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Welcome to the September

From the Editor

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issue, and what a busy month it’s been. We ran our fourth Cruise in Company event, which was a great success. The weather wasn’t brilliant, but we managed to get to almost all of our planned ports, and even one that wasn’t. You can read all about our exploits in this issue. These cruises are a fantastic way of pushing the boundaries and enhancing your experience, and

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St Malo at dusk. The Motorboat Owner Cruise in Company fleet spent two nights in this stunning location. See page 26 for full details

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to top it off we had a terrific group of participants, many of whom I am sure have made some new friends to go off cruising with in the future. If you fancy coming cruising with us next year, there is a specific question for you in this month’s reader survey. We would be interested in finding out where you would most like to go, so now is the time to let us have your thoughts. Completing the reader survey

will not only allow us to better tailor future issues of Motorboat Owner to you, the reader, but you could also win one of four great VHF radios from Standard Horizon, including one of their top of the range GX2200E models, with built in GPS and AIS, as featured in last month’s issue.

It won’t have escaped your notice that next month we see the start of the 48th Southampton Boat Show.

We’ll be there, on stand B081, so if you are visiting please do come along and say hello. If you are looking to buy tickets, Motorboat Owner readers can get reduced entry on any day, including preview day, by clicking HERE and quoting EPTOVLCZ6S in the promotional code box. We really look forward to seeing you.

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Southampton Boat Show 2016 This year’s 10-day Southampton Boat Show 2016 (16-25 September) is set to showcase a variety of brands, new boats and product debuts. Feature boats include the Team Britannia, a vessel bidding to break the world record for the fastest powerboat circumnavigation of the globe. Visitors will also be able to climb aboard the historic Tall Ship, Artemis.

There will be a display by the Royal Navy Raiders parachute team and Tall Ship, Artemis

There is a long list of new motorboats debuting at the show, including the Bayliner CC5, Orkney Pilothouse 25, Haines 26, Beneteau Antares 7 and 8, Greenline 36, Sealine F530, Princess 49, Sunseeker Manhattan 52, Targa 30, Sargo 33, Marex 310 Sun Cruiser, Fairline Targa 53 Open, Intender 820, Bavaria E40, XO 360, Jeanneau Merry Fisher 895, Picnic Sport and Smartliner 21. There will be the established Try-a-Boat attraction, which allows visitors to get afloat and experience different boat types for free. For children aged 3-13 there will be bumper boats with built-in water cannons. A new Festival Stage in Solent Park will have a busy lineup of live music, fashion shows and expert talks and on Saturday 24th, visitors will also be able to take part in the Guinness

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World Record Attempt to create the ‘Largest human image of a boat’. The show will again see the final of the Honda RYA Youth RIB Challenge. The event is held at Mayflower Park and is open from 10am6:30pm daily. Tickets are £22 for adults, with children aged 15 and under entering for free.

Motorboat Owner readers can get reduced entry on any day, including preview day, by clicking HERE and quoting EPTOVLCZ6S. Find more information at southamptonboatshow.com

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NEWS Campaign for Solent Oyster revival Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) is campaigning to restore the historic Solent oyster fishery. This follows work carried out by the foundation at the Land Rover BAR headquarters in Portsmouth. Here protected cages of adult oysters were installed on the team’s training pontoon, with the view to replicate this to reproduce and ‘reseed’ the once thriving fishery. Marina group, MDL has supported the campaign by donating £500 in order for the foundation to purchase oysters. BLUE Executive Director, Charles Clover, said “We are very pleased to have the full support of MDL Marina Consultancy. Its donation has allowed us to purchase an incredible 20,000 oysters to help repopulate the Solent’s oyster regeneration. Our aim is to have ten million oysters in the Solent and we hope to unite companies, organisations and individuals to harness the funding and collaborative expertise needed to support our work in reaching this target.”

You can find out more at bluemarinefoundation. com or watch a video of the installation here.

New Tingdene branch open at Portishead In partnership with Quay Marina, Tingdene Boat Sales has opened a new sales office at the 280-berth Portishead Quays Marina on the Bristol Channel. The new dedicated sales office building is located on the pontoons and its team will serve the surrounding area from the Severn Estuary, River Avon and across to Cardiff Bay, providing used boat services and new boats from Antaris, Bavaria, Broom Boats, Da Vinci Yachts and Viking.

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Lock works at Heybridge Basin Work is due to be carried out on the lock gates at Heybridge Basin (pictured) on the Blackwater Estuary this winter and works will see the replacement and repair of two of its three sets of lock gates, which will increase its capacity. An original sliding caisson gate, located at the seaward end, has fallen into disrepair and has remained inoperable for years. A new steel caisson gate, tested in Cardiff, will be fitted over the winter and a lock closure is being planned from November until March 2017. New mitred wooden top gates were delivered in July and these are in the process of being installed. The Environment Agency has also de-silted the seaward side of the bottom gates. For updates visit the Inland Waterways Association Essex Waterways web page.

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Premier Swanwick Used Boat Show plus ‘Park and Ride’

The 37th free-to-enter Premier Used Boat Show will take place at Swanwick Marina and run a full 10 days 10am-6pm alongside the Southampton Boat Show. The event will see on site used boat brokers, such as Clipper Marine, Ancasta and Sea Ventures taking part, with boats displayed on shore and afloat. Premier Marinas is also selling ‘Park and Ride’ tickets, with parking at the marina and coach services operating between the two shows at Mayflower Park, Southampton and Swanwick. Tickets for the ‘Park and Ride’ return service are available from all Premier Marina Receptions or by calling Swanwick on 01489 884081. This offer is valid once for any day of the show. Visit the Premier website for details.

Kids design Whitehaven Free Flow flag Whitehaven Marina has a new Free Flow Flag that will now be used for the large sea lock. The marina ran a competition for local children between the ages of 7 and 11 to design the flag, and of the 378 entries, 6-year-old Beth Houghton was the proud winner. The marina will be running the competition again next year.

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Williams launch Minijet EXCLUSIVE Ahead of its launch at the Cannes Boat Show, Motorboat Owner got an exclusive preview of the new 2.80m Williams Minijet out in the US. The new Minijet range is smaller, lighter in weight and more accessible as a tender for sub 45ft motorboats. Powered by a BRP Rotax® Ace 900 engine (pictured below), the Minijet has a top speed of 35mph and weighs under 200kg, which, according to the manufacturer, makes it around 100kg lighter than the equivalent Turbojet model. It offers the usual practicalities of a jet RIB, such as shallow draft and manoeuvrability, with ‘no outboard engine to fit or remove every time’.

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New jetty and fuel tanks proposed for Thames Estuary The commercial dock at the fuel storage facility, Shell Haven on Canvey Island is set to get busier after a proposal has been lodged for larger tanks, able to store 243,000 tonnes of fuel, and a new jetty to receive larger tankers.

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Pedal-powered submarine in crossChannel attempt

Two French engineers have embarked on a challenge to cross the Channel to France in a pedal-powered submarine, travelling 250 kilometres (150 miles). The submarine travels at three kilometres per hour, weighs 3.5 tonnes and is six metres long. The submarine is also equipped with underwater camera equipment and will be filming the journey. The two men, Antoine Delafargue and Michael de Lagarde, will be taking it in turns, paddling an average of 12 hours a day each. Initially they set out on Friday 5th of August from Plymouth, hoping to arrive in Saint Malo on the 12th August. However, the challenge was scuppered by a battery-related gas leak and the crew were forced to abandon. Antoine Delafargue said “The time it took us to solve it made us miss the tide currents window in Saint Malo. So we stayed in Plymouth for a few days to keep testing the sub down to 50m depth which works well”. The submarine is now back in France while to team conduct further tests. You can find out more about the expedition at the Pilot Poisson Pilote Project website.

Cambrian Boats become Glastron dealer The Swansea-based boat dealer, Cambrian Boats has announced that it has become a UK supplier for the US sportsboat brand, Glastron.

Glastron has over 50 years of boating heritage including iconic appearances in several James Bond movies. Stock boats will be arriving at Cambrian’s showroom early next year and will include a GT180, GT185, GTS205 and GT225. Cambrian also supplies used boats and new boat ranges, Jeanneau and Brig. Further details will be announced on their website www.cambrianboats.com 14

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Antifoul or Coppercoat

We read with interest your comments on self-stripping of antifoul paint in the July issue. We were faced with this dilemma last year. Our antifoul was too pitted to simply cover over, so the dilemma was whether to replace it with new antifoul again or Coppercoat. We too were keen on the long guarantee of Coppercoat. Having talked to friends who had a nightmare applying Coppercoat themselves we decided to splash out by having the whole job professionally done. Being moored at Shotley Marina, the reps at the London Boat Show advised us to use Josh and his team at Levington Marina, only one of a few places in the country that were spraying it on to give a super smooth finish. On our first, and subsequent, trips we have achieved three more knots at our cruising revs of 2300rpm. A massive fuel saving considering we cruise for 150 hours per year. When our boat was lifted after 11 months there was just a tiny film of slime over the coating. Pictured, the hull prior to cleaning. We wait to see how long the coating lasts but so far, so good. Tim Clift Editor replies: Wow, three knots extra speed is a fantastic result. Do keep us informed of how Coppercoat works in the long term. If it carries on the way it has started, I think I will need to look into it myself.

Cruise in company

I’m just getting into the August edition, and peeked at the cruise in company blog which prompted me to drop you and the team a short note to say thank you for producing such a superb magazine/website. The cruise in company reminds me of the trips we made over the channel with you and the old team many years ago. Boats are my passion and no doubt we’ll get back into it in a larger way in the near future. However, for now your magazine whets the appetite each month. Thanks again and congratulations on creating something special. Nigel Pink Editor replies: Thanks Nigel, I’m glad we are helping to keep the boating bug alive for you, and hope that we may see you on one of our cruises again soon.

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This month we delved into the archive and found this 1970’s brochure cover from British builder, Fairline. This topless skipper looks like he’s ‘living the dream’ aboard his Fairline Holiday. We love it

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f you have a Volvo powered boat dating from the 1990’s, through to about the middle of the next decade, which is fitted with a Volvo branded VDO rev counter with a small LCD display for your engine hours, there is a high probability that the latter will be blank. This not only makes it difficult to keep an eye on maintenance schedules, it also raises questions when you come to sell the boat.

I have been in this position a couple of

TOOLS • Screwdriver and small spanner for dismantling the tacho • Small serrated blade or multitool for case modification • Soldering iron • Wire cutters/strippers CONSUMABLES • Solder • Epoxy resin or similar • Three small pieces of wire

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Our Sealine S28, like many boats from the same era, has non-working LCD hour displays

times. The first was when I bought a brand new engine package in 2005 that came with one of these displays. Within two years the hour meter went blank never to return. I currently have a boat with two of these gauges dating from 1997 and neither of them displays engine hour data. In fact if you search boating forums on the web, you will find countless examples of people with non-working engine hours on these rev counters. Quite what the problem is I am not sure, but damp seems to be high on the lists of suspects. In fact it is often quoted that if you remove the display, take it home, and leave it in an airing cupboard for a few days, the LCD will suddenly spring to life, albeit usually temporarily.

You may often find, as I have, that very occasionally, and for no apparent reason, the display will briefly show your engine hours, usually rather faintly. If you can get an up to date reading, this may be useful, as the method that I am going to show you to fix this problem does mean that you lose the original hour reading. In practice this means that you start again from zero, which makes it useful for keeping a check

on your maintenance schedule, but not so useful for proving hours run when it comes to selling the boat. Despite the LCD being blank, they do continue to count the hours, so it may be useful to try the airing cupboard method first and, if successful, make a note of the genuine hours before starting work. You should also be aware that this fix means that you will no longer be able to access the coding and adjustment settings on the tacho, although without a working display this wouldn’t be possible anyway.

The easiest way to fix this problem is to simply buy a whole new rev counter from Volvo, which will cost in the region of £200. It was while I was perusing the Seabridge Marine website for some other non-related spares that I noticed they sold a replacement LCD display for the rev counter. This solution seemed inexpensive, so I placed an order. When the item arrived it was clear that fitting it was going to be a bit more in depth than I expected. Nevertheless I persevered, learning a few things along the way. Here’s how I did it.

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I used a mini multi-tool and cutting attachment to remove the required section of the housing

The modification continued until the new screen was flush with the surrounding housing

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Small lengths of thin gauge wire were then soldered to the P, N and I terminals of the hour meter

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If you know your existing engine hours you can connect a 12V supply to the wires until the right hours are displayed

Each lug on the circuit board was marked using the plug on the reverse to help ensure I wired it correctly

The three wires were then soldered onto the appropriate lug on the circuit board

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The P terminal went to the positive lug, the N terminal to the negative and the I terminal to the S+ *see note

The unit was reassembled, being careful that the new wiring was not damaged in the process

With the ignition on, the hours display, but only count up when the engine is running, noted by the flashing egg timer

Note* You can simply join the P and I terminals on the back of the new hour meter and connect them both to the positive lug. Wired like this, the hour meter will start counting as soon as the ignition is turned on. I tested the various wires with a multimeter and found that the S+ terminal was only positive when the engine was running. This means the hours will only count up when the engine is on, and not when just the ignition is on. The S+ terminal only delivers 7 volts when the engine is running, but this seems to be enough to trigger the counting mode.

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COST ÂŁ The replacement LCD hour meter is ÂŁ25.32 plus delivery from Seabridge Marine.

TIME TAKEN From removal of the tacho to replacing it back on the boat was two days, but this included an overnight period while I waited for the resin to set. That aside there is about four hours of actual work to carry out from beginning to end but on our boat removal and installation of the tacho was only a 5 minute job.

You may need to add some extra time if your dash is more complex to dismantle.

If your tacho shows a faint display of the hours, even briefly, make a note of them before commencing work and record it in your log

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Hurley H20 Davits 130kg capacity

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CUTTING Crewsaver Euro 100N Lifejackets

Crewsaver has launched a new Euro 100N lifejacket range designed especially for children. Their complete range now includes jackets for all types of waterbourne activity from general in-water play, right up to ocean sailing. The new Euro 100N is well suited to motorboating and is available in four sizes, each complete with crotch straps and adjustable waists for a perfect fit and a choice of plain yellow or featuring Crewsaver’s popular Oliver’s adventures storybook characters.

