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has been much doom and gloom in the boating industry since 2008, and 10 years later the bad news keeps coming, such as Broom’s recent announcement that they are discontinuing boat building followed, shortly afterwards, by the surprise announcement from German boatbuilding behemoth, Bavaria, that they are entering a form of self-administration and are currently seeking

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an investor. Just when we think there is light at the end of a very long tunnel, announcements like these make your heart sink and question leisure boating’s future. This made the latest announcement by a consortium that includes the RYA, the RNLI, the maritime and Coastguard agency and the Marine industry’s trade body, British Marine, that participation in leisure boating activities in the UK has

reached its highest levels since 2002, a very welcome relief. The study shows that nearly four million UK residents take to the water in one of 12 core boating activities. That’s 7.4% of the population, with significant rises in canoeing, paddle boarding and sailing. But the one fact that brings a smile to my face is that, percentage wise, one of the largest increases is in motor boating, with 186.000 more participants now, than in the heady pre-recession days of 2002.

The survey also reveals that there are 690,000 boat owning households in the UK, which equates to around 2.5% of homes. Now, there are approximately 180 houses in my road, so there should be 4.5 boat owning households according to these stats. I wonder if any of them are reading this? There is, of course, the possibility that I alone have skewed the results and have, in fact, taken my whole road’s share of boats.

If so, I’m very sorry about that.

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The Jeanneau Merry Fisher 1095 during a sunrise photoshoot off Cannes.

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NEWS Bavaria go into self administration The German boat builder, Bavaria Yachts, has gone into self administration. Founded in 1978, Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH is said to one of the largest yacht builders in Europe, selling for a reported 1.3 billion in 2007. Employing around 600 people, it produces both sailing yachts 32-63ft, and motorboats, 28-54ft, at its factory in Giebelstadt near Würzburg. The company also recently unveiled a new Nautitech sail and power catamaran range at the German boat show, Boot Düsseldorf in January. The news broke on Friday 20th April when it was announced that CEO, Lutz Henkel, had left the company. On the following Monday the company confirmed it had gone into self-administration, with restructuring expert Dr. Tobias Brinkmann from Brinkmann & Partner joining the executive management and Dr. Hubert Ampferl of the law firm, Dr. Beck & Partner appointed as interim administrator. The company insists that ‘production and deliveries will continue as normal’, saying ‘executive management has full legal authority, and wages and salaries will be secured until June 2018 using insolvency compensation’. With the delivery season in full swing, Erik Appel, COO said “In the current situation, we will continue to provide our customers with the customary high quality. We have many years of experience building high-quality yachts and are industry leaders in technology in many areas”. The first operational restructuring steps have been implemented and the company will now search for an investor over the next few months.

Production of the Nautitech catamaran range, built in Rochefort in France by subsidiary company, Bavaria Catamarans SAS, will continue as normal.

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Boating associations secure tabling of amendment to EU withdrawal bill The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and British Marine have asked the British Government to clarify how it will protect the rights of the UK’s recreational boaters after Brexit. An amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill, if passed, oblige the Government to publish a report to Parliament before the UK formally leaves the EU, setting out how current freedoms for recreational boaters will be maintained. The debate on Amendment 227BB will follow months of engagement with Government departments in an effort to minimise any potential impact of the UK’s exit from the European Union on recreational boaters, particularly in the areas of customs procedures, border controls and the ability of seasonal workers to move easily between the UK and the EU. The RYA and British Marine have worked closely to develop proposals which would help meet the needs of recreational boaters, without compromising the stated negotiating position of the Government. Jeanette Hopkins, RYA Director of External Affairs, said “the debate provides an important opportunity for the Government to give much-needed reassurance to the recreational boating community across the UK as the sector looks ahead to life after Brexit.” The RYA’s position on many key issues raised by the debate can be found on the RYA Current Affairs hub. The association is also urging boaters to contact the Cruising, Legal and Government Affairs team on 02380 604221 or legal@rya.org. uk with Brexit questions or topics to raise in forthcoming discussions.

Royal Wedding: Change to Shipping Forecast broadcast The RYA has reported, that on Saturday 19 May, the 1201 BBC R4 Long Wave Shipping Forecast has been moved to a later broadcast time of 1257, due to coverage of the Royal Wedding.

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NEWS Participation in boating activities hits highest levels since 2002 According to a survey report, in 2017 a record 3.96m UK adults, 7.4% of the UK adult population, participated in one or more of 12 core boating activities, which is the highest volume recorded since 2002. This figure equates to 461,000 more adults taking part in boating activities in 2017, compared to the previous year.

Motorboating saw the largest increase in participation, rising by 186,000. The survey also revealed that, despite challenges to consumer confidence and an unsettled economy in the wake of Brexit negotiations, boat ownership has also increased, with more than 690,000 boat owning households in the UK. First launched in 2002, the Watersports Participation Survey is conducted annually by a consortium of marine bodies, including British Marine, Royal Yachting Association, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, British Canoeing and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.

Premier Marinas launch app The marina operator, Premier Marinas, has launched an app that allows boaters to access all they need to know about visiting or berthing at its nine south coast marinas. Features include approach information, local weather forecasts, contact numbers and tide tables, including free flow times for locked marinas.

For Premier’s dry stack users, there is also the option to order a launch. The app is available to download free from the App Store and is supported on iPads and iPhone 5s and upwards (running on iOS 10 or later). For Premier berthholders, the app will open on their home marina. Premier hopes to integrate more features and develop an Android version if the App is successful.

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New insurance requirements for personal watercraft and speedboats in Denmark The RYA is advising boaters in, or visiting, Denmark that the country has recently introduced compulsory liability insurance for fast watercraft, for which, under the Danish regulations, a certificate of operation is required for personal watercraft and speedboats. The regulation also applies to certain planing boats under 15 metres. The operator of the boat is responsible for taking out the compulsory insurance and the provider company must be a member of the Danish association of insurance companies. The insurance certificate must include details of the boat owner, its hull number and information on the expiry date of the insurance, and the operator must present this to the Danish authorities on request. The Danish Cruising Association has highlighted that the new requirements apply to foreign boats as well and has published a useful flyer.

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Northern Boat Show PREVIEW The Northern Boat Show is being held at Liverpool’s Salthouse Dock between the 25th-28th May, and will once again coincide with the Mersey River Festival and Tall Ships Liverpool 2018. The boat show will have a selection of new motorboats on display on the water, including a Jeanneau Merry Fisher 695, Beneteau Antares 8 and Flyer 7 from Maiden Marine, Finnmaster, Chaparral and Robalo models from Ideal Boat and Highfield RIBs from Liverpool Power Boats.

On the Salthouse Dock Quayside will be boating stalls for activities, products and services, with boat covers from Impact Marine, Volvo engines from James Troop & Co, boat hire by Dream Yacht Charter, water sports equipment from Shark Attack Watersports, used boat sales with Network Yacht Brokers and the marinas, Whitehaven and Conwy Quays. When it gets dark, there will be a 40foot high ‘Ghost Ship’ created from jets of water. Entry to River Festival is free and visitors to the Northern Boat Show pontoons will need to pre-register for free tickets via the show website. The show will be open on Friday 25th 12-5pm, Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 11am-5pm and Monday 11am-4pm. A huge fleet of tall ships is expected and an ‘estimated one million spectators flocking to Liverpool’s waterfront’. Liverpool will also be hosting three cultural festivals over the same weekend, the Liverpool Festival which will be held in the city centre, the Irish Festival at the Albert Dock and French Festival on the Pier Head.

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Red diesel in Belgium update

The Cruising Association (CA) has received the following notification from the Belgian Finance Office saying that there will now be no fining or penalties for UK vessels visiting Belgium with marine red diesel in their tanks.

‘The policy of tolerance regarding red diesel in UK flagged yachts visiting Belgium will be maintained until further notice. Any change to this policy will be communicated in due time. This status quo to the agreement will not change, without warning, on behalf of the boating community in the UK.’ The CA added ‘This is a constructive development that removes any trace of concern for those planning to call into Belgian waters. However, the 100% fuel duty must still be paid on all red diesel which is purchased prior to the trip to Belgium. The full advice details are contained in this document.’

