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I am lucky in that I get to see, drive and generally be around all sorts of boats, both new and old, and as much as I often see something in most of them that I like, it is quite rare that I come away with a real desire to own one. This is mostly because I am very happy with our Sealine S28, which does just about everything we want in an affordable, compact, easily
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We would never have discovered the delightful River Soar if we hadn’t bought another boat. Find out more on page 48
managed and easily maintained (but mostly affordable) package. But every now and then I sit down and actually set to work on some ‘man maths’ to see if that boat I have just stepped off could really be within reach. I had one of those moments this month with the subject of our Classic Cruiser guide. The Sealine C39 might have been a bit of an oddball when it was launched back in 2002, and it was a boat
that split opinion then, and probably still does now, but I think that time, and developments in boat design, have been kind to this little known Sealine and I started to work out just how I could afford this 40-foot boat with a fully enclosed wheelhouse. As it turns out, short of donating parts of my anatomy to medical research, the C39 remains out of reach, but I have added it to the list of possible upgrades should the time ever come. In the meantime, we have extended our own boat family, and you can read all about what we have bought on page 48. This will be our new project boat, and you will be able to follow our progress with this boat in the months to come. As it stands I am starting to find myself being asked why we own three boats. The answer is simple, it’s because I don’t have room for four.
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“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats” Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
We couldn't agree more, so come join us at the Thames Used Boat Show at Thames & Kennet Marina which runs from 14-23 April 2017. You can expect an excellent selection of used and NEW dayboats, motorboats, narrowboats and barges to suit all budgets, with lots of great help and advice to get you afloat. With special offers for buyers and sellers alike so whether you are an experienced boater looking to sell or change your current boat, or new to the idea of boating we are here to help.
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CONTENTS APRIL 2017
REGULARS
GUIDE
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PRE-SURVEY
PRACTIC
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NEWS page 6 INBOX page 20 TESTED page 30 CUTTING EDGE page 46 Q&A page 56
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NEWS Torqeedo repower Queen’s Rowbarge Gloriana THarrison
The German marine electric propulsion company, Torqeedo, has been selected to provide the auxiliary propulsion system for The Queen’s Rowbarge, Gloriana. The company was approached for the upgrade in 2016 and since, the barge has been fitted twin Torqeedo Deep Blue 40 Saildrive motors, pictured bottom, along with two pairs of lithium battery packs for the vessel. The beautifully ornate 90ft rowbarge, was crafted at the cost of £2 million using traditional British timber and was commissioned as a long-term legacy for HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. Rowed by eighteen oarsmen during events, it was originally fitted with two Lynch 14kW/48v electric motors, used in times of transit. Lord Sterling, Chairman of the Gloriana Trust, who commissioned and underwrote the building of Gloriana in 2011, said, “As a high profile Royal vessel in use on the Thames, Gloriana’s ‘green’ credentials are even more important in these times of the increasing need to improve the environment. My colleagues look forward to working together with Torqeedo in the coming years.” Christoph Ballin, CEO Torqeedo, says, “We are absolutely delighted to have been chosen by The Gloriana Trust to equip HM Rowbarge, Gloriana. It is a great honour for me and our company to be associated with Gloriana and we very much look forward to a longstanding relationship.” The Torqeedo Deep Blue 40 SD offers speeds of up to 10km/h at full throttle, and has a range of 12.5km/2hrs 30mins at a slow pace (5km/h) or BEFORE 5km/30mins at full throttle. Left, Gloriana original battery banks and auxiliary motors. Right, a 16.2kW Deep Blue 40 sail drive 6
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Thames Water fined £20 million for sewage spill DSmulders
Thames Water has been found guilty of leaking sewage into the River Thames and consequently, after a court ruling in March, has been fined a ‘record’ £20.3 million. Evidence provided to Aylesbury Crown Court revealed that sewage had been seeping into the Thames from plants in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, in 2013 and 2014. In Buckinghamshire an outfall just upstream of Bourne End saw a foam, nicknamed ‘crappaccino’, build up around boats moored at Bourne End Marina and, when levels rose, the sewage was deposited along the banks, in waterfront properties and gardens, causing local pets and farm animals to fall ill, and kayakers to go elsewhere. Judge Francis Sheridan ruled that the behaviour of the water company was ‘offensive on a vast scale’, describing the acts as a ‘shocking and disgraceful state of affairs’. Marie Deville from the Environmental Agency said after the hearing “It is clear from the sentencing today and from the judges powerful comments, that the courts take environmental offences very seriously. This record fine and costs of over £20 million pounds sends a signal to companies, that safeguarding the environment is not an optional extra. It is an essential part of how a business must operate.” When the news broke about the fine on the 22nd March, it was aired as the lead story on lunchtime UK news channels. One of those giving evidence at court, and consequently interviewed by a BBC News team, was Managing Director of boat sales company, TBS Boats, Dominic Smulders pictured. He works on the Thames at Bray Marina and lives in one of the Buckinghamshire properties affected. He told MBO “It was disgusting. We noticed the foam in November 2013 and the local EA team came down to do testing at the outfall. They confirmed it was sewage. However, after repeatedly reporting it to the water company, Thames Water kept denying it had a problem. The EA put forward a ‘blinding case’ in court. An estimated 1.4 billion litres of sewage leached out into the river.” Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd
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Wetwheels Yorkshire Wetwheels, a charity started by disabled yachtsman Geoff Holt, which allows people with disabilities to enjoy powerboat trips at sea, is launching a new service from Whitby in 2018. Following an agreement being reached with Whitby Harbour Masters and Scarborough Borough Council, the specially modified Cheetah catamaran, Wetwheels Yorkshire, will be based in Whitby, and will travel to ports up and down the North-East and North Yorkshire coast. Peter Richardson, Chairman of Wetwheels Yorkshire CIC said “Our research tells us that more than 80% of Wetwheels participants had never previously been on the sea and when asked why, the reason given was that the opportunity had never existed before. Disabled people can face particular challenges developing confidence, self belief, self-worth and independence and, although most are very able, they are restricted by low aspiration and lack of opportunity, which often impacts on wellbeing and the ability to live a full life. Wetwheels can help boat confidence and raise aspirations of disabled people by giving them the chance to steer the powerboats and learn seamanship alongside their peers, friends and families.” Wetwheels launched its first boat, Wetwheels Solent in 2011 in Portsmouth, followed by Wetwheels Jersey in 2013 and Wetwheels Hamble in 2016. Wetwheels Yorkshire is currently fundraising towards the cost of the boat and is welcoming donations and support. For more information visit the Wetwheels Yorkshire Facebook page.
Delphia Yachts BluEscape 1200 NEW BOAT The Polish builder, Delphia Yachts has added a new model to its Escape range, the BluEscape 1200. Described by the builder as a ‘luxurious apartment on the water’, the 40ft walkaround and covered aft cockpit cruiser will be available in two layouts with two or three-cabins. It features a shallow draft to explore inland waterways and will be fitted with a single 220hp or twin 140hp shaftdrive engines. Norfolk Boat Sales is the dealer for the UK. 8
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NEWS Seabin solution for ‘Plastic Seas’ A team of Australians, which includes a boat builder and designer, have created a way to tackle rubbish in our seas. The Seabin is a floating rubbish bin that sucks water in which passes through the catch bag (made of Hessian) inside, simultaneously collecting any litter or debris from the water surface. The device is powered by 12 volt submersible water pumps and is being targeted for use in marinas, yacht clubs and commercial ports. Its inventors say it also has the potential to collect a percentage of oils and pollutants floating on the surface. The Seabin Project now has several pilot partners, Wartsila in Finland, Port Adriano in Mallorca, Porto Montenegro and La Grande Motte in France. You can see the Seabin in action via the project’s You Tube channel. www.seabinproject.com
Left, the inventors and founders, Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski. Right, the Seabin in action
Community support for Neyland marina works This winter, eight weeks of major maintenance work was carried out at Neyland Yacht Haven in Wales, replacing 60 pontoon piles in its Upper Basin. A marina survey, undertaken last autumn, identified that the piles had reached the end of their life and required replacing. Working with Falmouth Divers and Williams Shipping, old piles were removed and new 25m piles were installed. The local community pulled together, aiding the works by offering support to staff and affected berth holders, including winter storage and local B&B accommodation for workers. The marina has extended its warmest thanks to everyone involved. 10
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New dredger and boat hoist at Fambridge The Essex marina, Fambridge Yacht Haven, has taken delivery of a new MK III Marina Master 8000 Dredger. The ‘versatile and manoeuvrable’ dredger has been designed by Goodchild Marine, and built by the Italian manufacturer, Italdraghe, and will dredge the 220-berth marina located on the East Coast. With a 10-year dredging licence from the Marine Management Organisation, the dredger will focus on Stow Creek, leading from the River Crouch into the marina, its access channels and between the pontoons to allow for full-tide access. Fambridge will also be increasing its boat lifting capacity when it takes delivery of a new 40-ton boat hoist, claimed to be ‘one of the largest on the River Crouch’, in the spring.
Broom Boats new narrowboat collaboration Broom Boats has partnered with Tyler Wilson to produce a new range of narrowboats with ‘a modern twist’. Tyler Wilson will supply Broom with its British-built steel hulls and these will be fitted out at the Broom Boats factory at Brundall. The range will be branded Tyler Broom and will be sold by Tingdene Boat Sales. The first hull arrived at Brundall in early March pictured and the completed boat will be launched at the Crick Boat Show, held on 26th-29th May. Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd
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Marco Marine becomes UK Rhea importer The Hampshire-based boat dealer, Marco Marine, has been appointed as the UK importer for the French builder, Rhea Marine. The 23-67ft Rhea range is built on the Atlantic coast of France, at La Rochelle and consists of traditionally-styled sportsfishers (known as peche promenades) and cruisers with three model lines, Open, Timonier and Trawler. Full range details can now be found on rheaboats.co.uk. The Rhea range was previously imported into the UK during the 00’s by company, North Sea Maritime Ltd and, after an absence from the UK market, was actively seeking a UK importer in April 2016. Tina Poulson, Director for Marco Marine, said “We are really excited about having the superb Rhea range of boats here in the UK and represent the brand with our proven customer service and support.” Marco Marine is also the UK importer of the Scandinavian range of wheelhouse and walkaround motorboats, Sargo Boats, and is based at Hamble Point Marina in Hampshire.
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Rivertime Accessible Regatta The first Rivertime Accessible Regatta will be held on the 14th June at The National Sports Centre, at Bisham Abbey on the River Thames at Marlow. The event will be an opportunity for young people with disabilities to get out on the water, experiencing competitive bell boating, wheelchair powerboating and canoeing, and is being organised by the charities, Rivertime Boat Trust and Give Them a Sporting Chance.
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NEWS St Katharine Docks ready and branded ‘A Camper & Nicholsons Marina’ In April of last year, the marina company, Camper & Nicholsons Marinas announced that it had been appointed by owner and manager, Blackstone Group, to take over the management and operation of St Katharine Docks in central London. Operating under a three year contract Camper & Nicholson, and Blackstone Property Management, set to work on a refurbishment investment and restoration programme at the docks. Almost a year on, the marina can now accommodate superyachts up to 40 metres and other improvements include a new marina layout, new pontoons, lighting and utilities. Opened in 1828, the Thomas Telforddesigned St Katharine Docks is a historic London landmark located beside Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, and today it is a marina and a community. During the works, the companies ensured that the marina operated as normal, with minimal disruption to berth holders, visitors, residents and commercial tenants. Extra efforts were also made not to damage the historic make up of the docks, and also to preserve the natural environment for its wildlife.
Evinrude 10-year warranty Bombardier Recreational Products, BRP, is now offering a 10-year manufacturer-backed warranty on its Evinrude E-TEC engines. Claimed to be the ‘longest engine warranty cover on the market’, it will be offered with any model purchased from participating UK Evinrude dealerships until 30 June 2017. BRP says “the offer aims to deliver peace of mind to consumers, while demonstrating Evinrude’s continued commitment to the European outboard engine market, following the enforcement of the new Recreational Craft Directive (Directive 2013/53/EU), as well as restoring clarity regarding inaccurate statements proclaiming the upcoming ban of two-stroke technology across Europe.” 14
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Fairline announce production expansion Reporting strong sales at boat shows in the UK, Europe and the United States, the British boat manufacturer, Fairline Yachts, has announced that it is to expand its manufacturing capabilities by adding a new 17,000 square foot production facility at Oundle Marina, the boatyard’s original location when it was launched 50 years ago. The news comes shortly after the first anniversary of Fairline Yachts new management team, which now employs over 250 people and has launched two new models, the Targa 53 Open and Squadron 53. Upcoming models include the Targa 43 Open and the Targa 63 GTO, both designed by Italian superyacht designer, Alberto Mancini.
