit the spec well, but all will be over budget, even in current market.

You may just get a Sealine 410, perhaps a cheeky offer on this one at the top of your budget?

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A bit left field but the Broom 37 (around 1990's) has pretty much the same layout. But if you like the 435, it's an excellent boat. I had one for 3 yrs and it was one of my favourites. Great hull and loads of space inside. If you can find one with the TAMD71/72 engines, those are the ones to have because the TAMD 61 engined 435's are a touch underpowered. Obviously though when you're looking at a boat thats 20 yrs old, condition is more important than anything else
 
The Broom is an interesting call, thanks.

What puts us off the Princess is, in some ways, really quite trivial. The boat looks geat, the layout is, for us, just about perfect, it's just that the fit-out seems to be (how can I put this?) a bit cheap and cheerful eg joinery, hinges, drawer runners, locker catches etc.

What we really want is a 'Broomcess' ... a P435, but fitted out by Broom!
 
It's a fair comment. Princesses of that era had a fairly utilitarian finish. Solid but uninspiring. You can do a lot to tart it up though. New carpets, curtains and cushions can do a lot to modernise an older boat for a reasonable cost. If you want to go further, you can get the woodwork revarnished and replace some of the surfaces eg galley with corian or similar
To be honest, if you find the 435 finish dated, you're going to feel the same about the Broom 37. The woodwork is much more nicely finished but there's no denying that the style is definitely 80/90's
There are other aft cabin boats you could look at like for example, Aquastar 38, Grand Banks 36 or any number of Taiwanese built boats like the Trader 41+2 but all will look dated inside. I once nearly bought a Hatteras 40DC which has a more American finish but it won't look modern. If looking contemporary is vital, then the Sealine 390/410/F43 is more up to date than the others I've mentioned. The 410/F43 has a gloss cherry finish inside and curves rather than straight lines but I'm not sure you'll get one for less than £100k
 
Again..interesting points!

We're certainly not bothered about contemporary looks: our previous boat was a very old, very traditional, very beautiful, wooden gaff cutter.

We've looked at several trawler types (Neptune, Ckips), and that style really appeals to us, but none of them have the layout we want (plus they have twenty year old teak decks, which really puts us off).

We were looking at a Broom Ocean 42 yesterday. It was beautifully finished in teak (not seen that before), and the joinery was good (not cabinet-making, by any means...but good). Again though, she doesn't have the layout we'd like.

We haven't been aboard an Aquastar 38...looks potentially interesting.

I guess that's boats: so many compromises to prioritise.
 
I like Mikes idea of a cosmetic make-over on the older boat. You can put your own stamp on the boat, your family has had their imput as well, and its usually not too costly.

Happy hunting!
 
You'll find the Aquastar 38 a lot narrower inside than the 435 but it has a similar layout to the 435 and it has a more traditional style which might appeal if you're coming from an older style yacht. Also it has a semi displacement hull rather than a planing hull as the 435. This means that it will be more comfortable punching into a head sea but not as fast and possibly more rolly in a beam sea. You might like to look at a Nelson 40/42 as well but it'll be pretty old for your budget but the layout is similar
The Broom Ocean 42 is also a semi-d hull whereas the Broom 37 is a planing hull albeit with a small keel
 
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