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Yacht haven to re-instate ancient River Crouch ferry crossing Fambridge Yacht Haven is looking to reinstate an ancient ferry link between the Essex villages of North and South Fambridge on the River Crouch. If implemented, the ferry will run all year round and will operate between the existing landing pontoon at its neighbouring site, Fambridge Yacht Station, and a 20-metre, all tides landing pontoon to be installed on the south side of the river, where a small car and bicycle parking area will also be created.

The ferry route was established in ancient times, when a bridge linking the two sides washed away and was replaced by a small rowing boat. It is said that the ferry route was used by monks travelling to and from Canterbury. Today the 500-year-old pub at North Fambridge bears the name, the Ferry Boat Inn but the ferry link has long since gone. The marina operator, Yacht Havens, said “We’ve conducted a detailed survey of the proposed ferry with local residents and boat owners with great results and really positive feedback. Plans are ongoing and we hope to have a service in place in the near future.”

Jeanneau Cap Camarat 9.0CC NEW BOAT The French boat builder, Jeanneau has added a new flagship model to its Cap Camarat Centre Console line, the 9.0 CC. The 29ft new model is a fisher and family deck boat offering seating for up to 11 people, a three-seater helm console with optional T-top and a cabin with a double berth and separate toilet/shower compartment. A versatile deck layout has a large folding aft bench seat with a table for entertaining, which transforms into a sunpad, and a galley unit disguised in the helm seat moulding. Forward seating also converts into a large sunpad. The model is also available with a new sporty and striking, decorative coloured hull, and can be powered by a single 350hp or twin 250hp outboards.

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Scottish Canals

New £1.5m ‘maritime hub’ to open at entrance to Crinan Canal A £1.5 million project will see the creation of a new heritage and community hub at the gateway to the Crinan Canal in Ardrishaig. Led by Scottish Canals, the project will see the transformation and extension of a disused, historic building, known locally as the ‘Egg Shed’, into a centre telling the story of the canal and the communities on its banks. The first phase of the redevelopment is expected to be complete by early 2019. Christopher Breslin, Head of Regeneration and Development at Scottish Canals, said “Over the past few years, we’ve worked with our partners and the local community to develop a shared vision for the future of the Crinan Canal corridor. This project marks the latest stage in the delivery of those grand ambitions and the transformation of Ardrishaig into an attractive leisure, tourism and maritime hub.”

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NEWS Dean & Reddyhoff Marinas announces redevelopment plans for Haslar Marina The south coast marina operator, Dean & Reddyhoff has unveiled plans to develop its Haslar Marina site in Gosport. Currently going through the planning permission process, the redevelopment includes a new Powerboat Centre, a marina extension, new boatyard, clubhouse and new pontoons, and if planning permission is granted, it is anticipated building work could start towards the end of this year. Michael Prideaux, Managing Director at Dean & Reddyhoff, said “This is a major investment in the future of Haslar Marina and the local marine industry as a whole. The redevelopment has come about in response to customer demand and changes in boating habits with increasingly larger sailing boats and greater numbers of powerboats. In order for us to remain fit for the future, it is critical that this hugely exciting development gets given the go ahead. If it is, it will secure the future for Haslar Marina for the next 25 years and beyond.” Dean & Reddyhoff built Haslar Marina in 1993 and it currently has 610 berths for boats up to 40 metres. There are also 19 existing businesses based on the site. Dean & Reddyhoff is hoping to start building the Powerboat Centre towards the end of this year, this will include a public slipway with pontoon for launching and recovering, a repair and service centre with boatyard and engineering services, a sales centre hub for new and used boat sales, engines and spares, a new public waterfront footpath to connect with the Gosport Waterfront Trail and 28 new car parking spaces. Other proposals in the redevelopment include a new wave screen and marina extension, providing 50 deep-water berths for larger boats and new wave break pontoons to provide shelter in the north part of the marina. Finally, a new waterfront clubhouse and restaurant is planned. Plans can be viewed in Haslar Marina office, and online in Gosport Borough Council’s planning portal reference 18/00118/FULL. 16

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Gloriana co-designer buys Haines 32

The Norfolk boat builders, Haines Marine has just completed a Haines 32 Offshore for naval architect Stuart Roy. Stuart pictured, who is now retiring, has designed a wide range of boats, including racing yachts, workboats, commercial catamarans and houseboats, notably designing the boat Bounty’s End, which featured in the Channel 4 TV series ‘Mutiny’ and co-designing the 90ft Queen’s Rowbarge Gloriana. He said “I was delighted to find a British boatyard that offers a bespoke hand-built product with many of the qualities normally associated with superyachts. Norfolk Yacht Agency and Haines Marine made the process of purchasing the 32 a smooth and entirely enjoyable experience.”

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Beaulieu Boat Jumble The 41st Beaulieu Boat Jumble was held on Sunday 22nd April. Dating back to 1978, the jumble marks the start of the boating season for many and is a good opportunity to seek out those mostwanted boating bits, and pick up a bargain or two. The event takes place in the grounds of the Beaulieu Estate with its abbey ruins, palace and National Motor Museum. This year’s event saw a reported

6,325 visitors browsing 517 stands.

After a night of storms and heavy rain, the sun shone for Sunday’s event. 19-year old, Atlantic rower, Jude Massey, from Ocean Brothers, opened this year’s jumble by ringing a ship’s bell mounted on oak from the Beaulieu Estate. Once again there were the four regular areas of the show, the Boatmall with the latest products from manufacturers and dealers, Boat Jumble

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aisles packed with new and used chandlery goods, boats for sale in the Boatmart area, and finally Trunk Traders where the public can pitch up in their cars and sell off their surplus boating bits. The Boatmart area had 16 boats displayed for sale, including a beautifully varnished 1950s Fairey Marine launch called Fossil, priced at £8,500.

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and demos, and the RNLI stand, manned by volunteers, fundraising by selling and later auctioning off donated used boating bits and bobs. The RNLI Central Solent Community Safety team were also on hand, running a lifejacket clinic and free equipment checks.

The April date for next year’s jumble will be announced shortly. For more details visit the Beaulieu Events website.

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It’s more likely some of the other components (usually the top gasket in my experience) will wear out first before you need to reapply. Martin Savage Editor replies: Thank you for getting in touch. You are quite right. The overhaul has cured the stiffness and squeaking on my toilet, but I suspect it will be back before long. I tend to use veggie oil but, as you say, it is very temporary. When the problem returns I will take it apart and try silicone grease and report back in the magazine.

The toilet overhaul article brought back memories of the two installations in my Corvette 32. Nothing worse than a duff toilet when you have guests. The solution, carry a spare pump unit, you can change it in about 15 minutes, wrap the old one in a plastic bag and then overhaul it in slow time. I got a spare one cheaply at a car boot sale from a boat builder who had been upgrading to electric pumps in their boats. More drain on the battery! Martin Marks Editor replies: Thank you for the tip, that’s a great idea.

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Whilst an un-necessary death in any circumstance is tragic, I find it infuriating that legislation is your proposal to be implemented to protect stupidity. The dangers of fire, smoke and fumes, including the “un-seen killer” carbon monoxide, within homes, cars and boats is already well known. If someone chooses to cut corners to save money, or decide what risk they want to take, it is after all a country that has freedom of choice. The inland waterways Boat Safety Scheme added cost to every boat owner and operator. After many years there are still flaws in the application of the rules of the scheme. We cannot continue down the path of trying to protect every one against stupidity. Darwins theory is still relevant today! Or, to be more politically correct, there is not enough cotton wool to protect everyone against every eventuality and themselves. When your voice/opinion/actions shape an industry, you have to consider all the options and if necessary be impartial, not simply hang your coat on the side of popular votes. Dean Medcalf Editor replies: I think the piece that you refer to is in our news pages and, as such, is not necessarily our opinion. Having said that, I do have certain views regarding CO alarms in boats, many of which align to the news story in question. Anyone that really knows me will know that I am not risk averse, quite the opposite in fact. The issue I have is that I believe the person taking the risk should do so with a full understanding of the dangers they expose themselves to, and are only exposing themselves to those dangers. With CO poisoning, it is clear that not only do some boat owners not understand the risk, they are also often responsible for friends and family members who, in many instances, will be less experienced, less knowledgeable and often less keen, and who will be looking to the skipper to keep them safe. But, if the skipper doesn’t understand the dangers of CO, who is looking out for the rest of the crew? By all means, let Darwin take out those that push the boundary in full knowledge of what they do, it’s often these risk takers that move us forward and, in many cases, I will offer them a posthumous salute. But in the process we should be protecting those that we expose to danger, but who look to us to keep them safe, and for my friends and family there really is not enough cotton wool in the world.

