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issue. Well, we finally did it. Fourteen months after buying our little green project boat, we finally got her in the water. It wasn’t an adventurous undertaking, we spent four nights on board while we gently cruised a small section of the River Thames, but we achieved our objective.

We set out to prove that boating doesn’t have to be expensive and exclusive and, at

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Olive feels the water on her hull for the first time during a cruise up the Thames

£1200, it’s fair to say that Olive is neither of those things. If you have a little bit of spare cash left over each month to spend on a hobby, I really can’t think of a better one, especially as boating just has to be one of the nicest ways to spend time with your friends and family.

We were lucky with the weather for our October jaunt. We had wall to wall sunshine and daytime temperatures that

put much of the summer to shame but, as winter approaches, we are going to have to put Olive away for a few months. I am all for year round boating, but on a little boat with few creature comforts winter is probably a good time to catch up with other chores. If, however, you are planning to keep on boating right the way through, it feels timely to mention the benefit of carbon monoxide alarms. Far too frequently we hear of instances where trying to keep warm onboard comes with very serious consequences. Just as we were going to print, a Windermere based boater has been found guilty of the manslaughter of his partner and her child after they succumbed to CO poisoning through a poorly installed generator exhaust system. Sentence has yet to be passed but I can’t think of a worse sentence than knowing that one careless action caused the death of your loved ones. Stay warm this winter, but more importantly, stay safe.

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NEWS page 6 INBOX page 12 Q&A page 18 CUTTING EDGE page 44 TESTED page 58 page 60 Special Feature Howards’ Way 1985-1990 page 22 Project Boat

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NEWS London Boat Show 2016

The 2016 62nd London Boat Show will be kicking off the boating calendar at ExCeL London on the 8th January 2016 and there are a few new changes in store. Visitors will be transported to the Mediterranean with a new Mediterranean Bay feature. A large pool, surrounded by faux villas and cafes, will showcase watersports equipment and visitors will be able to get afloat and learn how to berth a boat in the Mediterranean-style.

The show organiser, British Marine, is also introducing a ‘60’s Revival’ boating attraction where many important marine events and products will be brought back to life. There will also be some major changes to the show’s layout with the repositioning of the Sunseeker stand. Historically this stand was located centrally crossways, thus dividing ExCel’s South Hall into two. Now the stand will be along the back wall. The 10-day show, 8th-17th January, will play host to 300 marine brands, from the UK and overseas. Tickets at the gate will be £27 for adults (£20 online) and under 15s enter for free. For more details about show, including how to get there, visit the website, londonboatshow.com.

Cormate Powerboats

NEW BOATS

Cormate Powerboats will be launching its race inspired range of family powerboats at the London Boat Show, showcasing the new Cormate T27 and Sportmate 24 (pictured).

The Norwegian brand builds performance, centre console boats with walk-around sundecks from 21-27ft and Fine Design Marine in Poole will be the UK distributor.

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New small-boat marina in Falmouth

Existing facilities Proposed facilities

Falmouth Harbour Commissioners have submitted a planning application for a marina development at Custom House Quay. The proposed plans include a 60-berth floating marina for boats of up to 6 metres, created within the existing Custom House Quay basin.

Also planned is a boat storage facility between Custom House Quay and the Grove Place Boat Park for around 20 boats of up to 5 metres in length, with access via ramp and pontoon from Grove Place Boat Park. Plans also include new alongside berthing on the outer quay wall.

Building will commence over the winter months with a view to having facilities ready in time for the new boating season in April 2016. More details about the facilities, including how to apply for berths, will be coming soon on the website.

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Manslaughter verdict over Windermere deaths As we were finalising this issue, news was breaking that Bayliner 285 owner, Matthew Eteson, had been found guilty of manslaughter, over the two deaths aboard his boat on Lake Windermere in April 2013. Mr Eteson’s girlfriend and her daughter died due to carbon monoxide poisoning. It had been a cold night and as the three people slept, 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 mid cabin where the two ladies were sleeping.

Insurance Premium Tax increase IN BRIEF

As announced in the last Budget, on the 1st of November the rate of Insurance Premium Tax, currently 6%, will increase by 3.5 % to 9.5%. This means boat owners will see a rise in their insurance premiums.

Salcombe Lifeboat Disaster Book The tragic loss of thirteen of the crew of the Salcombe lifeboat, William and Emma, on the 27th October 1916 was ‘one of the worst disasters in the history of the RNLI and had a devastating impact on the Devon town of Salcombe’. One year in advance of the centenary commemorations, a new book, £7.99, has been launched to re tell the tragic story and to help raise money for the RNLI. Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd

Devon to host first English Riviera Leisure & Boat Show Over the 2016 May Bank Holiday weekend (28-30th), Paignton’s seafront will be hosting the first annual English Riviera Leisure & Boat Show. On Middle and North Green, either side of Paignton Pier, there will be exhibition stands selling boat and leisure equipment, demonstrations and live entertainment. Paignton is centrally located between the two boating hubs of Torquay and Brixham, so it will hopefully attract local boat dealers and marine suppliers to exhibit at the show.

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NEWS New GB transatlantic challenge On the 23rd October Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Challenger II arrived at MDL’s Queen Anne’s Battery in Plymouth to help launch a new British transatlantic challenge. Headed up by Richard George, Team Great Britain will be attempting to win the Hale’s Trophy, also commonly known as the Blue Riband, which is awarded to the fastest surface commercial passenger vessel crossing the Atlantic Ocean in either direction. Richard George said ‘Our biggest challenge is around efficiency and Team Great Britain has to cross from New York to Bishop Rock Lighthouse off the Scillies using only 1 fuel load, a huge challenge!’ The boat will be a wave piercing 34m long, 13m beam catamaran and it will have to make the 3000 miles in 2 days, averaging 53 knots. The team behind it includes writer and powerboat racer, Dag Pike, who was Navigation Officer on Virgin Atlantic Challenger II in 1986 with Sir Richard Branson. Other team members include Design Engineer, George Robson, Race Director, Rory Power and the current owner of Virgin Atlantic Challenger II, Dan Stevens. Dan fully restored the Virgin Atlantic Challenger II and brought her back to the UK. Virgin Atlantic Challenger II hit the headlines in 1986 when Richard Branson broke the then world record by two hours. Despite breaking a world record, Richard and Dag didn’t win the Hale’s Trophy as they weren’t a commercial passenger vessel.

Delphia Yachts

NEW BOATS

The Norfolk based broker, Norfolk Boat Sales has become the importers for Delphia Yachts. The Polish motorboat builder was founded in 1990 and offers a range of 7m-15m boats for coastal and inland use. Norfolk Boat Sales will be displaying its two stock boats, the Delphia 1050 and 800, at the London Boat Show.

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Yanmar to distribute range of diesel outboards Engine manufacturer Yanmar has taken on the global distribution of Neander diesel outboards.

The Neander Shark is a 50hp twin-cylinder diesel outboard engine. Barrus is expected to be the UK distributor and we hope to bring you more news soon.

Boat Insurer to provide £5m Third Party Liability

Boat insurer, Craftinsure.com, is to provide £5m Third Party liability insurance as standard across its full range of policies, for dinghies, motorboats, RIBs and narrowboats. The current limit is £3m for any one event. The higher limit will apply to new policies from 1st November 2015, coinciding with the Insurance Premium Tax increase. The company said ‘Although boat owners are still able to limit their liability to well below £5m under maritime law, the thresholds have been raised from those agreed by previous international conventions, and with the size of compensation claims reaching record levels again in 2015, the move to £5m now seems prudent.’

Craftinsure’s Rod Daniel adds “Whilst £5m Third Party liability might sound far more than necessary for a small craft with a low-powered engine, a serious injury could still occur”.

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Having read the article on replacing fuel filters in the October issue, I must highlight a potentially dangerous instruction in the procedure, steps 23 & 24, ters Replacing Fuel Fil you mention bleeding the high pressure fuel system at the injectors. If the engine has a common rail fuel system, you should never slacken pipe unions whilst cranking the engine. The pressures involved are extremely high and can cause fuel to be ooooo injected through the skin of the person doing the operation. This would cause injury. I know about this risk as I work for a major UK diesel engine manufacturer, writing technical manuals. Our manuals are full of warnings about the risks associated with high pressure fuel leaks. As an aside, opening the fuel system also risks introducing dirt and other contaminants that will damage components such as high pressure fuel pumps and injectors which are expensive to replace. Cleanliness is vital to protecting the fuel system from damage. Regardless of the above, your team do a fantastic job with the magazine and provide many hours of enjoyable reading. Keep doing what you are doing. Ian Tough Editor replies: Thank you for your email Ian. When written, it was done with old, non-common rail, systems in mind, but you are absolutely right in that we should have pointed out the danger of following this procedure on a common rail diesel engine. In my experience these engines usually self bleed on the high pressure side, which means that this stage is unnecessary.

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Southampton Boat Show

I just wanted to write in and express my disappointment and frustration at this year’s Southampton Boat Show. OK, the weather didn’t help, but we went with a list of stands we wanted to see and just couldn’t find several of them. The layout was disorganised and even the show guide lacked an alphabetical index. Finally the miles of roadworks on the M3 just added to our frustration. It took us 4 1/2 hours to drive home to Essex. Roll on the London Boat Show. Bill Nelson Editor replies: Thanks Bill. You should have dropped by our stand and I would have been happy to point you in the right direction. Coming from Essex, I always use the A3 and M27, a much nicer journey. As far as the show goes, I think you may be in the minority. Admittedly it’s location leads to it being a bit disjointed, but the show guide does include a map and an alphabetical list of all exhibitors.

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f you are having trouble with your outboard, particularly if it is difficult to start, running poorly or prone to stalling, there are three things to try that, between them, stand a very good chance of getting the motor running sweetly again. The first is to try fresh fuel, and more often than not, this alone will be enough. The second is to replace the spark plug or plugs, another cheap and easy way to often cure poor running. If neither of those work, the third option is a little more intricate and involves removing, stripping down and cleaning the carburettor. This often needs doing on outboards that are not used frequently, as traditional petrol will leave behind a varnish, and modern ethanol

TOOLS • Screwdrivers and spanners of the appropriate sizes • A bowl or container for cleaning components • A strand of soft copper wire • A clean surface to work on CONSUMABLES • Carburettor cleaner • Plenty or rags

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ooooo fuel will leave a gum residue. These residues can clog up the fine passages and jets inside the carburettor and affect the correct delivery of fuel.

Stripping a carb is not too difficult, in fact sometimes the hardest part is actually removing it in the first place.

Each outboard will be different in terms

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of carburettor removal, and the carb itself may be different to the one I am working on here, which is from a 1980’s two stroke Evinrude, but the principle is the same and you should find the same components inside your carburettor, even if they look a little different.

The process of removing and stripping the carburettor will expose numerous gaskets, O rings and washers, many of which will need replacing. While it is sometimes possible to re-use some or all

of these, it is best to order a carburettor overhaul/repair kit before undertaking the task to ensure you have all the bits needed to get you back on the water as soon as possible.

The following is a basic strip down and clean. It is possible to go further into the carburettor, for example removing the jets and core plugs, but I have found that in the majority of cases this is not necessary to get a badly running outboard purring again.

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Undo the bolts securing the float bowl to the carb body and remove the bowl

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Check inside the bowl for contamination, particularly around the bottom where it may collect around the drain plug

If the bowl has ever been contaminated with water it may have started to corrode like the one above. This will require replacement

Remove the pin that holds the float in place, it should just slide out, and remove the float

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Withdraw the float valve from the valve seat. The seat can also be removed but is not usually necessary

Remove the adjustment needle valve. Count how many turns out it takes so you can replace it in the same position

Place the carb body in a container and start squirting carb cleaner into all the jets and passages

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Many of the holes lead to small passages so ensure you give a good squirt into every orifice

If you have a length of multi strand copper wire, cut off a strand or two of suitable length

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Thoroughly clean inside the throttle body and the butterfly valves, as well as the exterior and all the movable linkages

Give the float bowl a good clean. Some, like this one, have a small passageway right in the bottom

Carefully clean the tip of the float valve to ensure it seals properly when seated

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Clean the needle valve and reinstall, screwing in the correct number of turns, as noted earlier

Reinstall the float valve, float and retaining pin

Reinstall the bowl and the bowl drain plug using new gaskets and washers, if required

All cleaned and ready to be mounted back on the engine

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The dismantling, cleaning and rebuilding of a single carburettor should take no more than a couple of hours. Removing the carburettor from the engine and replacing it afterwards will add another hour or two.

Give or take, this job should take around half a day, more if you have multiple carbs.

