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Welcome to the July issue.

From the Editor

It’s been a busy month, so busy in fact that we have managed to miss some of the best boating weather 2014 has afforded us so far.

I hope you have managed to make the most of it. Our Sealine has been out of the water for some annual maintenance and, as is so often the case, one thing leads to another and a week soon turns into a month. For us it was finding out that our drive trim rams

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were leaking, but it’s not all bad news. It has provided a great opportunity to look into how they can be repaired for a fraction of the cost, and hassle, of replacing them.

You can read all about it on page 14. We have also been down to Devon to speak to a couple of serial Sealine purchasers (page 48), spent a day in London where we managed to get on board Gloriana, and even get behind the wheel, and taken a trip

to Scotland to find out how fenders are made (page 58). The last of these trips was for the first in a regular new series looking at how the products we use every day as boaters come into being. In the future we’ll not just be looking at manufacturing processes, but also design techniques, as well as development and testing procedures.

I am sure it will appeal to the inner geek in all practically minded boaters.

As soon as this issue is safely online, we’ll be heading down to Portsmouth for the start of our inaugural Cruise in Company. We are spending the next two weeks exploring the Normandy coastline, and in particular the area central to the D-Day landings, in the company of 15 other boats. You can follow our progress on our website, Facebook and Twitter pages so be sure to sign up, ‘follow’ and ‘like’ us to be kept up to date. If you happen to be in the same area please do come and say hello, we look forward to meeting you.

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CONTENTS JULY 2014

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REGULARS

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NEWS 999 Coastal Challenge This June, ten members of Watersafe UK Search & Rescue Team (WUKSART) will be attempting to circumnavigate 1,999 miles around the entire coastline of Britain in just 9 days, 9 hours and 9 minutes in a 7.5m Parker RIB. They hope to raise £50,000 for WUKSART and the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI). The team departed Poole on the 12th of June and will be heading around Britain in a clockwise direction, returning to Poole on the 21st June. The Parker RIB is powered by a 320hp Mercruiser 4.2 litre diesel engine, and carries 240 litres of fuel.

Their longest leg will be Fraserburgh to Whitby at 200 nautical miles. Thanks to Simrad the boat is equipped with AIS, so you can track their progress online at marinetraffic.com. For more information visit www.999coastalchallenge.co.uk

New pontoon at The Cary Arms Devon

East Coast River navigation

A new pontoon for tenders has been installed at The Cary Arms at Babbacombe Bay Devon.

Freedom berth holders from MDL’s Torquay Marina, a partner to the Cary Arms, will be able to use the pontoon for free. All other boaters will be subject to a charge of £20 per day.

If you are planning a trip up the River Deben or Ore this summer, new chartlets for the entrances are available to download on the East Coast Pilot website. Imray produced the chartlets from the 2014 Trinity House surveys.

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Jones Boatyard marina extension The diggers have moved in and the excavation of a new marina basin is well underway at Jones Boatyard on the Great Ouse, at St Ives. Established in 1946, the existing marina basin has 160 berths, but the new adjacent basin on the downstream side of St Ives Lock will offer a further 104 berths. As well as floating pontoons connected to water and electricity, the new site will have a cafe, toilet and shower facilities, hard standing, a slipway, parking, a canoe launch site, and picnic area. www.jonesboatyard.co.uk

Eco-friendly hull coating for Broads Authority fleet The Broads Authority is leading the way with development and trials on new coatings that protect boat hulls and the environment. The Broads Authority’s new launch, the ‘Martin Broom’, has a silicon based hull coating. The authority say maintenance is minimal and the hull “feels slippery to the touch”, which should prevent any mussels or algae attaching to the boat underwater. They also claim it helps keep fuel consumption down.

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NEWS ÂŁ2.4 billion Somerset lagoon

A major regeneration and tidal energy project has been announced for the Somerset coastline. The plans encompass a 5000 hectare lagoon with a breakwater spanning between Culvercliff in Minehead, and Blue Pen Point at West Quantoxhead. The lagoon will house a new deep-water ferry terminal, and a 200-berth locked all tides marina to the west. It will also be a source of renewable energy with 9-metre turbines built into its breakwater walls, making use of the 14.5m tidal range in the Bristol Channel, and is expected to produce 1080 mega Watt hours.

Thames Heritage Boat Museum gets go ahead Approval has been given for a new Thames Heritage Boat Museum to be built on the edge of a lake at Beale Park, in Berkshire. The museum with its intergrated wet dock will house boating artefacts and the traditional steam powered vessels Donola (1893), Cygnet (1870) and Consuta (1898).

The project will be run by The Consuta Trust and The Thames Boat Trust.

Charge for Carbon Monoxide survivor Cumbria Police have charged boat owner, Matthew Eteson with manslaughter after his girlfriend and her daughter died due to carbon monoxide poisoning aboard a Bayliner 285.

The incident happened in April 2013 in Arniston, on Lake Windermere, as the three slept aboard the sportscruiser.

It had been a cold night and a portable generator was being used in the engine bay with an improvised exhaust and silencer system. The exhaust had become detached, and fumes from the generator spread into the cabin.

Mr Eteson is due to appear before a court in Barrow-in-Furness in June.

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Sea Start move to Warsash

Sea Start, the UK’s marine breakdown service, has relocated to new offices at Stone Pier Yard in Warsash. The company was previously based at Hamble Point for 23 years but bad weather and recent storms caused the waterfront cabin base to subside. The new premises will house the eight permanent Sea Start employees as well as a workshop for boat and engine maintenance.

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New pontoon at Queenborough

Harbour Trust at Queenborough will be installing an extra walkashore visitor’s pontoon at this useful East Coast overnight stop in July. The Harbour Trust will have its base on the new 60m x 9m floating concrete pontoon, which will accommodate 10 visitors alongside, with extra capacity through rafting. The harbour office can be contacted on 01795 662051, or via the web queenborough-harbour.co.uk

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Beale Park Boat & Outdoor Show The three day Beale Park Boat & Outdoor Show, held during the first weekend in June on the Thames, was blessed, for the most part, with some superb weather. The show hosted a variety of marine trade stands, boat jumble stalls, a craft marquee and a display of classic cars. Despite the downpours on Saturday morning, the

sunshine didn’t stay away too long.

Each day was packed with fun and activity on the lake, including the steam powered Henley Regatta launch Consuta, which was offering rides to visitors. There was also a sailpast by the newly restored Dunkirk ship L’Orage, and other stunning boats from The Thames Vintage Boat

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Club. A highlight of the show was the race of alternative powered craft, including one powered by eight portable drills. A new feature, the Classic Boat Auction, saw traditional river craft, model boats and boating memorabilia go under the hammer, and a display of newfoundland dogs acted out some water bourne rescues. We had a ride aboard Taurus, a quirky marine ply mini tug powered by a 5hp outboard.

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Thames tideway debris

We recently took our boat, Zanique, to Limehouse Marina in London for our annual London Marathon party. Zanique is a 14 metre displacement trawler yacht.

On our return passage to our home port in Suffolk we picked up the first of the ebb tide at the Thames Barrier. As we passed Woolwich there was a loud thump under the hull, followed by a vibration from our port propellor. I immediately knocked both engines out of gear and we took stock, drifting on the tideway. I lifted the engine hatch to check for water ingress, but to my relief there was no noticeable movement in the bilge. It was important to maintain some sort of way to avoid the heavy traffic on the river, but this was causing us problems with just one engine. I radioed London VTS on VHF channel 14, informed them of a partially submerged object near Woolwich and our lack of manoeuvrability. We managed to continue with slow, unsteady progress. I decided to attempt an action I have employed before. I re-started the port engine, engaged astern gear, and applied a few revs. There were a few lumps and bangs, so I put that engine back into neutral and then, selected forward gear. To my relief we were making steady progress in the right direction. We then heard that an object had been recovered.

Later, I called a friend of mine, a tug skipper in London and he explained that everyone needs to be more vigilant than usual, because, since the flooding of the upper reaches of the river during the winter, there is much more rubbish being washed down river, and it tends to accumulate in areas where the flow of the tide meets an eddy. So the lesson is be exceptionally vigilant and listen to the broadcasts on the various VHF channels used by London VTS. Chris Barnard The Editor replies: Some very good advice Chris, and not just for rivers and estuaries. We recently spotted the above mystery object in the Alderney Race.

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I have just read your coverage of Beaulieu Boat Jumble and found myself nodding in agreement with everything you wrote. Beaulieu is one date in the boating calendar I would never miss, and I would recommend it to anyone who has never been. Like you I had a list of bits to pick up, and I did manage to get almost everything I went for. The wet weather put a slight dampener on the day but I’d never let a bit of rain put me off going, just remember the old adage about there being no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes. Well done for a great magazine and hope to see you there next year. Simon Davey The Editor replies: We’ll be there, and next year I’ll take heed of your clothing advise and leave the beige chinos at home.

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HOW TO

Repair leaking trim rams

YOU WILL NEED

S terndrives bring many advantages to

boating, including reduced fuel costs and the ability to operate in shallow water or even to beach the boat, but they don’t come without their pitfalls. They are complex bits of kit that spend their entire existence underwater and, as a result, will need a certain amount of ongoing maintenance and repair. One job that will crop up, if you own sterndrives for any length of time, is leaking trim rams. These units raise and lower the leg by using hydraulics to push and pull a rod, which is connected to the drive. These stainless steel rods are usually chrome plated to provide a smooth running surface for

TOOLS • Pin spanner to remove cap • Pliers • Spanners • Screwdrivers • Oil catchment container • Funnel

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the seals that keep the hydraulic fluid inside, and the water out. Eventually these seals can fail, either due to age or, more often, due to mechanical damage from something on the surface of the rod. If they are left extended, i.e. if the boat is left in the water with the drives raised, fouling or scale can build up on the surface of the rod. The next time you lower the drive this

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contamination is pulled through the seals, which can damage them. For this reason it is best if you always leave the leg trimmed fully in when leaving the boat in the water, although this in not an option for those on drying moorings.

So how do you know if you have a leak?

The first sign might be an oily residue on the surface of the water at the transom.