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Go to evinrude.com to find out more about our offers. *BRP 10-year (standard 3 + 7) extended limited warranty program is offered only through BRP European Distribution SA and its authorized and participating Evinrude® outboard engines dealers located in United Kingdom for qualifying Evinrude outboard engines sold to residents of the European Union FOR RECREATIONAL USE ONLY. Qualifying Evinrude outboard engines include all new and unused 25 hp and above Evinrude E-TEC outboard engines of model year 2010 and higher that are purchased, delivered and warranty registered between the 1st of March 2018 and the 30th of June 2018. Accessories, gauges and rigging components and related parts are not included in this Extended Limited Warranty Program. This Extended Limited Warranty Program provides for of up to 10 years of limited warranty coverage (3 years of BRP Limited Warranty and 7 years of BRP Extended Limited Warranty) or 1500 hours whichever occurs first.

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CUTTING Raymarine

Raymarine’s new Lighthouse 3.4 operating system is said to bring mobile phone and living room type functionality to your helm. Compatible units can be upgraded to deliver a host of entertainment, communication and integration apps, as well as Bluetooth audio output on Axiom and Axiom Pro devices. It also offers nautical functions such as network dimming and customised startup screens, as well as fuel management, tides and alarm history tools. There is also a new “find nearest” function for such things as fuel, wrecks and marinas. Price £FREE www.Raymarine.com

Kru Sport

The Kru Sport lifejacket is the latest model to join Ocean Safety’s 2018 Kru Range.

Designed with a minimalist scoop back neck and slimline construction, the 170N Kru Sport promises optimised comfort and movement. The jacket is also available in a ADV model with enhanced features including a light, spray hood and personal AIS fitting.

Price from £66.95 www.oceansafety.com

Imray

South east boaters have two new chart packs from Imray. Series 2000 (Suffolk and Essex Coasts) and series 2100 (Kent and Sussex Coasts) are both A2 sized folios, printed on high quality paper, spiral bound and supplied in a protective plastic wallet. Fully updated for 2018, these charts offer the latest navigational information for this ever changing coastline, including the most up to date wind farm information.

Price £45 each www.imray.com

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PRACTICAL

HOW TO

Connecting an electric start outboard

YOU WILL NEED TOOLS • Wire cutters • Crimping tool • Screwdrivers • Spanners

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ast year I decided to upgrade the outboard on my mini RIB from 10hp to 15hp. The replacement used engine was sourced online and when I collected it I was delighted to see that it was rigged with electric, as well as manual starting.

So far I have only used it with the manual start but, seeing as all the gubbins were in place, it seemed like a waste to let it sit idle so I decided to install an electric starting circuit. This feature won’t tell you how to turn a manual outboard into

CONSUMABLES • Suitable battery wire • Wiring loom or wire to make your own • Battery

• Electric drill and drill bits • Multimeter

• Battery box • Ignition switch • Suitable crimp connectors

DIFFICULTY RATING

ooooo an electric start motor, that’s another entire article on its own, but if you have acquired an outboard with all the electric start kit already attached, it will explain

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If your outboard already has a starter motor and circuitry installed, getting it to start at the turn of a key, rather than the pull of a cord, will require just a little work and modest outlay

how to rig it. Regardless of whether it is a small outboard on an inflatable tender, like mine, or something larger fitted to a cruiser, the principle is still the same.

The first thing to consider is power.

The bigger the outboard, the more powerful the starter motor will be, and the larger the battery it will require to service it. At 15hp my engine is about as small as electric start outboards come, so I opted for a tiny, 4Ah motorcycle battery. Obviously you will need to house the battery and, while you could use a standard battery box as found in most chandlers, it felt a little overkill for my boat/battery combo, so I sourced what is called a ‘trailer battery box’ from the US, which was perfectly sized.

You will also need a pair of battery cables, the size of which will depend on the power of the starter motor and

the length of the run between battery and engine. I used 16mm2 cable, as the outboard has a small starter motor and the cable run is only about 1m. If you were rigging a large capacity outboard on a bigger boat, where the batteries are further away, you could easily require cable that is 50mm2 or larger. To work out the required cable size, you will need to know the current draw of the starter motor when under load, and the cable length between battery and outboard. You can then use an online voltage drop calculator and look for a cable size that provides a voltage drop of less than 5%.

You will also need a number of smaller wires in the form of a wiring loom from helm to engine. You can buy engine brand specific looms with all the right connectors and colours, or you can simply make one up yourself. As a minimum

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you will need a wire to carry 12V to the ignition switch, which is nearly always red, and a wire to return the signal to the starting solenoid. Looms often also contain the two wires needed for the kill switch, signal wires for a tacho and other engine instruments such as a temperature gauge, and sometimes a wire to operate an electric choke.

Lastly you will need an ignition switch.

Again a branded switch from the engine

manufacture will have all the right wires in all the right colours to make installation easy, but you can also buy generic ignition switches for considerably less, which makes a good buy as long as you can work out what wire does what. If you are familiar with circuit diagrams, finding the one for your engine online is not usually difficult, and will provide a clearer understanding of the wiring for your particular outboard.

HOW TO IN 12 STEPS >

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Fix your battery box in a suitable location, as near to the outboard as you can, and where it will be easy to run the cables to

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These five wires were connected at the outboard end and then tidied beneath the cowl, ensuring they would not get tangled in any moving parts

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An electric start outboard should have all the wiring already in place. Trace them, or use a circuit diagram, to work out what each one does

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The main power cables were connected at the engine end, with the negative going to the starter motor mounting bolt and the positive to the starter solenoid

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Buy or make a loom. Mine had five wires, power to the ignition switch, a trigger for the starter, an electric choke wire and two for the kill cord

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These wires were then fed through to the battery box and connected. The battery vent pipe was also fitted before installation and routed outside of the compartment

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I used a multimeter to work out what wires do what on the ignition switch. Red is the power in, blue operates the choke, yellow is for accessories and brown is the ignition feed

Back at the boat, I temporarily rigged the ignition switch to double check my findings and make sure everything was working as expected

With everything checking out, I marked the location of the ignition switch and drilled a 20mm hole, having first checked behind for obstructions

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After removing the old kill switch wiring, I then connected the existing kill switch into the new wiring loom

I also needed to get behind the throttle body to connect the ignition wires through the neutral switch, to provide start-in-gear protection

With cooling water running through the engine, a final check confirmed everything worked as it should, including the kill cord, choke and start-in-gear protection

COST £ I already had all the cables so my costs were a battery £16, a battery box £20 and a generic ignition switch £15, giving me a total of £51. If you need to buy cables and connectors, depending upon the length and size, you will probably need somewhere in the region of another £30 - £40. If you decide to buy the manufacturer produced wiring harness and ignition switch, you can expect the bill to be a bit higher, eg for my 15hp Tohatsu a genuine ignition switch is around £60 and the wiring harness around £150. You could also add a battery isolating switch into the positive cable for around £10.

TIME TAKEN This depends on the complexity of the boat and the ease of running wires. For my very simple installation, with a pre-made wiring loom, the whole thing took around four hours. Allow a day for a more complex install including making your own wiring loom.