A single can of carburettor cleaner, at around £5, should be plenty for a typical single outboard carburettor. If your outboard has multiple carbs, as many do, you may need to buy more than one. The cost of a carb rebuild kit will vary depending upon the carb in question. To give you an example, the one for my old OMC carburettor is available for around £20.

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Q&A

Your Questions Answered

Fuel system service

Q Thirty years ago I carried out my

first fuel filter change on a Sealine 30 with twin Volvo diesels. Unfortunately due to my inexperience, during the air bleeding process, I over tightened a fuel banjo fitting on the connection to the fuel pump and this led to having to replace the fitting. I have acquired a torque wrench to ensure that I don’t repeat my error on my current boat, but my Perkins manual does not give a torque figure for the nut. Can you help? Also in last month’s feature you did not mention the two copper washers on either side of the banjo fitting. Do I need to replace these each time I slacken the nut, or can they be reused indefinitely. As an apprentice we were taught that copper washers work harden every time you tighten the nut and that the washers can be softened by heating them to red hot and quenching in cold water. Is this process still recommended if you can’t find a replacement new washer?

A I have asked around and, as yet, been unable to find a definitive torque setting

for the banjo bolt. I have to admit that I tend to just nip them up without a torque wrench, but you do have to be careful as you have found out. With serviceable copper washers you really don’t need much torque to make a leak proof join, so go lightly and you should be fine. In terms of the washers, you are correct that they can work harden. To be honest unless you are regularly loosening and tightening they should be fine for quite a while, but it would be prudent to carry a couple of spares. As for softening old copper washers if you don’t have access to new ones, annealing to give it its proper name, I always understood that heating them to a dull red colour and allowing them to cool slowly was the best method, although research seems to indicate that the speed of cooling for copper is not too Copper washers that have ‘work hardened’ can important. be softened by heating and cooling 18

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Upping my battery power

Q I am looking to replace the domestic batteries in my boat

and want to try and get as much capacity as possible, as I spend much time away from shorepower. It has been suggested to me that I look at Trojan T105 deep cycle 6 volt batteries. Obviously I need two joined in series to get the 12 volts I need, but does that also mean that I get twice the 225Ah quoted for each battery?

A No, unfortunately is doesn’t. When it comes to joining two identical batteries

together you can either double the volts or double the capacity, but you can’t do both.

Wire two 225Ah 6 Volt batteries in series and you will end up with a 12volt power source with a capacity of 225Ah. Wire the same batteries in parallel and you will double the capacity to 450Ah, but only at 6 volt. T105’s do make excellent domestic batteries, as they are true ‘deep cycle’ batteries. Depending upon how much space you have, and these 6 volt batteries are quite large and heavy, you could buy four of them and connect them into pairs by wiring them in series, and then connect the two pair together in parallel to give you a 12 volt bank with a capacity of 450Ah. Trojan also offer the T125, which is almost the same size as the T105 but has a slightly higher capacity of 240Ah. You could also look at the Yuasa T105 equivalent from MDS Battery Ltd.

Outdrive maintenance

Q I have just had my boat lifted and the outdrive is

looking a bit worse for wear. There are a number of areas where the paint has come away, mostly on the leading edge and skeg, and the bare metal is on show. The anodes are only about half worn and it doesn’t look like corrosion.

Is this something I should worry about and if so, what should I do about it?

A The paint coating is the first line of defence against corrosion so it would

definitely pay to take some action. With the paint damage concentrated in the areas mentioned I would suggest it is almost certainly as a result of abrasion, either from touching the bottom, or from hitting things in the water when running. What you will need to do is remove any loose paint and thoroughly clean the area where the paint is missing. Use an etch primer before applying a top coat. The important thing is to protect the bare metal and if you are going to give the drive a coat of antifouling anyway, it doesn’t even really matter about colour matching. The lack of corrosion suggests that your anodes are working well but I wouldn’t rely solely on them.

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Super-strong spring tides

Q We took our boat through the Alderney race this

summer and with perfect weather we carried a full spring tide underneath us. Our instruments were telling us that we had around 8 knots of tide at one point, which was confirmed when we checked the tidal stream atlas. Is there anywhere in the UK with a faster flowing tide?

A There are certainly places where the tide can rush

in over sandbanks at a similar pace, Morecambe Bay for instance, but for boating purposes you have the Swellies and the Gulf of Corryvreckan, both of which seem to have tidal streams of up to 9 knots, the Bitches and Whelps in Ramsey sound, where tides can reach around 8 or 9 knots, and the entrance to Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland where spring tides can flow at around 8 knots. Among these there will be some localized spots where the tide runs faster, indeed at the Bitches and the Whelps figures of up to 15 knots have been quoted, but these are probably not places where you would find yourself in your boat. The fastest tides I can find in the UK are in Pentland Firth, where the flow is said to reach 16 knots in places. While these figures are astonishing, they are not the strongest currents in the world. Skookumchuck Narrows in Canada is said to reach 18 knots, and in Saltstraumen in Norway, the site of the worlds fastest flowing tidal race, speeds can be as much as 22 knots.

Do I need to antifoul my trim tabs?

Q I am having some trim tabs fitted this winter and wondered if I need to antifoul them, or would the polished stainless steel be smooth enough to shed any fouling once underway. If I do need to paint them, is there a special paint for stainless steel?

A Yes you will definitely need to paint them, fouling doesn’t seem to have a problem getting a grip on stainless. You can use the same paint you put on the hull, but you will need to use a primer first. Like aluminium, I would try an etch primer, but I would lightly abrade the surface first with some 400 grade abrasive paper. After abrading, ensure the surface is thoroughly cleaned of all dirt, dust and grease with a solvent such as acetone.

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Outdrive won’t stay up

Q I keep my boat on a drying mooring so need to lift my

Volvo outdrive when I leave the boat. Lately it has started to drop on its own. It doesn’t happen very quickly, but after a few hours it will be noticeably lower, and after a couple of days it is as good as fully down. How can I fix this?

A Assuming you are not losing the hydraulic fluid, the

fault is likely to be either in the rams or the hydraulic pump. Basically you have a seal that is no longer able to form a perfect seal, and is allowing fluid to leak past.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to say which one it is. You could try changing the seals in the rams first because, as long as you can get the end cap off easily, this is a simple and inexpensive job and doesn’t involve removing the rams. (see Sept 14 issue). When doing this, check the condition of the cylinder bore, as damage here can also cause this problem. If you find some, I’m afraid you will need to remove the ram and get a replacement. If new seals in the rams, or replacement rams, doesn’t cure the problem then you are almost certainly looking at a new hydraulic pump.

Restoring dull gelcoat

Q My blue coloured gelcoat looks white and chalky.

What can I do to bring it back and keep it looking shiny?

A Bringing dull gelcoat back is quite simple, albeit

hard work. You need to polish it with a good polishing machine using a suitable grade of cutting compound. In the worst case you may actually need to start with some very fine wet and dry paper. Gradually reduce the grade of the compound until you have removed all of the chalkiness and finish with a very fine finishing compound to remove any swirl marks or scratches from the coarser products. You will not achieve a good result without a decent machine so get something lightweight to save your arms, and speed controllable to avoid building up heat and burning the gelcoat. Once the gel is shiny again, you can wax it to help protect it but, even with regular waxing, it will eventually fade again. A yearly compound and three monthly wax applications should keep on top of it. Alternatively, once you have the gel shiny again, you could try a product such as A Glaze that seals the surface to offer longer term protection.

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PROJECT Mayland 16

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ne year and two months after we took delivery of our project boat, it was time to finally put her on the water. Once the boat had been placed back on its newly overhauled trailer, we strapped it down, attached a light board and moved Olive from the spot that had been her home for the first time in 14 months. Our destination was the local weighbridge, just a few miles away, which was a perfect little shakedown trip for the trailer, as well as providing us with that much needed weight information.

We loaded Olive in light displacement mode, that is with all standard fixtures, fittings and equipment, but no fuel or water in the tanks. Fifteen minutes later we were handing over our ÂŁ10 fee and clutching the weighbridge ticket. I was hoping that the all up weight would be under the magical 750kg, as this would mean that legally I could leave the trailer unbraked. The brochure weight of the boat was stated as 446kg, and with the engine coming in at around 50kg I was hopeful that the 250kg I had left would be enough

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“The weighbridge showed that, lightly loaded, Olive was 820kg” for the trailer and other bits and bobs.

Unfortunately it wasn’t. The ticket shows that Olive weighs in at 820kg, and that is without fuel, water and any personal kit.

Knowing that I would be adding fuel on the road, and that with the best will in the world, the boat was only ever going to get heavier with the addition of kit, I decided that I would have to connect up the brakes and accept the extra maintenance that this would involve. Luckily the job of turning the trailer into a braked unit was as simple as connecting up the hitch to the axle and its brake cables, that were already in place, with some galvanized wire and a bit of hardware that I already had in amongst my vast supply of bits that might come in handy one day. While searching in the garage I came across an outboard bracket that I had bought many years previously but never used. It was not my intention to add an auxiliary but I knew that with an untested package I would be kicking myself if I didn’t, and something went wrong, especially as I had a little Mariner 3.3hp, with a fresh impeller, just sitting there doing nothing.

With the brakes connected and sporting a new auxiliary outboard bracket, the car was loaded, the trailer was hitched, the lights checked and we were ready for the road.

The first thing to report is that the trailer was fantastic to tow, very stable with its wide wheel base, and in fact

She ain’t heavy, she’s my Mayland. Actually she is too heavy for an unbraked trailer at 820kg

it was easy to forget that it was there.

Luckily cruise control kept me the right side of the 60mph speed limit. Our destination was going to be the River Thames and we were heading for the slipway at Val Wyatt Marine in Wargrave as our launching spot. We chose this as we had visited recently for a boat test, which gave us the opportunity for a reccy. We liked the nicely sloping ramp with alongside pontoon and the fact that there was somewhere to park, and all for a reasonable charge. The journey was around 90 miles, with most of it on dual carriageways or motorways, and around two hours after leaving home, with a quick pit stop to fill the boat’s two 12-litre fuel tanks, plus another 5-litre can as an emergency backup, we were preparing the boat at the water’s edge.

After a bit of fettling, conveniently allowing time for the brakes to cool, Olive was backed down the slipway and felt the water on her hull for the first time in probably a few years. Once all the kit and

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supplies had been transferred from car to boat which, now floating in the water, had seemed to have suddenly become even more diminutive, we celebrated, and christened Olive, with a bottle of bubbly before firing up the engine. Now I had only run the engine up twice since we bought and fitted it, and each time it had started quickly and run smoothly, but something wasn’t quite right. There was excessive smoke, even for a two stroke, and the engine kept coughing and spluttering. Putting it down to old fuel in the carburettor and fuel lines, we cast off once we were happy the engine would not stall, despite its obvious objections to being put to work.

Not long after getting underway, it was clear that all was not well with the engine.

It was starting to get very hot and, despite water visibly coming out of the exhaust, I decided it was best to shut it down as it was clearly overheating. At this point I was very pleased that my outboard bracket and little Mariner were not left behind. The 3.3 fired up immediately and we were soon back underway with a surprisingly good turn of speed. At just half throttle the little engine was pushing us along at nearly four knots and, with the outboard locked straight ahead, we could continue to steer from the helm using the big outboard as a rudder. This technique proved very good and, despite the slight issue of having no reverse gear and a throttle that could only be operated from the engine, we managed to negotiate Shiplake Lock and the 2.5nm upstream to Sonning Lock. It was only once through Sonning, and on our way to our first overnight stop at Thames and Kennet Marina, that the little one litre fuel tank ran dry and we were once again without power. With Claire on our third

Olive gets a proper launch with a drop of Cava

form of propulsion, yes I did remember to pack a paddle, and keeping us out of the bank side bushes, I carefully refilled the tank from our emergency five litre can and we were once again up and running.

With all the wonderful bankside moorings on the Thames you may wonder why we were stopping in a marina. The answer is electricity. With night time temperatures dropping to almost frost bearing levels, we decided that our little cabin would be a much nicer place to be with a fan heater to hand. There was also the issue of having to deal with the main engine, and a marina would be a better place to be spannering than a field or an island, despite their obvious charms.

Now we may have put some basic facilities on board Olive, and we had already had our first mug of tea en-route, but in reality they are only really going to

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Sonning lock was transited on the auxiliary engine after the 20hp Johnson overheated

be any good for snacks and quick fixes.

Luckily the marina has an excellent on site restaurant called ‘Boater’s Bar’ where good home cooked food was available at a very reasonable price, and a blessing it was too.

The next day the tools came out to try and resolve the main engine problem.