Another indication is that the trim fluid in the trim pump reservoir has turned from a translucent colour to an emulsified cloudy liquid. Most boats use red automatic transmission fluid (ATF) and this turns a strawberry milkshake colour if water gets inside. Another indication that all is not well is if you find a drip of oil on the bottom of the trim ram and a damp looking seal where the rod enters the ram body.

The official fix for a leaking trim ram is a complete new unit. While this in itself is

not a problem, price aside, you may have an issue actually getting the old ram off.

Volvo rams, like the ones featured here, are fixed inside the boat and removal can, in some cases, require removal of the engines. This was the dilemma I was faced with when our Sealine was lifted in late spring. As a twin engine boat we have four trim rams on our Volvo DP-D drives, and all of them were showing signs of leakage combined with a pink milkshake in the pump on the starboard side.

The individual components that make up a complete ram are not available to buy from the engine supplier, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be sourced. Faced with removal of both engines I set about repairing the rams without removing them. The overhaul process shown here is for Volvo 290/DP rams but the process is very similar for many other makes and models. Here is how I did it.

HOW TO IN 9 STEPS

Removal 1

We had an oil sheen in the water, strawberry milkshake in the pump and drips from all four rams. All evidence that we had a problem

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Disconnect the ram from the drive by removing the split pin and sliding out the retaining pin

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Using a C spanner with pins, unscrew the end cap of the hydraulic ram. I got a local engineering company to make a spanner for me

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The end caps are quite tight. If you find the pins slip out, use the hydraulics of the ram to hold the spanner against the cap 7

With the ram removed, and a tray underneath, operate the trim pump briefly to remove the last of the old oil

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Once loose, continue to undo by hand and be prepared to catch the oil as it leaks out 8

The system needs to remain free of debris, so block up the ram opening with a clean rag

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Then withdraw the inner unit, taking care not to damage the inside of the housing 9

With all of the rams out, the next stage is best completed in a shed, garage or workshop to minimise contamination

HOW TO IN 18 STEPS

Overhaul 1

Start by removing the bolt in the end of the rod. This may be coated in thread lock, so clean it up ready for replacing

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Remove the piston, keeping You can then slide off the cap over the end of the it upright so that the ball piston rod bearings and springs remain inside.There is also an O-ring underneath

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Check the condition of the rod. If it is pitted, scratched or corroded it will need work, otherwise the new seals will quickly fail 7

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Mine were a bit rough, with minor surface damage and some failure of the chrome plating. I got the imperfections polished out 8

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Remove the outer ‘scraper’ seal from the end cap. Be very careful not to damage the aluminium 9

Remove the inner seal, again being careful to avoid damage. It is best to use wood or plastic rather than metal to prise the seals out

Remove the O rings from the end cap. There are usually two, one on the outer and one on the inner end of the cap

Thoroughly clean the two seal housings. I used a small piece of Scotch-Brite pad and a wooden dowel

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New seals and O rings are available individually from seal suppliers, for a bit extra I let someone else do the work and got a kit on eBay

Start with the inner seal.

Soak it in ATF and ease it in. This is a pig of a job and patience is needed. After a couple, it gets a little easier

Now you can push in the outer ‘scraper’ seal. This goes in quite easily but you can use a drift if required

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The outer seal is installed spring side out. The spring must be stainless. I packed it with some waterproof grease as a precaution

Replace the two O rings on the end cap assembly.

Lubricate them first with some ATF

Lubricate the rod and gently push it through the seals

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Replace the O ring on the If you took them out, rod end and then install the replace the ball bearings, piston back in place carriers and springs into the piston

Bolt it back in place, ensuring you have used some thread sealant on the bolt first

HOW TO IN 6 STEPS

Reassembly 1

Slide the assembly into the housing. Be careful to keep it straight and square, as you don’t want to damage the internal surface

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Very lightly grease the threads; this will hopefully make it a little easier if you have to remove them again in the future

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Using the pin spanner, screw the end cap back onto the cylinder

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Lightly grease the pin and re-attach the ram back onto the drive. Replace the split pin with a new stainless steel one

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Trim the leg up and down a few times to bleed the system of air and then check the ram for leaks

Refill the pump reservoir with the correct amount and grade of fluid. Your user manual should provide these specifications

TIME TAKEN On this job, time is difficult to define.

It depends how long it takes to get the end caps off, how much, if any, work is needed on the rod, and how easy you find getting the inner seals back in place. If all goes well and you don’t need any repair work to your rods, you should be able to remove a single ram, overhaul it and put it back on the boat in a couple of hours. My four have taken me around three days work, plus time waiting for parts and repairs, which has meant the boat was out of action for almost a month.

CONSUMABLES • ATF fluid • Seals and o-rings • Waterproof grease

• Scotch-Brite pad • Clean rags • New split pins for rams

COST £ The kit of seals were £50 per leg, which is enough for two rams. I also paid £100 for other services, including making the special C spanner. This made a total of £200 for my twin engined boat, but it could be as little as £35 for a single engine vessel where the seals and O rings are sourced individually, and no other tools or services are required. This compares to over £400 per ram for replacement, not forgetting the possible hassle and expense of removing the engines.

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Your Questions Answered

Trailer hire

Q I’ve just bought a Sealine 195,

which is currently on the south coast.

I live in north Wales and am looking at ways of getting it home. I have a 4x4 with a tow bar but don’t really want to buy a trailer as the boat will stay in the water once I get it back.

Do you know of anyone who hires boat trailers?

A I don’t know of anyone who hires boat trailers on a professional basis, but ask

around your marina/boat yard and you may find someone who is prepared to lend you theirs for a drink or two. Just make sure it is suitable for the load. The 195 will weigh approximately 1200kgs. Alternatively there are some boat transport firms who specialize in smaller boat removals. They have a 4x4 and trailer, rather than an articulated truck, so they tend to be more cost effective for moving boats like the 195. North West Small Boat Transport www.nwsmallboattransport.com is just such an outfit. Just be aware though that they may insist in the boat being craned at each end to avoid dunking their trailer into salt water, and this will add to the cost.

Evinrude troubles

Q My 1970’s 40hp Evinrude two stroke

is running a bit rough. I have replaced the plugs and used fresh fuel so I can eliminate these as potential causes.

Someone suggested it might be the points, but despite looking everywhere under the hood I can’t see any. Does this engine have points, and if so, where are they?

A Old OMC engines of that era used a

Magneto ignition system, and the points will be located beneath the flywheel. Dirty or badly adjusted points will result in poor running, but you could also be looking at a timing issue, or a fuel problem.

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Holding tank dilemma

Q My macerator pump whirs when I push

the button but the gauge doesn’t seem to move and, despite pumping for ages, the gauge still reads full. What could be the problem?

A This sounds like a messy one to solve.

I assume you have checked to make sure that the seacock is open? You could start by removing the inspection hatch on the tank to verify if the tank really is full. If not, then the sender is either stuck or broken. If the tank is full, and the pump is not extracting, there could be a blockage on the outlet pipe. Try poking around with a stick or, if you are brave enough, get the rubber gloves out and have a feel. Alternatively the impellor on the pump may have gone and, while the pump is whirring it is not actually doing anything. If the pump and pipe work are located level with the bottom of the tank, removing it to dismantle and check could be a problem. I would suggest getting the tank pumped out through the deck fitting before taking anything apart. You don’t want the contents of the tank ending up in the bilge.

Inland cockpit cruiser

Q I’m based on the Norfolk Broads and I’m looking to replace our much loved Princess 30DS with something a bit newer. We love the cockpit on the Princess, but I’m afraid to say some of the modern boats do not get the seating right, often it is not deep enough nor comfortable. My budget is up to £80K for a 35-38ft inland cruiser for our retirement.

Do you have any suggestions?

A We have to agree, the cockpit on the 30DS is

impressive. Have you looked at the Broom and Haines sedan ranges, perhaps the Haines 34? There is currently a 2000 34 for £89k at Bray Marine Sales. Also, there is a 1997 Sovereign 34 Sedan at Norfolk Yacht Agency on for £69k. Both have great access with a walk through transom, bolstered aft seating and even a table.

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Your Questions Answered

Finding the right anchor

Q Where I do my boating the bottom is

either mud or sand. What’s the best type of anchor to buy, as the unnamed one currently on the boat is pretty hopeless? The boat is an Arvor 250.

A The best type of anchor? That’s almost

akin to a conversation about politics or religion. Opinions vary widely with fans of all No single anchor is best in all conditions kinds of anchors, but as someone who boats, and often anchors in an area with a similar bottom I would happily recommend a Delta. What is equally important when it comes to buying it, is the size you choose.

I always like to err on the side of caution and go one size larger if it will fit. I would expect your boat to weigh around 3000kgs when loaded, so a 6kg Delta should be acceptable, but a 10kg would be even better.

Wet shore power lead

Q What should I do if I drop my

shore power cable end in the water?

A Hopefully it wasn’t live when

it went in. You should always plug the boat end in first and unplug the shore end first so that you are never carrying a live plug on the pontoon.

With the cable disconnected, open up the plug and rinse it out with fresh water. It is imperative that you get rid of all the salt. It should then be thoroughly dried before spraying it with a corrosion protector. Once this is dry, it should be safe to put the plug back together and use it. In the long term though you may want to replace the plug and, while in the process, chop off a few inches of the cable. Salt water can wick up the conductor and cause corrosion, which induces high resistance.

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KAMD42 fuel consumption?

Q What sort of fuel consumption

can I expect from a Sealine 360 with twin KAMD42’s?

A 360 should achieve around 1mpg with KAMD42’s

A At a cruise speed of around 22

knots I would expect the boat to be achieving just over 1nm per gallon, or to put it another way, burning around 80 litres per hour. Obviously not all of our boating is at cruising speeds, so when you average it out you might find the boat gets somewhere around 1.4 nautical miles to the gallon.

MerCruiser drive shower

Q I was told that MerCruiser

outdrives can overheat, and that there is a cooling kit available to stop this happening. Apart from this one time, I have never heard of this, and no one I have spoken to since has either. Is there any truth in it?