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CLASSIC CRUISERS

a complete guide to the best boats on the used market

Broom 450 OS

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he 120-year-old British boat builder, Broom recently announced that it was discontinuing production of its new boat range. To pay homage, we wanted to celebrate what has to be one of its most popular and palatial cruising liveaboards. The Broom 450 OS. Marketed as a ‘serious cruising boat’, the 450 OS, standing for ‘Offshore’, was introduced in 2001 as a replacement for the 44 (1991-2001), and sat between the existing 415 and 50 offshore models in the range. On the outside, below the gunwhale, the 450 shares the same John

Bennett hull and lines as its predecessor.

However, modifications were made to the transom to incorporate two very grand sweeping sets of steps for easier boarding at the stern. The portholes are also noticeably smaller and more elongated.

From the deck up, the 450 is a whole new boat and was awarded a curvier, and altogether faster-looking superstructure, not forgetting larger engine options to match. Its interior had a similar threecabin layout, with optional lower dinette area, and was given a stylish makeover.

Priced from £366,700, it was launched

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Built 2001-2010 Prices then £366,700 (2002) Prices now £250,000-£400,000 Length 45ft / 13.7m Beam 15ft 3in / 4.6m Draught 4ft / 1.2m Min Air Draught 11ft 7in Fuel 400 gallons / 1818 litres Water 130 gallons / 590 litres Displacement 16-17 tonnes

at the 2002 London Boat Show and its success was immediate, with many existing 42cl owners upgrading through the 10 years of production.

Broom relaunched the 450 as the 455 in 2010. Priced from £616k it was, in essence, the same boat sporting a few new features, such as a fashionable large, rectangular frameless transom window, a coloured hull band and a hydraulic bathing platform. We understand that only one of these was built in 2010, and this particular boat was in build when Broom Boats was sold, and completed elsewhere. Broom’s

new owners kept the model in the line-up until 2014, with the 430 assuming flagship status when it was dropped from the range.

We are aware of several 450 owners ‘taking time out’ and journeying through the inland waterways to the Mediterranean, and who could blame them. Broom bestowed upon the 450 the right mix of sophistication, grandeur, versatility, pace and oodles of home-fromhome comfort for distance cruising. With used prices of between £250k and £400k, the price of an average three-bedroom

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home in the UK, we stepped aboard a 2007 example to find out what you get for your money.

balustrade staircase from the aft cockpit, you are greeted with an airy and sumptuous saloon area. This impressive living space has two areas, for lounging Interior and dining, which flow together The 450 was available in two layouts, fantastically for entertaining. On the port offering two or three cabins. It seems side is a U-shaped settee with a small the most popular was the three-cabin portable storage coffee table between, configuration, which offers a bunk-bedded while on the starboard is a sideboard side cabin and two double cabins. The and storage unit, disguising items such two-cabin layout might be considered as a drinks cabinet, saloon fridge and more ‘family friendly’, with a lower dinette television. Forward is a dining area and forward, V-berth, cabin. You will capable of seating up to six, with the help also find the headroom incredibly good of one or two additional bucket chairs throughout, at over 6ft in most areas. slotting in neatly under the table. It is Broom’s semi customisation and owner in- worth inspecting the wood surface on top build ‘tweaking’ also means it is unlikely of the saloon storage unit and flat areas you’ll find two 450s the same. below the windscreen, for watermarks Ascending down the elegant teak caused by condensation or leaks.

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Home-from-home comfort and self sufficiency. A generator and all-electric galley was standard

Lift the seat cushions and you will find a lack of under seat storage. Cunningly, Broom worked such moulded areas back into the cabin areas and the engine room, but rest assured, this is a Broom, there is plenty of storage in other areas of the boat.

As we move on to the galley, you will see variations here, with U or L-shaped worktops. The reason for the two shapes is that early models lack a separate shower cubicle in the forward toilet compartment, which is something that Broom addressed in later boats. By 2007, these boats came with a cylindrical shower enclosure

as standard. For this, galley space was reclaimed and its worktop was modified into an L-shape.

The galley is located on the port side, just two steps down and in good proximity to the upper or, if fitted, lower dinette area.

The galley feels open and spacious, with the large three-pane windscreen overhead providing plenty of light. The 450 was equipped with an 10-12.5kw generator as standard, so Broom fitted an ‘all-electric’ galley, although we have spotted gas installations on some early boats. The spacious Avonite galley worktop features

This 2007 version has the upgraded toilet compartment with shower stall and double forward guest cabin

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Luxury afloat. The aft cabin master is spacious, light and very comfortable

large round metal sinks, a sunken rubbish bin and a four-ring hob, with a microwave or oven at eye-level or below the hob.

There is a large cupboard and fridge below the worktop, with eye-level storage units and lined lockers in the floor.

Most 450s will have a side cabin, as opposed to a lower dinette. However, there are more variations of this configuration, such as fore-and-aft bunks and a

Most boats will have a third cabin with bunk beds. This might also incorporate a desk unit

concealed desk unit set aft, which is a great feature for live aboard cruising, or more conventional overlapping bunks, as seen on the 44. Another version we spotted had fore-and-aft bunks, with cabin floor space reclaimed for a crockery cupboard in the galley companionway.

In three-cabin guise, the forward guest cabin is most impressive. It has a large 6ft 4in by 4ft 8in shaped island double berth, with ‘jack and jill’ access to the forward toilet compartment and plenty of storage, with eye-level lockers, two hanging lockers and drawers in the base of the berth.

As we have previously mentioned, the forward toilet compartment is smaller on earlier 450s, but is still well appointed with a shower. Later boats will normally have the separate shower cubicle.

Moving aft, a three-stair companionway leads down to a beautifully appointed aft cabin master suite. Two large escape hatches allow plenty of light to flood

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2007 £345,000 (featured boat) Twin Volvo D9 500hp Val Wyatt Marine 01189 403211 www.valwyattmarine.co.uk

The aft toilet compartment has a separate shower stall

the cabin and provide a gorgeous view aft. Side portholes provide additional light and ventilation.

A rather large 6ft 3in by 4ft 6in double dominates the space. This is slightly offset to port to accommodate a lovely dressing table in the port corner, with sideboard drawers encircling the space. The corridor-shaped toilet compartment is on the port side and offers a separate shower cubicle with a seat and storage. There is plenty of clothing storage for distance cruising, with a fulllength double and single, hanging wardrobes. The boat’s 130-gallon water tank can be found under the berth.

Many of the important cruising luxuries were fitted as standard, such as warm air diesel heating, with controls in each cabin and outlets in the cockpit. However, a holding tank was an extra, and is an important feature to look for. This was available for both toilets, with a deck discharge, at £2,150 and discharge to sea £840.

The 450 is fitted out with a pale teak finish as standard, with a hand-polished cherry finish available as an optional extra.

Cockpit & Helm The 450’s raised aft cockpit feels safe, incredibly spacious and versatile. A wrap-around transom

2009 £389,950 Twin Volvo D9 500 Tingdene Boat Sales 01603 396607 www.tingdeneboatsales.net

2003 £249,000 Twin Volvo TAMD75 480hp BJ Marine 02920 707331 www.bjmarine.net

2007 295,000 Twin Volvo D9 500hp diesels Berthon 01590 679222 www.berthon.co.uk

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moulding provides doors on either side for sidedeck access and encloses this conservatory-like area. At the transom there is a shallow U-shaped seating area.

Here, twin pedestal tables, often with a slot-in infill section, create a large area for dining and entertaining for 6-8 people.

This layout leaves plenty of room to move across and through the cockpit when crewing, and also for additional seating at

the table.

Forward, the helm seating is divided each side of an off-centre companionway.

This has a comfy two to three person navigator’s bench seat to port and a single, disguised pedestal, supportive helm seat to starboard. Albeit heavy, the former hinges forward to reveal storage and a gas locker, if fitted.

The helm has a very commanding feel, The aft seating arrangement is perfect for entertaining and provides plenty of storage space

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Foot-wide decks make it a joy to crew.