Price from £50 www.crewsaver.com

Meaco DD8L Zambezi A good desiccant

dehumidifier is a godsend on a boat during the colder months. It keeps everything dry and fresh and helps prevent mould. Until now there has been one shortfall with all available models, the fact that if you wanted to run it on a time switch, you would almost certainly shorten its life. The new DD8L Zambezi from Meaco has solved this problem by building one in. It also comes with sterilizing ionising technology to help keep mould, odours, bacteria and viruses in check.

Price £249.99 www.meaco.com

Williams Minijet

Williams jet ribs are industry leading and now you don’t need a big motor yacht to have one as a tender. The new Minijet 280 hasn’t been officially unveiled yet, but we were given a sneak preview and it looks great. The 2.8m rib weighs in at 210kg and comes with a 45hp Rotax engine, for a top speed of around 30 knots, and seating for 3+1.

At this size and weight, the Minijet should be a good fit for boats of around 37ft and over. Price from £13,995 www.williamsjettenders.com

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the latest boating gear and technology

More Than Words Personalised Cushions Now you can personalise your boat cockpit cushions with the destinations you have visited. The company, More Than Words, produce a 45cm x 45cm ‘Favourite Destinations’ canvas cushion, which can be printed with up to six places and a individual message on one side. The cushions have a concealed zip and are filled with a 100% duck feather pad.

Price £32 www.morethanwords.uk.com

Henri Lloyd Quick Dry Cargo Shorts

We might be at the back end of the summer, but if the last few days are anything to go by, it is far too early to be packing your shorts away. In fact there may still be time to buy more and these new quick dry cargo shorts from Henri Lloyd look ideal. Made from a durable polyamide canvas, the shorts have a natural cotton look and feel but with superior abrasion resistance. Price £65 www.henrilloyd.co.uk

Digital Yacht WL70R

Digital Yachts new WL70R delivers an onboard WiFi network from a shorebased WiFi source. The WL70 WiFi antenna picks up WiFi networks up to 1km away, and then distributes that signal around the boat for all to use via a DC powered wireless router, the iKConnect.

Raymarine R4 Raymarine has updated its award winning Evolution Autopilot to bring even greater levels of accuracy and responsiveness with 9 axis gyro stabilisation.

The R4 also delivers tighter track keeping, and track acquisition with its Evolution Track IQ technology. The user interface and calibration have also been improved.

R4 is also available to existing Evolution owners as a free upgrade.

Price £TBA www.raymarine.co.uk

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Channel Islands & Brittany Cruise 23rd July - 6th August

Brittany bound W ith dramatic scenery, huge tidal ranges, fine wine and cuisine, the beautiful Channel Islands and Brittany coast was on the agenda for this year’s two-week, Motorboat Owner Cruise in Company event. Everyone gathered for the off at Lymington Yacht Haven on Saturday 23rd July, and that evening an inaugural cruise briefing was held in preparation for the Channel crossing to Cherbourg.

The fleet was a real mixture of sizes, the smallest being 25ft and the largest 60ft. There was a mixture of cruising speeds too, 17-25 knots. Two boats, Gîte

and Breda would be joining the cruise in Jersey, bringing the fleet up to the full compliment of 15 boats. The cruise was staffed by magazine Editor and Cruise Leader, Neale Byart, travelling aboard Sealine S28, TLSea, and Associate Editor, Claire Frew.

When Sunday morning came everyone awoke to a very gloomy, grey Lymington.

But there was a feeling of anticipation in the air. Some crews would be making their very first cross-Channel passage today. At 06:45 Cruise Leader, Neale, set off aboard TLSea for his reconnaissance conditions check. By 07:30 the call was a ‘go’ and at

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ENGLISH CHANNEL Cherbourg Guernsey Jersey

Paimpol Saint-Quay -Portieux Binic

08:00 the fleet were filing into a murky western Solent and out of the Needles Fairway.

The morning murk gradually lifted and the sea sparkled in the sunshine. However, whilst in the separation scheme, with 30 miles to run to Cherbourg, the fleet encountered a dense fog patch. Radars were fired up and speeds were adjusted, but luckily 10 miles on, the fog suddenly lifted, the sun returned, and soon after the French coastline was in sight. At 13:00 French time (FST), the first boats were entering Cherbourg’s huge Napoleonic harbour. Boats were fuelled and berthed

Saint-Cast Saint Malo -le Guildo

on the visitor’s pontoons J and Q at Port Chantereyne, and there was still the afternoon to explore Cherbourg and find a nice restaurant for the evening. One boat encountered a problem selecting gear on arrival in Cherbourg, and consequently Neale spent the evening with the owner stripping down the boats electronic gear actuator to get it running again. The next day the fleet would make for St Helier, Jersey, and with timings crucial for the tide in the Alderney Race, and getting in over the sill at St Helier Marina, the plan was for an 08:00 departure.

By 06:30 the next morning, Neale,

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Cherbourg’s mighty Napoleonic harbour fortress

aboard TLSea was underway again and heading out towards Cap de la Hague to assess the sea conditions. An hour later the call was a ‘go’. The wind had swung around to the west and despite a little wind over a decreasing tide chop up to the Cap, all boats were able to make steady progress along the Cotentin Peninsula coastline. At Cap de la Hague strong tides meet and converge at the top of the Alderney Race, so in order to get the best conditions, the fleet’s arrival was timed for around slack water. Once around the Cap the fleet turned south, and in the beautiful, sunny conditions, the islands of Alderney, Sark and Guernsey were very clearly visible to the west. On passing Sark, a rolling swell from the west was experienced, a common characteristic of this cruising area. Soon the boats were travelling along the west coast of Jersey, passing the Desormes west cardinal and the lighthouse at Corbiere, before turning east in their final approaches to the port of St Helier. Boats were fuelled quickly and efficiently by the team at the Rubis fuel berth, and were soon entering the St Helier Marina basin where they would spend two nights.

With many sights and so much to do in St Helier and Jersey, crews were

Cherbourg

The historic, fortified harbour of Cherbourg is an ideal cross-channel port offering Port Chantereyne, an all tides marina. There’s plenty to see and do with sights and shopping.

Visitor Pontoons: N, P & Q Access: All tides Fuel: Petrol & Diesel Overnight Price 10m boat: €27.70 Telephone: 0033 2 33 87 65 70 VHF Channel: 09 www.portchantereyne.fr/en Destination Guide: June 14 issue

soon ashore and making the most of the sunny weather. Many hit the sprawling cosmopolitan high street, lying just yards away from the marina, while others were stocking up for supper at the superb fish market, or topping up their ship’s stores, courtesy of the duty free delivery services.

The next morning was overcast but, undeterred, many had made plans and set off for the day. The family aboard Bayliner 245, Greek Princess, had hired a

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Nelson 44, Katriona passes Noirmont lighthouse

car for the day and visited Gorey Castle and Corbiere, before finding a sandy beach to spend the afternoon. On the pontoon, walking shoes were donned and fold up bikes were deployed. The crews from Barefoot and Lulu cycled around St Aubin Bay to the east of St Helier. James and Ruth of Katriona cycled in the other direction to the picturesque town of Gorey. Penny and Steve of Gîte followed a historical walking trail to Noirmont Point.

Geoff and Martin of La Dolce Vita opted for an all day guided island coach tour at £20 each. For the family aboard Hardy 42, Tally Ho, it was time to inflate their stand up paddleboard and head over to the St Aubin seawater pool. That evening a group dinner was held at the St Helier Yacht Club. Here, crews were made very welcome, enjoying the harbour views from its balcony, before tucking into a threecourse meal. At the meal Neale, detailed plans for the next move south, to the French coast and the marina at St-Cast-leGuildo. Unfortunately, with strong winds forecast the team would need to assess opportunities to get down to the French coast.

St Helier

St Helier is a major commercial port on Jersey. The main visitors marina, St Helier Marina, is restricted by a tidal sill. There is fuel and waiting pontoons in the outer harbour.

Visitor Pontoon: E, F and G Access: HW +/- 3 hrs Fuel: Petrol & Diesel Overnight Price 10m boat: £30 Telephone: 01534 447708/447730 VHF Channel: 80 www.portofjersey.je Destination Guide: Nov 15 issue

TLSea departed the marina the next morning to check the conditions.

Unfortunately, Neale reported these were not favourable for a passage to St Cast.

So with the decision made, crews would have a bonus day in St Helier. The family from Tally Ho set off for the Jersey War Tunnels, and the family on Jeanneau

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Welcome to Brittany everyone. A pontoon party was held on the arrival at St Cast Port d’Armor

Merry Fisher 855, Cordisque headed for a favourite attraction, the Durrell Wildlife Park. Sure enough throughout the day the southwesterly wind increased and many visiting sailing boats flooded in over the marina sill looking for shelter.

The sill at St Helier Marina opened the next day just after 10:30 and lead boat, TLSea again made its way out of the harbour. An hour later Neale reported

Cordisque picked up a net around one of its props and owner, Alan was able to free it at sea

choppy conditions directly south of St Helier and a swell on the 10-mile section of the route south. However, with better conditions further south the call was a ‘go’ with boats advised to adjust their speed in order to make the passage comfortable in the conditions. A few minutes later the fleet was filing out over the sill and were on passage. Conditions noticeably improved passing the Minquiers and by the time the French coastline was in sight, the sea conditions were absolutely flat.

The 800-berth St-Cast Port d’Armor marina lies due west of St Malo and offers 24-hour tidal access. The fleet was organised into rafts for its two-night stay along the marina’s outer breakwater. A pontoon party was held in celebration of reaching French shores, which continued late into the evening.

The next day was cloudy, with occasional sunshine and very humid temperatures. Crews had the day to

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St-Cast-le-Guildo St Cast’s town beach was a short walk away

explore the town, which was very busy with a beach volleyball tournament in full swing. St Cast’s main shopping street is one road back from the beachfront, and it has a huge choice of cafes and restaurants, plus boutiques, gift and craft shops. Many took the opportunity to stock up with food and wine from the Carrefour City supermarket. The family from Bayliner 245, Greek Princess spent the whole day on the lovely sandy beach, while the crews from La Dolce Vita and Gîte walked around the picturesque headland to the north west of the marina.

An altogether brighter day awaited the fleet the next day for the 7-mile passage east to St Malo. The plan was for a departure at 13:30, aiming to get the 14:30 Ecluse du Naye lock into Bassin Vauban in St Malo. With no fuel available in the next few ports on the itinerary, a few boats topped up at the convenient 24hr selfservice fuel berth in St Cast. On previous visits to St Malo, rallies were assembled on the quayside in Bassin Vauban, without access electric and water. With this as the

St-Cast-le-Guildo is a beautiful beach-side town located in the Cotes d’Armor region of Brittany. It has a modern, all-tides marina, St-Cast Port d’Armor, with fuel, restaurants and ample facilities.

Visitor Pontoon: D, A1 & A2 Access: All tides Fuel: Self Service Petrol & Diesel Overnight Price 10m boat: €20-31 Telephone: 0033 2 96 81 04 43 VHF Channel: 9 www.cotesdarmor.cci.fr

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‘worse case scenario’ crews were charging all electronic equipment and filling up their water tanks in preparation.

At 13:30 the fleet departed St Cast and, soon after, the beautiful walled city of St Malo was in sight. By 14:15 boats were milling just outside the huge sea lock. The gates opened on the dot at 14:30 and, one

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by one, the fleet entered the high-sided lock, where the staff assisted crews in securing their long lines to the bollards.

The locking-in process took approximately an hour. On arrival at Port Vauban marina, staff in a dory showed each boat into a berth on newly installed pontoons, all with electric and water. With the walled city just yards away, and a two-night stay ahead, crews wasted no time in venturing off into town in search of food, or of course, for the obligatory walk around the town’s magnificent ramparts.

The next day brought warm sunshine and, for many, it was the ideal opportunity to hit the beach or see the sights. Being the weekend, St Malo was buzzing and the views out to sea from the ramparts were spectacular. John and Kitty from Jazzbo went to Mass in St Malo’s stunning cathedral before spending the afternoon on the beach. The family from Tally Ho walked west along the coast path, passing Les Sablons Marina and beyond. The young grandchildren off Greek Princess and young adults off Tally Ho spent the afternoon crabbing along the marina

walls, with their total haul numbering 21.

Binic was the next port of call, which was approximately 32 miles to the west of St Malo. However, with a deadline to get into Binic, with its tidal gate, restricted lock operational times at St Malo and a fleet of varying speeds, the window was tight. There was also a forecast of strengthening winds in the afternoon to consider. At the evening pontoon brief there was a collective gasp when Neale announced it was “radios on at 04:15”. The fleet would depart via the 04:41 lock, and would be making passage towards Binic before sunrise. With alarms set to some ungodly hour, many retired to bed early.

Onboard control boat, TLSea the alarm sounded at 03:45 and, after a last minute online weather check, at 04:30, Neale asked everyone to slip lines ready for the 04:41 lock. When the lock gates opened a steady procession of large fishing trawlers emerged from another inner basin. As they had priority, they filed into the floodlit lock first before the fleet were given the green light to enter. Inside the lock Neale

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chatted to one of the fisherman who asked “are you all going fishing?”, Neale’s reply was “No, the fish are all yours.” Forty-five minutes later the fleet were departing the lock into the darkness of the St Malo approaches, with the glow of the sunrise and a crescent moon to the east. With TLSea at the front, the procession of navigation lights along well-lit channel was quite a spectacle.

The sunrise was soon painting the sky with an array of reds and oranges, and the rising sun glinted on the water.

Despite some chop off Cap Frehel, it was an excellent passage. The first boat entered the gated basin at 07:30, with the rest of the fleet following closely behind. With the gate closing at 08:10, Neale urged the two last boats to push on, and a cheer went up when they came through the gate with minutes to spare. Some crews went back to bed for a snooze but, with the local patisseries just opening, many went off in search of a breakfast pain au chocolat and obligatory baguette. At least we had a sunny day to explore the seaside town of Binic. A briefing was held that

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The beaches at St Malo are very picturesque

Port Vauban St Malo

St Malo is spectacular, and Port Vauban, with its newly installed pontoons, is just yards from the city walls. Ecluse du Naye lock operates 2hrs 30mins either side of high water.