A Yes, I am aware of this problem. It tends to affect high performance boats

run for long durations. When underway the outdrive, from the cavitation plate upwards, is running in air and therefore doesn’t benefit from the cooling effect of the water. The kit you have heard of is called a drive shower, and simply directs water up from below the cavitation plate over the top of the drive. They seem more popular in the States than over here and, like you, I have rarely seen or heard much about them being used in the UK. Unless you have a particularly high performance boat I think you are unlikely to need them.

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CLASSIC CRUISERS

a complete guide to the best boats on the used market

Elysian 27 D uring the early 60’s boat builders were moving away from timber and were beginning to experiment with GRP. The Elysian 27 is arguably one of the most successful and popular inland cruisers of this era. Some 2000 boats were built between 1962 and 1972 for hire fleets and private buyers. So successful was the hull design it was used by several well known British builders, including Marine Projects and Princess, with the 32 hull.

There are two versions of the Elysian 27, an aft cockpit and a centre cockpit with an aft cabin, which came along later in the 60’s. The aft cockpit version was the most

popular. This was offered in three layouts with several inboard petrol and diesel engine options.

There is an ageless elegance to the exterior design that was far removed from the angular lines of its rivals at the time.

Its sweeping curves are friendly and full of character. Today many of these boats can still be found on the Great Ouse where they were built at Ely. Ideal for a couple to cherish or for a family who are starting out, it is quite possibly the blueprint inland cruiser. One Elysian 27 owner said “It has to be one of the best multipurpose, go anywhere boats I have owned”.

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Built 1962-1972 Prices then 1963 £2,325 Prices now £9,000-£14,000 Length 27ft / 8.2m Beam 9ft 6in / 2.92m Draught 1ft 10in / 0.56m Air Draught 6ft /1.82m (windscreen folded ) Fuel 113 litres / 25 gallons Water 113 litres / 25 gallons Displacement 3 tons approx

History The story all began in Ely, Cambridgeshire with the Appleyard family who had been building boats on the riverbanks for decades. In 1947 Harry Lincoln bought the business and premises from the family, naming it Appleyard and Lincoln (Boatbuilders) Ltd. Harry had served as an apprentice at Herbert (H.C.) Banham at Cambridge, helping maintain its hire fleet and learning traditional wooden boatbuilding skills.

The business expanded adopting pre-war boats, which were restored and offered as hire craft. Harry took

on apprentices who worked tirelessly maintaining and restoring boats, and by 1954 the company was building new fine wooden cruisers for sale and hire. One of these apprentices was 17 year old Hugh Easton. In 1957, budding designer Hugh built a wooden 26ft two berth model called a Lapwing for the firms hire fleet.

He then designed and built a 29ft cruiser called ‘Bruhaha’ and 30ft ‘Sheerwater’ in 1961 but Harry Lincoln had ambitions of a much larger hirefleet. After company investors were found, Dick Sparrow, founder of Seamaster, was drafted in to make the company’s boat building

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The Elysian 27 on its first sea trial. This photo was taken by its designer and builder, Hugh Easton

transition from wood to GRP. In 1962, Hugh Easton was tasked with designing a 26ft cabin cruiser. Shortly after his brief changed, and he was asked if he could make it 27ft, as this would give the company a ‘marketing edge’ over rival 2526ft boats from Seamaster and Freeman.

By December of that year he had built the company’s first prototype GRP vessel, a twin engine version of the Elysian 27, as per Dick Sparrow’s brief. The boat was

exhibited at the 1963 London Boat Show in January. However Harry Lincoln’s brief contrasted Sparrow’s. He wanted a slowspeed single engined river cruiser, so Hugh modified the hull accordingly.

For the next 10 years the vast majority of the production boats were singleengined river cruisers, many of which were destined for hirefleets on the Great Ouse and across the UK. Moulds were also being sold for home completion. So

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The aft cockpit’s layout with a seperate forward cabin and convertible dinette in the saloon area

in this sense no Elysian 27 is the same.

Some of these so-called ‘self builds’ were fitted out with a wooden superstructure, and at least six examples can still be found on the Norfolk Broads.

In the late 1960s, F.W. Carrington took

On the Centre Cockpit 27 the living and dining area was in the aft cabin

the 27 hull and produced a centre cockpit version. These were built by Appleyard & Lincoln as hire boats or they were sold as moulds to leisure buyers, to be fitted out by boatyards. This version offers 4 berths in two separate sleeping areas, two singles, a toilet compartment and wardrobe in the bow, and a galley with convertible dinette area in the stern. We understand in the region of 100 of these were built.

Dick Sparrow went on to form Senior Marine and developed the Senior 31 with Hugh Easton using the Elysian 27 hull design. In 1969 Appleyard Lincoln & Co launched another model using the 27 hull, the Super Sportsman. This had a wheelshelter and twin engines. It was a design that was resurrected in 1978, by company Lytton Boat Building Ltd with its single engine Lytton Discovery 850.

In 1972 Appleyard Lincoln & Co teamed up with J.G.Meakes on the River Thames at Marlow, modifying the Elysian

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A dinette on the starboard provides dining by day and a double by night

and creating the Madeira 27 aft cockpit for the leisure market. This boat was launched at the London Boat Show in 1972 and looked almost identical to the original Elysian 27. However many had a white hull with olive green topsides. The Madeira 27 centre cockpit followed but sadly JG Meakes ceased trading in 1975.

At this point Bounty Boats took over the moulds and redesigned the superstructure producing the Bounty 27.

Interior The aft cockpit Elysian 27 offers 4 berths with two single V berths in the bow and several convertible double configurations in the saloon area. A centre companionway door with a lifting or sliding top leads down into the main accommodation.

The fit out and interior finish of the early boats was fairly basic, with unlined and flo-coated GRP sections set off by wood panelling. We think this all adds to the charm and feel of the boat. Again every Elysian is different and you might

expect some refurbishment of the interior to have taken place.

You can tell a lot about a boat interior by the smell. Does it smell damp or

Forward V-berth with storage units either side

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An alternative layout has a pull out saloon settee

musty? Whilst inside, have a general look for water stained wood, mould, any water marks on upholstery and corroded fittings. These may have been caused by leaks or simply poor ventilation.

The forward cabin is usually separate with double doors giving privacy. However, some examples are also open plan with no forward bulkhead. There are usually two half height cupboards on either side. A vanity sink was fitted on top of the starboard cupboard. Examine the wood panels under the forward and side windows for staining as condensation from these windows can drip down and accumulate. Early examples have a GRP escape hatch to the foredeck over the V berth. Check around this for evidence of leaks and inspect the cushions beneath it for watermarks. On late 60’s examples this hatch was relocated to the cabin roof.

Moving aft and into the spacious saloon, the large side windows provide plenty of light, and opening sections give ventilation and slide out in hot weather. Most Elysian 27’s have a conventional dinette on the starboard side with storage cupboards underneath.

The dinette table fits between the seats and backrest cushions are used to convert it into a double berth. Another layout has a bench settee here instead which, like a futon, pulls to form a double. While the latter is easy to convert, the dinette is useful for eating and

1965 £9,500 Single Vetus M3.28 diesel (2008) Jones Boatyard 01480 494040 www.jonesboatyard.co.uk

1964 £14,500 Single Beta B38 diesel (2009) Jones Boatyard 01480 494040 www.jonesboatyard.co.uk

1963 £9,995 Single BMC 1.5 35hp diesel Broadland Yacht Brokers 01603 784440 www.broadlandyachtbrokers.co.uk

1974 £12,950 Single Vetus M3.28 27hp Tingdene Boat Sales 01684 593111 www.tingdeneboatsales.net

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The extended toilet compartment is generous. The galley is practical but may lack a fridge

entertaining down below. Opposite is the galley, this usually consists of a full gas oven and hob, a sink and storage below.

The toilet compartment offers decent headroom and is fitted with a small hand basin and a sea toilet. Sadly it does not have a shower. An alternative layout has an extended toilet compartment. Here the compartment, which is below the helm, extends further into the cockpit but it makes such a difference.

Cockpit & Helm Step aboard and you are greeted with a spacious cockpit. When the full height

canopy is battened down, the cockpit with its U-shaped aft seating is comfortable and forms an extended living space.

The combination of the side coamings and a canopy also make the side decks inaccessible for little family visitors.

There is usually an Appleyard and Lincoln of Ely builders plaque on the dashboard or close to the helm. The helm is on the port side with its folding helm seat. The boat did not come with a navigators seat so owners may have added this at a later date. Another useful addition you might find is a cockpit table. Panels in the cockpit floor lift to reveal the engine

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Two Elysians side by side at Jones Boatyard.

Left, a 1965 model and right a repainted ex-hire 1964 model

and battery banks. The fuel and water tanks are located aft, under the side seats.

A fridge, if fitted, is usually found in the cockpit on the starboard side.

On Deck The boat is very practical and safe to walk around on deck. The side decks are generous, with a curved toerail, and continue aft with a walk-around stern. The wide foredeck is enclosed by a hip-height pulpit rail and there are grabrails along the cabin roof. Further grab rails can be added to the cockpit sides to aid getting in and out while underway.

Check along the decks, around the angled fender eye cleats and stanchion bases for signs of stress cracking. The decks may have been painted with nonslip, so check their condition by looking for areas of lifting or flaking paint. Be aware that non-slip mats may have been fitted for practicality, but could also mask bad areas of stress cracking. Decks can be restored through sanding back and filling if necessary. This is followed by several coats of non-slip deck paint.

While on deck, look at the windscreen

to coachroof joint. Usually there is a section of varnished or painted wood supporting the front screens. This is an area that is prone to damage through exposure to the weather, so look for staining or flaking paint. Last but not least, examine the canopy as this can be expensive to replace.

Hull and Handling The Elysian 27 is suitable for inland and sheltered coastal displacement cruising.

Its shallow V hull shape, shaftdrive configuration and long keel make the boat very easy to handle.

Some early Elysians have been known to suffer from osmosis. Check that a boat has been regularly maintained and wintered ashore. We would also recommend that a full hull survey is carried out.