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Dean & Reddyhoff purchase Deacons Boatyard Hamble
The south coast marina operator, Dean & Reddyhoff, has completed the purchase of Deacons Boatyard Ltd, located in Hamble, Hampshire. Deacons was established at Bursledon on the River Hamble in 1922, and has been in the same family ownership, the Fuller Group, since the 1950’s. The site, located at Bursledon on the River Hamble, has 130 marina berths and a boatyard with a hard standing capacity of 150 boats. Dean & Reddyhoff marina network currently offers 1500 berths across four marinas, Haslar, East Cowes, Portland and Weymouth. The two companies have been working closely together for the last year, with Deacons offering boatyard services to Dean & Reddyhoff Solentbased berth holders. Dean & Reddyhoff Managing Director, Michael Prideaux, comments “It is a great location on the Hamble River, and we respect their history and heritage. Deacons has developed a really good reputation for helping customers look after their boats, and will be a great fit with our existing marinas.” Deacons Managing Director, Lucas Shotts, will become a Director at Dean & Reddyhoff, developing boat care services at Deacons and Portland boatyards. “Being part of the larger Dean & Reddyhoff group offers great opportunities for our customers, our staff and our on-site tenants” he added. From April onwards, Deacons annual berth holders will receive the same boating benefits as all other Dean & Reddyhoff berth holders, including 21 free overnight visits to group marinas, discounts at on-site restaurants and free tickets for Southampton Boat Show. An annual berth price for a 10-metre boat at Deacons Marina is £5650 (commencing 1st April). Pictured at Deacons Marina, left to right, Michael Prideaux, Dean & Reddyhoff Managing Director, Nick Gill, Deacons Marina Boatyard Manager, Rachael Foster, Deacons Marina Manager, and Lucas Shotts, Dean & Reddyhoff Director 16
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MET Police anti-terror exercise on the Thames MET Police
The Metropolitan Police Service, along with emergency service partners, carried out its first joint exercise to test responses to a terrorist threat on the River Thames. Code named ‘Exercise Anchor’ on Sunday 19th March, saw more than 200 MET Police officers and staff take part, with the majority of the activity taking place along Blackwall Reach, near the Isle of Dogs. Described as ‘very realistic’, the scenario involved a group of terrorists hijacking the passenger boat, City Cruises Eltham, and taking a number of hostages to travel up the Thames to Central London to carry out an attack. The exercise tested the MET’s processes, from a 999 call handler receiving the initial call, through to getting victims and suspects safely off the vessel once secure. Counter Terrorism Specialist Firearms Officers and MET’s Marine Policing Unit, based at Wapping, intercepted the ‘suspect’ vessel, boarding and securing it. There was also the coordination of search and rescue teams with a ‘dummy’ man overboard. Metropolitan Police Commander, BJ Harrington, said “This was the first time that we’ve tested together the response of the various agencies that operate on the River Thames to a potential terror attack. I’d like to stress that this scenario wasn’t based on any specific intelligence, but it’s important to remember that the threat level for international terrorism in the UK remains at Severe.” The MET Police stressed that members of the public should remain vigilant and any suspicious activity can be reported via the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789321.
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The Italian boat builder, Invictus Yacht has introduced its new 200FX model. Priced from €16,000, the 200FX is a 6-metre deckboat with a walkaround centre console, two rows of forward-facing seats, a sunpad/seating area in the bow and three hull colour options. It joins the four-boat FX range, which is 19ft-31ft. The Invictus UK dealer is One Marine. 18
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Thanks for a great magazine. I have just read the March edition and I particularly enjoyed the practical feature on the ‘Used Boat Self Survey’. The thing that struck me was the fire systems part where you stated that 50% of fire extinguishers are out of service. Now being a somewhat practical guy, I decided to check your statement on my own boat and to my horror I found one of my only two extinguishers to be in a non-operable condition, which proves your theory. The picture below not only shows the pressure gauge low, but also there is a lever missing from the valve which prevents the extinguisher from being operated. I urge everyone to check their fire extinguishers and systems because next time you pick it up may be to save you or your families’ life. Keep up the great work team. K McGibbon Editor replies: Thanks for the timely reminder, it’s not just new owners that should check items like fire extinguishers. We should all check them regularly.
Early Evinrude and Padstow
After seeing your early Evinrude brochure in the March issue, I thought I would send you photos of this very early Evinrude outboard we spotted at the Plymouth Marine Centre. Also, in response to your recent feature on Padstow, I am a member of Severn Motor Yacht Club in Worcester. Boaters looking for more information on visiting Padstow and the Bristol Estuary are most welcome to come and visit the club at the weekends to discuss this with club members who have been boating these waters for many years. David Bagshaw, Commodore SMYC Editor replies: There is nothing like local knowledge, so thank you on behalf of our readers for your kind offer. 20
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PRACTICAL
PRE-SURVEY GUIDE
Used Boat Self-Survey
PART 4
FOUR-PART SERIES • Part 1 Hull and exterior • Part 2 Interior and electrics • Part 3 Machinery • Part 4 Sea trial
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n this, our fourth installment of used boat buying advice, we are going to look at the sea trial. The sea trial is usually considered to be the final phase of a used boat purchase. After you have carried out your own inspections, as per our previous three features, and you have decided that this boat is for you, you need to decide on how much you are going to offer. The offer should be based on the market value
of the boat, which you should be able to work out based on other examples for sale, less any work that you have decided the boat needs to bring it up to scratch. If the boat is already cheaper than all the other examples on the market, you have to accept that this may be due to exactly the things you have found, so you cant always expect to get a further discount because of them. Once you have decided what the boat is worth to you, the next stage is to
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make an offer, subject to survey and sea trial. If the offer is accepted, you may be required to pay a deposit of around 10% at this stage. If the survey throws up any big issues, this can be used to re-negotiate, or back out of the deal, but if you have done a good pre-survey inspection, the likelihood is that you can proceed onto the sea trial. It is worth noting that a few small problems found at the survey are not usually considered to be enough to renegotiate. It is expected that most used boats will have some minor issues, and this is why your pre survey inspection is important. Hopefully you will have In Part 1, 2 and 3 we talked about the hull, already found the little problems, and interior and machinery. This month, in the final part of our guide, we look at the sea trial made your offer based on your findings.
Sea trial expenses A sea trial incurs some expenses, such as fuel and lifting costs, and there are no hard and fast rules about who pays for these. If the broker operates their own crane, they may be happy to launch the boat for free, or at least at a reduced cost. If you need to bring in an outside contractor, then normal lifting rates will apply. If the boat was in the water during the initial inspection and offer phase, you will certainly be required to pay for the lift out for the survey, and then the lift back in again for sea trial. Fuel costs are often ignored, as the boat usually has some fuel in the tanks anyway, and if the sale proceeds, which is most likely at this
You may have to pay for the boat to be lifted in
point, the buyer is effectively using his own fuel anyway. If, after the sea trial, the sale falls through, it may be argued that you should contribute to the costs of the fuel used. If fuel needs to be put into the tanks for the sea trial, you will almost certainly be asked to pay for it, or at least contribute.
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Insurance and qualifications
As a potential buyer you will not be expected to have insurance to drive the boat, or even be experienced or qualified to do so. For this reason, the owner or broker should be with you and in charge of the boat. They will, of course, let you have a drive, so that you can get a feel for how it performs, but don’t expect to be able to take it on or off the pontoon.
What a sea trial is not It is important to understand that
when you make an offer, you are entering into a contract, and for you to get out of that contract requires a valid reason. A material defect found during the survey, or a planing hulled boat that won’t go above 8 knots, or overheats if you try, would be a good reason. Not liking the driving position, realizing it is difficult to get on and off, or finding out it will only do 25 knots when you want to do 30 knots, even though the boat only ever had a 25 knots top speed is not. For this reason, this is all stuff that you should have looked into before making the offer. You should go into the sea trial knowing how fast the boat should go with the engines fitted, what the maximum RPM of the engines should be and have some idea of how the boat handles and performs, maybe from researching an old boat test or an original brochure. It is this kind of information that the sea trial is used to determine, that the boat does what it should, and not whether you like the way a boat with sterndrives handles having come from shafts, or vice versa. SEA TRIAL - THE PROCESS
At the dock
If the boat has been out of the water up until now, the first thing to do is check for leaks. Open up the bilges and look especially closely around seacocks and in the engine room. A small amount of water may already have been present when you looked when it was ashore. Has the amount changed? If there is any water in any bilge area, make a mental note now how much there is, so that you can check again at the end and see if it has increased. While you are in the engine room, check also for any oil leaks. The idea is to see if any appear during the sea trial, or get worse if they already exist. It should be down to the owner or broker to ensure that normal start up checks such as oil and coolant levels are OK, and engine seacocks are open, but it pays to ask the question or have a quick check yourself. 24
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Starting up
I would always prefer to be present when the engines are first started from cold. This is not always possible, as the boat may have needed to be run when launched, but pre-warmed engines can sometimes hide a problem. When the engines fire up, check the exhausts for smoke. A little is normal, especially on older boats, and should clear quite quickly, but excessive blue smoke with an oily smell could mean the engines are burning oil due to internal wear. Then listen to the engines. How do they sound, and are there any unusual noises or excessive vibrations? If possible, check for coolant flow. Outboards are great for this, and you should look for a good strong flow from the tell-tale, but on many inboard engines there is no way to check, unless they have a tell-tale built in like some Broom boats, or they have a transparent raw water filter lid. Before casting off, have another glance over the engines for any water, exhaust or oil leaks.
Underway
As you leave the pontoon, you will probably not be driving, so this is a good opportunity to watch the gauges and see if everything looks OK as the engines start to warm up. Oil pressures should jump up to normal as soon as the engines start and stay there for the duration. Temperatures should slowly rise
Check voltages are up at around 14v and the oil gauges, if fitted, are registering good pressure
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Do the engines go in and out of gear easily and smoothly, and are the temperatures normal
to somewhere in the region of 80-90°C and stop. Once you are out in open water, the temperatures should be approaching normal and you will be offered the chance to have a drive. This is your opportunity to be methodical and run through a pre-planned list. You don’t need to rush, as most brokers will expect a sea trial to be about an hour or so, but will happily extend that if necessary. It helps if you have everything written down in a list before hand, so that you don’t miss anything in the excitement of getting behind the wheel of your potential new boat. Number one on the list is to drop the engine, or engines one at a time, into and out of gear, in both forward and reverse. Does it go into gear nice and smoothly, without any odd noises? You will get a clunk on some outboards and sterndrives, but otherwise the gearshift should be smooth, easy and quiet. Next, while still in neutral, I would check that the power trim and trim tabs appear to work, at least according to the gauges. You will check that they actually work once underway. If the boat has a bow or stern thruster, turn them on and make sure that they thrust well in both directions. With the engine/s in gear and in tick over, check that the steering is responding correctly, has full travel and feels smooth. Before putting any speed on, check the operation of the trim tabs, power trim and thrusters
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Speeding up
Now you can start to build up some speed. Open the throttles and bring the boat up to cruising speed. On a planing hulled boat, this will be somewhere in the 18-26 knots range, and on a displacement boat the 6-10 knots range depending upon boat length. The power should be delivered, and the speed should increase, smoothly. If the engines are supercharged, you should hear and feel them drop in and out at the relevant RPMs. If the engines are turbocharged, you may hear these spin up once the engines are running fast enough. Again, check behind you for smoke, listen to the engines for any strange noises and keep an eye on the temperature gauge, which should remain in the 80-90° sector. With the boat running at cruising speed, check the RPMs and the speed against what your research showed you should expect. Remaining at this speed, you can now carefully check the operation of the trim tabs and power trim if fitted. Lowering one tab down at a time will quickly tell you if they are working. Using power trim, raise and lower the drive and check for a response. With the trim set correctly, you should try a few turns to make sure that everything still feels right and the boat responds properly at speed. Unless you are buying a race boat, full speed, full lock turns are not really necessary, and will probably only scare the broker anyway. Always let everyone on board know what you are about to do, so that they are not caught unawares. If the boat responds well at cruising speed, you can be assured that all is well with the steering. Cruising speed is also a good time to check a few of the instruments. Do the speed and depth instruments work correctly? If the boat has one fitted, fire up the autopilot and check that it can maintain a course. Program in a couple of 20 or 30° turns in both directions, to Check the boat responds as expected make sure it responds as expected. Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd
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Full speed
If all is well, particularly with regards to the engine temperature and control systems, it is time for a full speed run. Find some nice flat water, inform your crew what you are going to do, and open up the throttles fully. This is an important test for the boat as it will tell you much about the condition of the engines and drive train. First you are looking for the maximum RPMs achieved by the engines. Then you are looking to see what speed is achieved. On an outboard or sterndrive boat you will need to trim out a little to get the best results. Trim a little at a time until the speed no longer rises and you have found the boat’s maximum sweet spot. Make a note of these to compare with your figures researched before the trial. You have to remember that a boat on sale is usually quite lightly loaded, so the speed achieved on this test in unlikely to be replicated once the boat is loaded up. It is worth checking the water and fuel levels to see just how lightly loaded the boat is. If they are both full, and you still achieve maximum speed, that is a good sign. If almost empty, and you are a few knots shy of expected, there may be a problem. If possible, hold the boat at full speed for at least five minutes. You need to check that the engines do not overheat at full load. Many boats will happily cruise all day at normal temperature, but will overheat when opened up. This normally indicates a slight blockage of part of the cooling system, that will, in time, possibly get worse. 28
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Other checks While afloat there may be a few other boat systems that you have not been able to check yet. If the boat has one fitted, fire up the generator and make sure it runs and supplies power as expected. Ideally you want to leave it running for long enough to ensure that it doesn’t overheat. If you can put a heavy load on it, such as a kettle or immersion heater, all the better. Other expensive systems that may need checking include air conditioning and heating. If you are buying a boat on the basis of it having these items installed, and paying more because of it, it makes sense to see them in operation.