Despite starting relatively easily, it was clear that the cooling system was not working properly and each time the

engine rapidly overheated. I should, perhaps, have changed the impeller as a precaution as part of our preparations, but seeing as the engine ran so sweetly it never occurred to me. I had at least brought a spare with me, so with the engine lifted off and turned around so that the bottom end was pointing into the cockpit, I set about removing the gearbox. What should have been a simple job ended up taking most

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Day two was spent stripping the lower end of the engine to replace the impeller

of the day. The stainless steel bolts that screw into the aluminium housing had obviously not been removed for some time and were seized solid. Taking extra care not to shear any of them, they gradually, one by one came free. Wherever stainless steel is screwed into aluminum there is the possibility of corrosion. The resulting white oxide powder expands on the thread and locks it so solid that shearing a stainless steel bolt is very likely. To stop this happening it is good practice to smear the thread with a product such as Tef-Gel

We awoke on day three to find Thames and Kennet marina shrouded in mist

before assembly, but if you’re in a position of having to deal with the effect then the answer is lubrication, heat and very, very, gently working the bolt back and forth, The old impeller looked in surprisingly good shape, so I started to wonder if I was barking up the wrong tree. Having got to this stage I fitted the new one, put the engine back together, hung it back on the transom and fired it up. Sure enough the water coming from the exhaust was much improved and the tell tale was now at full pressure. The engine was once again running sweet and the temperature was staying normal. It had taken all day but we were back on track. Unfortunately it was now late afternoon so we decided to take advantage of the marina showers, have some dinner and stay a second night.

Early next morning the marina was shrouded in thick fog. Just as it started to lift we fired up the Johnson and made our way back out onto the river. Our first stop was the Tesco moorings at Reading for some supplies. The moorings were full but we managed to find a spot alongside

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The nights were cold but we had sunshine and blue skies during the day, and the river to ourselves

the bank, and I made a brew while Claire sourced the supplies. We had a Mr D thermal cooker onboard, so dinner that night would be Chicken Chasseur. You can find out how we got on with it in this month’s tested section. Just after Tesco we came across Caversham Lock. This was the first manned lock we had transited so the first opportunity we had to buy our license. At just 4.9m long by 1.9m wide, Olive comes in at under 10m2, the lowest category. After parting with the princely sum of £12 for a seven day licence we were back underway. Our plan was to head for the Shillingford Bridge Hotel moorings where we would be able to plug into shorepower. Unfortunately we suffered another set back when we arrived at Cleeve Lock. Earlier in the day a large steel boat had rammed the gate and broken one

of the hydraulic rams. The lock keeper was very helpful and apologetic but we would not be able to transit until it was fixed, and this was likely to be some time.

Luckily this particular day was one of those fantastic autumn days where we were able to sit in the cockpit in T-shirts

Testing our Mr D thermal cooker in the cockpit.

Find out how we got on with it on page 58

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This is what river cruising is all about, gently motoring in the sun, deciding which pub to stop at next

and enjoy the sunshine, it felt like it could have been the height of summer.

Ultimately we didn’t get through the lock until around 5pm so we had to make a quick change of plan. Our new destination would be Wallingford, but we had to accept that electric, and therefore heating, was going to off the cards for the night.

We moored up around 6pm, just as the sun was setting and the temperature was

quickly dropping. We settled down to our dinner, prepared as we were motoring through Reading and cooking all day in the thermal cooker. That night was particularly cold, and in the morning just about all of the cabins internal surfaces were dripping with condensation. In truth, a boat like Olive can be used in many ways, but overnighting outside of the summer months is probably not one of Going up in Mapledurham Lock. Inset, there was a long wait at Cleeve Lock

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them, unless you are marina hopping with access to shorepower.

Having made it about as far as we were going to get on our short shakedown cruise, the next morning we started to head back downstream, but not before nipping into town for some supplies, this time all the ingredients for a beef stew courtesy, once again, of our thermal cooker.

We had been invited to be overnight guests of the Upper Thames Motor Yacht Club, so we planned to tackle five locks and make it as far as Sonning. There was one small snag, we had already consumed the contents of one whole 12-litre fuel tank. and were about a third of the way through the second. I had forgotten how thirsty these old two-stroke motors are. I tipped the remainder of our emergency supplies into the last tank and we took it as gently as we could back down river.

Between Wallingford and Wargrave there are no waterside petrol outlets, so I downloaded an App onto my phone that would show me the nearest roadside filling station as we progressed down river. I was hoping that when we found one, we would be able to moor up and get to it on foot. That moment came as we approached Reading where the App was saying that there was a filling station 0.3nm from the river behind Reading Marine Services.

Usefully, there was some mooring space along the tow path next door and a road that led directly to our fuel. This was indeed lucky as I estimated that we were down to less than a litre of fuel at this point, and would probably have barely made it to Reading.

With a full tank of fuel we could continue on our way at full river speed, and were soon tying up alongside Claire’s

At Wallingford all the remaining fuel was combined, in the hope of reaching a fuel stop

parents, who are members at UTMYC. After demolishing our beef stew, we headed for the yacht club bar where we spent a lovely evening in the company of the members. Although not set up for accepting visitors, the club made us very welcome, and even ensured that we had a power supply so we could stay warm.

We were now just two locks from our starting point and, with only one day left,

Moored alongside Claire’s parents at UTMYC for our last night onboard

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The 40 year old Mayland 16 and her youthful 28 year old engine, on the water for just under £1200

the next morning we departed the yacht club for Wargrave, where we arrived around midday. I wasn’t particularly looking forward to recovering Olive, getting boats back on trailers isn’t always easy, but the combination of the trailer and slipway worked like a dream and she slid effortlessly onto the bunks and rollers.

Within minutes of arriving we were in the car park, packing our kit back into the car, strapping the boat down and attaching the light board. All we had to do now was tackle the M25 and get Olive home.

So our first trip wasn’t the most

A lovely summertime mooring at Pangbourne

adventurous, but we certainly had our share of dramas. I’m glad we chose the Thames for our shakedown as it meant that the engine and fuel issues were really nothing more than annoyances, whereas out at sea they could have been much more serious. We have learnt a lot about our little boat, notably that the 20hp engine is actually neither one thing or another. Too small to go beyond displacement speed, and much bigger than is needed to cruise along at 4 knots.

It is also noisy, thirsty and rather smelly.

I think if I was going to restrict the boat to the inland waterways I would invest in a nice four stroke 9.9hp. This would be quiet, smooth and fuel efficient, while still being sufficiently powerful for river speeds. As it is, I don’t want to restrict the boat to rivers so I will have to have a re-think. A modern 30hp four-stroke, or even a new generation two-stroke such as the Evinrude E-TEC, would be ideal but realistically is out of budget, even with the restraint of the £1k challenge removed.

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really can go cruising on a small boat and with a small budget. It’s not easy, especially if you are used to more space and creature comforts, but as a first boat this scenario is unlikely. It is probably really best suited to summertime cruising too, unless you are planning just day trips, when it would be fine all year round.

So what’s next for Olive? Well the challenge is over but don’t think that’s the last you will see of our little boat.

Despite the cold, the damp and the technical problems, I really enjoyed our few days afloat, and will undoubtedly spend more time onboard. The joy of having a little trailboat is that there really are no restrictions. We have trailer, we will travel, so expect to see Olive popping up in some far flung places next year when we will be using her to explore cruising grounds that would otherwise be out of reach. We will also continue to upgrade and modify her

Claire lost the toss, and I get to take the photo

over the winter, and no doubt some of these jobs will make it into the pages of Motorboat Owner, so keep an eye out for her distinctive green gelcoat. For now though she is having a well-earned rest.

LOGBOOK

‘Olive’ 1970’s Mayland 16 £1193.85

Single Johnson 20hp long shaft (plus Mariner 3.3hp aux)

Distance cruised: 42nm Fuel used: 41 litres (9 gallons)

The Towcar

The whole boating on a budget idea would have been a bit false if we had turned up to the slipway with Olive behind a £50k Range Rover. Luckily, and I never thought I’d put that word in front of the next sentence, I don’t own a £50k Range Rover. What I do own is a £0.5k Ford Mondeo diesel, and I have to say that as a budget towcar it proved excellent. I know that it is only two wheel drive, and yes those driven wheels are on the front, but despite this, the 1800kg tow rating and very torquey engine, make towing trailers of around 1000kg an absolute doddle. We had no

problems launching or recovering and, even with the payload, it kept up a good turn of speed on the motorway, with power in reserve for overtaking when needed. If you are boating on a budget and need an affordable towcar that can also be used as a cheap to run every day family motor, you could do far worse.

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CLASSIC CRUISERS

a complete guide to the best boats on the used market

Haines 320

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re you looking for the perfect platform to explore inland waterways in true comfort?

Perhaps you are looking to downsize from a sea boat but can’t do without the luxury and space that an aft cabin offers? Do you want the economy of a single diesel shaftdrive? With used prices hovering around the £100k mark, may we introduce the Haines 320. This compact aft cabin was the first production boat from Haines Marine, and is the epitome of inland cruising comfort whilst remaining sensible

in terms of size. But how did this clever cruiser come about?

Bob and Mary Haines founded Haines Marine at Catfield in Norfolk, within striking distance of Potter Heigham on the Norfolk Broads, in 1980. The company has always prided itself on its traditional values and craftsmanship, and is very much a hands-on, family-run business, with Mary and Bob, together with son Justin still in charge today. Initially the company was a bespoke builder, producing one-off boats for private owners, but

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Haines Marine

Built 31 2002 to date Prices then £154,087 (2008) Prices now £100,000-£140,000 Length 32ft 0in / 9.45m Beam 11ft 6in / 3.51m Draught 2ft 8in / 0.81m Air Draught 10ft / 3.05m Rotating screen 8ft 4in / 2.54m Top of canopy 12ft 4in / 3.76m Fuel 250 litres / 55 gallons Water 400 litres / 90 gallons Displacement 6000kg approx

through the years Haines has also built hundreds of boats for the hire market, developing strong relationships with charter operators, both in the UK and across Europe.

In 2002 Haines acquired the hull mouldings for the Broom Ocean 31 from Aquafibre. The single engine, aft cabin Ocean 31 had been built by Aquafibre between 1993-1998. With the help of the original designer, Norfolk-based Andrew Wolstenholme, the Haines 320 emerged with a whole new superstructure. General

Manager and Director, Justin Haines explains “Up until that point we had very much been a bespoke builder, and the 320 really was our first production leisure boat”. The 320 is not to be confused with the earlier Haines 315 and 31 models, which are bespoke boats based on the hull and superstructure of the Ocean 31.

Other earlier models included the Haines 335, which was based on the hull and superstructure of the 1980s Broom 9/70, designed by John Bennett.

The 320 made its official debut at the

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The spacious saloon is full of light and lovely detail

London Boat Show in 2003. The boat was well received and proved particularly popular on the River Thames. Over a period of three years, 2005-2007 when the 320 was at its height of production and popularity, Haines were building up to 10 of these boats a year. In total, 31 were built between 2002 and today. The Haines 320 was designed as an inland and estuary cruiser, although some owners have taken their boats cross-Channel to embark on explorations of the French canals, an ideal cruising ground for the boat.

Today, the Haines range has expanded

to include boats for both inland and coastal use, from 32 to 40ft. However, Haines Marine has still stuck to its roots in terms of customisation, over commercial, modern mass production.

Because of this, you can be assured that each boat is as individual, as it is high quality. The 320 is still a current model in the range, and consequently this October, Haines has announced plans to redevelop it. The revised model will have a whole new superstructure, and the modified interior will incorporate a double island berth in the forward guest cabin as well as

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The saloon dinette converts into a double. A table above is a little small but ideal for two dining

a larger forward toilet compartment. We are told that these changes will have little effect on the space in the saloon, pinching it in from the bow by as little as 6 inches.

Since the Ocean 31 and Birchwood TS31 of the 1980s, developments of new 30ft plus aft cabin inland cruisers with single engines have been scarce, resulting in buyers turning to larger or older twin engined boats for inland and occasional coastal use. The Sheerline 1050 was perhaps the 320’s closest rival at the time.

Today there is definitely a place for the compact aft cabin cruiser, and long may the Haines 320 continue.

Interior The 320 offers incredibly spacious accommodation with a cosy, homefrom-home feel. In an interior space that equates to around 29ft, the remarkable layout, provides six berths with two

cabins and two toilet compartments.

Once inside, it is hard to believe that you are on a 32 foot boat. Being an aft cabin design it offers plenty of privacy, with the accommodation divided over three levels, with two separate cabins at either end and a central living space. There were two real-wood finishes available, cherry or oak, although the majority of 320s were built with the cherry interior. With many customisable options, such as open or closed cupboard fronts, upholstery choices, toilet compartment linings and worktop materials, interiors are very unique, and you are unlikely to find two boats the same.