Visitor Pontoon: E pontoon Access: via Ecluse du Naye (tidal) Overnight Price 10m boat: €46 Telephone: 0033 2 99 56 51 91 VHF Channel: 9 www.saintmalofougeres.cci.fr

evening, and a pontoon party followed (albeit in light rain). The next day’s move was to be to Paimpol. However, with some windier weather forecast, Neale had made the decision to stay an extra night in Binic, with the view of visiting Paimpol for one night on Wednesday.

And so the fleet had another day to explore Binic, but unfortunately the

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Night and day. The fleet departed St Malo before sunrise to make the tidal gate opening at Binic

weather had other ideas. The wind soon gathered pace, flags stood to attention as a band of rain moved across the town and harbour, which stayed for much of the day. Despite the damp and dismal weather, crews were out and about, stocking up on food supplies, visiting the local chandlery and eating in the various cafes and restaurants.

By late afternoon the rain had cleared, but the wind was still howling. What will tomorrow bring? Neale had spent most of the day closely looking at the weather, and planning the next move. The delightful fishing harbour of Paimpol had been on the agenda but, with the changing weather, the team had decided to move to a port with all tides access and fuel, in preparation for the next passage to Ross Young

Binic outer harbour at low water

Guernsey. Luckily the huge neighbouring marina at St-Quay-Portrieux, which is just 3 miles west from Binic, was able to accommodate the fleet at short notice.

Weather permitting, the fleet would depart on the morning gate opening. After the evenings pontoon briefing a tapas-style Safari Supper commenced. This had been organised by Ruth from Katriona and saw several boats taking part supplying food and drink to numeous guests.

Just after the gate opened at 06:25 the next day, TLSea headed out to assess the sea conditions. Shortly afterwards the call was a ‘go’ and the fleet was soon underway. The weather was overcast, with strong winds, but out in the sheltered bay conditions were flat. A matter of minutes later, the fleet was arriving at St-Quay Port d’Armor. The marina staff were ready and waiting to help those who required fuel, and assisted Claire in berthing all the boats onto visitor pontoon 7. Tony and Amanda of Barefoot took a 45-minute bus ride to Paimpol and, despite the wet weather, really liked what they found.

Paimpol is to the west of St-QuayPortrieux and is a small traditional fishing harbour with a drying approach channel and entry lock.

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Binic The MBO fleet on the town pontoon at Binic

By the afternoon the skies had brightened, and everyone was able to explore the towns of St-Quay and Portrieux in the sunshine. The huge marina complex of 1030 berths is very sheltered by high rocky breakwaters, and incorporates restaurants, bars, shops and a chandlery. It is also home to a staggering number of French sportsfishers. The marina lies just north of a drying harbour, which is fringed by the town and sandy beach. The town has lots of lovely shops,

Say cheese everyone. The Safari Supper cheese course is served on Hardy 42 Tally Ho at Binic

The charming beach-side town of Binic has a gated basin with good facilities, including WiFi, and a selection of shops, restaurants and cafes. Its tidal gate opens when the height of tide reaches 8.5 metres.

Visitor berths: Town pontoon Access: See website for gate times Overnight Price 10m boat: €26 Telephone: 033 2 96 73 61 86 VHF Channel: 9 www.ville-binic.fr

boutiques, cafés, bars and restaurants, and it’s cobbled backstreets and coloured stone houses are charming. There is also a huge Super U supermarket, which is a 20-minute walk away.

With a settled forecast, the next day

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St Quay’s old drying harbour is very picturesque

The beautiful French town of StQuay-Portrieux is very picturesque with beaches and a drying harbour.

Most importantly it has a huge, alltides marina, St-Quay Ports d’Armor, with excellent facilities.

Visitor berths: Pontoon 7 brought two potential opportunities to Access: All tides make the 50-mile passage to St Peter Fuel: Petrol & Diesel Port in Guernsey, both making use of Overnight Price 10m boat: €32 any favourable tide. The first at 08:00 Telephone: 0033 296 708 130 and the second in the afternoon at 16:00.

VHF Channel: 9 Unfortunately each time TLSea headed www.port-armor.com out, clearing the shelter of the bay 20 miles out, Neale encountered a large residual swell unsuitable for a comfortable passage for the fleet. The heavens opened on the second passage, and he reported worse sea conditions and reduced visibility due to the squalls. So the fleet would spend a bonus day and night in St-Quay-Portrieux.

With lighter winds forecast, the fleet sounded aboard TLSea, and soon the would make for Guernsey the next control boat was underway for the days morning at 08:30. At 06:45 alarms passage to Guernsey. An hour later the call was a ‘go’ but with a warning of a swell The biggest prawns from the winds of the previous days. we have ever Approximately 25 miles into the seen, bought passage the fleet encountered a nasty set from the of overfalls, which were being carried by supermarket the tide a fair distance east of the rock at St Quay Portrieux formation and lighthouse, Plateau des 36

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St Peter Port Victoria Marina, St Peter Port is a real suntrap

Roches Douvres. The choppy conditions were short-lived, but the large Atlantic swell remained on our beam throughout the passage. In the conditions Bayliner 245, Greek Princess found a ‘sweet spot’ behind Hardy 42 Tally Ho, which flattened the water nicely for them.

By 09:30 the first boats were arriving at sunny St Peter Port, and heading to the Boatworks fuel berth. By mid morning the whole fleet had refuelled, were over the marina tidal sill and berthed on D pontoon in Victoria Marina. Soon everyone was disappearing off ashore for a late breakfast and supplies.

That evening, at a pontoon briefing, Neale detailed plans for the cross-Channel passage home. With a settled weather window the next day, and stronger winds forecast for Sunday, sadly it was to be only a one-night stay in gorgeous St Peter Port.

The ferry port of St Peter Port has lots to offer the visiting boater with a dedicated visitor marina. It’s a great base to explore Guernsey, with ferries to the islands of Sark and Herm.

Visitor berths: Victoria Marina Access: HW +/- 2 hrs 30 mins Fuel: Petrol & Diesel Overnight Price 10m boat: £26 Telephone: 01481 725987 VHF Channel: 80 www.guernseyharbours.gov.gg Destination Guide: Nov 13 issue

Everyone would depart en masse as soon as the sill opened at around 07:15. A last pontoon party was held, and participants were exchanging details and reminiscing

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The final farewell. Bayliner 245, Greek Princess passes the Needles, marking the end of the cruise

about the adventures of the two weeks.

Crews awoke to a clear, bright morning in St Peter Port and were busy readying for the ‘off ’, wiping away the dew from windows, taking in lines and shorepower cables, and saying their final farewells to fellow cruise members out on the pontoon. Eleven boats departed St Peter Port, with most heading for the Solent.

Nelson 44, Katriona was heading for Braye harbour in Alderney, while Evolution 30, La Dolce Vita set course for their home port of Penzance, an epic voyage of around 130 miles. Jeanneau Merry Fisher 855, Cordisque stayed on in St Peter Port for another week, while Princess V39, Gîte remained in St Peter Port before returning to its summer berth in St Helier.

With the sun overhead the fleet snaked its way out the harbour and out into a flat Little Russell. Here control boat TLSea was stationed ready for a final photo shoot.

Shortly afterwards dolphins were spotted off the top of Herm Island. Everyone was up and underway travelling at speeds of 18-23 knots, and with a favourable spring tide, the fleet made its way up through the Alderney Race. With a clear blue sky,

a calm sea and great visibility, conditions were ideal. There was the usual turbulent swell at the top of the Race, but fortunately this was short-lived. Conditions in the channel were superb and everyone ran on track heading towards the Needles.

With the Isle of Wight in sight, boats began peeling off to their homeports and were saying their farewells on the radio. As midday approached crews were reporting their safe arrival to their respective ports.

However, there was one boat that would take a little longer. At 17:00 the crew of La Dolce Vita confirmed their safe arrival in Penzance after a long 8-hour passage.

And that was that. The cruise was not blessed with the best of weather, but it was certainly a fantastic couple of weeks, with many great memories and experieces, and some new friends made along the way.

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‘TLSea’ Sealine S28

Twin Volvo Penta AD31 150hp diesels

Time & Distance cruised: 43hrs 486.7nm Fuel used: 1002 litres (220 gallons) Average fuel consumption: 2.2nmpg

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Azara Jeanneau Leader 36

Barefoot Beneteau GT38

Cordisque Jeanneau MF 855

Gîte Princess V39

Greek Princess Bayliner 245 SB

Jazzbo Sealine S38

Katriona of Burnham Nelson 44

La Dolce Vita Evolution 30

Lulu Fairline Targa 44

Sea Jade Jeanneau Prestige 32

Soluble Sealine SC35

Tally Ho Hardy Commodore 42

TLSea Sealine S28

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Q&A

Your Questions Answered

Trailboat for £10k

Q I am just getting into boating and

want to buy a boat that the family can use mostly for a bit of watersports, maybe the odd fishing trip and generally blasting around, possibly stopping somewhere for lunch. I intend to keep the boat at home on a trailer so it needs to be small enough to tow but it also needs to accommodate up to five of us for days out. The Internet seems littered with small sportsboats, but I really don’t know where to start. My budget is around £10k, can you recommend any particular boat?

A With your criteria I keep coming back to a RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat). They

are great for just the kind of use you have in mind and, for their size, can swallow up a surprising number of passengers. I would suggest something in the 5-6 metre range and, if you want to use it for watersports, with an engine of between 75125hp. For your budget you should be able to pick up a nice package on a good trailer and with a four stroke, or modern two stroke, engine. We would definitely recommend doing an RYA Powerboat Level 2 training course as it’s an excellent way to learn, and great fun too.

Swapping to a V8 engine

Q I have a 5.0 litre 230hp engine in my sportsboat, and have been offered a 5.7 litre 260hp version of the same engine for very little money. The new engine comes with no ancillaries except the carburettor. Will it be a straight swap and will all the other ancillaries, including the drive, bolt straight on.

A I once did exactly this, and swapped everything, including the carb, without any

problems. In truth the main difference, externally, will probably be found in the carb, so I may well have been ‘strangling’ the bigger engine. As you are getting the right carb as well, you won’t have this problem, so I cannot see any issues in doing the swap.

Whether the extra 30hp is worth the effort in most applications is questionable, but if the 230hp engine is marginal on power it could just make a worthwhile difference.

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Socket for dinghy inflator

Q I have an LVM high speed dinghy inflator that

is powered by attaching crocodile clips direct to the battery, which is a bit fiddly. Can I just cut the clips off and put a plug on the end so I can power it through the cockpit cigarette lighter socket?

A Unfortunately the LVM pump draws up to 25A, and most 12-volt cigarette-

lighter style plugs and sockets are only rated to 10A. What you would need to do is to install a heavy duty socket, such as the Bulgin 32A 900 series, as close as possible to the battery using heavy gauge cable, 8mm2 should be good for up to around three metres, together with a suitable fuse.

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Your Questions Answered

Mystery Boat

Q We were recently

visiting Jersey, not by boat unfortunately, and saw this sturdy looking vessel in the harbour. It looks just like the sort of boat I am after but I couldn’t see a makers name on it anywhere. Can you tell me what it is?

A It’s not a boat that I instantly recognize. Knowing the Channel Islanders as I do,

it would not surprise me if it started life out as something very different and has been modified or even rebuilt to look like it does today. Having said that, the hull has some distinctive features, such as the sweeping knuckle at the bow that reminds me of a Colvic, so maybe one of our readers may recognize it. However, if that style of boat is what you are after, you should also consider a Channel Islands 32, a Mitchell 31, Hardy 27, or something from the Seaward, Aquastar or Nelson ranges.

Dirty diesel

Q My fuel filters have never had any dirt or

water in them since I bought the boat last year, but having just completed a run back across the Channel, which was our first trip out in choppy conditions, I found the transparent filter bowls are full of what looks like black sludge. Have I got diesel bug?

A It could be bug, or it could simply be that this first choppy trip has stirred up some sediment that has been laying in the fuel tank undisturbed for some time.

Your best bet would be to change the filters, clean out the bowls and monitor the situation. Dosing with a diesel bug treatment, such as Marine 16 or Grotomar 82 won’t hurt, but if the new filters quickly become contaminated again you may need to get your fuel polished.

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Q I have just moved my boat from the

Thames to the Solent but have been struck by the lack of pump-out facilities. I haven’t seen a single one in any of the marinas I have visited so far. On the Thames I used to pump out regularly. What do all the Solent boaters do?

A It may be surprising to someone coming from the inland waterways, but

many coastal boats are not actually equipped with a holding tank. In these boats, considerate use is down to the owners, and they should ensure that the sea toilet is not used in harbours, marinas or anchorages. There are no laws to govern sewage discharge from the kind of boats we own, although there are rules for larger boats and commercial vessels, but good practice dictates that sea toilets should only be used, and holding tanks discharged, when at least three miles offshore and in waters where tide and wave action will disperse and dilute the discharge. For those that would prefer not to discharge at sea at all, you can find a list of coastal, as well as inland, pump-out stations on the Green Blue website.

I must admit they do seem a bit thin on the ground, but there are 10 located in and around the Solent, so you should be able to pump out without going too far out of your way.

Limescale removal

Q I have some limescale appearing around the base of my galley tap. I am conscious of damaging the worktop, which I think may be Corian, by using a harsh chemical limescale remover. Can you suggest something gentler that won’t cause my worktop any harm.

A If you have been following my outboard rebuild, you may have spotted that I

cleaned some of the engine’s cooling components of limescale by soaking them in white vinegar. It does a great job of removing limescale and I cant imagine it will cause your worktop any harm. Just be prepared for your boat to smell like a chip shop for a day or two! As always, try it on a small inconspicuous area first, just in case.

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Four Winns V255

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Length (LOA): 7.67m / 25ft 2in Beam: 2.55m / 8ft 5in Displacement: 2801kg Fuel Capacity: 265 litres Water Capacity: 71 litres RCD category: C Engine as Tested: 1 x Volvo Penta V6 280hp Other Engine options: 1 x Volvo Penta V6 240hp, 1 x Volvo Penta V8 300hp, 1 x MerCruiser 4.5l 250hp, 1 x MerCruiser 6.2l 300hp Price from £70,500

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ack in the late 80’s and throughout the 90’s, the 25ft sportscruiser was the archetypal starter boat for someone looking for something a bit more than just a dayboat or a watersports machine. 25ft sportsboats were the first rung on the cruiser ladder and the smallest boat that a couple could comfortably stay on for extended periods as they spread their cruising water wings.