Heading back in
At this point you can hand control back to the broker, or owner, and head back in. Once tied up, and with the engines off, have a final check in the bilge and engine room for leaks, either from the hull or from the engines. If the sea trial threw up any major issues or concerns, these should be raised now. A material problem means you can still back out of the deal and expect your deposit to be returned, although you will be out of pocket on survey, fuel and sea trial fees. You may choose to renegotiate either a lower price to get the problem fixed yourself, or request the problem is fixed before proceeding. The seller, of course, may not accept your request and leave you to decide whether to proceed without the problem being sorted, or back out of the deal altogether. If everything went well out on the water, and the final engine room and bilge check reveals no problems, the final part of your boat buying process is done. All that remains is to sort out the bill of sale and hand over the money. Almost every boat has a file full of paperwork and manuals. Make sure that this is handed over at this stage, as it is quite easy to forget in all the excitement. In anticipation of a successful sea trial, you should have requested some quotes for insurance, and once the deal is done you should put the boat on cover immediately. You will now need to talk to the marina/boatyard about keeping the boat there, or lifting it out ready for transportation, but the broker will normally be very happy to help with these arrangements. Now the real fun and adventures begin. Before buying any used boat, always employ the services of a YDSA or a IIMS accredited surveyor and, if you have any doubt about the engines, a separate engine survey by a suitably qualified person is recommended. Motorboat Owner Š Digital Marine Media Ltd
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tested Hushcraft Electric Propulsion Systems PRICE FROM
ÂŁ15,000
Whatever your views on electric propulsion, I think it is fair to say that it is something that is going to play an increasingly large part in the boating world in the years to come. Whether the technology ever delivers the holy grail of speed and endurance together remains to be seen, although it seems highly likely. In the meantime, there are builders such as Greenline producing new boats with hybrid electric propulsion systems, and dedicated manufactures such as Torqeedo and Mastervolt delivering electric drivetrains for the outboard or OEM market. What is perhaps lacking, is something for the owner of older boats. What can be done to the old Sealines, Fairlines, Princesses and Brooms, with their ageing diesel inboards, to provide a method of greener propulsion? Hushcraft is a company that thinks they have the answer. Ben from Hushcraft comes from a long maritime background, growing up on the broads, working on superyachts, and later designing and building wind farm support boats. With a personal passion for electric propulsion, he saw an opportunity to provide old boats, particularly those that have retired to the inland waterways and yet are fitted with a pair of monster diesel engines, with a new lease of life. The result is a company that designs, specifies, supplies and installs retrofit electric propulsion systems. Ben informed us, when we met him onboard the demonstration boat, that they can come up with a solution for almost any motorboat, including both fully electric, and hybrid solutions. The Princess 41 Eva May has the latter. The 1979 boat is still fitted with her twin diesel engines that can propel her at speeds of up to 20 knots, but take a look at the stern and you will see a new GRP bathing platform that replaced the original slatted wooden type. This is more than just a cosmetic addition though, as this pod actually contains the boat’s electric motor. 30
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The 15kW electric motor on the Princess was mounted in a customized bathing platform ‘pod’
The systems available are many and varied, so what we see here is more an example of what is possible, rather than a solution for all boats. Inside the pod, which is buoyancy neutral, Eva May is fitted with a 15kW water-cooled motor. Inside the boat, beneath the aft cabin bunk, is the water-cooled control unit. All motors of 15kW and above are cooled with water, using an enclosed cooling system containing glycol and an externally mounted heat exchanger. This means that there is no possibility of blockages causing an overheat. Smaller units are air cooled. Powering the motor is a bank of AGM batteries, which was smaller than I expected, fitted conveniently down between the engines where their weight is low and central. The size of the battery bank is key when it comes to electrical propulsion, but secondary to this is the ability to recharge it. Ben informs us that he likes to work to a system that will recharge the bank fully from a standard shorepower socket in 8 hours. Obviously you can have a larger bank, which will take longer to charge, or you could use a 32A supply, which will allow for a bigger charger, but again this is all part of the customized philosophy of their product. On Eva May the bank consists of eight 12v 212Ah batteries wired to provide 48V. The result is an endurance of around four hours at 4mph, or roughly 16 miles. The drive is connected to the rudders Lithium Ion batteries are an option, but at around and is steerable up to 45° Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd
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tested Hushcraft Electric Propulsion Systems continued...
A helm instruments and an app provide data on power consumption, battery state and usage
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“A viable solution for electric propulsion”
eight times the circa £3000 price of the AGM battery bank, the Value 3/5 benefits of lighter weight and slightly faster charging times come at Usability 5/5 a very high price. Performance 3/5 Hushcraft use products from Kräutler, an Austrian firm with a long history of providing electric motors for boat propulsion. The systems they offer include fully steerable bronze pods like that fitted to Eva May. This is simply connected to the boat’s existing rudder setup and provides around 45° of vectored thrust in each direction. The drive leg only just dips beneath the hull line, so drag is kept to a minimum when not in use, and this is aided by using a folding propeller. You would think that a 41ft, 10-tonne, boat with the equivalent of just 20hp would be somewhat difficult to control, but that is not the case. The torque and power delivery is such that acceleration is actually quite brisk, stopping power is pretty good and turning ability is excellent. Our test boat’s folding propeller is a compromise, and a fixed prop would almost certainly be more efficient, particularly in reverse. It was a strange sensation, departing the pontoon in a large flybridge boat in utter silence. It was also strange to settle into an outboard ‘steer before gear’ mindset when maneuvering, but once I had got my head around it, I found the boat utterly simple to drive. It could turn on a sixpence, and even though it was fitted with a bowthruster I did not once feel the need to reach for it as I moved around the tight confines of the marina and moored it back on the pontoon. Out in open water we managed to get around 5.6 knots out of the boat, against a claimed 6 knots top speed, but where it was most comfortable was with the throttle set at around 60%, and the boat slipping through the water in almost complete silence at around 4 knots. I say almost complete silence as there was some motor whine, but 32
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while this was quite obvious when flat out, it was barely audible at these lower ‘cruising speeds’. Drop down to three knots and it would be fair to call it completely silent, at least from the flybridge. The cost of a system like this is always going to be a big factor, and with a starting price for a small system of around £15,000, you are going to have to be committed to the electric boating ideal. Having said that, you can offset some of this with reduced fuel costs, and reduced wear and maintenance on your internal combustion engines, so you would need to do the maths. If you have a boat on the inland waterways with a broken engine, it may actually make a financially viable alternative to replacement. The system on board the Princess would set you back around £25,000 and, as a general rule of thumb, you can figure around £1,000 per kW with systems On a hybrid boat, the system can available from 1.5kW, all the way up to 120kW. offer independent redundancy While a Hushcraft system clearly works on a boat like the Princess 41, it would appear to be most suited to displacement boats, sail boats, and particularly to boats based on the inland waterways, where they could cruise for most of the day at river speeds in near silence. As a backup propulsion system on a sea going vessel I can see its advantages, one of which was that we didn’t need to run the winterized engines during our test, so you could take advantage of that odd nice day without having to re-commission and then re-winterize, but until electrical storage, charging and management provide us with the ability to run at a decent speed for a few hours, its use on the coast is limited in planing hulled boats. If you want to see Eva May, and experience a Hushcraft system for yourself, Ben will be offering demo rides at the Thames Used Boat Show at Thames and Kennet Marina in April. Contact: Hushcraft www.hushcraft.com
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CLASSIC CRUISERS
a complete guide to the best boats on the used market
Sealine C39/SC39
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his month we have cast our eyes over what is probably Sealine’s first ever forey into the hardtop sportscruiser market, the C39 Coupe. It was quite a radical step for the British builder, but how did this curvaceous coupe come about and was it a success? Sealine has always been renowned for its innovative use of space and the 00’s was a time of the playful curves that are now so ‘decade distinctive’ to the builder. Back then Sealine had two clear ranges, the 33-51ft flybridge ‘F-Series’ and the 23-48ft sportcruiser ‘S-Series’. The 00’s
saw the rise in popularity of the familyfriendly, 6-berth F37 and Sealine’s larger sterndrive-powered sportscruiser models were now sporting T-tops with sunroofs. Perhaps looking to merge the two, Sealine introduced its first non-flybridge coupe, and debut model of the ‘C-Series’. At just over 37ft overall, the new C39 emerged as a distinctively-Sealine sculpted cruiser, with a wheelhouse enclosed by curved patio doors. Its interior offered a spacious two-cabin, two-ensuite, 4-6-berth layout. However, it was clear that the builder was looking to appeal to the Med boater,
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Built 2002-2008 approx 70 Prices then £197,988 (2003) Prices now £100,000-£140,000 Length 37ft 1in / 11.31m Beam 12ft 3in / 3.74m Draught 3ft 4in / 1.02m Air Draught 13ft 10in / 4.23m to radar arch 10ft 4in / 3.15m Fuel 230 gallons / 1046 litres Water 83 gallons / 380 litres Displacement 8400kg
so the model not only had to have the ‘cottage on the water’ accommodation, it had to have the ‘wow factor’. Firstly it had to be fast. So the British builder went all out in introducing several new drive configurations including surface drives, which saw this twin-diesel boat achieving top speeds of 45 knots. Secondly, it had to be a boat for the gadget fiend. With clever tricks up its sleeve like SECS, Sealine Extending Cockpit System, an electric sunroof and retractable canopy system, that was another tick in the ‘dressed to impress’ box.