A curved central companionway door leads from the aft deck and down five slatted steps into the saloon area. Large windows and an opening sunroof provide plenty of light in this area. What makes the saloon unique, and so appealing, is

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that it has seating both sides. The 320 has a U-shaped seating/dinette area to starboard and a smaller corner settee to port. On social occasions it means everyone is not crowded on one side and, most importantly, it allows a couple to lounge either side. So many aft cabin boats of this era have a bank of cupboards along the port side with all the seating to starboard, but other builders are slowly incorporating this feature. The starboard seating, together with a freestanding oval table and storage stool, creates a dining area for 2-4 people. This also converts into an occasional double berth with plenty of storage beneath it.

Moving forward, and down two steps, brings you to a forward lobby area, with Most boats were finished in cherry wood, but we doors leading off to the forward cabin think the oak, pictured above, is very attractive and the toilet compartment on the port side. With the windscreen above, light floods in to this area and you are at once surrounded by beautifully finished, and rather impressive, wood joinery. The U-shaped galley to starboard is a great size for live aboard cruising. It offers a generous curved worktop fitted with a three-burner gas hob, oven, grill, twin sinks and a fridge below. There is also plenty of storage with overhead shelving and cupboards. The teak and holly floor pictured was a ÂŁ450 option when new.

The forward guest cabin is a generous size, offering twin V-berths with storage underneath and two, half height hanging lockers either side. There was an option to have an offset double in this cabin but none were built. A great feature of this cabin is the forward facing deck-level window, which allows plenty of light in, as well as a good view forward. Many aft cabin boats will not have this feature, which can result in a quite dark and V berths forward are good for family boating. gloomy forward cabin.

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The galley was customisable and very well appointed

Inside the toilet compartment there is a washbasin with a mixer tap, under-sink storage, a showerhead with a separate mixer control and a toilet, which is linked to the boat’s standard fit holding tank. Heated towel rails have often been retro fitted in this compartment, and make such a difference on those nippy mornings.

Moving aft, and down two steps, leads to the master cabin. It feels very spacious, and there is plenty of floor area and headroom to move about in. There is an offset double running fore and aft on the starboard side, while to port there is the private ensuite toilet compartment. The space-saving offset double configuration may not suit everyone, the prospect of climbing over ones partner to ‘spend a penny’ at night may not be perfect, especially if you are in your later years, but we think it’s an excellent compromise for the

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The aft cabin with its offset double, toilet compartment and storage units.

Oak and cherry wood pictured

size of cabin, and indeed the size of boat.

At the foot of the bed an escape hatch provides a superb view aft. On the port side there is a mirrored dressing table with drawers and a half height wardrobe.

A small bedside shelf and shelving along the starboard side of the bed are useful to place those essential bits and bobs. There is also a stool for use at the dresser. Inside the toilet compartment there is a toilet, which feeds into a second holding tank, a washbasin and a separate shower control.

Another transom escape hatch provides a great view out when you are ‘using the facilities’. While there is good headroom

in the cabin and toilet compartment, those around 6ft may have to stoop to get through the toilet door frame. The holding tank for the aft toilet is located beneath the double berth.

There are a couple of details to look out for while inside the boat. You should find a builder’s plaque in the electrics cupboard, this will usually tell you the year of build, the build number and uniquely, the names of the staff who worked on the boat, an example of the personal touch from Haines Marine. It is always worth examining all of the upholstery and surrounding wood surfaces for any

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staining that might indicate water leaks.

We have already mentioned the heated towel rails, however, some boats may have central heating running off the engine, which is a great comfort feature for inland cruising. Diesel heating, an inverter and a gas-powered galley are three other important essentials if you are intending to spend nights away from power.

Aft Deck and Helm The helm position is to port, and incorporates a simple, single panel dash of engine instruments and switches. The dash is often finished in a wood-effect laminate which may be suffering from sun damage, and is something worth looking at. Having two forward facing helm seats is another important feature for inland cruising, particularly for a couple.

Solid dodgers enclose the aft deck and there is a full width bench seat with outer armrests across the transom. The aft bench is capable of seating four or more comfortably, and both helm seats swivel to provide a good sociable area. The fully enclosed canopy creates a lovely sheltered

This 2009 model has the ‘rotating screens’ option

‘conservatory-like’ area on the aft deck.

Unlike some aft cabin boats, the aft seating and dodgers do not obstruct access to the aft cleats, which is an important feature for inland boats, especially if you need to get to the cleat quickly from the helm. There is a large storage locker under the seat on the port side while the two-bottle gas locker is to starboard. The central infill seat lifts out and a small door swings inwards, giving access to the steep, five-rung transom ladder and integral bathing platform.

A ‘rotating screen’ was a £2550 option on the 320. This means, with the canopy

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The 320 is a displacement cruiser and will slip along effortlessly at 4 knots with minimal wake

removed, the windscreen can be lifted as one piece and rotated aft, resting level with the cabin roof on the cockpit sole behind the helm seat. This brings the boats air draught down to 2.54 metres (8ft 4in), which is a great benefit for cruising on waterways with air draught restrictions, but still excludes access under Osney Bridge on the River Thames and Potter Heigham on the Norfolk Broads. We were told very few 320s have this option.

The 320 canopy has two sections and will need some preparation to drop for low bridges

When cruising inland, the height of the canopy is also an important consideration.

According to Haines, the air draft of a 320 with a standard canopy is 3.76 metres (12ft 4in). Actual canopy height is something to check, as structures and designs may vary from boat to boat and previous owners may have made changes to the factory standard arrangement.

Hull & Handling The 320 has a fully displacement hull, with a shallow keel leading to a skeg to protect the propeller from grounding. The hull shape delivers low cruising speeds with minimal wake.

While the keel gives very responsive handling, being single shaftdrive and fairly tall, the boat will be susceptible to cross winds, therefore a bowthruster is a valuable feature to look out for. It also allows the boat to turn within its own length and help with steering when reversing. A stern thruster may also have

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been added for extra manoeuvrability at close quarters and such systems may have been up-rated with a remote control, which is an extremely useful gadget.

On Deck The exterior of the 320 is elegant and refined with smooth, flowing curves.

A central gate in the guardrails and an engine room vent step provide easy alongside access. Alongside and stern-to access is also fairly good using the bathing platform and transom ladder. The boats side decks are safe and generously sized, with a chunky toerail and enclosed by hip- Everything is at your fingertips at the helm height solid stanchions. It is very easy to move about on deck and two steps either a 130hp turbo charged 4.340, although side give access to the aft deck. we understand no boats were built with these engines. A four cylinder N4.60 Engines 60hp Nanni option was introduced in The 320 is powered by a single shaftdrive later models, giving a perfectly adequate diesel engine. These are typically Nanni 4-5 knot cruising speed and an 8-knot engines, which are regarded as reliable top speed. Another later option was the with good availability of spares from 115hp Nanni N4.115 engine, and we companies such as AR Peachment, based believe that this motor found its way into in Norfolk. Most boats were built with a just a couple of boats. At cruising speed single 62hp five cylinder Nanni 5.280HE you should expect an economy of around engine, although some came with an 85hp 3.5mpg, or 1.5 gallons per hour. The 320 5.250 TDI. Other options when launched has a 55-gallon (250 litre) fuel tank so included a four cylinder 50hp 4.220 and this should provide a cruising range of

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approximately 180 nautical miles.

Boats fitted with larger engines will reach cruising speeds at lower revs, but it is important to remember that the 320 is a displacement cruiser and is therefore limited to a hull speed of around 9 knots.

A small hatch in the saloon floor provides basic day-to-day engine access. From here the raw water strainer, coolant header tank, oil filler and dipstick are easily accessible. Access to service items such as the primary fuel filter and the engine drive belts will require removal of carpet, underlay and wooden floor panels. With

the floor up there is plenty of room to move around the well-engineered engine bay, and it is here that you will find the water and fuel tank.

Conclusion If you want to cruise inland and would like a modern boat that is comfortable, a manageable size, easy to maintain and economical, the 320 is a great choice. You get a lot of boat for your money, they appear to hold their value and their quality is undeniable.

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, a separate engine survey by a suitably qualified person is recommended.

Family 34 Sedan 2000-2013

Prices £85,000-£170,000

Length 34ft 1in Beam 12ft 4in A practical 2-cabin, 6-berth cruiser with a useful side door and transom gate.

Buy one (pictured) 2000 £84,950 www.norfolkboatsales.co.uk

350 2007-2013

Prices £129,000-£170,000

Length 41ft 2in Beam 13ft The bigger, aft cabin sister to the 320 has a larger interior with 2 cabins and 6 berths.

Buy one (pictured) 2009 £159,950 www.burtonwaters.co.uk

400 2010 onwards

Prices £179,950-£412,380

Length 40ft Beam 13ft 4in The spacious Haines flagship comes with various layouts and engines giving up to 28 knots.

Buy one (pictured) 2011 £179,950 www.nya.co.uk

CONTEMPORARY CHOICE Haines 320 A 2016 revision of the 320 will offer a larger forward toilet compartment and an island double berth in the forward cabin, plus an ‘offshore’ low speed planing hull option.

Price from £190,000

Built 2016 onwards Length 32ft Beam 11ft 6in Displacement 6000kg Engines Nanni or Yanmar, single engine options www.hainesmarine.co.uk

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CUTTING Suzuki Optimus 360

Suzuki has teamed up with SeaStar Solutions to provide a joystick control system for Suzuki outboards. Optimus 360 is compatible with all Suzuki’s electronic drive-by-wire engines, which means it will be available on new twin and triple installations of outboards from 150hp up to 300hp. There may also be opportunities for it to be retrofitted to existing boats with suitable installations.

Price £POA www.suzuki-marine.co.uk

Icom IC-M25

The IC-M25 is Icom’s latest hand held VHF radio. The M25 sports a slim design and at just 220 grams is the lightest floating radio on the market. Charging is via a USB port, meaning it can be charged from a variety of devices, and it can be charged in just three hours using the dedicated charger.

The 5 Watt radio incorporates all Icom’s usual features plus it flashes if dropped in the water.

Price £149.99 www.icomuk.co.uk

Just Teak

Marine & Industrial has launched a range of teak care products called Just Teak. It consists of a cleaner, brightener and sealer in 1-litre bottles. Coverage for the cleaner and the brightener is 5m2 and 2.5m2 for the sealer. The sealer protects against deterioration and staining but is simply removed by the cleaner and brightener.

Price Cleaner and Brightener £13.27 per litre, Sealer £44 per litre www.marineindustrial.co.uk

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the latest boating gear and technology

Sika 291i 70ml

How many times have you needed a little bit of sealant for a small job and ended up buying a great big tube, only to waste most of it? Well Sika now have the answer with their new 70ml tubes of their popular 291i adhesive sealant. Available in either black or white, an unopened tube has a shelf life of 12 months, so will be perfect to keep on the boat just in case.

Price £9.99 www.sikamarine.co.uk

Zhik Beanie

If you are boating through the winter, a good hat is a vital piece of equipment. Zhik’s range of fleece beanies look like the perfect solution.

With a 100% acrylic exterior to keep the rain and wind out, and a polyester fleece lining to keep the warmth in, the beanie is available in a range of colours, including one that is reversible to provide a high visibility option. Price £19.90 www.zhik.com

Garmin Panoptix PS60

Garmin’s popular Panoptix is now available with a through hull transducer. Panoptix shows real time, moving sonar images below the boat, unlike many sonar systems that only show a static history. The PS60 transducer delivers LiveVu Down, RealVu 3D Down or RealVu 3D Historical and is compatible with the GPSMAP 7400/7600 series, the GPSMAP 8000/8500 series and the GPSMAP 7x1, 8x0 and 10x0 series chartplotters.

Vetus Combiflex

If you are looking for a flexible engine coupling, Vetus has combined the best features of the Uniflex and Bullflex models and launched a new Combiflex coupling.

Designed for shafts of 25 or 30mm diameter it comes with a 4” flange to fit most common gearboxes. Best of all, the new Combiflex is cheaper than the old models.

Price £241 www.vetus.co.uk

Price from £3080 www.garmin.com/panoptix

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Guernsey Jersey With stunning sandy beaches, castles, charming unpoilt tidal harbours and breathtaking inland valleys, the Channel Island of Jersey has a lot to offer the visiting boater

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he Channel Islands are regarded as one of the best cruising grounds in Europe. Lying off the French coast, this beautiful cluster of islands, each one different in its own unique way, benefit from a warm climate and stunning coastlines that are dotted with anchorages and harbours. Low-duty marine fuel

and tax-free shopping also make the islands very appealing to tourists and boaters alike. Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, and is not only a great springboard for visiting the Brittany coast, it could easily warrant a week or more of exploration in its own right. In fact you may not want to leave. With good

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Alderney

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Cherbourg

Carteret Guernsey Sark Les Dirouilles Les Écréhous

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ferry and flight connections, it’s also a good place to base a boat for a season.