The choice was quite literally bewildering with numerous north American brands competing with some home grown choices from Fairline, Falcon and Sealine to name just a few. Tightening economic conditions meant that, as the century neared an end, many of the British builders had abandoned this market for more profitable, larger models, and as the downturn in 2008 took hold even many of the US brands disappeared from the scene,

either due to company liquidation or just a reduction in UK dealer representation.

While we are unlikely to see a return of the British sportscruiser in any great numbers, we are beginning to see a resurgence from over the other side of the pond, with the likes of Bayliner once again producing compact cruisers, and brands such as Monterey and Glastron returning to UK boat shows.

Four Winns went

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“With its versatile cockpit, this American 25 footer packs a real ‘quality’ punch”

Reminiscent of a luxury sportscar, the V255’s helm is very stylish with retro-modern gauges and switches

through their own problems, when parent company Genmar filed for bankruptcy in 2009. The brand, along with a few others owned by Genmar, were bought in 2010

by Recreational Boat Holdings, who in turn sold them to the Beneteau Group in 2014. Throughout these turbulent times Four Winns has, as far as I can remember, continuously offered a 25ft sportscruiser in their range. The latest is the 255 Vista and we couldn’t wait to get onboard to find out what it offers.

Down below you will find a fairly bog standard 25ft sportscruiser layout with a convertible dinette in the bow. The squarish bow of the exterior translates into a wide dinette at the bow and, when converted, a double berth that retains width all the way forward. This area looks like it would comfortably take a whole family for dining, which makes it all the more strange that the standard table is a bit on the small side, feeling more like Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd

a cosy table for two. The dinette offers particularly good seated headroom all the way forward, with almost standing headroom on the raised dinette plinth area. With the infill in place the berth is a decent size, although not being square the

The unusual hull shape delivered a good ride

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The dinette is large enough for the whole family, but a bigger table would make it more usable

port side is considerably shorter than the starboard and is probably better off being used by laying across at an angle. Good head height, the use of light coloured materials, two overhead skylights, an overhead hatch and an eye level fixed port on either side means the bow area is bathed in light. As you would expect,

The galley may lack a hob, but this can be compensated for by opting for one in the cockpit

there is open bilge storage below the bow cushions, both up front and on either side, but the access hatch to the port storage is tiny.

Aft of the dinette, on the port side, is the boat’s galley, which has a generous 6ft 2in standing headroom. This is actually bigger and more usable than you would expect on a cruiser of this size, with a single sink, lots of work surface and a fridge and microwave. What it lacks, hob aside, is cupboards or drawers, but it makes up for this with loads of open storage both above and below the worktop.

Opposite the galley you will find the toilet compartment. This offers 5ft 11 in headroom, a small shallow sink, shower facilities and, on our boat, a portable toilet. A manual or electric sea toilet with or without holding tank is available on the options list. The compartment is quite dark, due to only having a single, small, non-opening port, but an electric

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The accommodation is typical of a 25 foot sportscruiser, with a convertible dinette forward and a crawl-in double berth back under the cockpit sole

extractor fan takes care of ventilation and a single LED light more than compensates for the lack of natural light. There isn’t much in the way of cupboard space inside this compartment, but just outside there is another area of useful open-fronted storage.

The aft section of cabin is where you will find the boat’s second berth in a standard athwartships, under cockpit sole configuration. This is separated from the rest of the accommodation by a curtain and is accessed through a decent sized opening, albeit one that requires stooping or crawling to use. The berth here is huge at nearly 7ft long and 4ft 6in wide. There are three big open storage lockers along the aft bulkhead, which would be plenty big enough to store clothes and personal possessions for an extended stay onboard, but I am left wondering why none of these storage spaces seem to have doors. A small opening port above opens into the cockpit and offers a small amount of natural light and good ventilation.

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Access into and out of the boat is via a Perspex bi-fold door and gas strutted Perspex companionway hatch. On the port side there is a rather complex seat arrangement that can be configured as

The toilet compartment is simple but sufficient

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The versatile cockpit seating delivers a full length port side bench or a sociable dinette configuration. Making the conversion is fiddly, until you work out the right procedure

a full-length port bench/lounger, which could seat up to four crew, or an L-shaped seat. The latter offers a second forward facing seat, albeit quite a way aft, but it doesn’t have a backrest. In L-shaped configuration it also provides an aft facing bench for two around the aft cockpit dinette, but again with no backrest.

On the starboard side, the helm console comes with a nice large and comfy helm seat with a lifting bolster and a small amount of fore and aft adjustment. The console itself is quite something. Stitched vinyl, retro-modern gauges and switchgear and a flush mounted multifunction

display is all reminiscent of a luxury sports car. With the hole in the dash for the Raymarine E7 on our test boat looking like it had been laser cut for a perfect fit, it does leave me wondering how an owner down the line will tackle an electronics upgrade on not just this boat, but many of the current models that are going down this route. The dark coloured vinyl atop the console is a nice touch that will help to reduce the glare on the steeply angled windscreen. Down by your knee a small moulding has been added specifically to provide a mounting for a VHF set, something a surprising number of boats

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lack. The same moulding also offers a drinks holder, and if a boat is going to have one, it really should be next to the helm.

Behind the helm there is a wet bar, and it is here that you will find the boat’s single electric hob. There is also a sink unit here and, in the large double cupboard underneath, there is space for a big coolbox, or you can have an optional refrigerator if required. On the aft end of the wet bar unit there is a cockpit shower, a 12 volt outlet and a waterproof mains socket.

At the back of the cockpit you have a transom seat big enough for three and the optional removable cockpit table, around which you could probably get five at a squeeze. The backrest of the transom seat folds flat to produce a sunpad area and the base cushion lifts from the

The swim platform can have an extension, if required. The hull runs all the way aft

bathing platform end to access storage underneath. The whole transom seat assembly lifts up with the engine hatch to gain access to the engine room, which on our test boat housed one of Volvo’s latest generation V6 engines, producing 280hp.

Space around the engine is excellent, and there is also a whole shelf of empty space

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PERFORMANCE

As tested 50% fuel 0% water 2 crew Force 4-5 The fuel figures quoted are a mix of actual and generic data, and may not accurately represent the fuel usage in this combination.

RPM

750 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000

down here that could be used wisely for storage of spares, tools and other engine related kit.

Access out onto the bathing platform is via a small transom gate. The bathing platform is not particularly wide, which should help keep mooring costs down, but is perfectly usable and laid with a nice embossed soft non-slip rubber type material that is very comfortable underfoot.

If you want more space aft, a platform extension is available as an option. Apart from in the middle, where the sterndrive is located, the waterline extends all the way aft to the edge of the bathing platform, which means this 25 footer has a longer than expected waterline length that should improve sea keeping. The trim tabs are

Knots

LPH

GPH

MPG

2.8 3.7 5.0 6.2 7.4 8.8 13.9 20.2 25.1 27.1 30.5 33.2

2.9 4.9 7.1 8.8 12.1 16.5 22.4 30.8 40.5 51.0 66.8 85.2

0.64 1.08 1.56 1.94 2.66 3.63 4.93 6.78 8.91 11.2 14.7 18.7

4.37 3.42 3.21 3.19 2.78 2.42 2.81 2.98 2.82 2.42 2.08 1.78

Range (nm)

236 185 173 172 150 131 152 161 152 131 112 96

Noise

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moulded into the hull and look, at first glance, to be rather small.

As is the case with many sportscruisers, the V255 lacks side decks so access forward is achieved by climbing three moulded steps next to the helm and through the centre opening section of the windscreen. The foredeck is laid with a nice non-slip surface, which is good as the rails are very low until you are right at the bow, where they offer some protection for crew on bow line or

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Volvo’s new 280hp V6 delivered good performance. The helm ergonomics and design are superb

“Fun to drive, and performed impeccably in the head sea” anchor detail. The optional anchor windlass is neatly located beneath the anchor locker hatch and, despite the locker being a generous size, the opening is too small to allow it to be used for fender storage.

The fuel filler is located in the starboard topsides, which could make filling a bit awkward if the fuel pontoon or quayside is particularly high and you moor starboard side too. I would have preferred to see it on one of the knuckles on the transom, where any spills could still run away, and refueling could be carried out from the bathing platform when moored either side too.

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the fact that this boat comes with a great deal of canvas. The plus side of this is that you get a huge sheltered space to extend your accommodation when required, the downside is of course the fiddliness of taking it down and putting it back up again. A neat touch here is that the factory canvas comes with little red and green zip tags to help identify which panel goes on which side.

The canopy also has a sealing strip along its bottom edge to help reduce drafts, which is another neat touch.

Underway We took the V255 out into a rather choppy Bristol Channel, so it wasn’t going to get an easy ride. With the wind blowing a Force 4-5 there was quite a chop, even in the shelter

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of Swansea Bay, but the 255 behaved impeccably. We were able to maintain a fast cruising speed with barely a slam from the hull, even into a head sea. With a beam sea the hull did lean into the wind but, despite their small size, the trim tabs soon brought things back on an even keel.

We did get a bit wet when the waves were on the beam, but that was more to do with the fact that we were making some fast runs into some windy conditions and the spray was getting blown back onboard, than anything else. What I really liked about it though, sea keeping aside, was that it felt like a sportsboat. It really was a lively little thing, that felt eager to please.

It had perfectly balanced and precise steering, which meant you could throw it around without feeling like you were wrestling with the steering wheel or in danger of not knowing where you were going to end up pointing. It had great acceleration and jumped onto the plane in about three seconds, at which point it was doing around 14 knots for 3500rpm. In a tight turn it would lean, quite alarmingly in fact, but once you got used to it, it was in fact a great deal of fun. We did encounter some ventilation from the

The canopy has a rubber windscreen seal, plus red and green zip toggles for port and starboard

prop, but I suspect our test boat may have been slightly under propped as we were reaching 6000rpm on an engine rated to 5800rpm.

The driving position is good when seated, with the screen providing excellent shelter, and all instruments and controls readily to hand. You even get a nice comfy elbow rest for your throttle arm. If you want wind in your hair, just pop the bolster up and lean against it and you can comfortably helm whilst looking over the top of the screen. The windscreen wiper, which is an option that I would suggest must be ticked, did a great job of keeping good visibility, despite the amount of spray we were kicking up. Noise wise the figures show that the 255 is not an overly noisy

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boat, but at full throttle you are greeted with a loud aggressive sounding growl.

Conclusion The V255 continues the long tradition of providing a great starter cruiser for a couple or family. There are some areas where I would have liked to see a bit more effort, particularly with the storage down below and the lack of any doors, but then there are other areas where I think the boat is perfect, such as the helm console. As a driver’s boat, and a sportscruiser really should excel at this, it is very good indeed.

As well as being immensely fun to drive, it is more than capable of dealing with the sort of conditions you would be happy

The Four Winns V255 is an attractive boat, has a good hull and is terrific fun to drive

taking any 25 footer out in. In fact I would go as far as to say it has one of the most capable hulls of any 25ft sportscruiser I have ever driven.

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tested Evinrude E-TEC G2 150-200HP When Evinrude launched the E-Tec G2 back in 2014, I have to admit, I was a bit smitten. The 200-300hp motors delivered the kind of torque and acceleration that four strokes found it hard to compete with, but unlike two strokes of old, it claimed to do it with better than four stroke fuel economy and emissions. Then there was the clever features such as built in power steering, automatic trim, one button winterising and very long service intervals, not to mention a completely new design that dated other outboards overnight.

Two years later BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products), the owners of the historic Evinrude brand since OMC’s unfortunate demise in 2001, has cascaded the G2 design and features down to a range of more UK friendly motors. The new range consists of a 150hp, 150hp High Output, 175hp and 200hp engines built around a brand new 2.7 litre 66° V6 block. If you follow outboards as much as I do you will no doubt be saying “wasn’t there a 200hp G2 already?” The answer to that is yes. The new 200 will run alongside the existing 200 and will be differentiated by the existing 200 being designated a HO model. BRP tell us that any HO model produces around 10% more HP than what’s on the lid. So the old 200 is effectively a 220hp motor and the new 150HP HO is more like a 165HP. First, let’s look at some of the claims BRP are making about the new range,

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most of which apply to the existing G2’s, but it is worth reminding ourselves. The biggest is, of course, the claim that a twostroke G2 is around 30% more fuel efficient than a competitive four stroke engine.

For those whose memories of two stroke hark back to the 60’s and 70’s this will be hard to believe, but has been achieved by designing the engine from scratch around the combustion process. This allows the fuel to be mixed and injected into the cylinder with levels of precision that previous generations of two stroke engines just could not achieve. A by-product of this is clean emissions. That’s right BRP claim that its two stroke engines are even cleaner than four stoke motors in terms of CO, hydrocarbons and NOx. The CO levels are particularly impressive, at around

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720ppm at idle and trolling speeds, which is below the 1200ppm that is considered to be immediately dangerous to human health.

According to BRP’s figures, some competitor four strokes emit as much as 60,000+ ppm in a similar situation. There was no mention from the BRP boffins of CO2 levels, so I suspect these may not be much to shout about, but still, credit where credit is due. G2’s comply with all current global emission regulations and are already compliant with RCD II for emissions and noise levels, a European standard that won’t be introduced until 2017.

Being two stroke, the G2 benefits from delivering power on every revolution of the piston, rather than every other revolution on a four stroke. The result of this is increased torque and power that, according to their figures, delivers 30% faster acceleration. Another bold claim is that the engines deliver their full rated output at much lower revs. The example given was the 200hp model which delivers its full 200hp at just over 4000rpm, at which point an equivalent four stroke engine might only be producing 150hp.

So, the result is more power, quicker acceleration, lower fuel consumption and lower emissions. It sounds like BRP has hit the holy grail, but there were a couple of points on which they were silent, or at least rather muted. Noise levels, even by their admissions, are not as good as four strokes,

BRP’s funky G2 E-Tec range has been expanded to include 150 to 200hp motors

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tested Evinrude E-TEC G2 150-200HP continued...... although they do claim to come close.

The other issue is weight. Surprisingly, I thought that being two stroke, they would be shouting from the roof tops about best power to weight ratio in its class, etc, but not a word. The reason was soon discovered when I looked up the specs and found that the 150-200hp G2’s carry a few extra kilos over their four stroke rivals.