The Sealine C39 debuted at several shows in the autumn of 2002, including the UK’s Southampton Boat Show, held in September. With prices starting at £198k, there was nothing quite like it available on the UK market. The Princess V42 and Fairline Targa 40 open-topped sportscruisers were its closest, UKbuilt rival, although similar coupe and wheelhouse style boats were available from Scandinavian builders, such as Nimbus and Windy. In 2005 Sealine relaunched the model as the SC39 and it now fell in line with a new
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SC model range, alongside debut model, the SC29. The ‘go faster’ drive options had been discontinued and the SC39 was now only available with sterndrives. There were also a few significant changes onboard, such as additional seating in the saloon area. A new SC38 model was introduced in 2008 and the SC39 was eventually phased out by 2009. Approximately 70 C39’s and SC39’s were built in total, so it was not one of Sealine’s most popular models. However, with builders such as Bavaria, Fairline and even Sealine, with its C330, now turning to the Coupe design for the UK market, it begs the question, why was the C39/SC39 not more successful? Well we know people at the time, certainly in the British market, were favouring the flybridge, perhaps they felt these boats gave better value for money. Maybe it was ahead of its time, and the design was just too radical. Despite this, it seems the model did achieve its Med appeal, as we have seen several out there and have uncovered one for sale in Italy. We can certainly thank this unique coupe for blazing the hardtop trail for the builder, a trail that brought us to the ‘Marmite’ SC35, another radical but extremely popular innovation from Sealine. With used prices from £100k, the C39/ SC39 is an attractive boat and, in a market that is flooded with new hardtop cruisers, we believe this used coupe could make a lot of sense in the fickle UK weather. We stepped aboard a 2005 C39 for sale through Boats.co.uk to find out. Interior As you step through the patio doors, what we found astonishing was the width of the saloon area. Much like the saloon
Three of a kind. C39 brochure image showing the different drive models on trial in the Balearics
of a flybridge boat, this area has two principal functions, living and helming, and we think Sealine excelled in the space provided. It is cosy and functional and, despite these boats being 15 years old, the saloon still has a modern feel. The saloon layout will differ depending on the age of the boat. C39’s will normally have a two-tiered or one-level sideboard and galley unit running along the portside, with an L-shaped seating area to starboard. In most cases this seating converts into an occasional double. However, a smaller two-person table was seen on the 2005 example viewed, which sadly did not convert. The roll out of the SC namesake in 2005, saw an additional settee and TV/storage corner unit to port, with a larger table and a U-shaped seating area opposite. Here the table drops down to form an occasional double. While the L-shaped seating arrangement feels more open, and is plenty big enough for entertaining or for two lounging, we think that having the additional seating makes
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A versatile wheelhouse with central helm. More saloon seating was added to the SC, pictured left
for a much more sociable and practical layout. There are superb storage lockers underneath the starboard seating area. However, if reverse cycle air conditioning is fitted, the units often swallow up these lockers. A hatch in the saloon floor and a ladder lead down into a lazarette area, which provides additional storage. Inside, the two fuel tanks are on each side and a generator, if fitted, is mounted centrally in the space. A 5kw generator was available from ÂŁ6k, but a 7kw generator was often packaged with the reverse cycle air conditioning at the cost of ÂŁ13k. The galley unit comprises of a modern and uncluttered Corian worktop, with a removable panel disguising a double sink
and a small draining area. All-electric boats usually have a two-ring ceramic hob set into the worktop and a microwave/ combi oven with grill in a cabinet below, while boats with gas will have a sunken two-burner gas hob and a Smev oven/grill underneath. There is also a large fridge, circa 84 litres, fitted below the worktop. The 2005 model we viewed had a continuous level sideboard running along the port side, and underneath, in typical Sealine fashion, every ounce of space is cleverly utilised for sectioned storage, including impressively large galley drawers, dedicated cutlery and bottle storage and a slim locker housing the boats electrical switch panel. Having the galley area up, and on show when entertaining, may not suit everyone, but it certainly keeps everything very social. It is also useful when you fancy a cuppa underway. The elegant, un-fiddled
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The model change saw the central helm console reconfigured. Left, a C39 and below a SC39 helm, both with 8-inch plotters
design of the sideboard/galley means, by nature, this has to be kept free of clutter when getting underway. It is at the helm that this boat shows us more of its individuality, as it has a very unusual central position. OK it may not be to everyones taste, but we think it actually works, and the benefits in the mid cabin are plain to see. The central helm is another area where Sealine were not afraid to experiment and the concept is still popular today, with manufacturers such as Elan and Beneteau using this configuration in their current hardtop models. The helm offers excellent visibility forward, through a tri-panel windscreen, and out to the sides. Visibility aft is surprisingly good too, and those who are tall enough will also be able to see out of the sunroof. However, like many hardtop boats, when you turn sharply, the window line compromises visibility on the inside of the turn. So, with its central position, on this boat both sides are equally affected. Close quarter manoeuvres could also be a little challenging, as you may
have difficulty seeing the pontoon on either side. Aside from this, rain or shine, the helm is a great place to be. The helm has a good size double, adjustable helm seat. Here the navigator sits outboard on the port side of the helmsman for easy access for crewing. Grabrails above and next to the helm aid the descent down to saloon level. Unfortunately, with these as the only two forward facing seats, additional crew are a little shortchanged. However, the saloon and cockpit seating are still comfortable places in which to travel. Overhead is a large electric sunroof, which opens to half aspect and is powered by a motorised pulley system within the frame. It is worth checking that this is functioning correctly, as it could be a difficult and expensive fix. On the C39 a central dash panel comprises of the steering wheel, heater vents, engine tachos and a chartplotter. Initially this was a Raymarine C70, which evolved to a C80. All other engine dials and engine starts are arranged on another panel to the right of the helmsman. The throttles and trim tab controls are set into
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2005 C39 £119,950 (featured) Twin Volvo D6 310hp Boats.co.uk Essex 01702 258885 www.boats.co.uk Those tall enough can get ‘the wind in your hair’ effect
an armrest plinth, with a useful chart storage locker outboard of this. The SC has a single panel dash with an 8-12inch plotter (Raymarine C80 or C120 usually) accommodated to the left of the steering wheel. When it comes to ventilation, the sunroof provides a decent airflow through the saloon in fine weather. However, we were quite disappointed to find that there are no sliding or electric side windows in the saloon on this model. Much like a rear quarter window on a 3-door hot hatch, the windows, which are usually tinted, open outwards at the corners and are limited in their opening by a clamp latching them into position. These do not impede on the decks too much but could catch someone out when moving forward along the side deck. Unfortunately the boat’s curtains or blinds fall short of providing all-round privacy in the saloon. However, privacy for guests overnighting in the saloon, for those cosy nights onboard or that morning cuppa in your PJ’s, can be achieved with a forward screen cover. A SeaPlex electrical system was being offered in the very last of the SC39’s. This is a touchscreen, computerised, electrical-management system, and the control panel is usually located on the port side in the saloon. It is worth checking that this is fully functioning, as modules
2006 SC39 £119,950 (featured) Twin Volvo D6 330hp Boats.co.uk Poole 01202 797777 www.boats.co.uk
2007 SC39 £99,950 ex VAT Twin Volvo D6 310hp New Horizon Yachts 01481 726335 www.newhorizonyachts.com
2004 C39 €133,000 Twin Volvo KAD300 285hp Dream Yacht Sales Division Italy 0039 95930595 www.dreamyacht.it
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Standing headroom in the mid cabin benefits from the central helm and it’s a really impressive space
have been know to suffer from corrosion, which can lead to the unit malfunctioning. The unit was designed and made by a UK company called Eplex. Replacement parts are available through Seabridge Marine and BritBoat Parts. Moving forward, a set of three angled, and moderately steep, steps lead down
These boats have two, almost identical, toilet compartments. Master ensuite pictured
to the lower accommodation and a small lobby area. Here a door on the starboard side leads to the rather impressive mid cabin. Step over the threshold and you are greeted by a surprisingly light and spacious cabin, with plenty of headroom to boot. Just inside is a sideboard unit with two drawers and lockers below. Next to this is a small seat for dressing, and small wardrobe with additional shelved storage inside. Three portholes provide light and ventilation for this main part of the cabin. A sunken area extends thwartships under the saloon where you will find twin berths that can convert into a large double, if required. There is a long shelf at the head of the bed and a useful shelved unit next to the aft bed. Under this aft bed you will find the boat’s 23-gallon waste tank. Overall it is a superb second cabin, great for kids or adults alike. The dressing area impressed us the most and almost puts the master cabin to shame. The guest cabin has ensuite access to the starboard toilet and shower compartment or day loo. This generous compartment has a storage unit, topped with a stylish blue-glass sink, a sea toilet and eye-level
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The master forward cabin has a double island berth, an ensuite toilet/shower and versatile storage
mirrored storage lockers. There is a separate showerhead and control, and a curtain enclosure that shields both doors. The master forward cabin offers a double island berth, which is accessed by a step either side. The cabin has a bank of eye-level cupboards each side, ‘his and hers’ wardrobes on each side, a foredeck escape hatch and a modest amount of floor space for two people to dress. If you need more storage, lifting the front section of the mattress reveals a cavernous, lined, gas-strutted locker, capable of swallowing lots of kit, including larger items. Another hatch under the forward part of the mattress reveals another lined storage locker, or space for an optional cabin air conditioning unit. The bowthruster, if fitted, is accessed through the base of the under-berth locker, and its battery is under a floor hatch just inside the cabin door. A door on the port side leads to the private ensuite toilet and shower compartment, which is identical in terms
of size, features and layout to the day loo. Cream leather upholstery, known as ‘Shetland Vanilla’ and teak and holly flooring in the saloon were two popular optional extras. Most models will be fitted out with the cherry wood laminate finish, which was offered as standard across C39 and SC39 models. Cockpit Slide the patio doors fully open and the cockpit feels like a walk-though extension to the saloon area, with a lovely, one-level flow to it. The cockpit has a single 2-3 person bench seat across the transom, and it is here that you may see slight differences between models. While the C39 and SC39 share the extending cockpit, early C39’s have a regular bolstered transom seat. On later C39’s and SC models, this seat has a large bolstered backrest that hinges forward on metal struts to create a sunpad area. The cockpit SECS system sees the
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transom seat and floor section move aft, providing an extra 2ft of space in the cockpit area. The electric extending bathing platform brings the overall length up from 37ft, to just over 39ft. However, the system can only be operated with the canopy transom sections off, or better still, with the canopy completely stowed. This brings us on to another unique and clever feature of these boats, the electric canopy system. The canopy provides full standing headroom and, using controls found on the port side, retracts and conceals the top bimini canvas under the electrically-hinging cockpit overhang. With the canopy concealed, its framework stows neatly in channels around the patio door frame. Inspect the condition of the canopy, bearing in mind that with the electrical systems accidents and tears could happen. Also check to see whether the roof bimini canvas section is taught, as rain can gather here. Consequently owners may have added an additional mid-hoop support to help counteract this. SC models have a moulded cockpit sink unit on the port side, which is a useful feature. There are a few deck storage lockers in the cockpit, including two nondraining lockers, one small, one large, in the transom seat, and a larger locker
Clever feature. Sealine’s cockpit extending system sees its cockpit double in size
The saloon has quarter-light style opening windows that open out on to the deck
under the sink, if fitted. On the starboard side there is a liferaft locker. However, you may struggle to find one slim enough to be stored upright on its end in here. One owner had fitted brackets to mount collapsed dinghy oars inside this. The shorepower socket and battery key switch can be found in a locker on the starboard side, just inside the transom door. Most models will be equipped with a modular cockpit table, which is a great addition for alfresco dining and entertaining. Access to the side decks is via the cockpit, with moulded steps set into the corners. We noted there was clearer, easier access on the port side. A transom gate on the port side leads out onto the full-width bathing platform and ashore. On Deck The side decks are a reasonable width and, with the chunky guardrails angling
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It has a very capable planing hull, offering speeds up to 35 knots with conventional outdrives
outwards, it is pretty easy to move about on deck. However, we did find that the cabin roof grabrails stopped short when moving past the radar arch and into the cockpit. Also be aware, if fitted, fender baskets will block the decks, so inevitably, passages to the bow will be via the gradually sloping one-level foredeck. Sunpad cushions and foredeck grabrails were two optional extras here. These boats are well equipped when it comes to deck hardware, with four chunky, double-bollard mooring cleats each side. An electric windlass was standard, and you’ll find an excellent size chain locker, ample for fender storage. Both models were fitted with a teaklaid bathing platform and cockpit as standard. There is a bathing ladder and a useful storage locker set into the bathing platform. The latter houses foldout dinghy chocks. On the 2005 C39 we viewed the chocks were causing a small area of the bathing platform teak to stress and crack, which is something to look out for. On boats destined for the Med, a passerelle was an optional extra, available for £5-6k. This can also be used for lifting heavier tenders on to the bathing
platform. Snap Davits with stand-off arms were another commonly used option for tender storage. Hull and Handling The C39/SC39 has a planing hull with a medium to deep-V entry. Models fitted with the conventional sterndrives and Arneson surface drives have this standard hull, while models with Trimax surface shaft drives have a modified hull. The Trimax surface shaft drives required tunnels, enclosing the propshafts, and a transom extension. The C39/SC39 is a very capable boat, providing a fast, comfortable ride. However, owners do report that these boats have a tendency to slam in short, choppy, head-sea conditions, and for this the boat must be trimmed to bring the bow down. When it comes to manoeuvring at close quarters, the central helm position will take some getting used to. Here, a bowthruster, a £3k option in 2004, may provide some extra reassurance. A blue-coloured hull was a £6k option on these boats and looks very smart. However, this will need maintaining to keep its lustre.
