Yay! I've got a new boat!

Congratulations

You'll wonder what to do with all the space ! Is it too late to tell you no one in the Solent can accommodate boats over 42 feet !

Only kidding, it was one of the things we worried about and we needn't have, no problems at all :)

Enjoy.

Henry :)
 
tetleys said:
He certainly knows his green lumps does Volvopaul, helped me through a series of issues on a sea trial last year which resulted in a rejection. The subsequent purchase was mechanically in a different league. Always good to have a third party on board who s detached from the emotional side of boat buying.

The T51 looks fantastic.

Cheers

Tetleys
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These d12s are white lumps for a change, not sure I like them green and the paint quality is better with green.
 
Thanks guys!

Powerskipper is teaching me how to drive it this afternoon and then we get all the stuff off the old boat on to the new boat. Spend tonight and tomorrow morning reading the manuals to find out how all the stuff on it works and then off to play.

I have to get up the learning curve on all this new stuff that I have never had before like

A generator
Radar
Reverse cycle air conditioning
Auto Helm
Electronic engine gauges
Raymarine chart plotter ( I have always had Garmin)

But most of all 17ft of extra length!

So you might be seeing a few "how does this work" posts by me soon.
 
PEJ said:
Thanks guys!

Powerskipper is teaching me how to drive it this afternoon and then we get all the stuff off the old boat on to the new boat. Spend tonight and tomorrow morning reading the manuals to find out how all the stuff on it works and then off to play.

I have to get up the learning curve on all this new stuff that I have never had before like

A generator
Radar
Reverse cycle air conditioning
Auto Helm
Electronic engine gauges
Raymarine chart plotter ( I have always had Garmin)

But most of all 17ft of extra length!

So you might be seeing a few "how does this work" posts by me soon.
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Ps calls it " pontoon bashing" please keep away from A35 !!!! The tide runs a bit that end anyway. See you over the weekend.
 
Late to this thread, sorry. Many congratulations Peter. Looks fantastic and has fine heritage! The last time i saw you you had paid the deposit on the Princess but I see an awful lot has happened since then - well done avoiding that scrape. Anyway 50 feet vs 45 is a big extra leap in terms of cruising and wave bashing ability

The D12s are rock solid. Love em. My first Sq58, now on 4th owner, has 1200+ hours on the 715 versions with zero problems. BTW, if you scrape the white paint you'll find green underneath in some places. They spray them white becuase some yachtbuilders demand white. I much prefer the white

Happy cruising
 
Thanks John and Julie,

We didn't go far at the weekend and we did manage to dock back at OV twice with no problems. Can't say the same about our attempt to come along side in the Beaulieu river though. Bit too fast on the approach and reverted to pulling the levers like the 38 but we didn't damage anything other than my pride and confidence!

We were going to try and do the picking up a buoy from the stern manoeuvre but the wind was high and the confidence low so we put it off to next time. (Chicken!)
 
Just picked this up after a long wash down following an overnight passage from Mallorca to Sant Carles

Congratulations - she is a fine boat - never let us down and we did a few miles in her.

This is the pic they referred to earlier

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This pic is proof that she is also an excellent sea boat.

Over the years we owned her, I got to know every inch of her
Just drop me a line if you have any queries on any of her systems.

EDIT - she was our first exploit into motor boating.
She handles predicatively - so don't worry.
When all goes wrong with your maneuvering, that stern thruster will get you out of trouble and any bystanders will think you meant to do it!!!
She even has thruster remote controls so you can pop down and help the crew once you have finished with the engines.

Have fun
 
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She is lovely, many congrats. I showed SWIMBO your pics and was told "don't even think about it!"

Volvopaul also saved me from a costly mistake. Sea trialled a Humber 40 a few years ago, loads of space but used rather than maintained. He just gave me that look and I walked away! There was also a number of issues with the hull.

Another Paul classic... Me "now I am getting the hang of this engine stuff what should I get before I go on my next trip"
Paul "Seastart membership!"
Still makes me laugh now :)
 
Well done PEJ. Lovely boat and good to see somebody buying a big Sealine. The T51 is a good boat. Well done to VP too for helping you dodge a Princess shaped bullet!
 
I've got our boat on the hard in Swanwick at the moment for its antifoul, polish and the usual stuff. Princess are doing a few jobs for us under warranty which I've waited until now to have done. I was chatting to the guys about this thread and asked them how the used boat scheme actually works in light of the "close shave" reported.

Had you decided to purchase the boat it would have been fully serviced by the main dealers and any problems picked up at that point. Any corrective work required would have been undertaken at Princess' expense and fully warranted. The 12 month renewable warranty is separate to the pre-sales prep work and covers jobs over £500.