This is surprising, but then you have to understand that the weight of the G2 includes its inbuilt power steering and the onboard oil tank, so actually they aren’t doing too badly on that score either, but best in class is not a title they can rightly claim just yet.

The new smaller G2’s are all available with BRP’s dynamic power steering, although you can opt to have the 150 and 150HO without if required, which saves money and weight. What you have to remember is that as an option, the DPS comes in at around £800, compared to a figure of around double this or more for

It is not often you can test outboards like this

I-Trim and Power Steering Assist are just two of G2’s features. I-Trim is standard on all G2’s

a conventional power steering system, so it appears to be a bit of a no-brainer. All G2’s come as standard with iTrim, BRP’s automatic trim system. They also come as standard with digital throttle and shift, with a new Icon II model of top and side mount controls that are said to offer digital benefits at a mechanical price, and of course, the tidy rigging that G2 is known for.

So how does all this translate out on the water? BRP did not seem to shy away from direct comparisons. I have been to many outboard launches over the years so am used to seeing charts presented to show the new launch in a better light than their competitors, but I have never been offered the chance to test the new motor against the rivals on identical boats. Even more strangely, I was able to test one boat fitted with twin engines, one 150hp HO G2 and one 200hp four stroke. Although the rival engines had been installed by BRP, we were assured that it was done under the scrutiny of an independent witness.

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The first boat I tested the new G2 on was a Scout 255LXF. This may not be a boat we are familiar with this side of the pond but it is a big centre console vessel weighing in at around 2500kg with engines. When I went out on it, we had a 70% full fuel tank and five big fellas onboard too, to bring the total weight up to around 3200kg. The boat was rigged with a 150hp G2 and a 200hp four stroke engine. With both engines running, the boat flew, but this boat was rigged like this to show the benefit of the extra torque of the Evinrude. Cruising at around 25 knots on both engines we shut one off and lifted it clear of the water.

In both cases the boat slowed, but with the Evinrude it remained on the plane at around 15 knots, compared to the four stroke which dropped off and could only maintain around 10 knots. We also tried to see what would happen when starting from stationary. Surprisingly, the Evinrude got the heavy boat up on the plane and up to the aforementioned 15 knots on its own, while the four stroke simply couldn’t get the boat over the hump with the weight we were carrying. The benefit here is obvious.

With twin 150’s this boat would not only perform well, but if you had a problem, you could still maintain a slow planing speed to get you home. It was also noticeable on this boat how smooth the gear shifting seemed to be, with much less of a pronounced clunk as the gears of the G2 engaged.

Our second test was onboard a centre console Key West 203FS fitted with a 150hp

The single 150hp G2 managed to maintain a slow planing speed on our 3000kg+ test boat

HO. We also had another identical boat fitted with a 150hp four stroke. Could there be a better opportunity for a drag race? With both boats side by side, the throttle was pinned forward on the count of three and despite running this test numerous times, with myself driving both boats, the result was always the same. The Evinrude boat jumped onto the plane quicker and forged ahead. Once the four

Two identical Key West 203’s were fitted with 150hp outboards, one a G2, the other a 4-stroke

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tested Evinrude E-TEC G2 150-200HP continued......

The 150HO out accelerated an identical boat with an equivalent four stroke motor

stroke boat was up on the plane the gap remained fairly constant, telling me that top end is not significantly different, but it was never going to make up the gap that the quicker acceleration had opened up.

It has to be said here that the HO model, in BRP’s own words, produces more like 165hp, so there was a bit of an advantage here. What I will say though is that the acceleration is brutal. If you find yourself at the helm of a G2 powered boat you had better make sure everyone is holding on before nailing the throttle, as the acceleration is surprising and so obviously quicker than a typical four stroke engine.

Another point to note is that we had around 30 boats in the water running two stroke G2’s, all going constantly in and out of the marina, and not once did I smell a single whiff of exhaust, see any smoke, and most importantly, see any evidence of unburnt fuel/oil on the water surface. On that score, this combined 4,800hp, seemed considerably cleaner than my single 3.3hp old school two stroke, which would have left a trail of smoke and an oil slick behind on these pristine lake waters.

So are there any negatives? Well the noise levels are a bit higher than you get with a four stroke. At idle there is a noticeable dry

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One of the G2’s nice features is the ability to customise its colour scheme to match, or complement, the boat

raspy note from the exhaust and, at speed, you do get a bit of two-stroke roar, which I quite like, but if noise levels are the most important factor to you, the G2 might not be the engine for you, despite all the benefits. The other issue is the two stroke oil. The stuff that these G2 engines use must include liquid gold, because cheap it is not.

Here you have to do some man maths to justify the cost. The oil is around £150 for a tank full. BRP say that a tank will typically last around 50 hours, which is a season for most of us. With a four stroke outboard you would be looking at an oil change once a season, at a cost of around £75 for a decent synthetic engine oil and replacement filter.

Then you have to consider the downtime and cost of servicing. A G2 has no dealer scheduled service for 5 years or 500 hours.

In that time, a four stroke may require up to five services, at a cost of around £1500 (this would include the aforementioned oil and filter changes). Also, if the claims are true, you will benefit from a 30% saving on fuel over the season. At 50 hours this could amount to an extra £300-£400 in your pocket. Add all this up and it soon becomes clear that the cost of the required

liquid gold is actually a price worth paying, and you may in fact be quids in at the end of each year. One other thing that I am not totally convinced about is the removable cowling panels. I know that you shouldn’t have to remove them more than once a year for an oil top up, but compared to existing outboards, the numerous screws seem a bit fiddly and time consuming.

BRP have promised to launch three new outboard ranges over the next three years, and I am guessing this means that the G2 range will come down in size, maybe as low as the 30hp model available in the first generation of E-Tec. If we still have Olive in three years time I can genuinely see myself splashing out on a nice little 40hp G2. They have introduced a Motorboat Owner new Ice Blue and “The E-Tec G2 has camouflage colour set some new scheme for the 2017 standards for mid models, I wonder range engines” if Olive green will feature by 2020?

Value 3/5 Contact: Bombardier Recreational Products www.brp.com

Usability 4/5 Performance 5/5

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tested Raymarine Dragonfly 7PRO Raymarine launched their Dragonfly range of electronics around four years ago and has been expanding the line-up ever since. Despite how long they have been around, I have never used one in anger so I thought it was time I put that right.

The range now consists of seven models with three four inch, three five inch and a single seven inch display. Different models offer different features, ranging from the 5M standalone chartplotter, to the 7PRO, which combines a chartplotter with a dual channel CHIRP sonar fishfinder and DownVision bottom scanning capabilities.

We decided we might as well test the full range of functions the Dragonfly range offers, so ordered up a 7PRO, the newest addition to the range.

Installation is very simple. The special DownVision compatible transducer is transom mounted and easy to install with the boat out of the water. The head unit is mounted on a simple swivel ball mount that is loosened and tightened quickly for easy adjustment of viewing angle.

Completely removing the head unit requires the large plastic wing nut to be fully undone, so removal for security on an open boat is not as quick or easy as we

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would like. A single wiring loom connects up to both the transducer and the power supply via a quick release and lock connector on the back of the head unit.

Despite the lack of buttons, and the simple labeling on the ones it does have, the 7PRO was very easy to navigate around. Switching between chart, sonar and DownVision was achieved with a couple of button clicks, and options include split screens, both vertically and horizontally, for viewing two of the three functions at the same time, but only in the formats pre-programmed. There did not appear to be any way to customize these screen options, or indeed have all three on display at the same time.

The visibility and clarity of the display were exceptional, even in bright sunlight, although the particularly shiny screen did throw back a lot of reflections, especially if you were using something The transducer provides dualchannel sonar and DownVision

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like the DownVision function, which has a dark background. The processor sometimes seemed a little slow to react when entering a command, which occasionally resulted in me pressing a button twice through impatience and passing through what I wanted, and onto the next function. The process of entering waypoints and routes is pretty intuitive, especially if you have prior Raymarine user interface experience, but renaming and amending waypoints did seem a bit long winded. Charts can be provided by C-Map, Navionics or Lighthouse, via a Micro SD card slot on the back of the unit, or the chart compatible units can be ordered with built in charts.

The sonar function worked exactly as expected, and is said to work down to 275m, but what I was more interested in was the DownVision function. We were desperately hoping to find a wreck or something during our test, but the bay we were testing in was remarkably devoid of

The 7PRO is a great multi-function display for anyone who likes to partake in some fishing

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anything interesting.

We did manage to see some very clear Value 4/5 bottom formations Usability 3/5 and passing close to Performance 4/5 a fish farm we could make out all of the bottom anchor points and lines very clearly. While these features are designed, and would be great, for fisherman, I challenge anyone who goes boating not to be fascinated by the view that something like DownVision provides.

It beats watching TV any day.

The Dragonfly range starts at just £249 RRP, with a high street price of below £200 for a 4DV or DVS, which is a very affordable way to add DownVision technology to your boat. For the multifunction 7PRO you can have all these features, together with EU cartography, for an RRP of £745, or less if you shop around.

Contact: Raymarine www.raymarine.co.uk

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tested Stop Gull Keeper £39.95 PRICE

We seem to be reasonably blessed where me moor in that we don’t have a real problem with seagulls, but I have spoken to enough boat owners that do, to know that in some harbours it can be a serious problem. In the past I have tested products that sweep a large arc to keep gulls from landing on cabin tops and foredecks etc, but as good as these products are, they can’t deal with the single gull that perches on top of the radome and uses your canopy as a toilet. Stop Gull is a company who produce a range of anti seagull products including the Stop Gull Keeper, which is designed specifically to deal with this problem. The Keeper requires about 10 minutes of building time out of the packet, and then you need to install it in a rather permanent way, using a strong adhesive. Once in place the rods provide a physical barrier to stop gulls from

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landing. In practice to a specific this works perfectly, problem” but personally I would Value 3/5 have liked the top part Usability 3/5 to be removable so Performance 5/5 that it could be taken down when using the boat. As it is, once fitted it becomes a permanent fixture unless you want to spend a further 10 minutes removing each of the rods with an allen key.

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Outboard Project

PART 10

W ell this is it. After months of stripping

was confident that I could swap both the and rebuilding, would the seized outboard coils and the power pack over with just breathe again? There was just a few little one small modification to the wiring. jobs remaining before I would find the I then had to tackle the broken wires answer. and the plug that carried wires from the To start I had to deal with the broken power pack to the stator assembly. The coil pack. The spare outboard had slightly wiring had been badly bodged to the different coils and a slightly different extent that I decided to cut the old plug wiring loom but after consulting the away completely, chop the corresponding wiring diagram in the workshop manual I plug off the spare engine wiring loom with 68

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A broken coil meant not only a coil swap but also a replacement power pack and wiring

a decent length of wire and remake all four connections. A quick check over the rest of the wiring showed up a couple of other poor connections that needed attention, such as a new terminal on the solenoid for the charging and ignition positive cables.

Next I cleaned up and fitted a couple of suitable spark plugs, new ones will be installed once I know that the engine is a runner, and the plug leads connected to plugs and coil packs.

The outboard was then transported to my state of the art outboard testing facility, otherwise known as an old water tank next to a pile of tyres outside of my workshop. Here, a pair of battery leads were connected, the positive to the solenoid and the negative to the engine block, and a spare battery that had been charged overnight connected. As I have not yet tackled the helm wiring, that would include the ignition switch, I

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connected up a remote starter between the positive terminal of the solenoid and the ignition terminal.

Before I even thought of trying to start the engine there were a couple of tests I needed to carry out. If these threw up some negative results I would need to head back to the drawing board. The first was a spark test, and this threw up a last minute hitch. There had to be one I suppose, and mine was the fact that despite the starter solenoid clicking, the starter motor remained static. With a spanner on the top nut, it quickly became apparent that it had seized. Quite why I didn’t know, as only a few weeks earlier I had swapped starter motors after the first one was found to be seized, and this one was spinning the engine over freely in the Getting closer all the time. Spark plugs were installed and connected to the coil packs workshop.

I decided to return to the workshop

Battery cables were connected and a remote starting switch was installed

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and strip the previously seized one down to see what I could do. I was quite surprised to find that the bottom end, where the bushes are housed, was full of what looked like a by-product of aluminium corrosion. The armature was covered in surface rust and the commutator, which should be a shiny brass colour, was black. The housing itself was suffering from surface corrosion but, after a clean up, was found to be still serviceable.

The armature and commutator were both cleaned with some fine wet and dry paper and the unit reassembled. The difference was obvious, as the motor now span freely, and a quick test on the battery showed it to be fully operational.

A couple of hours after discovering the fault, the starter motors were swapped and I was back to carrying out my prestart checks. After confirming

A seized starter motor meant taking a few steps back before moving forwards

The starter motor was showing severe signs of neglect and needed a good clean-up

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The ignition system was given a quick check to ensure that it was producing the required sparks

that both plugs were sparking, which was a big relief after my power pack and coil transplant, I moved onto a compression check. This was the big one. A lack of compression at this stage would pretty much write the engine off, and consign the last few months of work to the bin. The first cylinder provided a reading of 110psi, the second cylinder an almost identical reading. While these readings are quite low, they are in the acceptable range and most importantly; they are similar to each other. A low reading on a freshly rebuilt engine is quite usual as the piston rings have yet to bed in.

There could now be no further delay, I connected up a fuel supply, primed the carburettor by squeezing the fuel line bulb until it went solid, pulled the choke out and hit the starter button. A single cough and puff of smoke almost immediately was followed with lots of spinning over with no sign of life. I tried with the chock in and out, with the throttle at all different settings but the engine seemed to be dead.

Then hitch number two happened. In the process of rebuilding I had forgotten to torque the flywheel nut. The result was a broken woodruff key, and a freely spinning flywheel. Luckily, I had made exactly the same mistake months previously, with the first engine I obtained for the project boat, and was sensible enough to order a couple of extra ones at the time, so I had a spare. After another short delay while the flywheel was removed and the woodruff key replaced I resumed the cranking, with little obvious effect at first. Then suddenly on about the 15th attempt I was met with another cough and a couple of revolutions under its own steam. After another couple Different engine, same problem. Failure to torque of attempts the engine fired into life and up the flywheel results in a broken woodruff key remained running. There was plenty of 72

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smoke of course, and it seemed to be running a little lumpy, but it was running, responding to some light throttle and pumping water like a fire truck.