Engines The Elysian 27 was offered with a variety of engines including a twin diesel and single petrol version. The first ever production boat was fitted with twin Perkins 4/107 diesel 48hp. At the time these gave a top speed of 15 knots and

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The most common engine installation is a single Perkins 4.107, these are known to be very reliable

the fuel consumption given by the manufacturers was 1GPH. There are also some outdrive examples but by far the most common is the single Perkins 4.107 diesel giving a top speed of 9 knots. The Perkins engines are known for reliability, they are easy to maintain and spares are fairly easy to source. The petrol alternative was a 24hp BMC Vedette and this was popular during production of the hire boat versions, giving 5-6 knots.

You may find some examples that have been re-engined. If this is he case, check that the installation has been carried out professionally. Two re-engined examples we viewed were fitted with a Vetus M3.28 28hp 3 cylinder diesel and Beta B38 38hp 4 Cylinder Diesel. Shaft driven diesel versions are more desirable, as they are very economical to run and offer lower maintenance costs.

Engine access is simple, as it is located under the wooden floor hatch in front of the companionway door. Lifting a further panel to the right of this will usually reveal

the raw water strainer and battery banks.

Engine noise and hatch vibrations will be common on boats of this age. Sound insulation and foam strips around hatches can help transform the driving experience.

Conclusion Some of these boats are approaching 50 years old now, and a few will have led a hard life as an ex hire boat. Age itself is not necessarily a concern. Look for an example that has been well loved and maintained by its owners. A boat that can be stepped aboard and used, and be wary of getting yourself into a project that may prove too big and costly to complete. We would recommend that anyone looking to purchase an Elysian 27 commission a full survey. Also be aware that most insurance companies will require a survey report, less than five years old, before issuing cover to boats of this age.

Before buying any used boat, always employ the services of a IIMS or a YDSA accredited surveyor and, if you have any doubt about the engines, employ a suitably qualified person to carry out a separate mechanical survey.

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Hugh was born in 1932 in Cambridge.

Also a keen photographer, he had learned to sail and row on the Broads, River Cam and Orwell by his early teens. He fondly recalls ‘camping’ aboard an ex-wartime MTB moored at Pinmill, on the River Orwell, which was loaned to his Ipswich Sea Scout troop.

He started as an apprentice at Appleyard and Lincoln (Boatbuilders) Ltd in 1949 at the age of 17. “After learning to build boats, I then taught myself how to design them.” He built several stunning timber vessels, before taking a two year break in his career for his National Service, where he flew with the RAF. In 1962 Hugh, then 30, designed the company’s first, prototype GRP vessel, a twin engine Elysian 27.

“It was the first ‘fast’ boat that I had ever designed, achieving 15 knots. Most of our early sales were hulls and superstructures, supplied to hire-fleet operators. We had to build a second hull mould to cope with demand”. There was a demand for a larger Elysian but Hugh explained to us the difficulties of building for the hire boat industry at that time. He said “talking to our customers about a 33/34ft hireboat, it became clear that they wanted a commensurate increase in beam to 11ft plus. However, the Fenland waters on which we were based, are cursed with locks of just over 10ft beam”. After

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Hugh Easton

designing the Elysian 34 in a narrow beam, which he had protested against, Hugh left the company in 1964. Around 200 34’s were built.

Hugh then joined the production team at Senior Marine at their new premises in Brightlingsea, Essex. Hugh’s friend and early mentor, Dick Sparrow, had sold Senior Marine due to illness, and Bob Kemp now owned the company. Here they produced the Senior 26 and Hugh added his own designs to the range, the Senior 17, 20 and 23. In 1967 the Brightlingsea branch was closed and Hugh moved to take over Senior Marine in Southampton.

He left the company a year later. Senior Marine moulds went on to be used

by Marine Projects for the Princess, Eastwood and RLM ranges. Hugh also designed the Starfish 8 and 10 under his own company name, Marine Mouldings.

These were aft cockpit fishing boats with simulated clinker hulls. Both designs were later leased to Bounty Boats.

Now at 82, Hugh has long since retired and is living in Lowestoft. Each October he attends a reunion of Appleyard and Lincoln boat owners, and ex-employees Hugh’s 1961 29ft Brouhaha, now ‘Orchard Light’ at Ely. Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd

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Salcombe Guernsey

Spectacular scenery, sandy beaches and a buzzing harbour. Salcombe is one of the charming gems of the West Country coastline. It simply has it all by Claire Frew

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ucked away two miles inside a magnificent sheltered estuary lies the picturesque town of Salcombe.

Perched on the steep west side of the estuary, it has been a popular holiday destination and cruising bolthole for mariners for centuries and is a fabulous place to sit and watch life on the water, during summer or winter. In the town there is a wide range of shops, waterfront restaurants and pubs and in high season its narrow streets and waterfront pontoons come alive.

The Salcombe peninsula is the second

most southerly point of the UK and the Bar in the entrance is believed to be the inspiration for Tennysons poem ‘Crossing the Bar’. The estuary valley was created when the sea level rose during the last ice age and it is now home to some very rare marine plants and animals, including seahorses that live in the eelgrass.

Salcombe’s history dates back to the stone age with archaeologists finding evidence of early settlements in the cliffs from 3,500 years ago. Fishing, seafaring, boat building, smuggling and piracy were the principal activities for the

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growing seaside town. Sea trade exports included salt, which was delivered to Newfoundland and fruit was imported from Spain and the Azores.

In the sixteenth century residents fitted out 16 navy ships ready to battle against the Spanish Armada. Sadly by the late 1800’s shipbuilding was in decline but Salcombe was becoming something of a tourist and holiday home hotspot.

During World War II the town and its RAF airfield at Bolt Head was bombed several times. In 1943 naval forces arrived, and for a year the estuary became an amphibious base as troops prepared for the D-Day landings. Several unpowered Thames barges were towed around from London to be used for training, but the exercises frequently came under attack by

Shadycombe Creek (above) and Mill Bay were used to repair damaged landing craft

German bombers. On the 4th June 1944 66 ships departed the estuary as part of “Force U” which landed on Utah Beach, Normandy.

Sailing has remained an important pastime of the town, with its very own Salcombe Yawl built and raced here.

The Salcombe Regatta is held every year in August, finishing with a spectacular firework finale.

Approaches

The estuary entrance lies between the high rocky peninsulas of Prawle Point to the East, and Bolt Head to the West. A covered sand spit, known as Salcombe Bar stretches out into the harbour mouth in a south westerly direction from the East side at Limebury Point. We would not recommend crossing the bar in bad weather or in wind against tide conditions.

Strong onshore (southerly) winds and a falling tide cause the seas to heap up over the bar.

The entrance has a transit to guide across the deepest part of the bar and into the estuary. The transit is due north (000°T), and is marked with a red and white striped pole with red topmark on Pound Stone Rock, with a white lit beacon

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At the mouth of the entrance, on the port side is Starehole Bay and the resting place of the beached and wrecked ship, the Herzogin Cecilie. In 1936 the ship ran aground in thick fog at Bolt Head, it was unloaded and towed into Starehole Bay where unfortunately it capsized.

This anchorage is a suntrap in settled weather and offers shelter in westerly wind directions. Approach the centre of the bay from the east and don’t go too far in to the northwest corner, as this is where

Shadycombe Creek (top), Southpool Creek and Salcombe Fuel Barge (bottom)

the wreck lies.

If you are approaching Salcombe from the east, clear Prawle Point at a safe distance and head towards Starehole Bay until the entrance transit is visible off the starboard bow, before gradually turning north on to the transit line. If your approach is from the west, be aware of the overfalls off Bolt Head and the Mew Stone rocks. Give these a wide berth before turning in.

The speed limit is 8 knots, reducing to 6 knots when passing the town. The

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The estuary looking from the western shore. Wolf and Black Stone Rocks can be seen on the east side

first port channel marker is to the east of Bass Rock. Wolf Rock and Black Stone are also marked on the starboard side of the channel. Beyond the rocks is another anchorage, Sunny Cove. On the port side are the ruins of Fort Charles, known as Salcombe Castle. This was built in 1544 to defend against French and Spanish pirates by order of Henry VIII. At Black Stone Rock the channel bears northeast and leads into the Fairway. Two leading lights lie just west of Scoble Point (042° T).

Continuing up the Fairway the steep

The concrete slipway at Batson Boat Park offers all tides access and has an alongside pontoon

hillside becomes ever more populated with layers of stunning coloured properties and modern residences as Salcombe reveals itself on the port side.

Dinghy racing is common on this stretch, so keep a good look out and stay within the fairway, which is on the port side of the estuary and is marked by yellow marks. On the starboard side there is a series of sandy beaches and the village of East Portlemouth, which is linked to Salcombe by a foot passenger ferry. The Salcombe Fuel Barge can be found near ‘Middle Ground’.

As you approach the town a channel leads off to port, accessing the town landing pontoons of Normandy and Whitestrand. Tidal Batson Creek with its slipway and boat park are further up.

Between this channel and Snapes Point are lines of boats on swinging moorings, which dry out on a large mud bank.

Where to moor

There are two main choices of mooring in Salcombe, you can either pick up a visitors

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The visitor pontoon in the Bag is very sheltered and it’s not far to neighbouring Kingsbridge

buoy, or moor on the visitor pontoon, which is not connected to shore in The Bag. The friendly harbour staff will greet you in an open launch and will help direct you to a mooring. The harbour team can also be contacted on VHF Channel 14 or via telephone number 01548 843791. If you intend to pick up a buoy and stay for a few days it might be a good idea to top up your water tanks when you arrive at the southern end of Normandy pontoon, where visiting boaters can berth for a maximum of 30 minutes.

In the months of June, July and August

Salcombe visitor buoys are yellow and each one is marked with its maximum length capacity

an overnight berth will cost £18.50 for a 10-metre boat. During the months of April, May and September a mooring for the same boat will cost £14 per night.

Daily and weekly mooring fees include harbour dues. Pay-as-you-go WiFi is available for those lying off the town and in The Bag, via WiFi Spark.