It is high-sided but has engine vent steps. Fender baskets were an extra

with plenty of room ahead of the skipper and a large, well-engineered helm console.

The console is able to accommodate a single 12-inch chartplotter, or two 10inch displays. There is also intuitive and ergonomic positioning of throttles, bowthruster controls, switches and other nav equipment, with dials displayed on a separate long dash beyond this. Ahead of the navigator, a moulded console offers a very large clear Perspex chart storage area with cupholders. The curved, two-pane windscreen provides excellent protection and good visibility, whether seated or standing.

We have heard aft cabin boats criticized for their the ‘up and down’ layout and for their steep companionways. Well, there is a big tick to Broom here, as this boat is not one of these, being very easy to move about onboard. The only thing to point out on the 450 is the sunken companionway

well, between the helm and navigator’s seats, which may take some getting used to when moving between seats.

The canopy is a very important aspect of this boat, as it provides security when underway, and a covered living space when static. The 450 has Broom’s trademark forward pram style canopy, which is an excellent feature. Just unzip/ remove the side screens, release the two windscreen clips and the canopy hoop can be folded back onto the radar arch for wind-in-your-hair cruising. Ensure that the canopy is in a serviceable condition’ as it could prove costly to replace.

On Deck The 450 is a joy to crew. The one-level decks are a foot wide and enclosed by very sturdy, double-height guardrails.

The decks narrow at the bow, where they stylishly converge with the low level,

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Staircases lead down to the bathing platform. Side deck access is via aft cockpit gates

gradually sloping foredeck. Four sturdy, high quality stainless steel cleats adorn each deck. Aikona simulated teak decking was fitted as standard to the bathing platform and transom steps. For an additional £5.5k it was also available in the cockpit and on the side decks. Real teak was also available as an option. Ensure that such surfaces are in good condition, not squelchy under foot and, for real teak, that the grain has not been damaged by years of scrubbing.

A gate in the guardrails, with a corresponding engine vent side step each side, make alongside boarding easy. You will notice that this gate is further forward and more central on later models, which is more convenient for crewing. Ensure that the centre gate stanchions are securely rooted, and not showing the effects of years of being strained by crew pulling themselves onboard. The boat is relatively high sided, so boarding at the bathing platform will be preferred at pontoon height. Here, two sets of moulded steps,

with plenty of useful grabrails lead up to each side deck.

Broom’s updated 455 model featured a hydraulic bathing platform, which was a £20k extra. We know of one owner who had this retrofitted to his 450 by Broom to accommodate a jet RIB. Hull and Handling The 450 adopted the 44’s highly regarded, medium-vee planing hull and keel. The latter being beneficial for low speed manoeuvres and stability. These boats are extremely capable, well mannered and solidly built. Owners are quick to praise the 450’s ‘faultless’ performance and the reassurance when conditions worsen, characteristics that have come to be expected from an aft cabin Broom.

With a displacement of 16 tonnes, these boats may be heavy, but they are incredibly responsive at close quarters.

A bowthruster was a £5k extra and, for added piece of mind, owners may have also installed a stern thruster, both often

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A reassuring performer. The 450 adopted its well-regarded 44 predecessor’s medium vee hull

with remote control.

The radar arch is very heavy on this boat but, when hinged aft, creates an air draught of 3.5 metres to the top of the windscreen. If you are looking at cruising inland, perhaps down to the Med, look out for a 450 with a hydraulically controlled mast. Both gas or hydraulic ram systems were available as extras. The latter is certainly the best, and proved the most popular option, priced at £5425 in 2010.

Kits are still sold and installed by Broom Boats.

Be aware that even with the smallest engine option, at tick over, this big heavy boat will be cruising along at approximately 5-6 knots, which is something to bear in mind when cruising on waterways with low speed limits, such as the Thames. Also with a draught just over a metre, inland boaters will also need to consider depth too.

Originally it was offered as standard with twin 318hp Volvo TAMD63Ls (£366,700), providing a top speed of 20-21 knots.

There were a further five options priced up to £385k and producing speeds of up to 30 knots. These were 370hp Volvo TAMD63Ps, 420hp Yanmar 6LY2-STEs, 426hp Caterpillar 3126T As or 456hp Bs, and 430hp Volvo TAMD74s. By 2003 440hp Yanmar 6LY2-STPs, 480hp TAMD75Ps and 500hp Yanmar 6CXMGTE2s were making an appearance.

By 2007, Broom had simplified its options with twin 330hp D6 engines, provided a top speed of 22 knots, as standard (£471,100), 480hp Yanmar 6LY3-ETP giving 28 knots (£494,800) and finally, 500hp Volvo Penta D9s giving 29 knots (£495,750), the D9s being the most popular of this era. These options were still available in early 2010. The revised 455 was offered with the same three engine options, with claimed top speeds of Engines between 22 and 30 knots.

The 450 was available with several twin450s fitted with the 500hp engines see engine options, 318-500hp. Most were the boat cruising happily at 22 knots, fitted with Volvo Penta or Yanmar engines. providing just under 1mpg.

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A hatch in the saloon floor and steps provide access between the engines

With such a large cruiser, there is a lot of money tied up in the machinery.

Always check for a full documented service history and that maintenance is up to date. Be aware, with modern technology, specialist diagnostic equipment is often required for more complex maintenance issues. As such, engines like Volvo’s D-series will need periodic professional maintenance, which buyers will need to factor into ongoing maintenance costs. It is also important to ensure that you have local support for the engine brand being considered.

That said, working on and maintaining

examples fitted with early engines, such as Volvo’s TAMDs, is certainly doable for the technically minded and, with both Yanmar and Volvo offering good availability of spares, basic servicing such as oil, filter and belt changes can be easily carried out by owners to provide a saving.

Day-to-day engine access is good for a boat of this size and you will find Broom’s engine bay fit out second to none. Engine checks are carried out via a two-part lift-out panel hatch in the saloon floor. Owners may have modified this into a single gas-strutted hatch for easier access. The hatch reveals a ladder

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that leads down to an area of metal treadplate between the engines. Even with larger engines, there is generous crawl and seated headroom space, and from here items such as dipsticks are readily available. Primary fuel filters are mounted on the aft bulkhead. Forward, a generator is mounted ahead of the ladder, which removes for access to engine belts, with a holding tank, if fitted, mounted below the generator. The 200-gallon fuel tanks are located outboard of each engine. The aft cabin companionway steps also lift to provide good access to the starboard engine and items such as exhaust hoses, oil and fuel filters. Unfortunately accessing identical items on the port side is a bit more of an undertaking and is achieved by going through the settee seating. The raw water filters are not in the engine bay, but

located below a loose base in the master cabin wardrobe. While they are easy to get at when the wardrobe is empty, it is not so convenient when you are loaded up for extended cruising, as everything has to come out to check and clean them.

Perhaps a clear Perspex wardrobe base would help, at least for a visual inspection.

Conclusion Broom’s reputation is unsurpassed and, in short, the 450 delivers a great deal of luxury for your money. If you are looking for a large aft cabin cruiser with home-from-home comfort and cruising ability, look no further. The 450 is an ultimate cruising liveaboard that we would love to sail off into the sunset on.

The Broom Owners Club is a superb resource for owners and potential buyers. 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.

Family 44

1991-2001

Prices £150,000-£250,000 Length: 44ft 6in Beam 15ft 3in Offers a spacious 3 cabin, 6-8 berth layout. Fitted with Ford Sabre 370s or Volvo 306s.

Buy one (pictured) 1993 £149,950 www.nya.co.uk

50OS

1998-2009

Prices £245,000-£500,000 Length 50ft Beam 15ft 3in Spacious aft cabin offering 6 berths and a saloon with lounge and dining areas.

Buy one (pictured) 1998 £269,000 www.newark-marina.co.uk

42cl/425

1999-2011

Prices £185,000-£350,000 Length 42ft 6in Beam 13ft 11in Another popular model that is superbly versatile and capable.

It offers 6 berths in 2-3 cabins.