I checked over the whole engine for leaks from any of the gaskets while it was running, but all seemed well. After a short while the motor was warming up nicely, the smoke was reducing and the engine was even starting to run a bit smoother. It is now firing up on the button but I feel there is still a bit of work to do to get it running at its best, but that’s a story for another day.

What’s next? To start with the engine needs to be run in. This

requires a careful build up of power over the first few hours of use. I also want to check that the engine is running at its best in terms of timing etc. This will probably be carried out at the same time as the motor is being run in. Once I am happy that it is running properly and reliably, I am going to fit it to Olive, our project Mayland 16. This will involve uprating the steering from the cable and pulley system currently in place, and wiring to accommodate the electric start and battery charging features that the engine offers. This engine also includes a temperature sender in the cylinder head so I will be looking at installing a temperature gauge at the helm as well as an ignition switch and electric choke button. We will follow up with some of these jobs over the next few months as and when they happen, but in the meantime I am going to go back outside and start the engine again, just because I can.

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Lessons Learnt Don’t attempt a rebuild of this nature

without a really good workshop manual. Generic manuals are OK, but you can’t beat a manufacturers manual if you can get hold of one. The wiring diagrams in particular were priceless, and will continue to be so as I move on to the installation phase.

If you are thinking of rebuilding an old outboard for economic reasons, you are probably best off not bothering. The cost of all the components, gaskets etc that I had to buy, and I did it as cheaply as possible, outweighed the price I could have bought a similar running motor for.

You also have to remember that I had another almost complete engine to strip bits from. Without this the cost would have sky rocketed, as I salvaged some quite large and expensive components from that second engine. Having said that, there is value in doing it for your own personal satisfaction. I actually thoroughly enjoyed the process, and the fact that I turned a solidly seized engine into a working motor was the icing on the cake.

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Length (LOA): 7.92m / 26ft Beam: 3.20m / 10ft 6in Displacement: 3750kg Fuel Capacity: 150 litres Water Capacity: 184 litres Air Draught (windscreen): 2.39m Air Draught (screens folded): 1.98m RCD category: D Engine as Tested: Nanni 38hp N4 38 Other Engine options: Single Nanni 30hp N4 30 Price from £105,000 Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd

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hat is the perfect recipe for a small, sub 30ft, river cruiser?

Is it comfort? Quality?

Manageability? What about low air draught, or the ability to simply step aboard and go off exploring? The truth is, it is all these things and more. Another important requirement for some might be the simplicity and economy of an inboard diesel, but if you wanted all of this in a new package, your choices to ‘buy British’ were fairly limited, until now.

When Norfolk builder, Haines Marine announced earlier this year that it was introducing a new 26-foot aft cockpit cruiser, we were keen to see what was in store. And boy, did the company pull out all of the stops. The first boat was revealed

within a matter of months, and three further boats were built and sold in quick succession. We set off down to the Haines Thames dealer, Val Wyatt Marine, to see the first boat and find out more.

The 26’s hull and superstructure was designed by John Moxham, and restyled by Haines. From the outside, the 26 actually looks like a much bigger

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“A 26 footer from Haines?

But has the company succeeded in ‘reinventing’ the compact river cruiser?”

Haines has combined clean lines, clever features and modern techniques to create a luxury 26 footer

boat. The boat’s modern exterior has distinctively large, heavily-tinted bonded side windows. Haines has also introduced a ‘foredeck lounge’ feature, a two-person seat moulded into the cabin roof. Exterior aside we were most interested to find out what this 26 footer could offer down below in terms of accommodation. Would it offer comfort for the whole family afloat?

The accommodation is clever, and sees a real departure from tradition.

Inside you will find an open plan cabin area with a dinette in the bow, a bench seat to starboard, with a galley and toilet compartment to port. As you descend through the wide companionway, the first thing you will notice is how incredibly spacious it is. Not only does it make use of the boats wide beam, the upright cabin Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd

offers 6ft headroom throughout. The finish is also absolutely exquisite. As a builder, Haines prides itself in choosing quality fixtures and fittings, such as taps and door handles. We love the unique and attractive round metal catches used on the cupboards and drawers, these lift at the bottom to open, and self-lock when closed. The interior of our test boat was fitted out in a walnut hardwood and veneer (a £1500 option), with a coordinating fawn-coloured cloth, both of which bring a rich, luxurious feel to the interior. A leather upholstery upgrade is available for £900. The 26 is fitted with carpet as standard. However, the buyer of boat number one opted for light coloured Antico flooring, which really lifts and brightens the cabin area, and is also very practical. Interiors are also available in

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Dinette backrests are removed to reveal a V-berth. This could be customised into a double with an infill

laminate finishes of walnut, oak or cherry as part of a standard specification.

The cabin area is ideal for entertaining, but at first glance it appears a little stunted and squared off at the bow. There are also no forward windows. So where is the ‘pointy end’ you might ask? Well this boat has a clever trick up its sleeve. With an additional stool and fold out table, by day the raised U-shaped seating area in the bow provides a dining area for four. By night its two backrests are removed to reveal a V-berth sleeping area. Despite appearances each berth is a good length and, during the day, the void behind the backrests is ideal for storing sleeping bags and bedding out of sight. We would have liked to have seen the space under this bow berth better utilised for storage. There are two small cupboards on the aft end of this area, but if you remove the solid based central seat cushion, which is large and cumbersome to handle,

it reveals a large hull chasm with direct access to the bowthruster. Perhaps a loose cushions on top of a wooden hatch would allow this area to be more easily used, and provide easier access to the bow thruster, if required.

The lack of forward facing windows is due to the ‘foredeck lounge’ feature, which has been moulded into the cabin roof. Its cushions stow neatly in a locker in the base of the seat, which is above the dinette V berth and accessed from inside the cabin.

The large side windows, with an opening section on the port side, are fitted with blinds for privacy. These, together with the flush mounted deck hatch and fixed glass ‘sky screen’ in the roof, are more than adequate for providing light and ventilation.

Moving aft, a drinks cabinet drawer unit on the starboard side divides the two seating areas. Back on the lower main floor

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Exquisite carpentry and finish. Right, the starboard bench seat slides out to form a small double

level, the bench seat to starboard provides a comfortable lounging and seating area, albeit a little low to see out. A 6ft 2in long base pulls out and rests on a metal stand to form a 3ft wide double. Two large drawers below this provide ample storage for clothing, or additional galley storage if required. Further aft is a half-height cabinet housing a good-sized wardrobe. Inside its door you will find the Haines builder’s plate featuring the boat number and names of those who worked on it, a charming touch from this family boatbuilder.

The L-shaped galley is practical and rather refined for such a small cruiser. In fact it wouldn’t look out of place on a much larger motorboat. Our test boat was fitted with the upgraded Avonite worktop, which incorporates a waste bin and a large deep metal sink with an elegant mixer tap and matching infill. The sink faces aft and has a small grooved area outboard for draining.

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As standard the 26 comes with a surface mounted hob with grill below and no oven.

Our test boat had the £795 upgrade that includes a two-burner Dometic gas hob, which is concealed beneath a glass cover when not in use, and a Smev gas oven and grill below. The galley is also equipped with a 49-litre Isotherm fridge, a large shelved cupboard under the sink, a dedicated cutlery drawer, and pan storage under the oven unit. A water pump switch, double power socket and water tank level gauge are set into a brushed metal splashback below the window.

The toilet compartment is impressive.

In here the feeling of space continues, and the large floor area is maximized by having a bulkhead-mounted sink. There is good headroom too, at 5ft 10in. With the toilet set back aft there is plenty of room to shower, and for this there is a separate shower control with an adjustable height

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This galley would not look out of place on a larger motorboat and the quality of the finish is superb

The toilet compartment is an excellent size with a shower and curtain enclosure. It does lack a storage compartment for toiletries

shower head. Directly above the sink is a holding tank gauge and the flush control for the upgraded Jabsco electric toilet. You will find the boats 184-litre holding tank and shower sump easily accessible under the cabin floor.

A companionway hatch and a set of doors open outwards into the cockpit. At the moment the doors have no retaining latches and are best left shut while underway. We understand that Haines is considering setting magnets into the frame so the doors stay open.

Immediately to port is the helm position, with its single upholstered seat, footrest and large locker under the helm seat. The cockpits L-shaped seating area to starboard and aft, will easily accommodate four people, doubling as an alternative dining area with a small slot-in teak table.

The 26’s gas locker is under the aft seat, and houses two 3.9kg Propane gas bottles.

The adjoining locker offers plenty of deck storage. There is no navigator’s seat, but Haines has moulded a small ‘jump seat’

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Its exterior offers easy access, a versatile cockpit and a foredeck lounge complete with cup holders

into the bulkhead, which offers a unique raised view for a second crew member when underway. In addition to the cockpit seating there is, of course, the foredeck lounge, which is a lovely feature for use while underway or stationary. All exterior cushions are finished in a high quality Silvertex material.

The full-width integral bathing platform is an excellent size and, together with the cockpit transom door and a transom grabrail, make it very easy to move about and board the boat at the stern, which is particularly useful when singlehanded.

There is also a moulded step in the hull next to the engine vent for boarding from the bankside.

Access to the boats side decks could not be easier, with two moulded steps either side leading directly up from the bathing platform. However, with the canopy up there is little to grab hold of as you ascend, so owners may choose to travel with the sidescreens off. The side decks are very Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd

generous, and a grabrail running along the cabin roof is at the perfect height for safely moving towards the bow. When it comes to deck hardware, the 26 is very well equipped. There are three cleats at the bow, a larger central one for anchoring and two mooring cleats mounted on the toerail. Centre and aft cleats are also mounted along the toerail, and fenders can be attached to these and the pulpit.

The 26’s low air draught of 2.39m is perfect for cruising inland. If you need to go lower, the black powder coated framed windscreens also fold flat as standard, providing an air draught of just shy of 2 metres. This means that realistically it won’t pass under Potter Heigham Old Bridge (1.98m) on the Norfolk Broads, unless river levels are low. It will, however, sail happily under Osney Bridge on the Thames at 2.28m.

One of the downsides of aft cockpit cruisers is there is a lot of canopy to wrestle with for the ‘wind in your hair’

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RPM

experience. On this boat the 750 side and back sections can be 1000 removed and stored separately.

1200 The remaining large section of 1400 canopy rolls up and stores around 1600 the framework inside a canvas 1800 sock, this means it is relatively 2000 2200 easy to re-deploy should the 2400 weather change. In this case you 2650 can drive the boat easily with the canopy up, and still retain good visibility. Our test boat was fitted with an attractive denim blue canopy. Several other colours are available, including the more traditional navy blue.

With the cockpit table and pedestal removed, the engine is accessed via a large hatch in the floor. The engine bay is fitted

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Range (nm)

2.6 3.5 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.8

0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.8 2.6 3.2 4.1 5.8

0.07 0.11 0.15 0.22 0.26 0.40 0.57 0.70 0.90 1.28

37 32 27 21 19 13 9.8 8.6 6.9 5.3

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out incredibly well, and access for daily checks is very good, with most items, such as the raw water strainer and oil level dipstick, in sight and within easy reach. It is a bit of a challenge to get into the engine bay itself, as the space between the hatch opening and engine is quite tight. The

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Our test boat was fitted with a Nanni N4.38 engine. The supportive helm seat is adjustable

“Easily manageable for two, the 26 combines excellent stability and effortless handling” boat’s battery banks are on the port side, along with the 40-gallon water tank, and the 33-gallon fuel tank is to starboard.

When it comes to options, Haines has made it easy for customers. There are two levels of options, a ‘standard’ or an ‘upgraded’ specification, denoted by two engine sizes. The standard options (priced from £105k) are fairly comprehensive to get you on the water, and include items such as a gas hob, fridge, canopy, holding tank and shower. The upgraded specification, priced from £117k, includes useful luxuries such as an inverter, bowthruster, heating and electric toilet.

The layout of the 26 comes with a level of flexibility, with Haines offering a degree of customisation.

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Underway The 26’s cathedral style hull design not only makes the boat incredibly stable, it also produces minimal wake. Being a beamy boat it is the flat underwater sections either side of the keel that bring the stability, while the deep keel and fairly large rudder provide grip and responsive handling. Close quarters maneuvers can be undertaken easily using just the rudder and engine. Our test boat was fitted with bow and stern thrusters, which made life extremely easy. If you want to keep the optional extras cost down to a minimum, but still want great maneuverability, a bowthruster alone will bring piece of mind in breezier conditions. Owners will also be able to use the boats paddle wheel effect to

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their advantage. A rudder indicator would be another useful addition to help with low speed maneuvers. The propeller and shaft are protected by a skeg, which in turn supports the rudder. This is a particularly useful feature on a boat destined to spend its life exploring the shallow inland waterways, and even shallower bankside moorings.

The Haines 26 is fitted with a single diesel shaftdrive engine and there are currently two Nanni engine options available, the N4.30, or the N4.38, which was fitted to our test boat. Rated to 37.5hp, the N4.38 pushes the boat along nicely at river speeds with minimal fuss. The boats ‘sweet spot’ seems to be around the 1200rpm mark, giving a speed of 4 knots. At this speed sound readings are minimal. Push the lever forward and the N4.38 will deliver speeds approaching 7 knots, which may be useful if venturing onto tidal rivers.

At the helm, the visibility through the large angled windscreen is excellent. The

With its transom door there is no need to climb aboard through canopy side screens on this boat

only things that could restrict your vision are people seated in the foredeck lounge or an open companionway hatch. The single Morse throttle control is close to hand, a simple GPS speedo is mounted ahead on a vertical dash panel, and switches and engine dials are arranged on a lower angled dash panel. Very little effort is required when it comes to steering, and from here you can just sit back in the helm seat, rest your feet on the footplate, and let the world float by.

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Conclusion There is certainly a demand for this class of river cruiser, and we are so pleased that another British manufacturer has addressed such an important market. Rain or shine, the 26 is certainly a boat you can simply step aboard and use. Overall, the rather unconventional interior layout works, and is perfect for day boating. Yet reassuringly, the cabin still provides the necessary comfort, privacy and facilities for a couple, or a family, staying aboard for cruising further afield. Throw in another two adults and things may become a little ‘friendlier’, but having that option is the

Take me to the river. Perfect for lazy days afloat

important thing. At just over £100k, the 26 may seem expensive for someone looking to buy their first boat, but you are certainly getting a quality cruiser for your money.