Despite being part of the British Isles, Jersey is a self-governed state with its own government and currency. It is not part of the UK and is outside of the EU. However, French street names reflect its historical affiliations with France, which date back to Norman times. The island witnessed a 5-year German occupation during the Second World War, and consequently the landscape is dotted with German fortifications, notably a complex system

of tunnels four miles north of island capital, St Helier. For Jersey’s population, liberation from occupation came on the 9th May 1945, an event celebrated annually as Liberation Day. The large commercial, ferry and leisure port of St Helier, located to the south, is the main tidal port of Jersey.

It has three marinas, St Helier Marina, Elizabeth Marina and La Collette Marina, plus an old drying harbour to the east.

The port is well set up for visiting boats venturing cross-Channel, or arriving from

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Gorey is a delightful drying harbour on the east coast overlooked by Mont Orgueil Castle

the adjacent coasts, and is particularly popular in the summer months. As well as a thriving harbour there is a bustling town with plenty of shops and restaurants.

Banking is an important industry for the island, and St Helier’s sprawling pedestrianised shopping streets have a very cosmopolitan feel.

There are several drying harbours dotted along the islands coastline, so those with the ability can dry out onto soft mud and sand, or against quayside

Corbiere lighthouse in the south west

walls, with a little local knowledge. Gorey is a particular favourite, and a very useful drying port on the east side of the island.

The town with its picturesque harbour is a world away from the hustle and bustle of St Helier, yet still has ample restaurants and facilities.

Approaches to St Helier

The Channel Islands experience some of the largest tidal ranges in the world, and Jersey can have up to 10 metres on a spring tide. Tide plays an important role in passages to and between the Channel Islands, not only as most of the harbours are tidal but their strength and direction will need to be considered and worked to your advantage. For example, for passages from the Alderney Race to St Helier, four hours after HW St Helier, you have at least six hours of favourable tide down the west and along the south coast of Jersey.

Cross-Channel passages via the

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Jersey is known for its clean sandy beaches. St Brelades Bay on the south coast is a must visit

Alderney Race are best routed to the west of the island, thus avoiding the various hazards lying off the north east of the Channel Island archipelagos of Les Ecrehou and Les Dirouilles. Coming from the Alderney Race, stay west of the Desormes west cardinal, this is located

Bonne Nuit Bay

Bouley Bay

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Greve De Lecq

approximately four miles off the island and marks a reef off the northwest tip.

Once clear of Corbiere lighthouse you can the set course for St Helier making your way along the southern coastline of the island. However, with rocky reefs lying approximately one mile south of

Rozel Bay

Gorey

St Ouens Bay St Valery en Caux

St Brelades Bay Corbiere

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Portelet Bay

St Aubin’s Bay

Grouville Beach

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Noirmont Point

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the island at Noirmont Point, you will need to stay north of the north cardinals Passage Rock and Les Foirs. Be aware that the fast and slow ferries to and from St Helier alsoHinquette use this passage. The rocky peninsula at Noirmont Point has a very distinctive, ‘liquorice allsort’ black and white cylinder-shaped lighthouse. It is from this point that the red and green channel marks should be visable, notably

A visit to St Helier will need careful tidal planning and pilotage. Top, La Collette breakwater with the St Helier VTS beyond.

Below, St Helier Marina sill at low water

starboard marker Ruadiere. There are several rocks marked by beacons, Oyster Rock to port, Dog’s Nest to starboard and starboard hand mark East Rock. There is a leading light line of bearing 023°T for what is known as the Red and Green Passage. This transits a red and green mark on shore located between Albert Pier and the Elizabeth Ferry Terminal. All vessels entering St Helier should monitor

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Destination St Helier VTS on VHF channel 14, this will indicate when any large vessels, such as the Condor ferries are manoeuvring.

On first impression, the east of the entrance appears very industrial. The landscape is dotted with chimney towers nestled amongst the long rocky reefs that stretch out to the south, and massive manmade breakwaters rise up out of the water.

While to the west there is an altogether more historical look. The keep and fortress of the imposing Elizabeth Castle perch high on Crow Rock, and the Hermitage Breakwater, protruding in a southeasterly direction, welcomes you inside the harbour. The port beacon, Platte Rock marks the edge of the entrance channel.

The speed limit is 10 knots once north of port marker Platte Rock and 5 knots north of La Collette, this is indicated on the shore on the starboard breakwater.

With the Elizabeth Ferry Terminal to port you will see the tidal fuel berth, Victoria Marine and La Collette Marina on your starboard side. Beyond you will see the IPTS control lights (traffic lights) on the port control St Helier VTS building, a white tower at the head of Victoria Pier.

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Marine supplies

The yellow, Normans builders merchants buildings dominate the waterfront of the Old Harbour in St Helier. One building is a dedicated Chandlery (01534 883388), another is a useful car spares and battery supplier. On South Pier (close to the St Helier Yacht Club) you will find South Pier Marine Chandlery (01534 711000) and DK Collins Marine (01534 732415), a chandlery and Volvo Penta spares/service agent.

Transport

There are excellent bus services on Jersey, see the Liberty Bus website.

Avanchicards are a great way to get about the island and are available from Liberation Station (St Helier).

Jersey Airport is just a 10 minutes drive away from St Helier and serves London, Southampton, Birmingham, Paris and Guernsey. Condor Ferries operate services to Poole, Portsmouth, St Malo and Guernsey.

Zebra Cycle & Car Hire is located on the Esplanade.

Anchorages

There are lots of bays and anchorages that will offer shelter in the prevailing westerly or south westerly wind conditions, these are predominantly on the north and south coasts. South Coast: Beauport Bay and Portelet Bay (can become exposed in breezier conditions). North Coast: Bouley Bay and Rozel Bay. East Coast: Gorey and St Catherines Bay (both have long breakwaters offering shelter).

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St Helier Marina is the main visitor marina for Jersey and is very convenient for the town

are accompanied by a Q Fl yellow, you can leave or exit against the signals, but keep a very careful lookout for ferries and commercial traffic and keep well to starboard. Be aware that large commercial vessels also pass through the inner harbour entrance. St Helier Marina can be found by entering the inner harbour and turning to port.

The east coast of Jersey is sheltered from the predominant westerlies but will require careful navigation. Here the tide can go out over three miles, exposing large

Elizabeth Marina has a tidal sill and offers longer term visitor berthing for non-residents

rocky areas such as the Violet Bank. You will also need to keep clear of the cluster of rocks called La Rousse Platte, lying between 4-6 miles off the south east tip of the island. If you are approaching St Helier from the south or south-west, from the Brittany coast for example, it is advisable to leave the Minquiers to starboard and head for the Passage Rock north cardinal.

Where to moor

With 150 visiting berths available and within striking distance of St Helier town centre, Jersey’s main visitor marina, St Helier Marina, offers the best opportunity to explore. It is also extremely sheltered.

Visitors can call the marina in advance on 01534 44708/447730. The marina is restricted by tide and access is approximately three hours either side of high water, with a tidal sill to maintain depth in the marina. Sill opening times can be found on the Ports of Jersey website, but access is typically 3 hours either side of high water. The marina entrance is located at the north end of the outer harbour, here you will see a huge digital gauge showing the depth of water

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Food supplies

Missed the marina sill? There are all-tides alongside moorings on the Albert Pier pontoons

in metres over the sill, and lights to control traffic coming in and out of the marina.

Visiting boats will usually be allocated berths on pontoons E, F and G, which are at the very far end of the marina. The marina has electricity, water, WiFi, and toilet, shower and laundry facilities. There is also a café and convenience store on site. Visiting boats can also overnight, or wait for the tide to enter the marina on the newly refurbished, walk ashore pontoon on Albert Pier. Here, there is space for 100 rafted boats and has both water and electricity. However, this part of the harbour can become uncomfortable in bad weather.

Visitors may be directed to berth in the neighbouring Elizabeth Marina, again entry is restricted by tide and the marina has a sill to retain the water depth. The marina is located to the west of the St Helier harbour entrance and has a buoyed channel leading into it, between Elizabeth Castle and Elizabeth Ferry Terminal.

There are waiting buoys outside the marina but be aware that they dry out at low water. Seasonal and annual berths are available here for non-residents.

Places to visit

The nearest supermarket to the marinas in St Helier is the Co-op Locale at the western end of King Street. Just a few hundred yards further along King Street, the M&S store also has a useful food department. There is a convenient Checkers Xpress store on the corner of Mulcaster St and Pier Road. For fresh food supplies head to the food and fish markets off Halkett Place and Beresford Street.

Distances

Approximate distances in nautical miles from St Helier: • Carteret 24 miles • Guernsey 26 miles • St Malo 37 miles • Alderney 47 miles • Cherbourg 60 miles

Events

Jersey Boat Show 2016 30 Apr-2 May Liberation Day 9 May Battle of the Flowers 11-12 Aug

Charts & Pilot Books

• Admiralty SC5604 Channel Islands (Leisure Chart Folio) • Imray 2500 The Channel Islands and adjacent coast of France Chart Pack (Imray Chart Folio) • Wiley Nautical North Brittany & Channel Islands Cruising Companion • Channel Havens: Secret Inlets & Secluded Anchorages of the Channel • Imray Channel Islands, Cherbourg Peninsula and North Brittany • Reeds Channel Almanac

There is plenty to do on the island,

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Liberation Square is a focal point of St Helier, and also of the island’s Liberation Day celebrations

particularly in St Helier where you needn’t go far to discover Jersey’s history. There is the Maritime Museum and Tapestry Gallery on the North Quay of St Helier Marina, where you can learn about Jersey’s maritime history and see the Occupation Tapestry. The Jersey Museum and Art Gallery at The Weighbridge, is just across from the Liberation Square, within striking distance of the marina.

A visit to Jersey War Tunnels is thought provoking and moving. This 1km system of tunnels built by the Germans during the occupation, housed their barracks and a wartime hospital. It is £11.50 for adults and £7.50 for children to enter. You

Shopping in St Helier is superb

can catch bus 8 or 28 to the tunnels from Liberation Station, St Helier.

Built on a rocky outcrop in St Aubin’s Bay, Elizabeth Castle lies to the west of the St Helier approach channel. The 16th century castle is accessible on foot via a causeway at low water, or by an amphibious bus, that runs every 30 minutes from the northeast corner of St Aubin’s Bay. Here you can walk through the history of the castle, enjoy fantastic views out to sea and experience the ‘midday gun’ and the 1pm cannon demonstration. The castle is open from March to November and castle and ferry tickets are £13.05 for adults, £9.70 for children. If you walk along the shoreline of St Aubin’s Bay, a visit to the Mansell Collection is a must for any Formula One fan. Here Nigel Mansell himself narrates his career and his collection of helmets, cars and memorabilia. Adults tickets are £10, with children under 11 going free.

St Helier is excellent for shopping, so if you love a bit of retail therapy you could easily lose yourself in its sprawling shopping streets for an afternoon. Set

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Destination back, north of the two marinas in the pedestrianised King and Queen Street, you will find many of the popular high street brands, such as Marks and Spencers, alongside Jersey’s finest department stores, Voisins and de Gruchy. The old covered market on the corner of Halkett Place and Beresford Street is a feast for the eyes with its multitude of stalls, with butchers, fruit and veg, gifts and clothing. The colourful Market Street beyond is also a great place to grab a coffee and take stock. You can also continue your food explorations by visiting the covered Fish Market on the opposite side of Beresford Street. Closer to the marinas there is Liberty Wharf, with its arcade of cafés and shops.

On rainy days you can head to The Waterfront Centre, which is a five-minute walk away from St Helier Marina. Here there is the AquaSplash waterpark and the 10-screen Cineworld cinema.

We would definitely recommend hiring a car or bike, or taking the bus, to explore the island, as the landscape is charming, unspoilt and ever changing. In the central inland regions you will see farmland, which is home to the famous Jersey cow, tiny winding lanes and imposing manor houses. Visiting the town of Gorey is a must and easily accessible by bus or car.