When the weather is settled there is nothing better than being tied to a buoy in Salcombe. From here you’ll enjoy the stunning view of the town and witness the boating bustle of the harbour, sometimes in splendid isolation. The yellow visitor’s buoys allow you to lie directly off the town and require only a short tender or water taxi ride to get ashore. The buoys are located between the Salcombe Harbour Hotel and the Fuel Barge. Be aware of the tide when approaching and securing to buoys as it can run up to 2-3 knots. The buoys are popular and at busy times of the year you must be prepared to raft. In bad weather the visitor buoys in the Fairway can be exposed and a little bouncy. In these instances selecting a buoy closer to

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If you prefer an alongside mooring, continue as though you are heading up towards Kingsbridge and you will find the pontoon in The Bag just around Snapes Point on the port side. When you are moored here the town is completely out of sight, but you are surrounded by lush green tumbling hills and farmland. It’s a gorgeous outlook and it is deceptively sheltered in bad weather. There is plenty of depth to moor either side of the pontoon, but try not to stray between the buoyed boats on the inside as these dry out. Again at busy times be prepared to raft. There are water points on the pontoon but water is only available in the mornings between 10 and 11am in June, July and August when a bowser arrives and connects up. If you are running a generator make sure you check the strainer regularly. The strong tidal flow causes weed to collect around moored boats and this can cause blockages. It is also worth checking engine strainers before you depart for the same reason.

There are public toilets and two coded Harbour Authority shower rooms next to the Harbour Office at Whitestrand.

Alternatively the Salcombe Yacht Club

There are excellent facilities for trailboaters at Batson Creek Boat Park

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Where to fill up

The Salcombe Fuel Barge provides diesel and unleaded fuel. It is operated

by Yeoward Marine Fuels Ltd and it is located on the East Portlemouth side of the channel, near Middle Ground.

Fuelling is on the fendered side but ensure your fenders are at gunwale height. The Fuel Barge operates on VHF channel 6 or 07801 798862. It’s open Easter until 30th September, 7 days a week 0830-1700. During the winter months it is only open Monday to Friday and weekends either side of October half term.

Charts & Pilot Books

• Imray ‘The West Country’ guide • Fernhurst West Country Cruising Companion • Admiralty West Country Folio SC5602 Falmouth to Teignmouth • Imray 2400 West Country Chart Pack • Ordnance Survey OS202

Weather information

Noaa Sevenstone Buoy & Channel Light actuals www.ndbc.noaa.gov Met Office Inshore Waters Forecast Lyme Regis to Lands End www.metoffice.gov.uk Salcombe Met Office forecast Windfinder Salcombe www.windfinder.com Froward Point Coastwatch webcam and live weather www.nci-frowardpoint.org.uk Plymouth Weather Online For more information visit: www.salcombeinformation.co.uk

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welcomes visiting boaters to use its facilities at Cliff House, or boaters in The Bag can use the basic showers facilities and bar onboard the Island Sailing Club’s ex Mersey Ferry, the Egremont.

A water taxi serves The Bag (£2 each way) and the visitors buoys (£1.50 each way), and can be hailed by telephone or via VHF Channel 12. It has a dedicated pick-up and drop-off point at the southern

end of The Bag visitor pontoon. The service runs daily from 8am-11pm from April until September.

Normandy Pontoon is essentially for temporary stays, and if you are taking your tender (up to 3.5m) ashore you can leave it on the inside of this pontoon at the southern end. For tenders and trailboats up to 5.5metres there are short stay 2-hour finger berths further up on the

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Food Supplies

No55 restaurant on Fore Street is a good choice

inside. Lifejacket lockers are available at Whitestrand between the Harbour Office and toilet block. Whitestrand pontoon is used by Salcombe residents but there are two overnight berths, with electricity, available at the northern end. These berths can be booked for boats up to 12m. In high season this mooring will cost £23 per night for a 10-metre boat. Overnight mooring is only permitted on Normandy Pontoon during winter months.

Where to eat & drink

Whatever your taste or budget here is plenty of choice when eating out in Salcombe’s Fore Street. There are too many establishments to name.

For a full English breakfast to set you up for the day, head to Captain Morgans café on Whitestrand. The ‘Captains Breakfast’ offers the full works at £7.95, including tea and black pudding.

There are several cafes serving traditional Devonshire cream teas, coffees, ice cream, cakes and all things naughty on Fore Street. Many offer WiFi access too. If you want a hot baked pasty-to-go, head to the Upper Crust Bakery or the butcher P. W. & J. Coleman. The Salcombe Coffee Company is an ideal shoppers pit

Salcombe has independent stores in the town centre selling local food produce.

Groceries and essentials such as milk can be bought from the friendly local food store, Cranch’s Pantry, with its distinctive pink and white awning.

Meat can be bought from the butcher P. W. & J. Coleman. The Upper Crust Bakery provides fresh bread Monday to Saturday. The Salcombe Deli provides local gourmet produce, cheeses, pies and quiches, ideal for dinners and lunches onboard. There is a Spar supermarket out of town, on Loring Road. It is a 15-minute walk (0.5 mile up hill) from Whitestrand and it’s open 7 days a week.

Distances

Approximate distances in nautical miles from Salcombe to: Dartmouth 17 miles Plymouth 20miles Fowey 36miles Weymouth 65miles St Peter Port Guernsey 70miles Cherbourg 92miles Portsmouth 110miles

Further afield?

Dartmouth is just a 17 mile passage around the corner to the east. To the west you have Plymouth and on the Cornish coast you have Fowey and Falmouth. The Channel Islands are also not far away. The passage to St Peter Port in Guernsey is 70 miles.

Events

Town Regatta 11-15 August Town Regatta Fireworks 14 August

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Ice creams, pasties, cream teas. You won’t be able to resist temptation on Salcombe’s Fore Street

stop and serves a mean bacon butty. For eat-in or take away fish and chips there is The Plaice, on the corner of Fore Street and Market Street. Now gentlemen, if you loose your partner in Crew Clothing, fear not. At the back of the shop is the Wardroom Café, with seating inside and a few waterfront tables outside. Here you can sit with a coffee, cake or sandwich and

watch the boats go by. Seafood chowder and an unusual Scotch egg made with black pudding are some specialities.

If your exploring Island Street and fancy a bite to eat, the Island Street Café, Bar and Grill is an American style cafe that backs on to Shadycombe Creek. It also offers evening meals and a regular programme of live music too. On our visit

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Destination in late May we spotted the wooden clad Crab Shack restaurant coming together on the north side of Shadycombe Creek. It opens soon and looks worth investigating.

In the evening No55 on Fore Street is a favourite. This two level bistro has an Italian feel, offering pizza, pasta, meat and seafood dishes. Booking is essential, as it can get busy. Tucked away in Russell Court is Boatswains, a lovely brasserie that specialises in fish and seafood dishes. For family meals and fun head for Captain Flints on Fore Street. There is often a queue outside for tables in high season but the pizzas, pastas and cocktails are well worth the wait. The Galley restaurant opposite offers fine dining and waterfront views.

There is no curry house in Salcombe.

However, most pubs in Salcombe have a curry dish on the menu. But if you can’t do without your authentic Indian cuisine, Kingsbridge is a 15-20 minute taxi ride away and here you will find the Maha Bharat Balti House on Mill Street.

There are some great pubs in the heart of Salcombe with outside seating, serving local ale and great food. The Victoria Inn, the Fortesque, the Kings Arms and the

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Transport

Water Taxi VHF 12 or 07807 643879 South Sands Ferry departs from Whitestrand pontoon (15min ride) The Kingsbridge Ferry runs May to September from Ferry Pier Taxi services include Totally Taxis 07542 626545 and Moonraker Taxis 01548 560231 First Great Western Trains run from nearby Totnes to London Paddington (3hr journey time) Local buses run to Marlborough and Kingsbridge, with connections to Hope Cove.

Staying longer?

10m deep water mooring June, July & August = £92.50 per week 10m Whitestrand mooring June, July & August = £115 per week

Slipways

There is an excellent all-tides slipway and trailboat facilities in Batson Creek Boat Park. There is no cost to use the slipway but users will need to pay harbour dues to the attendant in the hut at the entrance. There is a flat rate of £5 or £10 per day depending on engine horsepower (below/above 40hp) which can be paid daily for up to 7 days. Car parking is £8 per day and trailer parking costs between £5.30 and £6.40 depending on size.

Tel: 01548 844010 salcombe.harbour@southhams.gov.uk

Tides Victoria Inn has a lovely pub garden out back

Tide times - The mean rise on spring tides is 4.7metres and on neap tides it is 2.2 metres

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Snapes Point. Take your camera as there are some great photo opportunities from the brow of the hill. Finally if you are feeling fit you can take the ferry over to East Portlemouth and walk to Gara Rock.

Your reward is the beautiful Gara Beach and the Gara Rock Resort serving cream teas.

A great way to explore the harbour is by tender. It’s possible to visit the Overbeck’s house has great estuary views neighbouring market town of Kingsbridge over the high water period. Its drying Ferry Inn are four choices within yards harbour is a 2.5mile dinghy ride away of each other. Our personal favourite is from The Bag pontoon and access is the Ferry Inn with its waters-edge view. approximately 2½hrs either side of HW. The drinks and pub grub here are a tad on The journey will take you between 45 the expensive side but are worth it for the minutes to an hour each way. Make sure ambience. you go prepared with waterproofs as if it’s breezy it can be a bit of wet ride and remember to take plenty of fuel with you.

Salcombe is a walkers paradise and here At the top of Frogmore Creek there is the are three great walks to do. The first is to Globe Inn pub, a shop and chandlery. The take the coast path to Starehole Bay. This Millbrook Inn pub is in Southpool Creek. is about a 50minute walk, but it is a superb If you have kids aboard consider hiring way to see the west estuary shoreline. You a car and visiting Woodlands Leisure Park, can always catch the South Sands Ferry which is a 30-minute ride away. There is back into town. It is £3.50 for adults and a zoo-farm and lots of great rides to keep £2.50 for children one way. The second the kids (and big kids) amused. walk is around Batson Creek and across Salcombe Sea-N-Shore offer RIB rides

Places to visit

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The South Sands Ferry runs every half an hour

and 2-day RYA powerboat level 2 RIB courses, it’s a great way for all ages to learn some boating skills in lovely surroundings.