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Engine access is via a hatch in the cockpit. Pictured,Volvo D6 310hp’s fitted to a 2005 boat
Engines When it first came on to the market, the C39 was available in three twin diesel drive configurations, stern, shaft and surface. Initially, in 2002, twin 370hp Cummins engines powered the latter two drive configurations. However, a year later, Sealine had opted for larger Yanmar engines offering speeds up to 45 knots. In 2003 the base option was 285hp Volvo Penta KAD300’s, giving a top speed of 36 knots. Priced from £197,988, these were mated to DPG drives. Top of the range, were 440hp Yanmar 6LY2M-STE’s coupled to Arneson drives, giving 39-45 knots and priced from £271,425. The mid range £228,538 ‘Tunnel Drive’ option, giving an estimated 38-42 knots, saw the same 440hp Yanmar engines mated to Trimax surface shaft drives. It seems UK and Med-based buyers favoured the conventional sterndrives. With a price premium of over £70k for the Arneson surface drive version, providing just an extra 9 knots, it was easy to see why. Consequently, we understand that only a couple each of the Arneson and Trimax surface shaftdrive versions were built. These drive options were soon phased out, and Sealine added Volvo’s
modern D-series engines, namely the D6, to its sterndrive only line up. Sealine continued to offer the KAD300 engines as a base option well into the SC model changeover. However, by 2007 it had vanished, and the SC39 was being offered with two versions of the Volvo Penta D6 engine, twin D6 310hp (£244,198) or 350hp (£253,632), which were mated to Volvo Penta DPH drives. In 2008, the very last models were being offered with just the one engine option, twin D6 330hp’s giving 33-35 knots. Today, a C39 fitted with twin KAD300 engines should cruise happily at 25 knots. Boats fitted with the heavier D-series engines will achieve higher cruising speeds of approximately 26-28 knots. With new or old technology engines, we would estimate the fuel economy for these boats to be around 1.5 miles per gallon. With a safe fuel reserve, that gives a cruising range of approximately 275 miles. It is fair to say that the older technology Volvo’s are easier to work on, and faults easier to diagnose, so may find favour with the DIY boater. Fault finding on D-series engines will require a Volvo Penta engineer and specialist diagnostic equipment. However, be aware that the
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KAD300’s are 24 valve engines, and need regular checking and adjustment of the tappets. Luckily this is not too difficult to do, so there is no excuse not to keep on top of the 200 hourly checks required. On D6 powered boats with DPH drives, fouling has been known to damage the seals on the external steering rams, which could lead to water ingress and an expensive repair bill. Look for leaking oil externally, or milky steering oil. Engine access, via a locking hatch in the cockpit, is very good. This opens to reveal a ladder leading down into the engine bay. Inside, a metal tread plate runs thwartships and aids crouched-down access to the front of the engines. There is also a decent amount of space above the engines for daily checks and oil changes. You will find the two fuel filters easily accessible on the forward bulkhead. On the starboard side you will find the boats
batteries, which are concealed inside a moulded GRP box. To port, there is an outboard bracket, ample storage on a raised shelf area, and the calorifier mounted further aft. The water tank forms the forward bulkhead in the engine bay and is usually shrouded by sound proofing material. If possible inspect the tank, as they have been known to suffer from corrosion. On most models you will find fuel shut offs and switchover controls under a smaller floor panel just inside the patio doors. Conclusion These stylish and versatile coupes are quite rare to the market. They absolutely make sense as a coastal cruiser for a family or a couple, and we love the fact you can just step aboard and use them, rain or shine.
Before buying any used boat, always employ the services of a IIMS or a YDSA accredited surveyor and, if you have any doubt about the engines, a separate engine survey by a suitably qualified person is recommended.
Family SC35
2007-2013
Prices £124,950-£230,000
Length 36ft 1in Beam 12ft 2in Radical and clever hardtop with a versatile, two-cabin layout and large cockpit. Buy one (pictured) 2011 £169,950 www.tbsboats.com
SC38
2008-2011
Prices £144,950-£179,000
Length 39ft 4in Beam 12ft 3in Hardtop successor to the C39/ SC39 offering 4-7 berths with a two cabin layout. Buy one (pictured) 2009 £144,950 www.solentmotoryachts.com
S41
1999 - 2003
Prices £94,000-£124,950
Length 42ft 3in Beam 12ft 4in Sportcruiser with an opening T-top, offering 4-6 berths and a master mid cabin. Buy one (pictured) 2000 £94,000 shepherdswindermere.co.uk
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CUTTING Volvo D2-60
Volvo has launched a new 60hp that will be available in both sail drive and shaft drive configurations. The new D2-60 is RCD II and EPA Tier 3 emissions compliant and is a four cylinder, 2.2 litre turbo charged and intercooled engine that delivers high torque at low RPM. The D2 should be ideal for displacement motorboats in either single or twin configuration. Price £TBA www.volvopenta.com
Sea-Tags
Sea-Tags are a brand new man overboard alarm system that works with your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth. Each crewmember wears a wristband that is paired to one or more onboard phones or tablets. The wristband transmits a continuous ‘I’m OK’ signal and an alarm is triggered if that signal is broken by either going out of range, (about 50ft), or by being immersed in water. The wristband is powered by a user replaceable battery, which is said to provide around 600 hours continuous use, and each phone or tablet can support up to six Sea-Tags. Price £89.95 per tag www.force4.co.uk
Onwa
Mantsbrite Marine Electronics has a new range of Onwa chartplotters with built-in Class B AIS transponders, which allow you to see other AIS equipped vessels, ether on a chart or on a dedicated AIS display, as well as broadcast your own position and vessel information. Pre-loaded with UK and Ireland charts, they also accept C-Map MAX cartography in SD card format. Three models are available, 5.6 inch up to 12.1 inch, which are competitively priced and provide an easy, ‘one-unit install’. Price from £936 www.mantsbrite.com
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the latest boating gear and technology
Humminbird SOLIX
Humminbird has launched four new large screen multi-function displays under the SOLIX name. The range consists of a pair of 12 inch displays and a pair of 15 inch models that offer features such as touchscreen or keypad operation, Autochart Live, CHIRP digital sonar and Humminbird’s excellent new down and side imaging technology, MEGA Imaging. All units also have Bluetooth connectivity to allow smartphones to be sync’d for hands free text message display as well as other notifications. Price from £2,499.99 www.humminbird.com
AirSelfie
The AirSelfie is a compact camera drone that connects to your smartphone and allows you to take pictures up to 66ft in the air. It contains a 5mp camera, a battery that charges through a phone case and it generates its own WiFi. Vibration absorption and stability systems are said to guarantee stable and clear images. It’s compatible with the iPhone 6 upwards, Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. Pre-order price from £220 www.airselfiecamera.com
Navionics Dock-to-Dock
Navionics boating app now offers ‘Dock-to-Dock’ auto-routing functionality on Android devices, as well as Apple products. This function is available on app version 8.0 for Android and 8.4 for iOS, and will plot a safe route, taking into account water depth and hazards, amongst other things. All the user has to do is to tap in a start and end point and the app will do the rest. It will also work out an ETA, distance and fuel consumption. Price £32.99 UK App www.navionics.com Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd
Imray 2500 Channel Islands Atlas The 2017 edition of the Imray Channel Islands Atlas 2500 has been published. The spiralbound atlas includes charts covering the Channel crossing, the Channel Islands, the north and west coast of the Cotentin Peninsula and part of the Brittany coastline, as well as tidal stream information.
Price £38.25 www.imray.com
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PROJECT Fairline Vixen
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any boat owners will have heard of the term ‘twofootitis’, but for those that haven’t, it is the condition that many boat owners suffer from that makes them look at the next model in the range, which is usually a couple of feet longer, and convince themselves that there are many good reasons why they should buy it. There is nothing wrong with that of course, in fact I think it is fair to say that I have suffered from the condition myself in the past when I went from a 25 footer to a 28. I do also often look through the brokerage boats thinking how nice it would be to have something around the 31 foot
size. The cure for me is simple, a lack of available funds to satisfy my habit, but for those of a more solvent nature, it can be quite a serious condition, often ending up with something in the 50ft+ category. It appears that while I was busy making sure I didn’t suffer the condition beyond my means, it cunningly took an alternative route. It seems that I now have a case of project boat ‘twofootitis’. It all started out harmlessly enough. Looking up cheap boats on internet auction sites is a great way to pass some time, but it comes with a hidden danger. You can easily find yourself owning one of the lots. So it was, back in the autumn, when
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PROJECT BOAT
“We had ‘bagged’ ourselves a classic Fairline. Now for the next conundrum, how do we get it home?” I saw Leonora on the internet. At 19ft, the Fairline Vixen comes with a pedigree name and just the sort of extra facilities that ‘twofootitis’ convinces you that you need. The auction ended without my half-hearted bid winning, but I fired off an email to the seller expressing my interest anyway, as I know how fickle buyers of boats can be on these sites, and sat back and waited. A week or so went by and I had pretty much forgotten about Leonora when I received an email from Steve, the owner, saying the winner was being unresponsive and would I like to come and see the boat in case it becomes available again.