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Berthing Fees

St Helier 10m overnight £30 10m month Summer £417 10m month Winter £247 10m annual £3639 St Helier Marina 10m annual £3506 Elizabeth Marina Gorey 10m overnight £15 (drying)

Where to fill up

Petrol and diesel is available in St Helier’s outer harbour through Victoria Marine (07700 347313) on Victoria Pier, and at the 24 hour self-service pontoon at the entrance to the old drying harbour. Fuel is also available at Elizabeth Marina, although being inside the marina it is restricted by the tide (approx 3hrs either side of HW). There is a depth gauge for reference.

There is also a tidal fuel berth at Gorey, providing both petrol and diesel.

Tides

Tide times and sill opening times can be found on the Ports of Jersey website.

Weather

Jersey Met Office Shipping Forecast Jersey Buoy wind and wave data Channel Light wind and wave data More links can be found on the Ports of Jersey website

St Helier’s colourful Victorian covered market

For more information visit: www.ports.je www.jersey.com www.jerseyheritage.org

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The gently sloping, drying harbour is overlooked by the 13th century, Mont Orgueil Castle. The castle was built to protect Jersey from French invasion and is open from March to November. Adult entry is £11.95 while children can visit for £7.30. If you are a sun worshipper, have children onboard or just want to cool off, the golden sands of St Brelades Bay are not to be missed. This beautifully clean and shallow sloping beach buzzes in the sunshine, and there are plenty of cafes to grab a bite and take it all in. Portelet Bay offers another nice beach, but is a much quieter paradise. A ride out to Corbiere to see the lighthouse is another must, but watch out for the seagulls who dive bomb the unsuspecting ice cream eater. Finally St Ouen’s Bay on the west coast. This breathtaking, five mile long, sandy beach is great for watersports, and the perfect spot to watch the sunset.

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Wildlife Park. Here you will see gorillas, orangutans, meerkats, flamingos and more. Admission is £14.50 for adults and £10 for children. Situated four miles north of St Helier, the park is within easy reach using bus routes, 3, 13, 13a, and the 13b on Sundays. Alternatively a dedicated shuttle bus operates seven days a week from Liberation Square.

There are some fantastic coastal walks on Jersey, such as the walk between Rozel, Bouley and Bonne Nuit Bays, taking in these lovely coves and sleepy harbours of the north east coastline. There is also a wealth of activities to experience, such as surfing, coasteering and pony trekking.

A great place to find out about what’s on, and start your explorations of the island, is the Jersey Tourist Office, on the corner of Castle Street and Esplanade in St Helier.

Where to eat & drink

Jersey is a ‘foodies’ delight. While on

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You will be spoilt for choice for watering holes and eateries for all tastes and budgets, some of which are just metres away from a marina. Sadly there are too many to name, but here are just a few.

If you are looking for something really special then the Atlantic Hotel (01534 744101) overlooking St Brelades Bay, Bohemia (01534 880588) in St Helier, or Mark Jordan at the Beach (01534 780180) in St Aubin’s Bay are decadent, up-market choices. The Salty Dog Bistro (01534 742760) at St Aubin Harbour is also very hard to beat.

Over at St Ouens Bay, ElTico (01534 482009) is a real favourite among the locals for breakfasts and lunches. At Rozel Bay, the quirky, harbourside booth called The Hungry Man has also become something of an institution on Jersey.

If you are looking for a nice pub, serving no-nonsense grub and local beer then The Tenby (01534) 741224) at St Aubin Harbour, The Portelet Inn at Portelet Bay (01534 741899) and The Pembroke (01534 855756) at La Rocque Point are recommended. Our particular favourite is the charming Le Moulin de Lecq (01534 482818) on the north coast.

In St Helier itself there is a real multicultural mix of restaurants, such as the Portuguese Douro (01534 629786 ), and Italian Bellagio (01534 877966) and La Capannina (01534 734602). If you have a craving for fish and chips then head to Hectors Fish and Chip Restaurant

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The Royal Yacht on St Helier’s waterfront

(01534 722640 ) on Dumaresq Street, or the Sea Fish Café (01534 510015) at Liberty Wharf. For an Indian, the Jaipur (01534 880069) on the Esplanade comes recommended. The Royal Yacht, which has four restaurants, is great for lunch and dinner and is very close to St Helier Marina. Finally, the St Helier Yacht Club (01534 721307) welcomes visiting boaters to its clubhouse on South Pier, and is roughly a 10-minute walk from St Helier Marina. The clubhouse has a bar and restaurant is on the first floor, offers great value food and a balcony with views across the outer harbour and beyond.

If you are visiting in the autumn months its worth noting that the Channel Islands host Tennerfest, a food promotion in October where participating restaurants offer set menus from £10.

You can eat and enjoy the view at Corbiere

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tested Mr D’s Thermal Cooker £79.95 PRICE

Mr D has been at numerous boat shows with his thermal cooker, but it wasn’t until we were about to embark on our project boat shakedown cruise that it occurred to me just how useful it might be.

To use the thermal cooker you heat your ingredients in the cooker’s own pots. This typically takes from between 5 minutes for vegetable dishes to around 15 minutes for meals consisting of large pieces of meat. The idea is to get heat right into the whole dish, so you bring it to the boil and simmer for the time mentioned above. You then remove the pot from the heat and put it inside the thermal casing, which basically acts like a thermos flask.

The results are that the food will stay hot, and continue to cook all day. What you effectively have is a slow cooker that doesn’t need to be supplied with constant power.

The kit comes with two pans, so you can cook two different components of the meal separately such as a curry in the bottom pan and rice in the top. We used it twice during our short cruise, the first time for a chicken chasseur made with whole chicken breasts and a jar of sauce,

the second for a beef stew using diced meat and a packet sauce. Both times, potatoes and other vegetables were cooked at the same time in the second pan, which is placed on top of the first.

The cooking part was easy, chuck the ingredients in the pot, stick it on the hob, bring to the boil and simmer for the required time. I actually did this in the cockpit as we were cruising along the river. Once the main dish was thoroughly heated it was placed in the thermal cooker and the process repeated for the vegetables. They could, of course, be cooking at the same time but we only had a single hob.

The chicken dish was then left for eight hours, and the beef dish for six.

The beauty of the thermal cooker is that

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you can prepare your dinner in the morning and then leave it for the day propped up in a corner while you motor to your next destination, or while you spend the day exploring ashore, and your meal carries on cooking without the danger of leaving something powered.

The result of our trials was a lovely slow cooked dinner, ready to be consumed the minute we tied up after a day on the river. In both cases the meat was cooked to perfection, tender and very moist. The vegetables were somewhat overdone, personally I like them soggy, but if you want them crisp you would be better doing them separately just before serving.

While in both cases the meal was still hot, it wasn’t quite as hot as I would have liked, particularly the chicken dish which, with hindsight, we had probably left too long. Despite this it was still very nice to have a cooked dinner ready and waiting, especially as the evenings were rather cold.

Like many products I suspect that the more it is used, the better it becomes as you learn how to get Motorboat Owner the best out of “A very useful it. Starting from additional to your scratch it did a boat’s cookware” pretty good job, and I’m very glad Value 3/5 Usability 5/5 that we had it Performance 4/5 onboard. Neale Contact: Mr D’s Cookware www.MrDsCookware.co.uk

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Howards’ Way 1985-1990

by Pam Born

W

e couldn’t put this issue ‘to bed’ without celebrating the fact that Howards’ Way, the iconic BBC boating drama programme from the 80’s, is now 30 years old! For those of us that remember the programme and enthusiastically rushed home from our own boats on a Sunday evening to watch, we take a nostalgic look back at the programme and the locations that made Howards’ Way a household name and created an almost ‘cult’ frenzy.

It was in 1985, as Britain languished in the depths of a recession, that the BBC launched a brand new, glamourous and

ostentatious, Sunday evening drama that instantly captured the imagination of the nation and probably did more to promote the British boating industry than anything before or since. Dubbed the ‘Dallas of the Sea’, the first episode of Howards’ Way drew over 12 million viewers and, due to its popularity, ran for 6 series and 78 episodes. Providing much needed escapism from hard times, its audience aspired to the affluent and exciting boating lifestyle that the programme portrayed.

Being the brainchild of talented TV producer, Gerard Glaister, Howards’ Way was 5 years in the making and we can

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Fancy a trip down memory lane?

The entire BBC series is available on DVD. Inset, the on-screen home of entrepreneur, Charles Frere

learn much about the early planning of the drama from a book he cowrote with Ray Evans and published in 1988. Glaister’s research, which included a trip to the Southampton Boat Show, showed that the boating industry was undergoing a great change at this time, moving away from the more traditional wooden boatbuilding to mass produced fibreglass craft that lined the pontoons at the show and, despite the economic climate, boat ownership was on the increase.

So as the concept for Howards’

way was established, Glaister turned his attention to finding the right boating location. His friend, Bob Fisher, who became the sailing adviser for the show, had an idea and took him to Bursledon Bridge on the A27 near Swanwick one Sunday morning. Standing on the bridge, looking out over the upper reaches of the River Hamble and the hundreds of yacht masts, Glaister instantly knew he had found the perfect location.

The storyline was based around the affluent Howard family, friends and work colleagues. Tom Howard, played

by Maurice Colborne, is on the brink of a career change, having been made

The upper reaches of the River Hamble

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The Elephant Boatyard was the setting for boatbuilder, Jack Rolfe’s Mermaid Boatyard

redundant from his prestigious job in the aero-engineering industry. Already an accomplished sailor, the first series opens with him announcing to his wife, played

by Jan Harvey, that he proposes to sink his redundancy money and life savings into a failing boatyard, namely the Mermaid Yard, which in real life was the Elephant Boatyard on the Hamble River. Bursledon itself was turned into the fictitious sailing village of ‘Tarrant’ where the local pub, ‘The Jolly Sailor’, became the hub of the community. Used to the lavish lifestyle

that her husband’s income had provided, Tom’s announcement didn’t go down too well and what unfurled over the next six series were the ups and downs, the intrigue and dirty dealing, the passion and fashion and of course the excitement of sailing and motorboating.

The River Hamble is a lot, lot busier these days, but most of the locations in and around the Solent are still to be seen. The ‘Jolly Sailor’ is still just as popular today as it was then, the Elephant Boatyard and the Royal Southern Yacht

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THE BOATS Many boats featured in the series.

Here are just a few: Sealine Ambassador 285

Jack Rolfe’s house next to the Jolly Sailor

Fairline Targa 33

Pelican 21

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Club in Hamble Village are still very much in evidence as is the black and white quayside building at Warsash, which became the fictitious film location of Rhode Island, New York, when Lynne Howard arrived to a tumultuous welcome, having just crossed the Atlantic in ‘Barracuda of Tarrant’ a boat designed by her father, Tom. With some clever disguising, even an Isle of Wight Ferry became the QE2 for the programme. And, of course, also featuring starring roles in scenes on the water, were the motorboats from the iconic 80’s, all of which are still very evident around our shores today.

These include the Fairline Targa 33 and Turbo 36, the Sealine Ambassador 285 and Pelican 21. The programme became so popular that special boat tours were arranged where passengers could visit the locations, sometimes even witnessing scenes being filmed, much to the annoyance of the production team.

There is no doubt how popular the programme became but for me the proof of its popularity lies in how many times I still get asked to loan out my complete boxed set of the series to friends and family. Isn’t it about time the BBC came up with another boat based drama?

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Bavaria Sport 300

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BOAT TEST

Length (LOA): 9.31m / 30ft 6in Beam: 2.99m / 9ft 10in Displacement: 4700kg Fuel capacity: 520 litres Water Capacity: 120 litres RCD Category: B Engine as tested: Single Volvo Penta V8 380hp petrol Other engine options: Petrol - Single Volvo V8 350hp, twin Volvo V6 225hp, twin MerCruiser 4.5L V6 250hp Diesel - Single Volvo D4 260hp, Twin Volvo D3 220hp Price from ÂŁ85,700

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T

he 30 foot sportscruiser market has always been rather important.

Maybe not so much these days, when clever designers seem to manage to pack ever more creature comforts into smaller and smaller hulls but, certainly a decade or so ago, 30 foot was the benchmark where features such as twin engines, diesel power, separate mid cabins, proper toilet compartments with shower, entertaining facilities in the cockpit and a really usable galley became standard.

The 30 foot hull length also seemed to be the size where your average boat owner started to feel confident in going greater distances, possibly across the Channel or the Irish Sea. Back then, the likes of Sealine and Fairline ruled the roost with their

range of 28-30 footers that now offer some cracking buys on the secondhand market. Bavaria was a relative latecomer to this party, launching the 29 Sport in the early ‘noughties’, but the boat immediately made an impact with its combination of excellent features and very affordable price.