Buy one (pictured) 1999 £195,000 www.karlfarrantmarinesales.com

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Q&A

Your Questions Answered

Coronet 24 props

Q I have a Coronet 24 cabin

with its original AQ130 engines and 250 outdrives. I need to get a replacement prop, due to corrosion, but cannot see any marks, figures or part numbers on either of the originals. Are you able to tell me what size they should be.

A The original props would have been 14 x17, but I am not sure if they would

have been handed for counter rotation in the twin engine set up, or both the same. To work out what hand the prop you are looking to replace is, place it gearbox side down on a flat surface and lay your right hand on one of the blades with your thumb touching the hub. If your fingers point downwards, the prop is left hand rotation, if they point up the prop is right hand rotation.

Can I use stainless screws for my hull anodes?

Q I was replacing my hull anodes and

wondered why the bolts are not stainless steel. My bolts were showing signs of rust, so surely stainless would be better?

A Although you can buy stainless

steel bolts for this purpose, you will usually find, as you have, zinc galvanised ones being used. Stainless steel may be less susceptible to normal corrosion, but they can suffer from something called crevice corrosion when used in this application, which can be equally destructive. In fact, when correctly installed, a zinc plated steel bolt should be well protected against galvanic corrosion by the very anode that it is fixing to the boat and may well outlast a stainless steel bolt installed in such a way that crevice corrosion is likely. I would stick with galvanised bolts and, being cheap to buy, just replace them if the corrosion ever looks more than surface deep.

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MerCruiser V6 stalled

Q I was out over the weekend in my

MerCruiser powered Glastron when the boat suddenly stalled. It happened just as we landed after hitting the wake of a passing boat and I couldn’t get the engine restarted. I was towed back to the slipway and recovered the boat onto its trailer and, even after trying at home, the engine turns over but just refuses to fire. Can you give me any pointers as to what might have happened? It’s an older, carburetted V6.

A Starting with the basics, have you checked for fuel and a spark? Pull the fuel

connector off from where it enters the carburettor, place the end into a jar and get someone to briefly turn the engine over. If fuel comes out, great, if not, that is likely to be the problem. Next, pull a spark plug and ground it to the engine block, or install a spark tester in line, and turn the engine over to check for a spark. My money is on one of these two being the problem. The landing from the wake jump could have dislodged something electrical, hence a lack of spark, or it could be coincidental. If a missing spark is the problem, pay particular attention to the wiring related to the kill switch and the start-in-gear protection wiring.

Also, if your engine has them, check the points in the distributor, as well as the cap and rotor arm in case something has moved, broken or become disconnected.

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Your Questions Answered

Boosting battery power

Q My boat currently has a single

bank of batteries, made up of two 110Ahr units, that both start the engine and run all of the domestic systems. I have space to add a third battery, albeit a slightly smaller one, and was thinking I could split the three batteries into two banks, one with the existing two batteries for domestic circuits, and the new, smaller battery as a standalone engine starting bank. This is where my electrical knowledge lets me down. How would I sort the charging of these two banks from my single alternator, and how could I use the domestic bank for emergency engine starting in the event of my starting battery being flat?

A Firstly, what you are planning makes good sense. Keeping a separate engine

start battery should ensure that you always have enough reserve to start your engine, regardless of how much domestic power you have used. The simplest, and cheapest, way of wiring this would be by using a 1/2/both/off battery switch. You could designate your engine battery as 1 and your domestic bank as 2. When you arrive at the boat you turn the battery switch from off to 1 to start the engine. You then switch to both while ruining to charge both banks, and turn to 2 when the engine is turned off but you require domestic power. Then switch back to 1 again when it’s time to start the engine and so on. The problem with this system is the manual input that is required, and the possibility of forgetting to switch away from ‘both’ when moored up and thus flattening all of the batteries. A much better solution is to use a voltage sensitive relay, which will automatically charge two battery banks when a charging current is available, but will disconnect the batteries from each other when there is not.

To this you could add an emergency parallel switch to allow the banks to be manually connected should the engine start battery ever become discharged.

You can buy a ready made ‘cluster’ such as the BEP 716-H-140A-DVSR or 716-sq-140A-DVSR, which includes everything you need, or you can buy the components individually and make your own.

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Your Questions Answered

Lifejacket pre-season checks

Q Before I put my boat back in the water for the season, I want to make sure that all my lifejackets are in good order. What should I do?

A Like your liferaft, you can get your lifejackets serviced by a specialist outfit,

however, there is a DIY checklist and service that you can carry out that should ensure everything is in good order. Here’s what to do: 1

Make sure that the exterior is not damaged. Check the webbing, buckle, straps and fabric. On some jackets the exterior fabric forms part of the bladder so any holes will render it useless 4

If the jacket has an automatic firing mechanism, check the expiry date. If it has passed, buy and fit a replacement before putting the jacket back into service

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Some jackets come with a visual panel to tell you that the jacket is armed and ready. Others use small plastic tags or clips. Check that everything looks present and correct 5

Check that the gas cylinder is tightly screwed in. It is not unknown for them to work loose over time. It is good sense to make this a check you do every time you don a lifejacket

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Open up the jacket and check the internal bladder for any tears or damage. Check the firing mechanism looks good, the gas cylinder is free of corrosion and that the whistle is in place 6

Remove the cylinder to check the bladder behind it. Surface corrosion on a cylinder can quickly wear a hole in the lifejacket’s bladder as it rubs against it in use

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Check the end of cylinder for a hole. This indicates that the cylinder has been used, and will certainly be empty.

It is not unknown for used cylinders to find their way back into a jacket

Even if you can’t see a hole, check the weight of the cylinder compared to the weight stamped on it.

You could weigh it against a known full one. The difference will be obvious

Don’t rely on the bright bladder to locate you at night. While open, check all the reflective strips for degradation. These strips will get you noticed in a searchlight if in good order

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The oral inflation tube is also worth checking. Have a look around the base, where it joins the bladder, for signs of damage. Also check the top of the tube for obvious problems

If fitted, and all jackets used at night should have one, check the light. It may have an expiry or replace by date.

You may be able to test the battery on some units. If in doubt, get it replaced

A spray hood is another useful feature worth considering. It fitted, check its condition and make sure it is fitted in a way that’s accessible but won’t float away when the jacket inflates

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Inflate the lifejacket until it is nice and firm. You can do this by mouth, but a dinghy pump is easier and won’t introduce moisture into the bladder

Leave the jacket inflated for at least 24 hours. It should not lose any pressure during that period. If it does, it has a leak that needs investigating, or it needs condemning and replacing

Finally deflate the jacket, by pressing the valve in the top of the inflation tube, and repack it in the same way it was originally. Creases in the bladder are a good guide, or take photos as you unpack it

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Guernsey Port Dinorwic We have discovered a tranquil treasure on the north coast of Wales that the locals would like to keep secret

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t’s not often we come across a sheltered and peaceful little gem of a marina that is Grade II listed and owes its name, and very existence, to a slate quarry.

What’s more, the berth holders we met there didn’t really want us to tell people about it, as they want to keep this little treasure all to themselves. Well, we’re sorry but ‘the cat is out of the bag’. We bring you

Port Dinorwic.

Nestled into the northern coast of mainland Wales, on the southern side of the Menai Strait, Port Dinorwic, in the tiny village of Y Felinheli, comprises 180 berths, split between an outer pontoon marina and separate locked, 500-metre, tree lined basin, all with modern facilities.

The scenery around this area is stunning

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Isle of Man Dublin Liverpool

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Waterford Cork Kilmore Quay

WALES Milford Haven Swansea

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with many wonderful anchorages to explore and large towns and tourist attractions close by, many of which are accessible by boat as well as road.

Originally just a tiny inlet off the Menai Strait, over the centuries it grew in importance as a tidal dock. However, it wasn’t until the late 1700s that large-scale development began, when the wealthy landowners at the time started to mine for slate on their land close to the town of Llanberis, some 10 miles inland. The result was Dinorwic Quarry, renowned

for its high quality slate which, over the next few centuries, became one of the biggest, most prolific and productive mines in the country, until its closure in 1969. The success of the mine brought many changes to the area. A track was laid from the quarry to the tiny dock at Y Felinheli and, at first, horse drawn trams were used to transport the heavy laden trucks. By the mid-1800s, these trams had been replaced by small steam locomotives.