The boat was near Loughborough, so the following weekend we jumped in the car and headed up the M1 for a viewing. Leonora was sitting at the bottom of Steve’s garden, where it had been dragged out of the River Soar around 10 years previously. The boat had come with the house and had been in use for a year or two after moving in, but in the last few years it had sat, unloved and untouched to the point that the engine was now seized. She was grubby and neglected but we could instantly see her for the classic little motorboat that we think she is. Apart from a seized engine, the fuel tank had been disconnected and the engine gauges
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“It was a non runner as described, but far better than we had expected. We now just had to wait and hope that it would be ours”
The auction listing included photos of Leonora in the water, we assume from when it was last in use
looked to be beyond repair, but she was complete and could, with some time, effort and money, be brought back to life. We made an offer, subject to the original buyer dropping out, and started to think about logistics. The boat was a non-runner. It didn’t come with a trailer and it was onshore
An old and unloved sterndrive is bound to be hiding a few nasty surprises. Time will tell
with no road access. If we were going to end up owning Leonora, she was going to have to depart her current location by water, which meant there was some serious planning to do. We left Steve and explored the local river and boatyards. Just upriver, around the next bend, was Meadow Farm Boatyard and Marina, so we made this our first stop. The boatyard had a slipway, which was good, but it appeared to be used for long term boat maintenance, which meant that trying to tie in recovering Leonora with a vacant slipway was going to be challenging. A chat with one of the workers at the yard pointed us towards Sileby Mill Boatyard, a couple of miles further upstream. This was more like it, a working boatyard and marina with a slipway that we could use for a modest sum if required. There was now just the small matter of the boat being on dry land, us having no trailer, and
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the requirement to cruise a few miles of river in a boat with a seized engine. Steve assured us that launching the boat would be no problem, the other issues we left on the back burner until we knew whether the boat would be ours or not. A couple of weeks passed and an email pinged into my inbox saying the sale had not completed and the boat was available if we wanted it. Cue a frantic problem solving session. We agreed with Steve that we would pick the boat up in two weeks. This would hopefully give us time to get everything in place. The trailer issue was solved quite quickly. Back on eBay a search for suitable trailers threw up one down on the south coast. It was a single axle rollercoaster trailer with a rating of 1500kg. A quick check through our archives confirmed that a Vixen weighed in at 1000kg, so with the capacity of the trailer being 1150kgs it should be suitable. An offer was made and accepted and within a couple of days the empty trailer was on our drive. Luckily I was already equipped with a suitable tow car, a diesel Frontera with a tow rating of 2400kgs. The next issue was that of moving the boat the two and a bit miles from Steve’s
Standing at the stern with tiller extension in hand, the 9.8hp outboard moved us up river
back garden to the slipway at Sileby Mill Boatyard. Interestingly this journey would involve passing through Mountsorrel Lock. The answer was to utilise the auxiliary outboard bracket on Leonora’s transom. The day before we were due to pick the boat up, we departed with empty
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Our late autumn river trip turned out to be a rather enjoyable little cruise on the River Soar
When we arrived, we found that Steve had managed to launch Leonora, after having first cut down a few small trees that had grown up around her in the decade she was ashore. She was floating, the bilge seemed to be dry and we were ready to put everything in place. Once the outboard was mounted and fired up to test, we positioned the car and trailer at the slipway and got a lift back to the boat. Steve wanted to take a final run on the boat that had been his garden Claire works Mountsorrel Lock with a little help ornament for so long, so with the three of us onboard we cast off. We had hit the trailer in tow, my trusty lightweight 9.8hp jackpot with the weather, as we had one of those glorious late season sunny days, and outboard, a pair of lifejackets and some basic safety and navigation kit in the boot, we gently cruised, in a meandering kind of and a 12-litre can of fresh two-stroke fuel. fashion, up river. The lock was negotiated With a long day ahead, the plan was to get without incident, with us grateful for the up to Loughborough the night before, stay extra pair of hands when winding the sluices and opening the heavy gates, and overnight in a hotel and be knocking on within a couple of hours we were tied up Steve’s door at 9am the next morning. 52
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at the slipway. With the outboard, and anything else that wasn’t nailed down, removed from the boat to reduce its weight, we carefully recovered Leonora onto the trailer. Suddenly, she looked like a big boat, and the trailer appeared to groan under the weight. It is possible that Fairline grossly underestimated the weight of the Vixen back in the day when GRP was plastered on with a trowel, so we will need to get the boat weighed at some point, just to make sure we are on the right side of legal. Once the boat was strapped down we set off for Essex, where we arrived, without incident, after dark. So what have we got? Leonora is, we believe, a 1978 boat and appears to have had an engine transplant at some point in its life. They were usually fitted with a 115hp, 120hp or 130hp Mercruiser, or Volvo petrol engines, with the later Volvo engines being mated to a 280 sterndrive. Leonora’s seized engine is a newer 146hp Volvo AQ151 and this is combined with a 290 single prop drive, which we don’t believe was ever fitted to the Vixen in the
We needed to take Leonora two miles up river to Sileby Mill boatyard, and the nearest slipway
factory due to their different production dates. Where from here? We are going to have to decide on a route to take this restoration. Unlike Olive we won’t have a strict budget, but we need to keep it realistic. So far we have paid £800 for the
With the boat loaded and strapped down she was ready for the 150mile journey home
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Journey’s end and the Vixen’s home for the future
boat and a further £850 for the trailer. A nice Vixen in running order, and on a usable road trailer, is worth somewhere in the region of £5,000, so trying to come in under that would be a good starting point. Since bringing her to Essex she has patiently seen the winter out on hard standing at a local boatyard, having finally run out of room at home. Next month, now the weather is finally turning, we will have had a chance to have a better look at what challenges await us, and hopefully start to formulate a plan. In the
meantime, Olive will not be neglected. There are still quite a few jobs that we want to do with our little Mayland, and an adventure or two that I want to take her on. On the basis that Leonora is going to be a long term project, Olive will continue to provide a much needed trailboat fix for the foreseeable future. Our first project boat, Mayland 16 Olive, will continue to be upgraded
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£2.5k project boat
Q I have only recently discovered your
magazine and been catching up by reading through all the back issues. I have been inspired by your £1k project boat and have decided to get myself something similar, although in a ready-to-go state, as my DIY skills are not so great. I have a budget of £2.5k and ideally want something with a small two berth cabin like your project boat, but with maybe sleeker lines and capable of a decent turn of speed. It needs to be on a trailer and capable of being used in coastal waters. Do you think I will find such a boat for my budget?
A There are plenty of boats out there that are within your budget but the
sticking point will be fulfilling all of your requirements in one package. A boat like our project boat with a bigger engine could be found within budget, but the engine will be old technology. If you want something with sportier looks I am thinking a Shetland Family Four, pictured top, would fit the bill, but getting one on a decent roadworthy trailer with a large engine will require double or more of your budget. If you accept that a boat at this price is always going to require some work, even if it is just to clean it up and paint it, you could probably pick up something like a Shetland 535, pictured bottom, on a trailer and with a two stroke engine capable of a good turn of speed for around £2.5k, but remember, the boat itself is only part of the expenditure. You will also need to budget for some safety kit, such as lifejackets for everyone on board, and maybe a handheld VHF and the paperwork to use it. Also you should consider taking a RYA Powerboat level 2 course, which will teach you the basics of boat handling, launching, navigation and safety. If you have never been boating before, it will be the best £150-£200 you will spend. 56
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What size Eberspacher?
Q After a cold winter afloat, with
just an electric fan heater for comfort, I have decided to fit an Eberspacher diesel fired blow air heater to our Birchwood TS340. What size heater should I go for?
A According to the Eberspacher selection guide, which can be found by
downloading the marine heating brochure from their website, your boat falls just about at the crossover point between the 3kW D4 plus and the 4.8kW D5 units. If it were me, I would err on the side of the more powerful unit and go for the D5.
Q&A
Your Questions Answered
KAD32 coolant change
Q I have followed all your ‘how
to’ articles, and they have been very useful, this year it is time for a coolant change on my Volvo KAD32, so I was just wondering if you had covered this in a previous issue that I may have missed.
A We haven’t covered this in the magazine but I have flushed a KAD32 myself
and did so by undoing the drain plug on the water pump. I then flushed through with clean water by putting a hose in the header tank until the water that was coming out of the drain plug was clean. I then plugged it all back up, filled with fresh water, ran the engine, and drained and flushed again. I did this about four of five times, as well as back-flushing where I could, using the calorifier connections. When the water was coming out clean, I added the right quantity of neat antifreeze (from memory this was about 6 or 7 litres to give me a 50% concentration). I then topped up with clean water to the full mark. The reason I did not add pre-mixed, was that I did not know how much water was left in the system. As it turns out, there must have been at least a couple of litres, as I only managed to get about 4 or 5 litres of water in at the end. Had I mixed it to a 50:50 concentration before adding, I would have ended up with a reduced strength coolant solution, as I would not have been able to get it all in. Running the engine up to temperature, and then for a short while afterwards, would have mixed the solution up inside the engine.
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Boat share schemes
Q I like boats, but can’t afford a whole one. There
must be many people out there who want to own a boat but have not got the money to buy, maintain and moor it by themselves. How about trying to put these people in contact with each other to form groups and spread the cost. What do you think?
A Shared boat ownership is actually quite common. We bought our boat from a
shared ownership scheme. In this case it was two families. If anyone is genuinely interested in starting a shared boat scheme, just email me some details, such as what sort of boat you are looking at, where it will be located, how many members and the costs involved and we will happily publish your details. Alternatively there are a few schemes around such as Boat Club Trafalgar, The Boat Club Poole and Pure Latitude, that offer professionally managed boat share or ownership schemes that allow the use of a boat, or variety of boats, at a fixed cost.
Speed gauge not working
Q On my boat I have a speed gauge that
doesn’t seem to work. I have traced the wire back to the transom where it is connected to a small plastic arm that extends below the hull. There doesn’t appear to be any moving parts on this arm. Should there be some form of rotating paddlewheel? Apart from the wire leading from gauge to transom, there also doesn’t appear to be any other wiring, or connections for any other wiring, which makes me wonder where it is getting its power from.
A It sounds like you have a pitot tube style log, and the ‘wire’ that runs from the
instrument to the transom is in fact a hollow tube. The trailing arm has a small hole in the leading edge that pressurizes the tube when it is moved through the water. This pressurization is what moves the needle on the gauge, so no power is needed. The reason why yours is not working is likely to be due to the hole in the pitot tube being blocked. Another possibility is a lack of speed. In my experience, pitot tube logs work well, and fairly accurately, at higher speeds, but when the boat is running at single figure speeds the gauge often doesn’t read at all. 60
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Your Questions Answered
Using a portable generator
Q I spend my time cruising the inland waterways and rarely have access to
shorepower, so keeping on top of my electrical needs is always a problem. I want to buy a small portable generator, so that I can recharge my batteries and heat some water while cruising, but I have been told by more than one person that portable generators are unsafe onboard a boat. What’s your opinion?
A Used sensibly and correctly, a portable generator can be a useful addition
on any boat that cruises away from shorepower. The danger comes from three elements. The first is Carbon Monoxide. I think every boat should have a CO alarm, but this becomes paramount when using something like a portable generator. Ideally the generator should be run off the boat but if you are at anchor then it should be run on deck with the exhaust pointing downwind and out of the boat. The second risk is the fuel. Petrol will need to be stored in such a way that leaks and fumes will vent overboard. A gas locker or anchor locker are good options. Then you have the issue of filling the generator fuel tank. This should be done off the boat, or if not possible outside of the boat such as on the bathing platform. You do not want fumes or spilt fuel collecting inside the boat. It goes without saying that here should be no naked flames during the process, and that includes pilot lights from gas-powered fridges. Storage of the generator will also need careful thought, as there will always be some fuel left in the tank that could leak out. A large locker with an overboard drain would be ideal. Lastly there is the issue of electric shock. Running the boats electrical circuits from a portable generator means that there may be no earth on the circuits. Much will depend on the generator, how it is wired, the boats electrical circuits and how they are protected. I would suggest seeking the advice of a professional electrician on the final point. Ultimately though, the answer is that it can be perfectly safe to use a portable generator on or around a boat providing you take some sensible precautions. Portable generators are useful in times away from shorepower but must not be used in enclosed spaces 62
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Whitby
by Claire Frew
For over a thousand years, one Yorkshire port has provided sanctuary for boaters. Now a popular holiday resort, Whitby is dripping in historical landmarks and tales of the sea
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and captured the hearts of boaters, for centuries. It is a diverse, fascinating and truly captivating place to visit by boat. Whitby began life as an Anglo Saxon settlement, next to the naturally-formed estuary mouth of the River Esk. With royal and religious connections, a community
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grew, centred around an abbey perched high on the east clifftop. The Normans later established a medieval town on the lower banks to the east of the harbour, and this development spilled over onto the adjacent bank. Flanked by an inhospitable Yorkshire moor landscape, Whitby prospered from the sea. Three key industries, fishing, trade (alum and coal) and shipbuilding saw Whitby flourish. In turn, years of harbour reinforcement saw the development of two protective piers reaching out into
the North Sea. During the 17th and 18th centuries Whitby had also become successful in the whaling industry, with ships returning from Greenland with a harvest of whale, seal and even polar bear blubber for oil. The famous explorer, Captain Cook, grew up in the nearby village of Great Ayton on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, but it was in Whitby that he discovered his passion for the sea, which in turn lead him to discover Australia in the 18th century. Four of his ships were built at Whitby.