I have had sterling after sales support from Princess Swanwick on both boats purchased and it was this as much as anything which influenced my buying decision.

I used Paul to service our last boat and recommended him to several people. I don't doubt his technical expertise for one minute but he may not be familiar with the sales process at Princess. They could do all the prep work before offering boats for sale but the problem then is the work isn't "fresh" for the new buyer. This way everything is spot on and in date at the time of collection.

I just wanted to clear up any misconceptions that you could have been personally liable for corrective work to faults present at the time of your sea trial. Regardless of the Princess scheme specifically if someone sells you a stock boat in the course of their business and a fault is present at the time of purchase it will be down to the dealer to correct it. This is in contrast boats offered for sale by a broker.

Once again good look with the new purchase. I did keep an eye out and camera at the ready but didn't see you floating past :)


Henry :)
 
Hurricane said:
Just picked this up after a long wash down following an overnight passage from Mallorca to Sant Carles

Just drop me a line if you have any queries on any of her systems.
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Mike,

Thanks again for your input. What is that saying? "a good deed never goes un-punished" - I am developing a list of "how does this work" questions! :)

I'll email you.
 
henryf said:
I've got our boat on the hard in Swanwick at the moment for its antifoul, polish and the usual stuff. Princess are doing a few jobs for us under warranty which I've waited until now to have done. I was chatting to the guys about this thread and asked them how the used boat scheme actually works in light of the "close shave" reported.

Had you decided to purchase the boat it would have been fully serviced by the main dealers and any problems picked up at that point. Any corrective work required would have been undertaken at Princess' expense and fully warranted. The 12 month renewable warranty is separate to the pre-sales prep work and covers jobs over £500.

I have had sterling after sales support from Princess Swanwick on both boats purchased and it was this as much as anything which influenced my buying decision.

I used Paul to service our last boat and recommended him to several people. I don't doubt his technical expertise for one minute but he may not be familiar with the sales process at Princess. They could do all the prep work before offering boats for sale but the problem then is the work isn't "fresh" for the new buyer. This way everything is spot on and in date at the time of collection.

I just wanted to clear up any misconceptions that you could have been personally liable for corrective work to faults present at the time of your sea trial. Regardless of the Princess scheme specifically if someone sells you a stock boat in the course of their business and a fault is present at the time of purchase it will be down to the dealer to correct it. This is in contrast boats offered for sale by a broker.

Once again good look with the new purchase. I did keep an eye out and camera at the ready but didn't see you floating past :)


Henry :)
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Henry I'm struggling to accept that Princess come out of this smelling of roses. Sure, as a stock boat they would have a legal obligation to deal with the problem regardless of whether the boat was in the "Princess Approved" scheme or whatever they call it. But fact remains that this was a fault they either did know or should have known about (because VP found it with much less background info and history than Princess had) and they were about to take several hundred grand off PEJ for a boat that could be out of action for the entire summer. Selling a boat in June that might be unserviceable till September aint exactly commendable. In these circumstances your "fresh" argument holds no water. This type of nuclear problem should be fixed before the boat is put on sale so as to avoid the buyer having 6 weeks loss of use in the summer
 
jfm said:
Henry I'm struggling to accept that Princess come out of this smelling of roses. Sure, as a stock boat they would have a legal obligation to deal with the problem regardless of whether the boat was in the "Princess Approved" scheme or whatever they call it. But fact remains that this was a fault they either did know or should have known about (because VP found it with much less background info and history than Princess had) and they were about to take several hundred grand off PEJ for a boat that could be out of action for the entire summer. Selling a boat in June that might be unserviceable till September aint exactly commendable. In these circumstances your "fresh" argument holds no water. This type of nuclear problem should be fixed before the boat is put on sale so as to avoid the buyer having 6 weeks loss of use in the summer
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John your right, I have sort of kept low quay on this as princess are in Swanwick , so is my boat and many customers. I am also trying to sell my boat and who knows I may buy another princess . I swore to myself I would not start a post on this but as Peter has stated his findings then its open for discussion.
What I will say is the boat had a survey prior to being taken in px, quite how the engine problem was missed I'm not sure. What I did find was 9 minor faults with both engines none of which were stated in the survey, they were also missed in the "280 point check" most of which were obvious like leaks, broken injection pump staff guards, missing bolts, Sheared off bolts , a leaking sea water pump, a missing support bracket etc.

The bombshell a breathing engine which is basic ABC checks on a sea trial and survey. Splitting hairs it also had a leaking porthole and a duff wiper, the point I'm making is relating to its checks.

On the plus side its probably the nicest model of its class on the market, a shame about the faults as I'm sure Peter would have been very happy with it.
 
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