If you are wanting to delve into the town’s maritime past, there is the Salcombe Maritime Museum to visit.

Inside is a collection of artefacts, ship models and memorabilia, from ancient times to World War II. Entry is £1.50 for adults and under 18s are 50p. The museum is underneath the Tourist Information Office. There is also a Lifeboat Museum and RNLI shop on Union Street.

If you love grand old houses or exotic plants a visit to Overbecks is a must. The Edwardian seaside home and gardens of the former German inventor Otto Overbeck are absolutely charming. To get there you can either take the ferry to South Sands or walk along Cliff Road from the town. It is quite a steep ½ mile climb up the road but the house has a tearoom and the views are spectacular.

If you are looking for some retail therapy, all the favourite boat-clothing ‘boatiques’ are on Fore Street. Musto, Crew Clothing, Fat Face and of course Quba Sails.

Island Street is the place to head for marine services or supplies. The Salcombe Boatstore is your archetypal chandlery selling all the normal boating bits and pieces, it also has a very handy upholstery workshop.

Tel: 01548 843708.

The Boat Crew Salcombe Store supplies marine clothing, new boats and is a service agent for Honda, Mariner, Mercury and Mercruiser.

Shipmates offers discounted marine clothing.

Yeoward Boatyards are service agents for Volvo Penta, Evinrude, Johnson and Yamaha engines. Tel 01548 844261 Another local service agent for Volvo Penta and Yanmar engines is SMS Salcombe. They are based at Lincombe Boatyard, which is a short dinghy ride from The Bag. Tel: 01548 843655.

Also at the yard is Richard Lewis Marine Electronics, who can help with installations and repairs on all makes of electronic equipment.

Tel: 01548 84322

You will find marine supplies and services in Island Street, as well as art galleries, the Salcombe Dairy and the Island Street Café

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Elisa & Steve Darbyshire’s Sealines

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ost of us can easily remember why we got into boating. There may have been a boat in the family when growing up, it may have been a hire boat holiday taken as a child, but Steve Darbyshire has none of that history. All he can blame it on is buying a house near the River Thames and taking one walk too many down the towpath.

“I just decided one day that I would like a boat,” he says. Luckily his partner Elisa did have the obligatory childhood boating

holidays, so there was little effort required in convincing her that buying a boat was a good idea. Living on the Thames, the obvious place to start ones boating career is right on the doorstep. There are ample brokerage yards to browse and Thames boating, like other inland waterways, is a really great place to cut your teeth. For the coastal boater, mooring up is done perhaps just once a day. On a busy river with numerous locks, boat handling becomes second nature.

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Steve and Elisa bought their first boat from Harleyford Marina in 1995. It was a Sealine 195 called Creative Image and it was the start of what has turned out to be a very monogamous relationship with the Sealine brand. “The 195 was fitted with a single 150hp petrol AQ151C with a 290 drive and we used to spend weeks at a time on board with two kids. We really got the bug, and was thinking about buying a trailer and towing it far and wide but, before that happened, and after around Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd

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“We settled on ‘Smitten’ because that’s how we felt when we first saw her”

three years of ownership, we saw a 285 for sale in Gosport”.

The 285 was a twin petrol boat and when they went to view it the owner took them over to the Folly on the Isle of Wight for lunch. “This blast out at sea really sold the boat to us, so a deal was done and the 285, called Spadger, was ours”. Despite the excitement of the Solent, Steve and Elisa shipped the boat back to the Thames and there she stayed for the three years that they owned her. “We really thought we

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MY BOAT Sealine 328 known as ‘Little Smit’, seen here moored at Windsor on the River Thames

would use the boat at sea but it was never to be. After three years we decided that our other hobby, biking, was a bit more time critical in that it’s a sport for the younger person, so we decided that for this reason, together with moving house and a general lack of funds, we should sell Spadger and leave boating behind”.

For the next five years Steve and Elisa concentrated on their business, and their bikes, but the itch for boating grew stronger. “In 2005 we were working at a conference in London and decided to take a route home via every broker and boatyard between the City and our home in Buckinghamshire. We started looking quite seriously at a Dutch steel boat, thinking the slow but spacious vessel would be great on the river, but during a visit to Racecourse Marina the guy in the brokers threw me some keys and said, you’re not old enough for steel, go and have a look at this boat”. The keys that Steve was holding were for yet another Sealine, this time a 328 fitted with twin AD41 diesels. “The 328 was immaculate” Steve told us, “it had been completely Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd

reupholstered in cream leather inside with blue and white vinyl in the cockpit. If there is one thing that will sway us when looking at a boat it is the upholstery, and we were swayed enough with the 328 to buy it”. The previous boats had all been named by the previous owners and Steve and Elisa kept them as they were. With the 328 they needed to come up with a name so, like many a Sealine owner before them, they started with a dictionary on the letter S. “We settled on Smitten because that’s how we felt when we first saw her” Steve explained. As the name has been used on all subsequent boats, Steve and Elisa now

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A Sealine 410 was the second incarnation of Smitten and is fondly referred to as ‘Smit the Fly’

lovingly refer to the 328 as Little Smit.

It is often said that you always know what your next boat will be and, despite their initial feelings for Smitten, they decided that the covers were a bit fiddly and maybe a flybridge was the way forward. “We kept looking at F43’s but thought it would be a few years before we made the progression. We looked at a couple but never felt they were right, certainly not enough to consider making an offer. One day, about a year into ownership of the 328, I received a call from the broker who sold us Smitten. He said I have found your next boat, it’s in Torquay”. The broker took photos of the 410, emailed them to Steve and Elisa and had the boat shipped to Shepperton on the Thames. When they went for a viewing they were impressed. It was a 1996 boat that had been out in the Med which meant it was very well equipped with air con, generator, passarelle etc. “We were literally

just on our way out to Germany for the 2006 World Cup so the broker told us that if we left a £500 deposit he would hold off doing anything with the boat until we returned. It would even be refundable if we decided it was not for us. We paid £500 and spent the next two weeks watching football and thinking about the 410”.

When they returned from Germany a decision was made and Little Smit was traded in for the 410, also to be called Smitten and known now historically as Smit the Fly. “All of our previous boats had been used exactly as we bought them. We either put up with what we didn’t like or, in the case of Little Smit, it was already pretty much perfect. With the 410 there was work to be done, the upholstery was in poor condition, the electronics were dated, the canopy needed work and the curtains were grubby”. The first job Steve tackled was removing the curtains and sticking them in the washing machine.

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MY BOAT From patterned and worn to faux suede, Steve re-covered the inside helm seat on the Sealine 410

Unfortunately when they came out they had shrunk, so Steve made some new ones. “We then set about getting a quote for replacement interior and exterior upholstery. I couldn’t quite believe my eyes when the quote arrived. It was £16k, and we had to remove all of the bits and deliver them to the upholsterers”. With that Steve and Elisa enrolled on a one-day course run by a marine upholstery company and

set about making all their own seat covers.

“I actually found it very therapeutic sitting at a sewing machine after a days work” Steve admits, “I had a natural flair for it I suppose because ultimately it is just measuring and making, and is not so different from what I do as a day job”. Elisa explains that all of the materials for the job cost around £2,000 making a massive £14,000 saving on the initial quote.

Steve and Elisa went cross-channel to Holland and Belgium on Smit the Fly

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After the helm seat, Steve then tackled the cockpit and flybridge cushions. We think they look superb

The old Raytheon electronics were removed and upgraded with an E80 at the upper helm and a 20inch TV, wired via Ethernet to the E80 to act as a repeater on the lower helm. A wired keyboard was obtained from eBay to allow full functionality from the lower helm.

With the boat based on the Thames they had to remove the whale tail radar arch, but in 2008 they took the 410 coastal, with a trip to Bruges. In 2009 they moored the boat in St Katharine Docks in London for a few months before another coastal trip, this time to the Netherlands. On the way back they made a snap decision to turn

left at South Foreland and head for the Solent. “We ended up in Royal Clarence Marina in Portsmouth with the intention of staying a few nights. Four years later we were still there”. “One of the jobs we did while coastal was to order a flybridge bimini from the States, which was very cheap, and to be honest it was not really up to the job. The aluminium frame was so weak you couldn’t use it underway”.

Around this time Steve and Elisa moved down to Devon and, although for a while Smit the Fly stayed in the Solent, albeit a bit closer to home in Yarmouth, it became clear that the boat would sooner or later

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MY BOAT They replaced the standard white plastic cockpit tables with smart teak tables from Marine Teak

follow them west. “We decided to take two weeks off and move the boat to Plymouth via Weymouth, Brixham, Dartmouth and Salcombe. It was a great trip apart from crossing Salcombe bar, which was horrible”. “The boat had only been in Plymouth for four weeks before we saw what was to become Sealine number five

and Smitten number three”. The S42 had been brought down from Windermere and just two months earlier had been fitted with a pair of brand new stern drives. The owner had part exchanged the boat with Princess, who were now looking to move it on. “We rang them up for a viewing, only to be told that the boat was just about

No sewing machine required. The S42 is in very good condition.

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Steve says the Sealine S42 feels safer for crewing and likes the fact he can see Elisa at all times

to leave for the Solent to be entered into a used boat show. We basically got on board for ten minutes before it left, but that was enough for us to know we wanted a better look. We drove all the way to Swanwick for a proper viewing and a sea trial, we literally crawled all over the boat for the best part of a day. We were both very impressed with the performance and handling over the flybridge boat and with a part exchange in the offing, a deal was

done and the S42 was shipped all the way back to Plymouth for us. We were both quite sad to see Smit the Fly go, at seven years it was the longest we had owned any one boat and we had put so much into making her perfect”.