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Count as you climb. The 199 steps ascend the East Cliff to the Abbey where the views are spectacular
By the 19th century Whitby had become a popular tourist destination, and during this era a famous literary connection occurred. The writer, Bram Stoker, took inspiration from a holiday at the picturesque harbour town of Whitby for his novel, Dracula. In the novel the sinister Count, based on villain, Vlad the Impaler, mysteriously arrives at Whitby as a ship is wrecked off the east cliff at Tate Hill Sands. He climbs the 199 steps to his castle, which is based on the windswept graveyard at St Mary’s, and the Whitby Abbey ruins. Dracula’s dark influence lives on in the town to this day, with gothic
jewellery, costumes and gifts available in various shops in the town. Today Whitby is a town of many facets. Still dominated by a lucrative fishing industry, the fishing quay to the west is decorated by thousands of stacked lobster pots and colourful trawlers. Out on the mighty piers, eroded lighthouses portray the effects of the weather on this sometimes inhospitable coastline, whilst mooring posts and capstans remind us of a bygone age when ships were hauled by hand along the inner walls and up to the harbour. To the west of the harbour mouth, is a cluster of amusement arcades
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The ruins of a Benedictine monestary, known as Whitby Abbey, is a landmark on the East Cliff
and gift shops selling buckets and spades, fudge and sticks of rock, typical of a seaside resort. Leading off from the bustling waterfront, Whitby’s sprawling shopping centre has many high street stores and charity shops, and is crammed full of dining opportunities and of course, countless fish and chip eateries in many budget guises. Up on the west cliff, a statue of Captain Cook and a whale jaw bone archway are reminders of a bygone era, whilst the imposing Victorian terraced residences and hotels symbolise the dawning of a seaside resort. Back at harbour level, the red and white, Bridge Street swing bridge spans the River Esk and leads over to a more traditional and unspoilt side of Whitby. The east bank is fringed with countless red-bricked properties nestling into the steep hillside. Set back from the harbour in the north east, the charming narrow cobbled streets offer glimpses into Whitby’s medieval past, which in turn offers a quirky array of craft shops and clothing boutiques, restaurants and, of course, jewellery stores selling the signature Whitby Jet pieces. Whitby Jet is a black semi-precious stone formed by fossilised wood, which is said to have been worn by Queen Victoria. 199
Met Office Shipping Forecast Tyne & Humber Met Office Inshore Waters Whitby to Gibraltar Point & Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby Scarborough webcam Whitby Waverider / Magic Seaweed Ravenspurn North buoy conditions Trent buoy conditions Whitby Webcam BBC Whitby 5-day forecast
Marine supplies
Coates Marine chandlery (01947 604486) is located in the fenced boatyard compound at the southern end of the marina car park. The boatyard also operates a 16-tonne boatlift, lifting boats out of the water from the harbour slipway or off road transport. The lift can handle motorboats up to 42 feet long and 13 feet wide, transporting them into the boatyard hardstanding area, which is capable of accommodating fifty boats. The on-site engineers offer repair, refurbishment or repainting services, as well as inboard and outboard engine maintenance, and can supply and fit new engines from a range of manufacturers. In nearby Scarborough there is the East Coast Marine chandlery (01723 375199). The nearest Volvo Penta dealerships are York Marina (01904 621021) in York, and Royston Ltd, also Perkins and Yanmar, (0191 295 8000) in Newcastle. The Yorkshire Trading Company is a useful store selling hardware items in Baxtergate.
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steps lead to the Parish Church of St Mary’s, and the ruins of Whitby Abbey, which is now run by English Heritage and a major tourist attraction. Beyond the swing bridge lies Whitby Harbour and Marina, with its long pontoons that are home to over 350 modestly-sized motorboats and yachts. Whitby is not only a great boating bolthole, it is a useful stepping stone for ports and harbours up and down the east coast, such as Newcastle, Hartlepool and Scarborough, and also for passages across the North Sea. Each year Whitby Marina welcomes visitors from Holland and Scandinavia.
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tidal currents and swingbridge openings dictate entry and departure. The north cardinal buoy, Whitby, is your first marker in the approaches and lies just under a mile from the entrance piers. Please note the additional yellow special mark, the Whitby Waverider buoy closeby to the west, which provides wave data to the North East Coastal Observatory. Be aware that the tide runs across the entrance, east on a flood and west on an ebb, and at the Whitby cardinal buoy, the tide turns approximately 2 hours after high and low water. High water at Whitby is approximately 20 minutes after its standard port of the River Tees. If you are approaching from the east, it is very important to keep the Whitby cardinal buoy well to port, as the shallow sea area stretching south of this buoy is notorious for overfalls and best avoided. Inshore you will note on the chart a drying area, including Whitby Rock itself, linking the tip of the East Pier to the east cliff. Even in light winds, breaking waves will be seen forming over these rocky shallows to the east of the harbour entrance. Be aware, at approximately 2 hours after high water, stronger sets of waves will be seen coming from the east across the entrance, therefore extra care should be taken upon entry or departure. Shallow
There is a large Cooperative supermarket in Landborne Road, just yards from Whitby Marina. It is open Mondays to Saturdays 6am-11pm and Sundays 10am-4pm. Heron Foods in Baxtergate and Poundland in Flowergate are also useful for food provisions. There are of course plenty of shops selling local produce, including Rob Breckon Butchers in Gold Lion Bank, The Whitby Catch fishmongers on Pier Road and Cooplands bakery on Baxtergate.
Transport
Whitby Station is just 130 metres from the marina and from here train operator, Northern, offers services to Middlesborough (1½ hour journey) and Newcastle (under 3 hours) on the Esk Valley Railway route. Steam train experiences are also available through North York Moors Railway (NYMR). The York Bus Coastliner 840 route operates from Langborne Road (the road between the marina and supermarket) to York (2hrs 20mins) and Leeds (3hrs 30mins) leaving at 11am on weekdays. The X93 from Whitby Bus Station (behind the railway station) goes to Middlesborough in the west and Scarborough (via Robin Hood’s Bay) in the south, while the regular 98 takes you up to Whitby’s Castle Park, West Cliff Parade and Esplanade. For bus route details and times visit the Arriva Bus website.
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depths will also be seen in the sea area off the entrance piers. However, the channel inside has a maintained depth of 1.4m below chart datum. Once due west of the Whitby cardinal, the harbour entrance and leading line should now be visible. This entrance channel transit, bearing 169°T, consists of a white triangle lower mark and a white circle with a black vertical line for the upper mark, both of which are set amongst the housing above Tate Hill Sands. Be aware, there is a speed limit of 5 knots inside the harbour. Upon clearing the two inner piers, a second set of markers astern on the inside of the East Pier provide another transit, leading towards the swingbridge, bearing 209°T.
Entry to the Upper Harbour is restricted by the Whitby swing bridge that opens, at various times upon request, depending on the tide. The first opening of the bridge is usually timed for two hours before high water and then openings are on request each hour and half hour until a final opening, which is usually one hour and fifty minutes after high water. On some weekends the Whitby Yacht Club arrange additional bridge openings. Approaching visitors will need to keep a listening watch on the harbour watchkeeper channel, VHF channel 11, and upon entry to the lower harbour, make contact with the bridge operatives, call sign ‘Whitby Watchkeeper’. The watchkeeper can also be contacted by telephone on 01947 Visitors must wait at Fish Quay (see red trawlers) in the Lower Harbour for a bridge opening
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The slipway is just south of the Marina Office
602272. Vessels arriving outside the bridge opening times are advised to wait in the Lower Harbour, rafting alongside the fishing pontoon, fishing vessels or alongside the Fish Quay itself, remaining onboard at all times. Both bridge arms are usually opened, and the Harbour Office ask that leisure boats transiting the bridge, pass simultaneously heading upstream and downstream, keeping to the starboard side of the channel and passing port to port. Be aware that large commercial and cargo vessels transit the harbour, often under pilotage, therefore precedence is given to these vessels. Smaller boats with sufficient air draft are allowed to proceed under the bridge. The Harbour Office says, as a rule of thumb, on a 5-metre tide there is approximately 3 metres bridge clearance. Once through the bridge, visitors are advised to contact Whitby Marina located on the west side of the Upper Harbour. Whitby Marina operate on VHF channel 11 or you can call the marina office on 01947 600165. Be aware in low season, the marina office may only be manned in the mornings until 1pm. On the east side of the river is the Church Street Pontoon for annual residents. While the harbour is dredged to maintain a minimum depth of 1.4
• Admiralty Chart 129 Whitby to Flamborough Head Chart • Admiralty SC5614 East Coast – Orford Ness to Whitby Chart Folio • Admiralty SC5615 East Coast – Whitby to Edinburgh Chart Folio • Imray C24 Flamborough Head to Fife Ness Chart • Imray C29 Harwich to Whitby • Reeds Nautical or Eastern Almanac • Imray Cook’s Country Spurn Head to St Abbs • OS Whitby & Esk Dale 94 (inc. Robin Hood’s Bay) map
Distances
Approximate distances in nautical miles from Whitby: • Scarborough 16 miles • Hartlepool 24 miles • Hull 88 miles
Slipway
If you are arriving with a trailboat in tow, there is a slipway located at the southern end of the marina car park. Car parking is available for vehicles and trailers here and you should contact the marina attendant to purchase a permit. Parking for a boat trailer is charged at £7.50 per day. The car park also has a row of waterfront bays for campervans. The slipway is accessible at most states of the tide, with the exception of low water springs when it is only accessible for 4 hours either side of high water. It is a fairly wide, concrete slipway with a moderate slope. The day launch rate is £14.80 and annual pass is £322.62.
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Whitby Marina is ideally located for the town. Visitors moor to the West Main Pontoon, pictured
metres below chart datum, depths off the entrance at low water often dip below a metre, hence the advised 5hrs +/- HW access. Be aware also that the River Esk will occasionally flow quite strongly, which can result in rapid silting in the Upper Harbour.
Where to moor
Visitors are normally directed to the northern most end of the West Main Pontoon at Whitby Marina, this is the innermost of the two main alongside pontoons. This particular pontoon can be identified by resident boats rafted two abreast. Alternatively visitors may be offered a vacated resident berth, if
available, on the main outer West Pontoon (single alongside berths) or in the small pontoon area to the north of the marina office. An overnight mooring at Whitby Marina for a 10-metre motorboat is £26.64. The marina has WiFi, pontoon security gates, 240v shorepower and fresh water. Shorepower is dispensed using tokens, which are available in denominations of £1, £5 and £10, from the Marina Office or the Harbour Office at Endeavour Wharf. Ashore, a contemporary wooden-clad building houses the Marina Office, toilet/ shower and laundry facilities, all of which are accessed by a security key fob. There are additional public toilets in the same building, which are accessed from the car park side. There is a pumpout available on the Trident Pontoon in the Upper Harbour. Details and tokens for this are available from the Marina Office.
Where to eat & drink West Main Pontoon has shorepower and water
There is a huge choice of dine-in fish restaurants to sample the local seafood and ales, many with waterfront views.
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Berthing prices
• 10m overnight berth £26.64 • 10m week £186.48 • 10m annual single berth £2782 Please note there is a 1.5% surcharge for credit card payments. Debit card payments do not attract a surcharge.
Where to fill up
Marine diesel is available in small amounts from the tank next to the marina office. You will need to carry suitable cans or, alternatively, the marina office has five 20-litre jerry cans it can loan out to customers. The marina will dispense a maximum of 150-175 litres. Larger amounts of diesel can be obtained from the fishing fuel berth, contact the Marina or Harbour Office for details on this. It may also be possible to arrange a fuel tanker delivery through local fuel suppliers, W Eves (01947 602255) who supply the Whitby Marina fuel tank, and Stones Fuel Oils Ltd (01653 694111). Petrol is available in cans from the Esso garage in Upgang Lane, which is a 0.6 mile (15-minute) walk from the marina.
Events
Whitby Goth Weekend 21st-23rd April Whitby Regatta 18th-21st August Whitby Folk Week 19th-25th August
The Blitz café is one of many cafés and tea rooms on the charming cobbled Church Street
For more information visit: www.visitwhitby.com www.real-whitby.co.uk www.whitby.co.uk
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both in Grape Lane. If it is a curry you are craving, head for Indian Moments (01947 820871) in Church Street. Finally the Whitby Yacht Club, located above the Whitby Lifeboat Museum, in Pier Road, is open Friday and Saturday evenings from 8.30pm April to October, and welcomes visiting boat crews to its clubhouse. You will find details of more restaurants, pubs and cafes on the Visit Whitby website.