Fast forward a decade and Sealine and Fairline have moved up and out of this sector, although arguably

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“This is an old school sportscruiser that promises wind in the hair and endless sunny days in the cockpit”

The Sport 300 provides a great sociable cockpit with the important second forward facing seat

Sealine have never been too far away, and the Bavaria Sport 29 has evolved through various incarnations to the boat we are testing today, the Sport 300.

The Sport 300 is a sportscruiser in the classic sense. Like the brilliant Targa 28/29 or the voluminous Sealine S28, there is no hardtop. This is an old school sportscruiser that promises wind in the hair and endless sunny days spent lazing in an open cockpit.

On the subject of open cockpit, the 300 is available as either an S or an Open model, the difference being the lack of a radar arch on the former. While this helps to keep the already competitive price down, and you can have an S on the water for around £85k, we are testing the Open model which, with its ability to mount a full camper canvas or bimini on the arch, makes it a more sensible choice for the UK climate.

The 300 is available with a variety of single and twin, petrol or diesel engines.

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option is twin D3 220hp Volvo Diesels.

Twin engine options can also upgrade to joystick control, with either the Axius system for Mercruiser installations or Aquamatic Joystick with Volvos. Our test boat came fitted with a single 380hp Volvo petrol. While a V8 petrol engine isn’t going to deliver the most economical running costs, it does keep the purchase price down by a significant amount and, as we will see later, the math’s are not as straightforward as you might think.

The accommodation on the Sport 300 is basically standard Euro style and, apart from a little shuffle around, is pretty much the same as you would find on an S28 or baby Targa. Up front there is a large U shaped dinette with a bigger than average table, making this a very suitable place for a family of four. The only slight niggle is that gaining access to the port side is a bit of a squeeze for an adult, so you’ll either have to put your kids down this side or everyone will have to access from starboard, where

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Room for the whole family is not just confined to the cockpit. The dinette is very accommodating too

there is abundant space, and shuffle around.

Beneath the port and starboard dinette seats there is masses of open bilge storage, and under the bow cushion is where you will find the boat’s 120-litre fresh water tank. Like most sportscruisers of this size, the dinette is raised, and beneath the floor you have access to the bowthruster, its separate battery, and master shut off switch.

The bow thruster is an option on this boat, but with a price of just over £2k, or £3858 if bought as part of the Smart Power package that also includes the cockpit fridge, trim tabs and blinds in all cabins, it would be silly not to tick this option, as it would be nigh on impossible to have it retrofitted for this sort of money.

Just aft of the dinette, on the starboard side, there is a half-height hanging locker with shelf space and, above this is the stereo and a useful control panel that incorporates

user defined alarms for water or holding tank levels. Two opening ports and an overhead hatch, all with blinds if you choose the Smart Power package, deliver light and ventilation, with some stylish LED strips hidden behind the high level pelmets to provide a cosy night-time ambiance.

On the port side, aft of the dinette, is the galley, which is very simple but eminently practical. Our boat didn’t have gas so we had a flush electric two burner induction hob, which provides an extra bit of flat surface when not in use. There is only a single sink, but it is absolutely huge and has an infill when not in use, and below the worktop there is storage, a small cutlery drawer, a built in rubbish bin and a concealed electric fridge. The latter is rather small, which is another good reason for getting that Smart Power pack. At eye level there are a pair of usefully sized

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A simple yet practical galley with a huge single sink, plenty of storage and even a concealed rubbish bin

lockers and, in the floor, you’ll find a deep, open to bilge, locker for additional storage.

Headroom in the galley is good, at 5ft 10in, and above there is a small hatch that opens into the cockpit beneath the windscreen.

Opposite the galley is the heads, which offers a toilet, shower and sink in a single compartment. Headroom varies between 5ft 11in and 5ft 9in and elbow room is excellent. Storage is good, and a single opening port with a blind provides ventilation. At night, or with the blind closed, the compartment would benefit from another light at the aft end over the toilet area.

Moving into the separate midcabin, the entrance to which is located on the port side aft of the galley, you are greeted with a good sized double berth, a small bench seat and a sizeable area in which to stand and get dressed. Headroom is a bit tight at 5ft 8in but, like in the galley, there is another small opening hatch overhead that delivers an extra couple of inches even when closed.

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but there is a large shelved cupboard and a small open cubby. These, together with the under bunk open bilge space, should provide more than adequate storage. The under bunk storage is large enough to fit a couple of plastic crates, or similar, if you want to separate your stuff from the bare fibreglass. Beneath the aft section of bunk, and also under the bench seat of our test

A spacious toilet and shower compartment

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“The 300 offers features that are sometimes missing on more expensive boats”

The separate mid cabin is light and airy and has a large double berth and bench seat

boat, were the boat’s battery banks. At the foot of the bunk a large overhead panel easily removes to provide great access to the underneath of the helm seat and the area behind the cockpit wet bar. As well as the overhead hatch there is also an opening port in the hull side, plus another into the cockpit. These all have blinds with built in mosquito screens, courtesy of the Smart Power package. Lighting in this cabin is

The companionway steps have a yacht-like feel

excellent with overhead spot lamps in the headlining, LED strips behind the pelmet and a single stylish up and down lighter on the bulkhead.

Access between cockpit and cabin is provided by a set of three open steps and through a curved companionway sliding door. There may have been a storage opportunity missed by having open steps but it does deliver a clean and uncluttered feel. Adjacent to the steps is a sturdy handrail, which will be useful to tackle the yacht-like companionway when underway.

On a boat like the Sport 300, helm design and ergonomics are paramount. It is, after all, a sportscruiser. Bavaria hasn’t let us down. The seat is a bucket style, to provide plenty of support when driving enthusiastically, and it slides to cater for different heights. It also has a lifting bolster, so you can sit, stand or lean while driving and the throttle is mounted so that it is

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comfortable to use in all three of these positions. The steering wheel also tilts for the best angle. These features may sound fundamental in a sports boat, but I have been on some bigger and more expensive ‘premium brand’ boats that don’t boast all of them. The helm console is nicely laid out in a ‘tiered’ style, the bottom tier of which contains an 8 inch Garmin GPSMAP820, fitted as standard, and the optional bow thruster control. This Garmin unit can be upgraded with radar or depth/ fishfinding capabilities as an optional extra if required. The next level contains the Volvo engine display and some switchgear, with the top level kitted out with the engine instrumentation. Perched on top, right in the centre, is a compass. This tiered layout allows all instruments to be seen easily, and the ones that require manipulating are all within easy reach. It also offers a useful amount of spare dash space for the fitment of additional kit later on.

Another thing a good sportscruiser must have is a second forward facing seat and, again, the Bavaria delivers, with a double seat opposite the companionway.

It is mounted on a raised plinth to create headroom in the cabin below, and it is a comfortable place to spend time on passage. The windscreen is only equipped with a single pantograph wiper, in front of the helm, and I see no mention of a second one on the options list, so crew lookout duties may be curtailed in heavy rain or spray.

Behind the helm seat you’ll find the boat’s wet bar. This offers the second fridge, if fitted, which is larger than the one in the galley and a very useful addition, an optional electric grill and a small sink. Aft, and to port, there is a huge sociable dinette and entertaining area. This looks like it Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd

The cockpit fridge, courtesy of the Smart Power package, is a very worthwhile addition

would seat around six and converts into a sunpad, when required. Under the aft seat is a large wet locker, which incorporates the gas locker on boats with that option, and beneath the port side seat there is another large self-draining locker.

To access the engine bay you need to remove the table. With the hatch open there is plenty of space to get down and around a single engine installation, either petrol or diesel. Obviously twins will be much tighter, but there should still be a decent amount of room forward of the engines to provide good access for daily checks and maintenance. With the single, you have abundant room to store such things as infill cushions down here, and you can comfortably sit either side of the motor to work on it, if required. This is a benefit

A bathing platform extension is an optional extra

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PERFORMANCE As tested 50% fuel 100% water 2 crew Force 2

RPM

of single engines that is often overlooked.

Easier access means better maintenance, and better maintenance ultimately means less likelihood of a breakdown, the usual reason given for wanting twins.

The optional radar arch is raked forward, which means that the framework for the aft section can be rather intrusive when boarding the boat. The benefit though is that you do get a more or less vertical back section to the canopy, making the aft seat fully useable with the canopy up. With the cockpit fully canopied you have a fantastic all weathers area, with headroom of at least 6ft 4in throughout.

The bathing platform is accessed via a stainless steel transom gate, and here you have two options. The standard platform is quite small, but perfectly usable, and

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GPH

MPG

2.5 4.1 5.9 7.2 8.1 9.2 12.0 15.7 24.5 27.8 34.4

0.66 1.10 1.72 2.86 4.84 7.48 10.1 12.9 15.0 20.2 25.7

3.79 3.73 3.43 2.52 1.67 1.23 1.18 1.22 1.63 1.38 1.34

3.0 5.0 7.8 13.0 22.0 34.0 46.0 58.5 68.0 92.0 117.0

Range Noise (nm)

433 425 391 287 190 140 134 139 185 157 152

61 63 66 72 75 78 83 85 87 88 90

incorporates an under-slung bathing ladder.

If you need more space, maybe to carry a tender on snap davits, then an optional platform extension is available for around ÂŁ3k. This extension provides an extra half a metre and looks, and works, well. It also comes with an under-slung ladder, but it will slightly increase the size of your mooring bill.

Side deck access is achieved either from the cockpit on the starboard side, or via three steps on the port side from

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With a single installation engine access is fantastic. The helm layout worked very well and the driving position was nigh on perfect

“Get the V8 singing and the petrol Sport 300 is great fun to drive” the bathing platform. Alternatively you could nip out over the dinette seating on the port side. The decks themselves are very wide, and knee high guardrails and a raised toe rail help keep you secure as you move forward. The side and fore decks are moulded with a good non-slip surface, and up front there is access to the boats large anchor locker. Our test boat was fitted with the optional ‘exterior light package’, which included useful illumination in the engine room, side deck steps and along the side decks themselves.

It also adds underwater lights on the transom.

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looking package. If I was being picky I would like to see a little more effort made of the engine room vents. The dark panels unclip, and I could envisage some sort of mesh placed behind them, think radiator grill from a Bentley, that would really finish them off. As it is, you can see bits of the boat that look like they should be hidden.

Underway As mentioned, our test boat came with a big single petrol engine which will make more sense in some markets than it will in others.

This boat is destined for the Med, and I can see it working there. I think there is also a good argument that it would work in waters such as the Solent, where waterside petrol is abundant. Away from these hotspots, maybe a diesel engine would be preferred,

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but more through availability of the fuel, or lack of, than the cost. But lets look at the cost. Firstly, the difference between a single 320hp petrol Sport 300 and a single 260hp Diesel is £23k, and compared to a twin 220hp diesel, you save a whopping £34k. Those figures buy you an awful lot of unleaded. Then consider running costs. At cruising speed, our petrol boat was burning around 66 litre per hour with a speed of 24 knots. With waterside petrol currently at around £1.20 a litre, this gives us a cost per hour at cruise of around £80. With twin D3 220hp diesels you would be looking at around £50 per hour, and with a single D4260, about £35 per hour. Bearing in mind that much of your yearly hours total won’t be at cruising speed, and the average use is around 50 hours per year, you are looking at an extra cost of around £2,000 per year in fuel to run the single petrol over the single diesel, and £1500 between the single petrol and the twin diesel. It’s up to you to do the math’s from this point, and resale value of course needs to be considered, but with very significant up front savings it’s not as cut and dried as you might think.

There are, of course, other factors to consider as well. At slow speeds, the sound levels of the petrol powered boat were very

Single or twin diesel options are also available

good, and there was none of that acrid diesel smell that you often get blowing back into the cockpit at slow speeds. At speed, the noise levels did creep upwards, and the petrol engine needs to be worked hard, with its power band all sitting up above 4000 rpm, to achieve any sort of planing speeds. I also missed the punchy torque of a diesel and, although pickup was good, it didn’t feel it had the kick that I have come to expect from a supercharged and turbo charged oil burner, either from standstill, or mid range. Having said that, get the V8 singing and the Sport 300 in petrol guise is great fun to drive. It turns very tightly without the hull getting out of shape and there was little evidence of slamming, despite encountering some

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quite big wake from passing vessels. Just occasionally I managed to get some spray on the windscreen when turning tightly into a swell, so I suspect in very specific conditions it could be a wet ride, but on our test, nothing reached the cockpit. Standing at the helm you get the full wind in your face experience, but leaning, or seated, driving positions are nicely sheltered, particularly the latter.

Conclusion The Sport 300 offers a lot of boat for a very competitive price. You can have a petrol powered one with sensible spec on the water for around £90k, or a single diesel with good spec for around £120k.