“Having said that we absolutely love the new Smitten. Being lower down we both think it feels safer. I also like the fact that I can see Elisa at all times when she is crewing”. Steve admits that he loves

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being outside and enjoyed the flybridge in that sense, but feels that the hardtop with sunroof works well and offers the best of both worlds. “Whatever the weather you need to dress up for long trips on the flybridge, but on the S42 we can go boating in just a T-shirt and not get cold” he told us. Smitten is a late S42 fitted with Volvo Penta D6 engines and DPH

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Smitten is powered by twin Volvo Penta D6 330hp

drives. She cruises happily at 25 knots at 2800rpm.

So, has Steve got any plans to wheel out his sewing machine? “Not really” he says, “There is almost nothing for us to do to this boat. When we first got it we were a bit horrified by the cheap white plastic tables that Sealine supplied, but I found some really great teak tables from a company called Marine Teak, and they have brought a touch of class to the cockpit. Apart from that she is pretty much perfect and we are looking forward to exploring our new cruising ground with a trip to the Isles of Scilly on our must do list”.

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Fenders

by Neale Byart

Ever wondered how fenders are made?

We find out at Plastic Mouldings Ltd

W elcome to the first part of a new

chatting to the guys from Hurricane regular series. We’ve called it Access Fenders at the boat show and they All Areas, because we will be using our suggested going along to their factory in editorial muscle to get ourselves backstage Irvine to see what’s what, we were heading in various areas of the marine industry. up the M1 before you could tie a clove We’ll find out how the products we use, hitch. and in many cases take for granted, are Plastic Mouldings Ltd, the people designed, produced, developed and tested. behind the Hurricane Fenders brand, has We have some great features lined up for been producing mouldings for over 50 you, and we start with the most humble years, but it was only two years ago, with of boating accessories, the fender. We all the purchase of the company Hurricane have them, we all use them, but have you Mouldings, that they became involved ever considered what goes in to producing in the leisure marine sector. While them? I know I haven’t, so when we got many fenders are produced by injection 58

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moulding techniques, this is the one area that Plastic Mouldings don’t operate in. Their specialties lie in dip, slush and rotational moulding, and it is the latter of these that they use to manufacture fenders.

The process starts with the raw PVC material, which is delivered in clear liquid form. The first step in the process starts with the mixing man, a sort of Tom Cruise of the PVC world. A job sheet will specify what the mix is to be used for and what colour it should be, and it is his job to mix in the dye, any relevant additives, and the right ingredients to ensure the finished material has all of the right qualities.

Fenders typically require a UV stabilizer for durability and an antibacterial agent to inhibit growth. Starting with clean machinery, white fenders are produced with the first batch, with subsequent batches used for ever darker colours and finishing with black, before everything is cleaned again.

Next up comes the mould. Plastic Mouldings have an in-house team of wood and metal workers able to produce complicated and accurate moulds for all sorts of jobs. The fender moulds are produced from aluminium and, while they look rough and ready on the outside, inside it is a very different story with a spotlessly clean and perfectly smooth surface. Each mould costs several thousand pounds to produce, so they only hold a few. The surprising thing for me was what a labour, and time, intensive procedure it was to produce each fender.

The mould is first warmed and then sprayed with a mould-releasing agent. If there is to be any branding on the fender,

Blue is the colour. The PVC is delivered as a clear liquid which is then coloured with dye

Aluminium moulds are made on site by the team

The mould is heated and any branding is added

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The PVC is added to the mould which is then sealed and rotates in the oven (inset). This process takes an hour including cooling

this is placed inside the mould next.

The correct quantity of PVC mix is poured into the mould, the top part of the mould is added and the mould sealed together. This arm of the three armed machine will be loaded up with another couple of moulds and then moved into the oven. In here it will rotate on both axis, ensuring a good spread of the PVC around the inside of the mould. After 20 minutes, this arm moves from the oven into a cooling section of the machine where it will continue to rotate for another 20 minutes. Lastly, the arm comes back out of the front of the machine where it sits for 20 minutes while the moulds are emptied and reloaded ready for the next process.

This means that each mould is in the machine for a total of one hour and therefore the expensive moulds can only produce one fender per hour.

Once the mould comes back to the front of the machine the mould is opened and the fender removed. At this point it will have quite a large amount of excess around the join, where the rotation forced it into the small gap.

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The fender is removed from the mould, then the ‘flashing’ is trimmed and a valve is added by hand

the fender is passed onto the trimming department. Here each fender is carefully hand trimmed with a sharp knife to remove the last of the flashing from the join, and also from inside the fender attachment holes. The moulded valve seat is pierced and a valve inserted. Lastly every fender is leak tested in water. The mould, ready warmed from its last trip around the system, is prepared again and set off for its next hour-long journey.

Any excess material, wastage or rejected fenders are chopped up into small fragments and recycled into such things as the safety surface found in playgrounds.

Coming soon to a boat show near you?

We spotted these Shrek coloured fender keyrings.

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tested Yamaha F115hp outboard When Yamaha originally launched the F115 way back in 1999 it was their first fourstroke engine over 50hp. The engine has been a stalwart in the Yamaha lineup, and has remained largely unchanged, apart from a small tweak in 2011, to this day. The F115B, the B indicates second generation, has much to live up to. We’ll start with the stats. The F115A was a 1741cc motor, which at its launch weighed in at 192kg. This was reduced in 2011 to 186kg. The straight four cylinder F115B now has a displacement of 1832cc, but incredibly Yamaha has managed to shave off a further 13kg, making it the lightest four stroke 115hp on the market at 173kg, and comparable within a kilo or two of the current range of two stroke 115’s. This weight saving has been achieved with a new top cowling, re-designed upper casing, that incorporates the exhaust system with the oil pan, and a redesigned bracket with a single power trim cylinder. The F115B also has a new block, head, piston and crank, and both the intake and exhaust systems have been optimized for better performance. The electrical system has also been upgraded to cope with the greater demands of today’s Jeanneau CC 5.5cc

As tested 2 pax Wind F3

Ribeye A600

As tested 2 pax Wind F3

RPM

Knots

GPH

MPG

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GPH

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600 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6300

2.4 3.7 5.7 6.3 7.4 9.6 16.3 21.1 25.1 28.6 32.5 37.5

0.24 0.40 0.84 1.17 1.74 2.42 2.60 3.19 4.18 5.17 6.56 9.00

10.0 9.3 6.8 5.4 4.3 4.0 6.3 6.6 7.9 5.5 5.0 4.2

600 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6150

2.8 5.0 6.5 7.4 10.0 14.3 20.6 24.5 29.5 33.1 37.1 41.0

0.29 0.46 0.81 1.23 1.76 2.31 2.24 3.41 4.44 5.50 6.97 9.00

9.7 10.9 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.2 9.2 7.2 6.6 6.0 5.3 4.6

PRICE FROM

£12,799

The new F115 comes with updated instruments

boats, and it now has a 35A alternator, up from 25A on the F115A. Most importantly, it now delivers its maximum power at just 3000rpm.

Yamaha’s own tests using the old and new 115hp on identical boats show that the new engine produced an extra knot at the top end, was a second faster to 20 knots, and provided better Yamarin Cross 61CC economy through As tested 2 pax Wind F3 the whole range, RPM Knots GPH MPG apart from full 600 2.6 0.24 10.8 throttle. These fuel 1000 4.0 0.37 10.8 1500 5.6 0.79 7.1 savings are in the 2000 7.3 1.21 6.0 region of 5 to 10% 2500 8.5 1.85 4.6 at speeds between 3000 13.3 2.31 5.8 3500 18.4 2.86 6.4 20 and 30 knots.

4000 23.0 3.72 6.2 Other features 4500 26.6 4.64 5.7 of the F115B are 5000 30.0 6.20 4.8 5500 34.3 7.55 4.5 Yamaha’s Variable 5900 37.6 8.76 4.3 Trolling system,

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which offers 50rpm increments at the touch of a button, a tiller handle for open boat applications, counter rotation on the X shaft version, and of course, it comes with Yamaha’s Y-COP immobilizer system.

At the same time Yamaha has introduced a new Aluminium propeller, called the Talon.

This uses their SDS (Shift Dampener System) for smoother and quieter gear shifts, and has cupped blades for increased performance.

They have also introduced updated digital gauges, which offer larger buttons, a more modern look, and the option of dual fuel level indicators.

So what does this all mean out on the water? We put the F115B through its paces on three different boats, a Ribeye A600, a Jeanneau Cap Camarat 5.5 and a Yamarin Cross 61CC. On each boat the engine provided quick acceleration and some impressive mid range torque. At slow and mid range speeds the noise levels were good, although at full throttle they became quite intrusive, especially if sitting on the transom seating. The Talon prop with SDS provides noticeable improvements in gear shifting, with less clunking and generally a smoother operation. The cupped blades dug in well, and there was little evidence of ventilation or slippage. The big thing for me though was the steering systems. Two of the boats had simple cable steering, and these made hard work of full lock turns.

It really was a two handed Motorboat effort to get the boat out of Owner a tight turn. The Yamarin “A great engine had hydraulic steering, in every way. which was single handed, Just specify the smooth and easy. Moving upgraded steering” between them was like Value 3/5 jumping out of a modern car Usability 4/5 with power steering and Performance 5/5 going back to the 70’s.

Contact: Yamaha UK yamaha-motor.eu

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Bayliner 742

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Length (LOA): 7.47m / 24ft 6in Beam: 2.51m / 8ft 3in Displacement: 1850kg Fuel Capacity: 208 litres Water Capacity: 45 litres RCD Category: C Engine as tested: 5.0 litre 260hp MerCruiser V8 Other engine options: 220hp 4.3 litre MerCruiser V6 300hp 5.7 litre MerCruiser V8 Cummins QSD 2.0 litre 170hp diesel Price from ÂŁ41,083

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The cuddy converts into a double. It has a sea toilet and good headroom

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ayliner’s 2013 launch of the 642 has proved very successful for the US boat builder. Will adding an extra metre to the hull provide them with a similar story with the 742? We head to Barcelona to find out.

The 642 is a boat that we liked very much when we tested it last year (see October 2013 issue), so when we saw the new 742 for the first time at the 2014 London Boat Show we had high hopes that it would deliver a similarly useful package at an equally affordable price.