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Brand new Brand new Sealine S330 Sealine S330

Single Volvo Penta D6 330hp Single Volvo Penta D6 330hp Diesel. In Stock. Great Diesel. In Stock. Great Specification. Penta D6 Specifi cation.

Penta D6 330hp Diesel.

In Stock.

Great 2009 Jetten 37aC new Sealine F380 new Sealine C330 2000 Fairline targa 43 Brand new Sealine S330 330hp Diesel.

In Stock.

Great BrandBrand Specification.

2009 new Sealine F380 new Sealine C330 2000 Fairline targa 43 Brand new Sealine S330 with Single Yanmar 75hp Diesel. 4 berths Twin Volvo Penta D6 330hp Diesels.

Twin Volvo Penta D3 220hp Diesels.

Huge Twin TAMD 480hp Diesels.

5 berths, generator, with Single Volvo Penta D6 330hp Diesel.

Specification.

with Single Penta D6 330hp Diesel. in stock GreatVolvo Specification.

in stock Great Specification.

NEW SEALINE S330

Singleinverter Yanmarlow7 bowgenerator, / stern thrusters, Twin Volvo Penta D6 330hp Diesels. Specification.

Twin Volvo Penta D3 220hp Diesels.

Huge air Hugewith Specification.

Twin TAMD 480hp 5 berths, bowthruster, con, full nav kit Diesels. £134,950 bowthruster, air con, full nav kit new. £134,950 bow / stern thru DUE SEPTEMBER

Huge Specification.NEW SEALINE C330 Specification. IN STOCK 2007 DUE AUGUST Brand New Sealine S330. Twin2007 Volvo Brand New Sealine C330. Twin Volvo

Penta D3 220hp diesels. Cruising Pack, Comfort Pack, Entertainment Pack, Heating, Cockpit wet bar & BBQ. Great Specification SEE AT SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW

Single Volvo Penta 4.3 V6 petrol.

Special offer pric £31,500

Twin Volvo Penta Kad 43 260hp. Diesels.

6 berths, full nav kit, holding tank, folding radar arch. £114,950

SEALINE SC35

Twin Volvo Penta Kad 300. 6 berths, blue hull, Twin Volvo Penta D4 260hp. 5 berths bowthruster, radar, gps, 2011 plotter.

2004 Sealine S42 bow thruster, heating. Great Condition.

340 soon’.

Please call for viewing. £124,950 ‘2013 SC35 due inTwin Volvo Penta

Twin Yanmar 250hp Diesels. 6 berths, generator, aircon, heating, huge specification. £95,000

NEW SEALINE F530

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2011 Sealine SC3

2004 Sealine S42

2004/05 CruiSerS 340

Twin Volvo Penta Kad 43 260hp. Diesels. Twin Yanmar 250hp Diesels. 6 berths, Single Volvo Penta 4.3 V6 petrol. nav kit, holding tank, folding Specialh180 offer pric £31,500 6 berths, full heating, huge specification.

2004/05 galeon 380. generator, aircon, 2015 Four winnS Bowrider 2004/05 CruiSerS radar arch. £114,950 £95,000

new.

Twin Volvo Penta D6 370hp diesels.

Cruising Pack, Comfort Pack, Navigation Upgrade, Entertainment Pack Saloon/Master Cabin, Saloon TV, Generator, Electric Cockpit Seats SEE AT SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW

Penta D3 220hp diesels. Cruising Pack, Comfort Pack, Navigation Pack Upgrade inc, Entertainment Pack, Saloon TV Package, Heating SEE AT SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW

2004/05 galeon 380.

2015 Four winnS h180 Bowrider

NEW SEALINE S450

DUE SEPTEMBER

Twin Volvo Penta Kad 300. 6 berths, blue hull, bow thruster, heating. Great Condition.

Please call for viewing. £124,950

1990 SEALINE 290

bowthruster, ra ‘2013 SC35 due

£29,950

Choice of three available, 2009 & 2011 Prices from £139,950.

Please call for full specifications

Twin Volvo Penta IPS800 Twin Volvo Penta AD31 130hp Please call for full specification diesels. 4 berths, heating, electric UK LAUNCH AT SOUTHAMPTON BOAT anchor, teak bathing bathing Penton SHOW Hook Marina, Staines Road, Chertsey, Surrey,New KT16 8PQ upholstery platform. cockpit Boats purchased. Part exchange available on all boats

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Brand new Sealine S330 Penton hook.indd 1 with Single Volvo Penta D6 330hp Diesel. in stock Great Specification.

Brand new Sealine S330

Single Volvo Penta D6 330hp Diesel. In Stock. Great Specification. Penta D6 330hpnew Diesel.

In Stock.

Great Sealine F380 Specification.

with Twin Volvo Penta D6 330hp Diesels.

Huge Specification.

2007

1996 FAIRLINE TARGA 37

£69,950

Twin Volvo Penta KAD42 230hp.

Bow thruster, heating, teak cockpit, leather upholstery, Holding tank, 2004/05 galeon 380.

2015 Four winnS h180 Bowrider Raymarine C70, Teak saloon floor Twin Volvo Penta Kad 43 260hp. Diesels.

Single Volvo Penta 4.3 V6 petrol.

Special offer pric £31,500

6 berths, full nav kit, holding tank, folding radar arch. £114,950

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Brand new Sealine C330

2000 Fairline targa 43

Twin Volvo Penta D3 220hp Diesels. Huge Specification.

Twin TAMD 480hp Diesels. 5 berths, generator, bowthruster, air con, full nav kit £134,950

1998 FAIRLINE PHANTOM 42 £115,000 Twin Volvo TAMD63P 370hp diesels.

Six berths, air con, heating, generator, full nav kit, bowthruster, passerelle, 2004 Sealine S42 2004/05 CruiSerS 340 gas hob, microwave, holding tank

Twin Yanmar 250hp Diesels. 6 berths, generator, aircon, heating, huge specification. £95,000

Twin Volvo Penta Kad 300. 6 berths, blue hull, bow thruster, heating. Great Condition.

Please call for viewing. £124,950

COME AND SEE THE SEALINE & QUICKSILVER RANGE AT THE SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW

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Sealine will be on berth numbers M203 to M211

Penton Hook Marine Sales, Penton Hook Marina, Staines Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 8PQ

2009 Jetten 37aC

Fairline Phantom 38

Single Yanmar 75hp Diesel. 4 berths, heating, Due Soon. bow / stern thrusters, inverter low hrs from new. £149,950

1992 SEALINE 365

£52,950

Twin Volvo AQAD41’s 200hp diesels.

Bow thruster, holding tank, 7 berths in three cabins, two toilet & shower 2011 Sealine SC35 2005/06 Sealine S34 heads, new canopies 2015 Twin Volvo Penta D4 260hp. 5 berths, heating,

Twin Volvo Penta 170hp Diesels.6 berths, bowthruster, radar, gps, plotter. £169,950. radar, gps, chartplotter, heating, bowthruster.

‘2013 SC35 due in soon’. £92,500.

New and Used

Boats for Sale 01189 403211

Classic Launchers / Electric PRICE REDUCED GRP hull, new batteries and trailer.

2003 | £9,995 | 20.5ft | 6.3m

Call our friendly team to arrange an appointment to view any of the used boats for sale below – or visit our website for this month’s complete range www.valwyattmarine.co.uk

Viking / 26 Widebeam

Excellent river boat with 2 double cabins & 30hp Nanni inboard

2000 | £18,500 | 26ft | 7.9m

Fairline / Turbo 36

Comfortable & spacious long range sports cruiser with 360hp

1986 | £60,000 | 40ft | 12.1m

Interboat / 750

Beautiful example of flagship Interboat model with only 106 hrs

2013 | €72,750 | 25ft | 7.7m See us at Southampton Boat Show with Interboat, Intercruiser and the *World Premiere* of the Haines 26 Berths M202, M204 & M206

Princess / 435

Succes / 115 Ultra

Haines / 32 Sedan

1990 | £89,950 | 44ft | 13.4m

2006 | £149,950 | 37ft | 11.5m

2016 | £170,670 | 32ft | 9.75m

Spacious, social and recently refurbished to a very good standard

Immaculate one owner boat with huge specification. Must see

BRAND NEW stunning luxury cruiser with double island berth

relax and recharge...

...with Val Wyatt Marine – offering everything you need to get on the water – from our picturesque family-run marina.

As well as an impressive range of river boat and offshore brands – including the handmade Interboat and British-built Haines – we offer:

• sales - new and used • moorings and maintenance • friendly, expert advice • on-site refreshments • local produce, for that all important picnic all from our superb site at Willow Marina. So come and check out the boats, have a cup of tea and cake, and soak up the atmosphere.

Open seven days a week.

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NEW 2017 Jeanneau models arriving in stock from September, check website or call for details

Brig Falcon 360 £8,450

Brig Eagle 380 £11,995

Brig Falcon 400 £13,109

Grew Grand Sport 198 £14,750

Bayliner 652

2 available from £14,995

Warrior 165 £17,000

Quicksilver 640 £18,495

Four Winns Horizon 180 £20,000

Karnic 2260 £24,950

Merry Fisher 755 2 available from £39,995

Beneteau Antares 980 £65,000

Prestige 30S £75,000

Jeanneau Leader 10 £169,995

Jeanneau NC9 £177,246

Jeanneau Velasco 37F £249,995

Jeanneau NC14 £325,000

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Viking 215 – New Boat – Mariner 20hp The 215 offers 6’headroom throughout, a 4 berth design, galley and shower/toilet room with cockpit seating for 5 and bathing platform boarding. Inventory with Hot & Cold water, oven, hob, grill & fridge. A great package that is also trailerable, View at the London Boat Show - Call for Tickets £34,083 inc Vat

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Viking 275 - New Boat - Mariner 40EFI A fantastic family river cruiser with full bathing platform and Contact Upton transom boarding. Interior with 3 cabins and 6 berths, Inventory includes Bow thruster, Holding Tank , Heating, Shore Power and 215 - New Boat Battery ChargerVIKING Afloat to view at Caversham.

Viking 275 - New Boat - Mariner 40EFI STAND B14020 LONDON £61,588 inc VAT Mariner HP Highline Specification A fantastic family river– cruiser with full bathing platform and transom Easy boarding.Board Interior with 3 cabins and 6 berths, Inventory Stern access includes Bow thruster, Holding Tank , Heating, Shore Power and Contact Racecourse ASK SBS OFFERS Battery ChargerFOR Afloat to view at Caversham.

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PRE OWNED BOATS

Broom 30HT Coupe – New Boat - Nanni 65 The All new 30HT with full sunroof to the hard top, Graphite colored hard top and hull, Teak cockpit, Bow thruster, Hull windows. The cabin gives 4 berths a large toilet and galley with Corian worktops.

Part Exchange possibilities – View at London Boat Show call for tickets . £155,000 Inc Vat

Viking 215 – New Boat – Mariner 20hp The 215 offers 6’headroom throughout, a 4 berth design, galley and Contact Thames & Kennet shower/toilet room with cockpit seating for 5 and bathing platform boarding. Inventory with Hot & Cold water, oven, hob, grill & fridge. A great package that is also trailerable, View at the London VIKING 295 – New Boat Viking 215 – New Boat – Mariner 20hp Boat Show - Call for Tickets £34,083 inc Vat See Vikings flagship at Southampton withand The 215 offers 6’headroom throughout, a 4 berth design, galley shower/toilet room with cockpit seating for 5 and bathing platform great family accommodation 40 HP Mariner boarding. Inventory with Hot & Cold water, oven, hob, grill & fridge. A Contact Uptonthat is also trailerable, £66,326 great package£71,000 View at the London Boat Show - Call for Tickets £34,083 inc Vat

Stevens 1240DL – 1999 - Perkins Sabre 135L F Seamaster 28- 2012 - 40HP Honda 2013 ContactViking Upton Contact Racecourse Bow/Stern Thrusters. bow and stern thrusters. This A great family boat that will navigate the entire

Twin Volvo D3 -190 Diesels rine C80 Chart plotter, Holding Tank, An immaculate 4 berth sports cruiser ast, Large Cockpit with seating for 6 in d cabin and toilet room.

Dutch steel cruiser been restored to a very standard. With comfortable accommodation and sleeping for 7. Two owners from new £135,950

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widebeam UK inland waterway system with 6 berths £44,500 - Also 2013 INBOARD AT £69,500 VISIT THE TINGDENE / VIKING STAND AT THE LONDON BOAT SHOW - NEW Viking 295

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Stevens 1240DL – 1999 - Perkins Sabre 135L F Sessa C30 – 2007 – Twin Volvo D3 -190 Diesels Bow/Stern Thrusters. bow and stern thrusters. This Lemar Bow Thruster, Raymarine C80 Chart plotter, Holding Tank, Dutch steel cruiser been restored to a very New Canopy, Just Serviced, An immaculate 4 berth sports cruiser standard. With comfortable accommodation at home inland or on the coast, Large Cockpit with seating for 6 in and sleeping for 7. Two owners from new ease, Cabin with separate mid cabin and toilet room.

Stevens 1240DL – 1999 - Perkins Sabre 135L F Sessa C30 – 2007 – Twin Volvo D3 -190 Diesels £135,950 £69,950 Bow/Stern Thrusters. bow and stern thrusters. This Lemar Bow Thruster, Raymarine C80 Chart plotter, Holding Tank, Prestancia Dutch steelDoral cruiser been restored to a very New Canopy, Just Serviced, An immaculate 4 berth sports cruiser Sealine 330 standard.

With comfortable accommodation at-home inland or on the coast, Large Cockpitwith with– Twin seating for 6 in 2003 -AQUALINE Benefits from having diesel-Beta engines Upton VOYAGER 60 - 2011 150hp 1995 Twin Six berths two double Sealine S28 – 1999 Volvo 170hp Contact Twin VolvoContact KAD 43-230 DieselsVolvo Diesels.

Racecourse and sleeping for2Mercruiser 7.

Two fromgalley newand ease, Cabin toilet A superb cabin, 2 enowners suite, saloon, New Teak on bathing platform, New with separate mid A verycabin tidy Sand with newroom. canopies and cockpit upholstery, fully Twin 200hp cabins.tank, New canopy, interior & 28exterior upholstery. wheelhouse barge. Perfect for European cruising y, New canopies, Toilet waste The surveyed and new boat safety certificate, a spacious cabin with 4 £135,950 £69,950

with 4 berths and saloon, open plan to nsom access, in immaculate order.

berths and cockpit with seating for 6 in comfort.