Go for twin diesels, and tick every box on

The hull proved very good, with no obvious vices

the options list, and you can get the 300 up to around £160k. In a market once dominated in the UK by British brands, the Bavaria Sport 300 is carrying the torch for affordable 30ft European style sportscruisers.

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5 berths,Marina heating, Twin Volvo End of season show demonstrators. includes 1 year’s free any MDL & Penta 1 year’s free Single Volvo Penta 4.3 V6 petrol. boat Twin 170hp Diesels.6 berths, Twin Volvo Penta Kad 300.berthing 6 berths, blue hull, at Yanmar 250hp Diesels. 6 berths, bowthruster, radar, gps, plotter. £169,950. radar, gps, chartplotter, heating, bowthruster.

Special offer pric £31,500 6 berths, full nav kit, holding tank, folding generator, aircon, heating, huge specification. bow thruster, heating. Great Condition. insurance. Part exchange available on both craft. Full £95,000 engine and boat warranty applies. radar arch. £114,950 due in soon’. £92,500.

Please call for viewing. £124,950 ‘2013 SC35

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NEW Viking 215 NEW Broom 30HT Coupe NEW VIKING NEW Broom 395 Aft cabin 2006 Bayliner 305 1999 Sealine 275 S34Highline Plus NEW BROOM 30 COUPE – Heating – Bow Thruster– 4 berths – Large sunroof to hardtop - £155,000 Mariner 20hp. Offers 6’headroom throughout, 4 berths, Nanni 65hp. The All new 30HT with full sunroof to the A fantastic family cruiser full Twin Volvo D4 360hp. Split galley design with Classic 2 x Cummins Diesel 250hp Survey available,2006 BSC, 3 month 2Mariner x Volvo40EFI. Penta 230HP Diesels Bowriver thruster, EDCwith Controls, 1999 Sealine S34 Bayliner 305 The hardtop, top version launces asNEW dealers for the Broom now available through all Tingdene sales offices this boat available BROOM 30Range COUPE – Heating –Heating, Bow Thruster– berths – Large sunroo galley and shower/toilet room with cockpit seating for 5 hard Graphite hardour topappointment and hull, Teak cockpit, Bow bathing platform and transom boarding. Interior with 3 interior package, Inverter, Bow4thruster, folding warranty, new hood andboarding. antifouling,Inventory Warranty, Cream Leather upholstery, 2 x Volvo Penta 230HP Diesels Bowand thruster, EDC Controls, 2 x Cummins available, BSC, 3 exchange month 4 welcome. forthruster, Spring 2016.

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ViewPart exchangeTremendous Holding Tank, Heating, Shore Power and Battery Charger twonow ensuite master cabins,Broom largeSales including for Spring 2016. welcome. All space Broom with models available at Tingdene Boat £59,950 £74,950. also trailerable.

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1999 Stevens 1240DL fitted with Perkins Sabre 136hp. B tor, New canopy 2015, Holding Ta mattress 2015, new oven, grill an 2015, Boat safety to 2019.£145

2005 Regal 2665 Commodore 1991 Broom 33 DUTCH BARGE New Boat – Deutz New Viking 21524 Highline - Mariner 20hp - £34,083 1999Stevens Stevens1240DL 1240DL TYLER WILSON 2007 Sessa C30 1998 Viking 2004 Sealine F37 1999 Fitted with Diesel Twin 150hp. very tidy example of this popular See her at Yanmar Southampton Berth An ideal 115 &Volvo Hydraulic bowAthruster £229,000+VAT Volvo Honda 30hp (2012).240hp A very tidy 207 example of the Viking fitted with 136hp.

Bow Diesel & SternEngine thruster,and GeneraFitted withPerkins PerkinsSabre Sabre 135hp Bow/ 2Twin x Volvo KADD3 300-190 dieselsDiesels. Bow Thruster, Raymarine New Viking 275 Highline Marinerwith 40hpfull£61,558 alternative to a standard steel cruiser with 2 double craft from Broom featuring 6 berths in 3 cabins with C80 Canopy, Chartplotter, Holding Tank, New Canopy, Just F37 24 with a new outboard service tor, New canopy 2015, Holding Tank New upholstery and Newhistory.

Viking 215 Highlin 1999 Stevens 1240DL TYLER WILSON DUTCH BARGE New Boatin––2012 Deutz Stern Thrusters New 1 OWNER, Ultra leather, Teak and holly floor, 2004 Sealine Contact Walton a 7’ double berth in the aft cabin, New canopies to See her at Southampton Berth M208 with TeakSee cockpit, cabins, two shower rooms, Wheelhouse with hydraulically Serviced, An immaculate 4 berth sports cruiser at home Offers 4 berths, Hot and cold water, spacious cockpit £135,950 mattress 2015, new oven, grill and hob 2015.Fully repainted her with at Southampto 115 & Hydraulic bow thruster £229,000+VAT An ideal fitted with Perkins Sabre 136hp. Bow & Stern thruster, Genera4kva Generator, Davits, Full Valet. 3 month engineKAD warranty 2 x Volvo 300 diesels £37,950 cockpit, Bowthruster, Heating, Holding tank, In excess of inland or on the coast, Large Cockpit with seating for 6 sunbed conversion.

A good family riverboat offered at a 275 Highlin Bow thruster, Sea toilet with waste tank.

Six berths in 3 lowering roof so navigable through the lowest of bridges £59,500and 2015,and Boatholly safety to 2019.£145,000 tor, New canopy 2015, Holding Tank New upholstery New Viking alternative to a standard steel cruiser with 2 double £129,950.

New Canopy, 1 OWNER, Ultra leather, Teak floor, £10,000 in the last 12Berth months. £79,950 in ease, separate mid cabin and toilet room £69,950 competitive figure.

Afloataccess and to ready to trial. £19,950 cabins with easy transom bathing platform See her spent at Southampton M210 See her at Southampto cabins, two shower rooms, Wheelhouse with hydraulically

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2002 Gobbi 345SC 2 x Volvo KAD43 230 hp New upholstery throughout, New Canopy, Fully serviced with a 3 month warranty 6 berths in 2 cabins Autopilot, plotter, New teak on bathing platform, Waste tank, A fully equipped boat presented in as new condition with a new BS. £69,950

Bow thruster, Sea toilet w cabins with easy transom

1991 Stevens 1140 Dut Fwith a single Ford Lehman 135hp bow thruster, warm air heating. T had two owners. Ample accommo extended cruising on UK or Europe

1991 Sealine Stevens S28 1140 Dutch steel cruiser 1989 FAIRLINE 36 TURBO. Twin Cummins 300 diesels & 2002Stevens STEVENS 1180 S 2002Gobbi Gobbi345sc 345SC 2 x Volvo KAD43 230 hp New 2002 1180s 2002 2005 Crownline Crownline 270CR 270CR 1999 Twin 100hp&Diesels.

A rare andoffered immaculate FwithVolvo a single170hp.

Ford Lehman T7 berths in 3 abins, TwinVolvo Volvo 100hp Bow thruster .A boat in as close to Generator two petrol. owner boat known byexample us from new.

Newly upholstery New Canopy, FullyAutopilot, serviced with a3 Twin Volvothroughout, KAD 43-230hp Diesels.

Plotter, Fitted Volvo 5.7 withAlitre Volvo 5.7 V8 A stunning Petrol of this Twin A very135hp tidy Sdiesel, 28 with new canopies example engines, a bowthruster, ensuites New on bathing cockpit andNew cabin sportscruiser in anand exhilarating creamFitted finish. and fully This surveyed and oat newhasboat bow cockpit thruster, upholstery, warm air heating.

Dutch steel only new orderwith withtwin cream leather interior two mastertwo cabins both Antifouled, Polished with a newyellow Surveeyand available. monthTeak warranty 6 berthsplatform, in 2 cabinsNew Autopilot, plotter, master cabins, with– VHF upholstery, New canopies, Veryboat345SC 2 x Volvo Contact Large Walton with easy transom in 2 36 TURB safety a spacious cabin with 4 berths and 230 hpAmple New Gobbi hadKAD43 twocertificate, owners. accommodation for1991 large family or for 1140 Dutch withsteel ensuite andSplit islandgalley beds, and Chartlarge plottersaloon – Navman – with complete electronic package andboarding, ready to use41989 aberths superb teak on bathing platform, WasteToilet tank,waste A2002 fully tank. equipped Stevens cruiser FAIRLINE 2002 STEVENS 1180 Scockpit covered by a canopy. Immaculate spacious withcondition 4 berthswith anda new saloon, easythroughout, deck and New Canopy,cockpit £36,950 cabins separate number of with seating in comfort. Fwith £49,950 Generator .berths £169,950. example. £69,500 upholstery Fully serviced withonaUK 3foror 6European presented inboat as new BS. £69,950 a£79,950 single Ford Lehman 135hpspacious diesel, T7cockpit infully 3 abins, Twin Volvo 100hp & Bow thruster .Aand boat offered inshower. as close This to is one of aGenerator A two owner bo extended cruising waterways. paint work and new Batteries fitted 2015. £169,950 transom access, in immaculate order. £69,950 Sports craft available at our Walton Office. £36,950

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month warranty 6 berths in 2 cabins Autopilot, plotter, New teak on bathing platform, Waste tank, A fully equipped boat Contact Thames & Kennet Upton presented in as new condition withContact a new BS. £69,950

NEW Sealine Beneteau Antares 880 1999 s28 Suzuki Brand new full 2Twin X VOLVO Penta150hp Diesel outboards.

170hp July 2015 hood andwith cockpit warranties.

Electrical windlass, Bow hinge, upholstery, recent antifoul, 3 month warranty, newNatural survey solid wood cockpit table, PVC Diamante Taupe forward sun available to view. 3 month engine warranty mattress, water heater, Lowrance Elite 7” MFD plotter, 6 1999 Sealine s28 £49,950 berths in 3 cabins, Microwave, Bow thruster £82,044

bow thruster, warm air heating. This Dutch steel oat has only had two owners. Ample accommodation for large family or for Contact Thames & Kennet extended cruising on UK or European waterways. £79,950

1999 Sealine s28 2 X VOLVO Penta Diesel 170hp July 2015 hood and cockpit upholstery, recent antifoul, 3 month warranty, new survey available to view. 3 month engine warranty £49,950 1993 1240 1998Stevens Capriole 900 – Nanni 43 Diesel.

Antifouled, Polished and w with complete electronic p example. £69,500

2012 Beneteau Antares powered by a Yamaha F30 BETL. V approx. 55hrs with an on board c the layout of the cockpit and the speedboat’s strong points. £22,

1989 305 Statesman 2012 Viking 24 Highline 2012 Shetland 27 880 - Twin Suzuik 150 hp 2012Sealine Beneteau Antares 680 1998 Capriole 900 – Nanni 43 Diesel.

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Offers 4 berths. Teak laid with Bow A fully£30,000 documented examplein with Heat-24 Fitted with Honda 40hp outboard powered by200hp a YamahaDiesel F30 BETL. VERY LOW ENGINEsmall HOURS £82,276 flybridge cruiser offering 6 berths.

A capable craft for months including full respray and factory teak deck. cockpit, LED lighting, Flip back helm seat, Cut out. Hull ing, Waste tank and Bow thruster, recent new canopy approx. 55hrs with an on board capacity of up to 7 people, Advantage Trim 2015, Bowthruster, 6 berths, Electronic PackCRAFT MOORINGS ARE ATforANY OUR£32,950 8 MARINAS TO ANY coastal use and at home on inland waters. Ideal as a Offers 6 berths plus saloon, very spacious covered sides easy OF boarding.

Contact Walton 4 berths layout, immaculate interior with Maplefully joinery and AVAILABLE the layout of the cockpit and the wheelhouse are this 2012 Beneteau Antares 880 - Mercury 115 - £66,950 family craft with good exterior space in2012 the cockpit and Antaresrear decks.

Full navigational electronics, hydraulic £44,950 blue and gold furnishings.

A great family river boat and easy SOLD BY US OR ELSEWHERE; CALL TODAY TO DISCUSS Beneteau 680 1998 Capriole 900 – Nanni 43 Diesel. speedboat’s strong points. £22,995 New Beneteau Antares Canopy, Blue hull, Bow thruster, 4 Berths, Serviced 2015 flybridge. £38,000 folding mast and much more. £87,500 to manoeuvre. £64,500.

2 X VOLVO Penta Diesel 170hp July 2015 hood and cockpit upholstery, recent antifoul, 3 month warranty, new survey MOORINGS ARE AVAILABLEavailable AT ANY OF OUR MARINAS to view.

3 month8 engine warrantyTO ANY CRAFT £49,950 CALL TODAY TO DISCUSS SOLD BY US OR ELSEWHERE;

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