To answer the first part of that query we took to the water in Sitges near Barcelona for the official European launch of this important new model.

The 742 officially replaces the 702 in Bayliner’s sportsboat lineup and, if you have read our 642 write up, there will

possibly be a feeling of Déjà vu with the 742 test. In many ways it offers very similar features to its smaller sibling, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Those features worked great on the 642 and they should be equally useful on the larger model. Things such as the transom sunpad with walkthrough access and adjustable backrest, cleverly concealed canopy framework beneath the engine hatch, and

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“The cabin is exceptionally roomy for the boats size”

The toilet slides out from under the cockpit sole

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ample storage beneath the cockpit seating and the cockpit floor. The features that the 742 offers that you won’t find on the 642 are perhaps more important, and these include a proper wet bar area, with 12 volt fridge, single burner hob and sink with running water, and a three position port side seat that folds flat to offer a further sunpad area.

The cabin is exceptionally roomy for a low profile cuddy, with almost 5ft headroom at the door. When seated there is still around 1ft spare above my head, which is quite something for a boat of this size and style. The cuddy offers the choice of a pair of singles or a large double berth and has a couple of opening portlights, and a pair of skylights on the roof which, combined with the use of light materials and bare white gelcoat, create a light and airy cabin. There is also a table pedestal slot down in the cabin which enables the cockpit table to be used down below and, given the space in the cabin, it really could accommodate a family of four, if required.

Like the 642, this boat also has a toilet

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As tested 50% fuel 100% water 3 crew Force 3-4

RPM Knots LPH GPH MPG Range Noise

(nm)

that hides away beneath the cockpit sole when not in use, but can slide out when required. Whereas in the 642 this toilet was a porta potti, the 742 is fitted with a proper sea toilet. The only thing missing from the cabin is under seat storage, which I am guessing has been sacrificed to provide that fabulous headroom.

On deck, the story is much the same as the 642. Low rails keep the lines sleek, but offer little in the way of protection for anyone working the foredeck. The anchor locker is a useful size, although with the optional electric winch access is limited. Access to the foredeck from the cockpit is via a set of moulded steps on the cabin door and there is also the option of sunpad cushions to add yet another sunbathing area, if required. The hull is also available in either a black or grey

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colour scheme.

The navigator’s seat is quite lowset, being some four inches lower than the helm. This has the effect of offering very good protection behind the screen for the front seat passenger, although forward visibility is a little compromised as a result, especially if the boat is trimmed bow high. The helm seat is perfectly placed to offer the best of both worlds, with good protection from the wind and spray and great visibility forward. It comes with a lifting bolster to allow standing

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Our test boat was powered by a 260hp MerCruiser V8 giving a top speed of 40 knots

“Acceleration is brisk. The boat is up on the plane in six seconds”

helming, although I found that like this the screen surround was perfectly placed in the centre of my vision. I either had to duck a little to look through the glass, or extend my neck a bit to see over it. The latter seemed to work best for me but how this would affect you would depend upon whether you are taller or shorter than my 5ft 10 inches. The helm seat itself was large and comfortable, the throttle and switchgear were all easily reached, and instruments were easy to see. There is space in the centre of the dash for a multifunction display of around seven inches, although I suspect that sometimes the steering wheel may obstruct a clear view of this.

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Everything falls to hand at the helm with space for a 7inch multifunction chartplotter

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Spacious aft seating cleverly hides the canopy framework and lifts to provide good engine access

260hp and 300hp, and, for the fuel cost conscious buyer, a 170hp 2.0 litre QSD diesel. Our boat was fitted with the 5.0 litre V8, the option that we think will find its way into many of the 742’s sold in the UK. With 260hp on tap, acceleration is brisk, with the boat up on the plane in six seconds and reaching 25 knots just four seconds later. The mid range pick up is good with fast acceleration from 25 knots upwards if needed. In the testing conditions of a force 3-4 we were able to cruise in the mid 20’s, with the hull handling the head sea reasonably well as long as the throttle was worked a little. There was the occasional slam if concentration lapsed, but overall

we were pretty impressed with the way the 742 handled herself. Like the 642, I would have liked to have seen some trim tabs fitted as standard. With three passengers it is inevitable that weight distribution would be uneven, and the boat leaned readily to the side with the extra weight. Trim tabs are available as an option and it’s one I would suggest you take. Also available as an option is a bow thruster. Some may mock having such a thing on a boat of this size but I am a great believer in that if it makes for easier and more relaxed boating, it again is an option worth having. While the helm was comfortable, and visibility good, I would have liked to have had

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somewhere to rest my elbow when helming, particularly when I needed to work the throttle in choppy seas.

While the 742 is a good boat, and does all you would expect for a reasonable price, I think it’s biggest rival will in fact be the 642. The smaller boat is very similar in many ways and is such a great boat that Bayliner dealers may have trouble upselling the bigger model. Having said that, if you need the extra features such as the galley and the larger space offered on the beamier and longer hull, the 742 won’t let you down.

It offers the performance and features to provide a really useable family boat at a price that won’t break the bank. What I can say with some confidence is that once you

The helm seat has an adjustable bolster for seated and standing positions

have chosen either Bayliner Cuddy, you won’t be disappointed. The 642 might just have the edge as a package in my mind, but they are both really great entry-level boats.

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hile the 642 and 742 are considered entry level in terms of size, there is no escaping the fact that they are still quite a hefty investment and one that may well be out of the reach of the younger generation of boaters that the industry so desperately need to attract. Bayliner has recognized this and last year launched the Element, a basic cheap package aimed squarely at getting people on the water as simply and as cheaply as possible. This year they have

added to the line up with the Element XL, a slightly larger version with bigger engine options.

The original Element is a basic boat, designed to appeal to people who would like a new boat, but for used boat money.

To keep costs down it comes with a single engine option, an economical 60hp Mercury outboard. The hull was designed to be as stable a platform as possible to appeal to those that felt uncomfortable with the way that traditional hulls lean in

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Length (LOA): 5.49m / 18ft 1in Beam: 2.13m / 7ft 5in Displacement: 907kg Fuel Capacity: 45+23 litres RCD Category: C Engine as tested: Mercury 115hp Other engine options: Mercury 60hp, 80hp & 90hp Price from £19,184

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“A new boat for used boat money. These boats get people out on the water as simply and cheaply as possible” turns and also when boarding. The result is Bayliner’s M hull, which is cathedral hull like in its design.

On board it has been kept as simple as possible but still offers lots of seating and storage. Up front it’s like a bow rider with a U shaped seating area that can, with an infill cushion, be turned into a large sunpad area. Below these seats there is spacious storage, albeit just painted out fiberglass. A pair of cup holders, a couple of grab handles, two cleats and a trailer D Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd

ring just about completes the features up front on the Element.

The mid section of the boat comprises the helm, with just a large round dial, reminiscent of a Mini, a steering wheel, another cup holder and some basic switching for the nav lights, horn and bilge pump. Our test boat was also fitted with an optional MP3 compatible sound system. The helm seat is moulded and fixed and, although not offering the perfect driving position, will most likely

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Sunseeking bow seating. The aft lockers on the XL can store 2 tanks of 45 and 25 litres if necessary

not deter the Element’s target audience.

Opposite the helm seat is another fixed seat and in front of that, and facing aft, is a further seat and again all these have good storage beneath.

The aft section has two opposing seats port and starboard with an infill to create a sunpad area. Beneath the middle is a dedicated space for an optional Igloo cooler and under the port seat is where the boat’s portable 45 litre fuel tank is housed. Either side of the Mercury 60hp four stroke outboard are a pair of bathing platforms, the starboard one incorporates a bathing ladder and grab rail.

Options are few but perfectly geared

Elements are powered by Mercury outboards

towards the Element’s main purpose, fun on the water. You can have a watersports arch with wakeboard rack, a bimini cover and as mentioned a sound system and a cooler. I think if I were in my early 20’s that would pretty much cater for my every whim.

On the water the M hull performs quite uniquely. It corners flat, as it was designed to, and offers a reasonably good ride. If you find yourself bashing into a head sea you will get wet. There is no windscreen to speak of and the hull does produce lots of spray. The simplicity of the boat extends to the controls and the simple cable steering does mean that torque steer is a problem if you accelerate hard without a good grip on the wheel.

The boat is rated for up to six people but we found that with four on board the 60hp did struggle getting the boat on the plane, particularly if everyone is seated in the middle and aft sections. Engine trim had little effect unless you keep it trimmed out in a turn, and then the boat would ventilate and slow. As well as being cheap to buy, the Element is also affordable to run, providing over 6 mpg at a useful speed.

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The helm has some nice styling details, but with no windscreen it doesn’t offer any protection

With the XL version, Bayliner have taken the same basic boat, but stretched the aft section to provide a length overall of 5.49 metres (18ft 1in). This extra length offers a greater lounging area in the aft section but also provides larger under seat storage, which on the port side can be put to good use with an optional 23 litre fuel tank. The XL also comes with a choice of Mercury engines from 80hp up to 115hp. This obviously provides greater performance, at the cost of extra fuel consumption, but in all other ways the boat rides just the same as the smaller model, flat, wet and occasionally quite hard. When we tested the XL we found ourselves in some quite lumpy F4-5 conditions, which meant we weren’t able to produce full test figures. The 115hp outboard produced great performance, briefly hitting 30+ knots, and would be perfect for some serious watesports, but only where you have relatively flat water.

We could just about maintain a cruise in

“When I was 19, I might have bought an Element instead of a flash car” the upper teens and low 20’s by working the throttle, but even then we were caught out by holes in the water with jarring results.

So have Bayliner hit the spot with the Element? Initially I wasn’t sure, but the more I think about it the more I am convinced. Using a historic inflation calculator I worked out that when I was 19 I could have bought an Element, instead of my convertible car. Whether today’s youngsters can be convinced that boating is affordable and worth dropping the flash car for, I don’t know, but we have to applaud Bayliner for trying. If the Element had been around back in the 80’s, I am pretty sure I would have considered shelving my convertible motoring in favour of some fun on the water.

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