Roman signal station have been found recently in its grounds. What is seen today are the remains of a 13th century Benedictine monastery, which was all but destroyed following the religious Second Suppression Act of Henry VIII. Further damage was sustained in 1914 when the west front was fired upon by a German warship. Now run and conserved by English Heritage, entry to the abbey is £7.10 for adults, £6.40 for concessions and over 60’s, and £4.10 for children. The Captain Cook Museum is a must Climbing the 199 steps is obligatory, as on Whitby’s museum trail. Here you will the views from the top are spectacular. get to know the famous explorer and see These steps also lead up to the Parish his achievements through paintings, maps Church of St Mary’s and the ruins of the and artefacts. The museum is also aptly Whitby Abbey, which is a major attraction set in the very 17th century town house, and dominates the skyline. An abbey has in Grape Lane, where Cook lived and stood on this spot since the 7th century. served his apprenticeship. Admission is However, evidence of a 3rd century £5.70 for adults, £5.20 for OAPs and £3.50
Places to visit
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You can sit and watch the activity of Whitby’s working Upper Harbour. It’s picturesque and sheltered
for children. A family ticket is £14. At the Fish Quay, you can also board a replica of Cook’s ship, the Endeavour for a trip around the harbour. Bookings are made in advance via the Endeavour Whitby website, or by calling 01723 364100. The Whitby Museum at Pannett Park, which is located approximately half a mile (12-minute walk) from the marina, charts the history of the town through a treasure trove of artefacts, including locally-found fossils, ship models and costumes. Entry is £5 for adults, concessions/OAPs are £4 and children under 17 are free. You will need a good few days to discover and walk around Whitby. A walk out to the tip of the West Pier is a must. However, beware the gaps between the planks will almost certainly leave those of nervous disposition with wobbly legs. It is possible to climb the spiral steps to the top of weather-beaten West Pier Lighthouse, which costs £1.50 for adults and £1 for children. A stroll along the Tate Hill Sands at low water towards the ancient pier is also a lovely walk. Wandering around St Mary’s graveyard you will see gravestones, which 1700’s. Whitby Goth Weekend is held every year in April and, believing the
Dracula legend as fact, the Goths scour St Mary’s graveyard for his grave. We would also recommend a late night stroll along Church Street after the tourist hoards have retreated, as this will conjure up images of Whitby’s original medieval streets and Stokers gothic inspiration. Finally, at night, Whitby Abbey is lit up by a mesmerising display of colours that is worth witnessing, camera in hand, from the west cliff. Whitby has many more attractions and activities, such as a pavilion, Whitby Jet Heritage Centre, RNLI Whitby lifeboat museum, beach horse riding, Dracula Experience, an indoor and outdoor play area, a cinema and guided walks. Again, you will find details at Visit Whitby. MBO
Whitby’s waterfront. Marine Parade has a great selection of gift shops, restaurants and cafés
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Length (LOA): 7.05m / 23ft 2in Beam: 2.3m / 7ft 6in Displacement: 1300kg (ex engine) Fuel Capacity: 200 litres RCD category: C Engine as Tested: Single 200hp Evinrude E-Tec G2 Other Engine options: Single Evinrude E-Tec G2 up to 250hp Price from £47,249
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owriders have gone through a bit of a renaissance over the last few years and have come out the other side with a sleeker, sharper, more serious look, epitomized by the likes of XO and Axopar. However, these well known Finnish brands are not the only ones following this route. Nordkapp, a fellow Scandinavian builder from Norway, has a range of small open day boats that come with the similar design ethos of producing sporty looking ‘drivers’ boats with a protected helm and plenty of seating. The Avant 705 is one of a 19 boat lineup that all sit between 5.5 and 8metres in length. The five Avant models are Nordkapp’s bowrider range, and include three fibreglass boats, the 550, 605 and 705, and a pair of aluminium models, the 605 and 705 Ranger. Whereas the traditional bowrider will
have access to the forward seating via a central walkthrough section, the access to the bow on the 705 is on the port side. In the bow there is offset U-shaped seating from the bow, along the starboard side and in front of the helm. Beneath this seating is lots of useful storage and the whole bow section is encapsulated in a safe, sturdy and high guardrail. Being Scandinavian, the guardrail is broken over the bow, where you get a non-slip walkthrough section to allow embarking
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The 705’s layout is minimalistic, but is well designed and kitted out with quality materials
or disembarking over the pointy end. This non-slip section lifts to reveal a locker for storing warps or an anchor that, thanks to an open inboard end, can be accessed without lifting the lid, if required. Moving aft and back into the cockpit, the bow can be closed off with a curved fibreglass lower door and a fold back section of the windscreen and this is where you want to be when underway. For the skipper there is a single supportive and adjustable bucket seat, which is well protected by the tall wraparound windscreen. The navigator gets a separate seat to port which, although perhaps not quite so supportive, does still come with shoulder hugging protrusions to help ensure you stay planted during any fast speed maneuvers. With this seat facing the access to the bow, the navigator doesn’t get any structure in front of them, and Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd
therefore no personal storage spaces or even a cup holder, but they do get a very sturdy grabrail and easy access to the dedicated fender storage, located just inside the bow section. The aft section of the cockpit will accommodate up to five, with three across the transom and a pair of aft facing seats behind the helm and navigator’s positions.
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The backrest of the navigator’s seat flips to allow the seat aft of this to become a sun lounger. All of these aft cockpit seats offer storage below, and on our test boat the area beneath the navigator’s seat had been fitted with an optional drawer fridge. Our test boat was not fitted with a canopy, but we are told that when installed it is stored integrally in the aft bench seat, and so hidden out of sight but easily erected. Like the rest of the boat, the helm console is simple, yet functional. A large flat area above the wheel allows for a multi-function display of up to 12 inches to be flush fitted, with most other controls located around the steering wheel. A cup holder and a small mesh pouch compartment are the total sum of any storage areas for the skipper. Next to the helm console is a panel with what appears to be a glove box type storage area in the middle. While I have seen a 705 A toilet compartment is a real boon on a day boat with a lid on this compartment, our test 80
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Access to the bow is to port, with a central toilet compartment next to the helm
boat had no such thing, and was therefore useless to store anything. What this panel is though, is a door to this boat’s little secret, a toilet compartment. I have to say that this is really nothing to write home about. It is compact, dark and basic, and on our test boat, full of water, but if there is one thing that a good dayboat needs, it is somewhere that allows you to stay out on the water, instead of looking for the nearest onshore facilities. It would also be a useful changing area if you or your crew were using the 705 for watersports. Some of the fit and finish in this compartment was a bit below par, and there was lots of painted rough fibreglass, but this compartment, with either a portable toilet or the optional electric sea toilet, is a feature that is well worth looking for in any day boat purchase. Back at the transom, the rear bench seat has two small fold-over sections in the base cushion. These serve three purposes. When folded out, they turn the two person seat into a space for three, when folded in they provide arm rests for the two seats, and lastly they allow for a clear passage Motorboat Owner Š Digital Marine Media Ltd
on either side out to the transom, with moulded steps leading up from the cockpit sole. The bathing platform comes in two sections, either side of the engine well. The starboard side has a bathing ladder and a wet locker beneath the hinged lid, which also conceals the fuel filler. On the port side another wet locker was kitted out on our Scandinavian spec boat with a stern anchor, but would be useful for warps or towing lines. Between the two, arched above the outboard, was the optional watersports frame with towing eye. Overall, the materials used around the cockpit, and the boat in general, provide an air of quality, although the seat material appeared to retain the water, and remain quite wet, even after a wipe down. Underway I have to be honest, with a boat like this, much of what I have written before is largely irrelevant. This is not a boat to go cruising on, nor is it a fishing boat. The Avant 705 is a boat that is designed to provide a great driving experience, together
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PERFORMANCE As tested 70% fuel 0% water 4 crew Force 1
RPM
with some suitable performance for watersports. So how does it do? The answer is, exceptionally well. The lack of cup holders, and the dodgy finishing around the toilet compartment entrance are all forgotten in an instant when you get behind the wheel and work the throttle. Nordkapp have a tie-up with BRP, and so all models come with one of Evinrude’s two-stroke direct injection E-Tec G2 engines. The Avant 705 can have up to 250hp on the transom, so our boat was far from being the most potent option, with its 200hp E-Tec. It wasn’t even the HO (high output) version of the 200 either. Four-stroke engines may be whisper quiet, and you have to appreciate how refined, reliable and efficient they have become, but I still get a massive thrill out of two-stroke motors and their brutal
Idle (550) 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 5900
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1.8 4.2 6.0 7.2 10.1 12.2 16.5 19.9 25.2 35.1 38.9 42.0
0.17 0.55 0.97 1.72 3.01 3.96 4.75 5.50 6.40 8.89 10.6 15.1
10.5 7.64 6.19 4.18 3.36 3.08 3.47 3.62 3.94 3.95 3.67 2.78
0.8 2.5 4.4 7.8 13.7 18.0 21.6 25.0 29.1 40.4 48.0 68.8
Range Noise (nm)
462 336 272 184 148 135 152 159 173 174 161 122
69 76 79 84 87 89 90 91 93 93 94 95
response and, despite the technology used to make them as clean and as efficient as four-strokes, or even more so if the figures are correct, they haven’t lost the ability to put a smile on my face. Pin the throttle forward and with 200hp, the 705 will be on the plane in 2.5 seconds. It will be doing 30 knots in just under 9 seconds, and will be flat out in just over 10 seconds. The acceleration is fierce, and the extra torque provides a good kick when you push the throttle at any setting.
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The 200hp G2 and ergonomic helm deliver a great driving experience
“The G2 and Nordkapp pairing is a match people think that two-stroke outboards made in heaven” Many were banned in the UK and EU back in 2006.
TWO-STROKE - HISTORY
It also helps keep the speed up in even the tightest of turns and would be very beneficial if towing a skier, wakeboard or inflatable. In short, the 705 and the E-Tec 200 G2 felt like a match made in heaven, and I can’t remember the last time a boat and outboard engine felt so in tune with each other. The hull performed admirably, gripping and turning precisely, even at high speeds, and although I was unable to give it a rough speed workout on the calm lake, it has the feel of a good hull that, when trimmed right, will provide a comfortable and solid ride. The helm is comfortable and ergonomically good, with everything easily to hand, and the driving environment feels just right. The new Icon II electronic throttle provides Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd
The truth is that there was no legislation particularly aimed at two stroke engines at all. What happened was that the EU introduced new emission regulations that all outboards sold after that date had to meet, and the old technology two strokes just were unable to comply. There were two stroke motors on the market back then that did meet these regulations, in the shape of Yamaha’s HPDI, Mariner’s Optimax and Evinrude’s E-Tec outboard. While the former produced these engines, which concentrated at the top end of the power range, alongside a comprehensive four-stroke line up, BRP, the owner of Evinrude, stuck solely with this greener two-stroke technology. and produced a range that went from 25hp upwards. Both Yamaha and Mariner have since dropped their compliant two-strokes from their ranges, but Evinrude continued to developed and grown their range. They are now on the second generation, known as G2, and are continuing to roll this development out throughout the range. E-Tec two-stokes meet all current and planned emission regulations in the US, Europe and the rest of the world.
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smooth and effortless shifting, but with just the right amount of resistance to avoid accidental acceleration when the going gets choppy. The screen offered excellent protection to the helm and navigator during our test in some heavy rain showers. This protection also extends to the two aft facing seats behind. The transom seat does tend to lose some protection from the screen, so this can be a wet and windy place to be in the wrong conditions. With the E-Tec not being the quietest of engines, the transom seat can also be a noisy place to sit when the boat is being driven boisterously. The deep cockpit feels secure, even when moving around underway, with plenty of handholds for everyone on board. Our engine was fitted with BRP’s I-Trim engine trim assist and integrated hydraulic steering with DPS (dynamic power steering). The former is designed to take away the engine trim from the driver and, in simple terms, it works well, trimming in until on the plane and then trimming out as the boat speed rises. Where it didn’t work, at least on this test, was when turning. Anyone who has ever raced a boat will know that in fast tight turns you trim
The bathing platform offers two wet lockers
the outboard or leg down before executing the turn. Failure to do so can, in some cases, leave you wearing the boat as a hat. When I tried to see what I-Trim would do in a tight turn, I was surprised to see it trim further out. I know that the functions of I-Trim can be programmed by the dealer, and this is one area that I would want to see programmed out. The DPS offers the helm a choice of power assist levels in the steering. I found that the middle setting seemed to offer the perfect mix of light precise steering and good feedback. On that score I can’t see that I would ever select any other setting, but it is there as an option if you need it.
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Conclusion The Nordkapp Avant 705 is simple and understated and yet somehow all the better for it. It is a driver’s boat, and one that you would want to take out just for the thrill of the experience. Coupling it with Evinrude’s excellent G2 engine, combines to make a great package. While I know there is some resistance to two-stroke outboards, I urge you to cast all thoughts of thirsty, smokey two-stroke engines of old out of your mind. The G2 brings with it benefits beyond their fantastic performance, including nearly 4mpg in this boat at fast cruising speeds. Yes, they are a bit noisier than four-strokes, but they are clean, powerful, economical
The Nordkapp Avant 705 is a boat that you will want to take out at every opportunity
and only require a service once every five years, or 500 hours. Oh, and I haven’t even mentioned how fantastic they look.
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Daffodils at Bray
Spring has sprung at MDL’s Bray Marina SPOTTED! by Celine Davis
Parking at St Peter Port
Typo on sign at Victoria Marina, Guernsey SPOTTED! by Ingvar Svenson
Cornish Mist
An eerie fog bank moves across Trevose Head SPOTTED! by David Bagshaw 92
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