A new dock was completed in 1828 and as a consequence, in 1838, it was renamed

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Britannia Bridge and Menai Bridge on the Menai Strait, where tides can flow at up to eight knots

Port Dinorwic. With the increasing need to move boats around the dock at all states of the tide, further development took place between 1897 to 1902 which saw the creation of an entrance lock chamber, dry dock and considerable enlargement of the lock basin itself. There has obviously been some redevelopment and revamping in more recent years but most of what we see today dates back to the late 1800s, including the slate clad quarry admin office at the entrance to the dock, now an upmarket bistro. Due to its historical

development, Port Dinorwic was awarded Grade II Listed status in 1996 and is now owned and managed by marina operator, The Marine Group.

Approaches

The tide flows with considerable strength through the Menai Strait, between 4-8 knots, so studying the tidal streams is essential. Slack water at Port Dinorwic is approximately an hour and 20 minutes before high water (HW) Dover. High water at Port Dinorwic is 50 minutes

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Destination before HW Dover on spring tides and 45 minutes before HW Dover on neap tides.

Tide tables are available to download via the marina website. You also will find tides, tidal stream and useful cruising information in the definitive Imray pilot book, Cruising Anglesey and Adjoining Waters, or the Reeds Nautical Almanac.

Those travelling down the Straits from the north to Port Dinorwic will pass through an area known as The Swellies.

This is a narrow, rocky channel which separates Anglesey from the Welsh mainland. It is recommended that this passage is attempted at slack HW, which is an hour and 45 minutes before HW Dover.

The Britannia Bridge lies 2 nm to the north of Port Dinorwic and, south east of the bridge, you will need to be mindful of a wreck, on the opposite shore to Nelson’s Statue. Be aware that a passage through The Swellies is also possible at LW slack on a neap tide, but with depths as little as 0.5 metres, it is only suitable for shallow draft boats. Approaches from the south involve carefully following the buoyage through several sandbanks towards Caernarfon, which is not recommended in strong onshore winds.

There is a 5-knot speed limit off Port Dinorwic. The area outside of the lock and outer basin dries at low water, and are accessible approximately HW +/- 3 hours. The outer basin itself also dries at low water springs. Visiting boats will normally be directed into the locked inner basin, which offers good shelter in all wind directions. Entry to the inner basin is via a lock, measuring 9.7 metres wide, which opens two hours either side of high water. Lock openings are controlled by the dockmaster, so you will need to contact

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Distances

Approximate distances in nautical miles from Port Dinorwic: • Caernarfon 3.5 miles • Conwy 24 miles • Holyhead 30 miles • Pwllheli 54 miles • Liverpool Docks 57 miles

Weather

• Met Office Shipping Forecast Irish Sea • Met Office Inshore Waters St Davids Head to Great Orme Head • Met Office Inshore Waters Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway • Met Office Menai Strait forecast • Willy Weather - Menai Strait & Britannia Bridge • North Wales Weather

Charts & Pilot Books • Admiralty Chart 1464 Menai Strait • Admiralty SC5609 North West Wales including Menai Strait Chart Folio • Imray C52 Cardigan Bay to Liverpool • Imray C61 St George’s Channel - Wales to the East Coast of Ireland • Imray 2700 North & West Wales Chart Pack • Imray Cruising Anglesey & Adjoining Waters, Liverpool to Aberdovey pilot book

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the marina on Channel 80, callsign Dinorwic Marina, or by telephone, 01248 671500 or 01248 670176, on your approach. The Dockmasters are on site 8am-8pm, March to October, and 8am6pm, November to February. Outside of these hours, they are on site 2 hours either side of high tide.

Those entering the lock will need to be aware of the strong cross tides at the entrance and be mindful of departing vessels. Also be aware of the various lines of swinging moorings lying directly off the entrance. To enter the lock, turn

There is a distinctive tower beside the lock. Passages on the Menai Strait are not advised at night, but this daymark is lit by a white light at the basin entrances

when the entrance opens up, keeping 10 metres from the wall, ideally with ropes and fenders prepared each side. The marina advises those approaching from the north, that the lock comes into view to port 300m after the start of the residential development, and below the Hotel Port Dinorwic, and from the south, it becomes visible to starboard, 300 metres before the end of this residential development. There is a small waiting pontoon, also used for visitors, on the starboard side at the entrance.

The lock sides are relatively high, with spaced white-painted bollards on top. There are also useful running lines

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Transport

For local bus routes visit the Arriva Buses website. The local taxi service is Chubb’s Taxi (01248 353535).

The nearest station is Bangor where Virgin Trains connect to Holyhead, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Crewe, Birmingham and London.

The high-sided lock is accessible 2-3 hours either side of high water and operates on VHF 80

between these for smaller boats. The lock has a rise/fall of up to 3 metres.

Where to moor

The outer tidal basin is for permanent berth holders, mainly small motorboats, and short stay visitors only. Again, those entering need to be aware of the strong cross tide at the entrance and watch out for departing vessels. The 100-berth basin is protected by a long outer pier with an entrance at the northern end, beside the lock approach. Inside is a series of four floating pontoon piers, named A to D north to south, with a fairway and alongside pontoon to the west.

As previously mentioned, visitors are normally allocated alongside moorings against the harbour walls inside the pretty, tree-lined inner basin. A small lifting bridge divides the basin into two areas and this is operated again by the berthing masters, lifting for those needing to get further inside. The basin walls continue on at a similar height to the lock sides, with mooring bollards and chain fencing along the top, and a ladder per berth. As with the lock, ensure you are well-fendered, in most cases at gunwhale height. The

Food supplies

The village of Y Felinheli has a small but well stocked Londis supermarket for newspapers and food essentials, as well as a Post Office and ATM (8am-9pm Mon-Sat, 8am-8pm Sun).

If it’s a big supermarket you are after, you should head for the Tesco Extra store on the A55 Caernarfon Road, at Bangor, which is just 3 miles away (7 mins by car). A little further in the opposite direction, in Caernarfon, you will find a Morrisons supermarket. Both of these supermarkets have ATM’s and petrol stations and are accessible by taxi or bus 5C, Arriva Buses Caernarfon to Bangor service, from the bus stop outside the Post Office in Y Felinheli.

Where to fill up

Port Dinorwic Marina has a diesel only fuel berth inside the basin, next to the lock office. Petrol is available in cans from the Tesco Extra (3 miles away). Diesel is available inside Victoria Dock, Caernarfon (01286 672346), note gate opening times.

Petrol and diesel are available at The Marine Club, Porth Daniel (0333 1234 303) and in cans at Dickies drying boatyard (01248 363400).

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Leafy and sheltered, the very pretty inner basin at Port Dinorwic has 120 alongside berths

marina tells us rise and fall in the basin is generally 0.5 to 1 metre, but can be up to 2 metres maximum, so long lines are recommended. Note there are no berth numbers in the inner dock, on arrival visitors will be directed to a berth by a the berthing master. It is recommended that you moor facing outwards, as this makes it easier to depart in the prevailing westerlies. All 180 berths at Port Dinorwic have access to fresh water and electricity.

There are flat rate charges for overnight berthing, these are £20.50 for under 10 metres and £31 for over 10 metres.

Next to the locked inner basin is a

modern, dedicated marina office building which also houses the toilet and shower facilities and laundry. Also on site is a hair and beauty salon, café, restaurant, boat services and a yacht brokers.

For trailboats, there is a slipway in the western corner of the outer basin with tractor trailer launch facilities provided by the marina staff, no self-launching or recovery is allowed. A tractor launch is £21 per visit, hoist lift in/out £19 per metre. There is also a large slipway and trailer storage available at nearby Dinas Boat Yard (01248 671642) on Beach Road. This all tides, concrete, ex-millitary

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Marine supplies

There’s a slipway in the south west corner of the outer basin. Vehicle self launches are prohibited

slipway is thought to be largest in the area.