£49,950 £69,950 Contact Racecourse Contact Windsor Racecourse Contact Upton

Astounding specification - £219,000 ONE OF 3 BARGES AND 6 WIDE BEAMS AVAILABLE AT THAMES & KENNET MARINA

£49,995 Contact Upton Contact Upton Contact Thames & Kennet

Sealine S28 – 1999 – Twin Volvo 170hp Gobbi 345sc – 2002 – Twin Volvo KAD 43-230 Diesels Featuring Autopilot, Plotter, New Teak on bathing platform, New A very tidy S 28 with new canopies and cockpit upholstery, fully cockpit and cabin upholstery, New canopies, Toilet waste tank, The surveyed and new boat safety certificate, a spacious cabin with 4 345 is a very spacious boat with 4 berths and saloon, open plan to berths and cockpit with seating for 6 in comfort.

Statesman – 1989 - Twin Volvo £49,950 Broom Ocean 34 - 1998 - Sabre Perkins 135 A very Twin Volvo fore KAD43 cabin,230hp easy deck and transomSealine access, 305 in immaculate order. cleanS28 and well presented 34 with 6 berths, open plan Sealine – 1999 – Twin Volvo 170hp Gobbi 345sc – 2002 –200hp Twin Volvo 43-230 Diesels DieselKAD Engines.

A popular small fly bridge cruiser with a good specification £69,950 side door, plotter and VHF radio, canopies accommodation for 6, with this power option the 305 is a r, VHF, Hydraulic gangway, Featuring Autopilot, Plotter,with New Teak on bathing platform, New A veryfore tidy cabin, S 28 with new canopies and cockpit upholstery, fully and soft furnishings immaculate. £89,950 capable for coastalToilet use and at home on inland platform, Leather upholstery, Phantom 37 Bavaria 32 Sport cockpit and cabin upholstery, Newcraft canopies, waste tank, The waters. Ideal surveyed and new boat safety certificate, a spacious cabin with 4 1996Broom 29 - £59,950. New Broom 370 - £375,335 as a family craft good exterior space in the cockpit and fly bridge. g tank. A popular 3 cabin craft – Twinboat 370 VolvoandDiesels is 1995 a very spacious withHp 4 berths saloon, open plan to berths andiFcockpit seating 6 inSELL comfort.

2006 -Upton Twin Volvo Penta D3forTO 160hp Diesel Engines YOU with ARE TRYING A BROOM BOAT Contact345 Racecourse Contact £38,000 £74,950 CONTACT US AS BROOM AGENTS,BOATS REQUIRED fore cabin, easy deck and transom in immaculate order. £49,950 Bowthruster andaccess, autopilot Has been mainly used on the River Severn £69,950

£59,500

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Broom 395 Aft cabin – New Boat – Twin Volvo D4 360 Split galley design with Classic interior package, Heating, Inverter, Bow thruster, Powered folding mast, 2 Tv’s, Autopilot, VHF, GPS Plotter, Cockpit BBQ Stainless windows. The 395 offers tremendous space with twin master cabins both with ensuite facilities, Large galley and saloon, AVAILABLE NOW £452,503 Inc Vat

Broom 30HT Coupe – New Boat - Nanni 65 The All new 30HT with full sunroof to the hard top, Graphite colored

Contact Walton hard top and hull, Teak cockpit, Bow thruster, Hull windows. The

cabin gives 4 berths a large toilet and galley with Corian worktops.

Part Exchange possibilities –E40 View–atNew London Boat Show BAVARIA Boat Broom 30HT Coupe – New Boat - Nanni 65 The call for tickets . £155,000 Inc Vat The World launch of this new shaft drive All new 30HT with full sunroof to the hard top, Graphite colored hard top andor hull,Coupe Teak cockpit, Bow thruster, Hull windows. The Flybridge – Volvo D3 150hp cabin gives 4 berths a large toilet and galley with Corian worktops.

Contact Thames £275,000 & Kennet Part Exchange possibilities – View at London Boat Show call for tickets . £155,000 Inc Vat Viking 24 – 1998 – Honda 30 (2012) . A very tidy example of the Viking 24 with a new outboard in 2012 with full service history, Features 4 berths, Hot and cold water, spacious cockpit with sunbed conversion. A good family riverboat offered at a competitive figure. Afloat and ready to trial. £19,950

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Broom 395 Aft cabin – New Boat – Twin Volvo D4 360 Split galley design with Classic interior package, Heating, Inverter, Bow thruster, Powered folding mast, 2 Tv’s, Autopilot, VHF, GPS Plotter, Cockpit BBQ Stainless windows. The 395 offers tremendous 370both- with New Boat space with BROOM twin master cabins ensuite facilities, Large Broom 395 Aft cabin – New Boat – Twin Volvo D4 360 galley and saloon, AVAILABLE £452,503 Inc Vat Choice ofClassic twoNOW available Split galley design with interior package, Heating, Inverter, Bow thruster, Powered 2 Tv’s, Autopilot, VHF, GPS Twin Volvo D6 folding 330mast, £420,907 Plotter, Cockpit BBQ Stainless windows. The 395 offers tremendous Contact Walton orspace Single Volvo 435 £375,334 with twin masterD6 cabins both with ensuite facilities, Large galley and saloon, AVAILABLE NOW £452,503 Inc Vat

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Contact Walton Viking Seamaster 28- 2012 - 40HP Honda 2013 A great family boat that will navigate the entire widebeam UK inland waterway system with 6 berths £44,500 - Also 2013 INBOARD AT £69,500 VISIT THE TINGDENE / VIKING STAND AT THE Viking Seamaster 28- 2012 - 40HP Honda 2013 LONDON BOAT SHOW - NEW Viking 295 A great family boat that will navigate the entire widebeam UKPrincess inland waterway 415 system with 6 £44,500 Alsoonly 2013 INBOARD AT £69,500 Vikingberths 24 Highline - 2012 Mercury 25hp oimmaculate 1998 - Two owners and Contact Thames &-Kennet THE TINGDENE / VIKING STAND 4 berths, VISIT Teak laid cockpit, LED lighting, Flip throughout, great expense in full refit AT THE back helm seat, Cut out BOAT SHOW - NEW Viking 295 LONDON

over the last 2condition years Hull sides for easy boarding.

Excellent £32,950

£79,950 Contact Thames & Kennet

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AQUALINE VOYAGER 60 - 2011 -Beta 150hp A superb 2 cabin, 2 en suite, saloon, galley and wheelhouse barge. Perfect for European cruising Astounding specification - £219,000 Regal 2665 2004,AND Yanmar ONECommodore, OF 3 BARGES 6 WIDE BEAMS AQUALINE VOYAGER 60 - 2011 -Beta 150hp 240hp diesel, AVAILABLE ATFull THAMES & KENNET MARINA Very lowAengine hours, canopy, superb 2 cabin, 2 en Extended suite, saloon, galley and bathing platform, 4 berths, Pumpout toilet,for European cruising Bayliner 2855 wheelhouse barge.

Perfect Raymarine GPS, Serviced & antifouled 2015. specification - serviced £219,0002014/15, 1998Astounding –Thames Mercruiser – Fully£35,950 Viewing highly recommend.

Contact &250 Kennet ONE OF and 3 BARGES WIDE ashore, polished valetedAND then,6little useBEAMS since AVAILABLE AT THAMES & KENNET MARINA

£74,950 £29,950 MOORINGS ARE AVAILABLE ATANY OF OUR EIGHT MARINAS Contact Upton Contact Thames & Kennet CONTACT TODAY TO DISCUSS - marinas@tingdene.net Contact Upton Contact Thames & Kennet COME & MEET US ON STAND B 140 LONDON BOAT SHOW, TO GET YOUR NEW BERTH FOR 2016

Viking 24 – 1998 – Honda 30 (2012) . A very tidy example of the Viking 24 with a new outboard in 2012 with full service history, Features 4 berths, Hot and cold water, spacious cockpit with sunbed conversion. A good family riverboat offered at a competitive figure. Afloat and ready to trial. £19,950 Viking 24 – 1998 – Honda 30 (2012) . A very tidy example of the Viking 24 with a new outboard in 2012 with full 2005 Regal 2665 Commodore service history,Stevens Features 4 berths, Hot and cold water, spacious 1180s Fittedcockpit with Yanmar 240hp Diesel good family riverboat offered at with sunbed conversion.

2002 – Generator – FullA aft deck canopy.

Contact Walton a competitive figure.

Afloat and ready to trial. £19,950 Two double cabins both with ensuite.

Contact Walton Twin Volvo TMD31 130hp Bowthruster £37,950

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Viking 24 Highline - 2012 Mercury 25hp o 4 berths, Teak laid cockpit, LED lighting, Flip back helm seat, Cut out Hull sides for easy boarding. Excellent condition £32,950 Viking 24 Highline - 2012 Mercury 25hp o 4 berths, Teak laid cockpit, LED lighting, Flip 2005 Crownline 270CR back helm seat,Pedro Cut out 36 FittedHull with sides Volvo for 5.7easy V8 Petrol Excellent condition 1987 –Walton Large aft cabin boarding. & ensuite saloon & fore cabin Contact £32,950 A excellent value family cruiser

Contact Walton £36,950Volvo TMD 31 130 hp & bowthruster

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Windsor Racecourse Marina net Marina SCAN HERE Broom Ocean 34 - 1998 - Sabre to Perkins view our135 A very Maidenhead Road m LakesSEALINE S34 - 1999 Regal 2665 Commodore, 2004, Yanmar Sealine 305 Statesman – 1989 - Twin Volvo - Twin Volvo KAD43 230hp Upton Marina clean and well presented 34 with 6 berths, open plan 240hp diesel, Diesel Engines. A popular small fly bridge cruiser boats for sale a good specification Windsor Upton upon200hp Severn Road A well presented S34 with fore cabin, side door, plotter and VHF radio, canopies Very low engine hours, Full canopy, Extended with accommodation for 6, with this power option the 305 is a including Plotter, Radar, VHF, Hydraulic gangway, Worcestershire Berkshire erkshire Marinaand soft furnishings Pyrford Stourportimmaculate.

Marina £89,950 bathing platform, 4 berths, Pumpout toilet, capable craft for coastal use and at Marina home on inland waters.Walton Ideal New flexiteek bathing platform, Leather upholstery, A SL4 5HT WR8 0PB LQ 29 - £59,950.

Broom 370 - £375,335 01932space 343 275 01299 827 082New Raymarine GPS, Serviced & antifouled 2015. as a family craft good exterior in the cockpit and fly 01932 bridge. 221 6891996Broom New canopies, Holding tank. A popular 3 cabin craft 135 A very Broom Ocean 34 1998 Sabre Perkins Regal 2665 Commodore, 2004, Yanmar Sealine 305 Statesman – 1989 - Twin Volvoon Thames iF YOU S34 -01753 1999 - 851717 Twin Volvo KAD43 230hp01684 593111 ARE TRYING TO SELL A BROOM BOAT 7770 withSEALINE Walton River Wey, Surrey Stourport on Severn Viewing highly recommend. £35,950 £38,000 excellent cockpit £74,950 clean and well presented 34 with 6 berths, open plan 240hp diesel,27 200hp Diesel Engines. A popular small fly bridge cruiser A well presented S34 with a good specification CONTACT US AS BROOM AGENTS,BOATS REQUIRED 2012 Shetland fore cabin, side door, plotter and VHF SealineforStatesman 310 the 305 is a Intercruiser 34 2010 - Volvo 330radio, Shaft canopies Drive VanVery de Heiden – Daf 150 Diesel, Princess V42 low engine1500 hours, 1997 Full canopy, Extended with accommodation 6, with this power option including Plotter, Radar, VHF, Hydraulic gangway, Fitted with Honda 40hp outboard and soft furnishings immaculate. £89,950 1991 – craft TwinforMercruiser (2000) a very tidyIdeal A one owner meticulously cared for boat similar to the Comprehensive inventory4 with Generator, Bowthruster, bathing platform, berths, Pumpout toilet, capable coastal use and220 at home on inland waters.

New flexiteek bathing model platform, 2004 – Rare Sundeck withLeather Dinghyupholstery, garage 1996Broom 29 £59,950.

New Broom 370 £375,335 Raymarine GPS, Serviced & antifouled 2015. as a family craft good exterior space in the cockpit and fly bridge.

New Holding tank.serviced, A popular 3 cabin craft and well equipped boat Davinci 35 to be launched at London in January. This Washing Machine, Accommodation with 3 sleeping Twincanopies, Volvo KAD 300 Fully surveyed Contact Waltonhighly recommend.

MOORINGS ARE AVAILABLE ATANYBOAT OF OUR EIGHT MARINAS iF YOU ARE TRYING TO SELL A BROOM Viewing £35,950 £38,000 with excellent cockpit £74,950 boat cost over £300,000 new. As new throughout cabins, saloon, galley and dinette, a great craft at an CONTACT US AS BROOM AGENTS,BOATS REQUIRED £44,950 and ready to go £140,000 £37,500 CONTACT£112,500 TODAY TO DISCUSS - marinas@tingdene.net excellent price £74,500

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2008 Sealine S29 Twin Volvo D3 190hp engines. Many extras,

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£69,950

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Single MerCruiser 3.0L Alpha petrol sterndrive. Stereo/CD player.

Cockpit cover and spray hood.

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£5,995

0118 940 3211 info@valwyattmarine.co.uk

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2000 Maxum 2800

1980 Freeman 27

£19,950

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£22,500

Single Mercruiser 1.7 TD 120hp.

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GPS plotter, radar. Lying Swansea 01792 655925 sales@cambrianboats.com

Twin Mercuiser 4.3 L 220 Hp petrols.

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Twin BMC 1800cc shaftdrive diesels. Spacious 4-berth river cruiser. Folding screens. Shower 01189 477770 guy.girling@tingdene.net

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1999 Bayliner 1802 Capri

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Single 25hp Evinrude E-TEC 4 stroke outboard. 2-berth cuddy with spacious cockpit and full canopy.

Ideal trailboat/ski boat or day boat for inland cruising. Perfect first boat. Lying Penton Hook Marina

£9,250

01932 570055 sales@pentonhooksales.co.uk

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