Self launches are £12 per day including parking, while launch and recovery service are available and charged at £25 per day (£20 per day for boat storage customers).

The boatyard recommends booking in advance to avoid disappointment.

Where to eat & drink

For such a small village, there is a good choice of restaurants and cafes. Actually on site, within the marina complex, a great place to start is the aptly named café, The Swellies (01248 670250). Open for breakfast, lunch, teas, coffee and cake, it prides itself in its friendly service and locally sourced, quality food. Also on site for evening dining is the very popular La Marina Seafood and Tapas Restaurant and Bar (01248 674971) which describes its menu as ‘Mediterranean inspired, with a

On-site eateries include the seafood and tapas restaurant, La Marina, next to the inner basin

Port Dinorwic Marina has a 20-tonne lift and hardstanding. A tractor launch is £21 per visit, lift in/out £19 per metre, or lift out and back (3-hour period) £21 per metre, pressure wash £7 per metre, cradles and stands £46 per month. Other services include valeting, antifouling and engine servicing. Based on the marina site, Bill Higham Marine (01248 907678) is an agent for Mariner, Tohatsu, Yamaha, Suzuki, Mercury and Honda outboards, provides services and repairs for most inboard and outdrive engines, including Volvo Penta, Nanni, Beta and MerCruiser, and has a workshop, hardstanding, chandlery and diagnostics facilities. In Y Felinheli, on Beach Road is Dinas Boat Yard (01248 671642) which has a 16-tonne boat lift, a slipway with a small vessel launch and recovery service and storage facilities. At the boatyard is Marine Engineering Services (01248 671215), an agent for Beta Marine, Cummins and Mercury. It also supplies new and used parts, servicing and repairs in its indoor storage unit and workshop. For new covers and canopy repairs there is The Boatshed (01248 679939) in Beach Road, also supplying stainless steel framework and English Braid rope. Other contacts are Dickies (01248 363400), a Volvo Penta agent and boatyard at Bangor, and Menai Marine (01286 677445) a chandlery and boatyard at Victoria Dock.

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How it all began. Slate transportation at Port Dinorwic, circa 19th century

Welsh twist’. If it’s a cosy and historic pub you prefer, then check out The Garddfon Inn (01248 670359) in Beach Road, which offers accommodation and Bistro type pub food ‘without straining the purse’. Chan’s Fish and Chips in Bangor Street 01248 670228 can supply Chinese takeaways as well as fish and chips. Just over the metal drawbridge, in an elevated position, adjacent to the marina basin is the Hotel Port Dinorwic (01248 671122) where the bar, with its stunning views across the Strait, welcomes non-residents for drinks from noon to 11pm.

Places to see and visit Undeniably, the scenery in North Wales is simply stunning. Around every corner there are mountains, lakes, miles of stunning coastline and beaches, picturesque villages, castles and historical Welsh heritage sites. Port Dinorwic has it all on its doorstep. Just 10 miles away, in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park

is the village of Llanberis. Here you can visit the, disused, Dinorwic Quarry which now houses the National Slate Museum.

Once employing over 3,000 men and women at the height of its production, this truly fascinating place lies virtually untouched since its closure in 1969 with all the buildings, a giant waterwheel and workshops, along with varied artefacts, tools, steam locomotives and old photos on display. It is the reason Port Dinorwic Marina exists today and is well worth a visit. Entry is free. Llanberis is also the village where you can take the Snowdon Mountain Railway to the summit of Snowdon. This train service, which has been in operation since 1896, uses both steam and diesel trains for the 2.5 hour trip, which includes a 30 minute stop at the 1085m summit. Fares vary according to season but, in May, a round trip for an adult is £37 and a child £27. You can, of course, walk up to the summit, if you are feeling energetic, via the footpath

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Events

All Wales Boat and Leisure Show 30th May-1st June 2019

Mooring charges ‘A monster of a castle’. Caernarfon Castle’s investiture platform, made from Dinorwic slate

from Llanberis. Suffice to say, on a clear day, the views are stunning. No trip to North Wales is complete without a trip to King Edward 1’s Caernarfon Castle.

Described as ‘a monster of a castle’ in the tourist brochures, this enormous fortress has turreted, walled passages to explore, breathtaking views over the Menai Strait and was the site of the investiture of the Prince of Wales. Interestingly, the platform used in the investiture was made from Dinorwic Slate. Admission is £7.95 for an adult, with senior citizens, students, children under 16 (under 5s go free), veterans and armed forces £6. The castle and town centre with its many shops is an easy 11-minute bus ride, on the Arriva 5C (Caernarfon to Bangor route), from Port Dinorwic. For more ideas on what to see and do in North Wales, visit www. visitwales.com. MBO

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Further afield

Just 3.5 nautical miles south west along the Menai Strait is the tidal gated Victoria Dock Marina at Caernarfon. This has 45 visitors’ berths and is within walking distance of the castle and shopping centre.

The marina is council owned and managed by the Caernarfon Harbour Trust. North east, in the entrance of the River Conwy, you have Deganwy and castle town of Conwy, with visitor marinas and facilities, Conwy Quays and Deganwy Marina.

For more tourist information visit: www.visitwales.com

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PROJECT Fairline Vixen

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fter a month of inactivity, I felt it was time to move forwards on our project Fairline Vixen. The inactivity was largely due to lack of time, but also because I was faced with two jobs I was happy to put off. You may remember last time, that in trying to remove the engine bell housing to allow the bearings to be sorted, and the bell housing itself to be cleaned up and painted, I was having trouble with the six bolts that hold it in place. One came out with a bit of effort, two sheared off and the remaining three were all starting to round off. The other job was to tackle the very rusty lump of iron that is the Fairline’s Volvo Penta

AQ151B engine block.

I started with renewed enthusiasm, misplaced as it turns out, with the bell housing. Armed with a more formidable tool kit, including a new six sided 9/16� socket to replace the tired 12 point socket that I thought was contributing to rounding the bolt heads, I set to work.

I applied heat to both ends of the bolts, I tried freezing them, I used an impact driver and my new 3ft breaker bar. Despite all of this, I only managed to shear two more of the bolt heads, and completely round off the remaining one. The only option I had left at this stage was to grind off the remaining, rounded bolt head and

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With two bolts already sheared, the final three were proving even more tricky

hope that I could dismantle the parts and deal with the five stuck bolt shafts when I got the bell housing on the work bench.

Despite successfully grinding the bolt head away, the various parts are steadfastly refusing to move. I suspect corrosion on the bolt shafts is holding things firm and this, together with the rubber seals that haven’t been disturbed in around 20 years, are going to need some clever thinking, a bit more patience and an even better armoury to encourage them to let go. At the time of writing, and after a whole day of frustration simply trying to remove three bolts, this is how the job has been left for now. I’ll come back to it afresh another day.

This setback led me to tackle the other job on the list, as I was determined to achieve something and move the project forward at least a little this month. With a collection of wire brush drill attachments I set about the rusty block.

Due to the different nooks, crannies and shapes encountered on the block, I found it easiest to set up two different drills with two different types of wire brush attachment to save having to keep

swapping brushes over. If I had had access to three drills, it would have been even better. I also rigged my little multipurpose mini rotary tool, with a tiny wire brush attachment, so that I could get right into the corners for the best possible job. If one job was gong to beat me this month, I was going to make up for it by doing the best possible job on this one.

With goggles on, which are absolutely essential when using wire brush attachments on a drill, as the wires can break up and fly off, I set to the task. I would also advise wearing a face mask, as the dusty rust filled atmosphere is not

I tried to apply heat from both the front and back of the bolts, with no success

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I also tried freeze spray, but after two more sheared bolts, the last one had to be ground off

nice to breathe. After the disappointment of the day before, this job was most satisfying. In fact I wondered why I had put it off for so long. I think I thought it was going to be trickier than it was, but watching the thick, crusty and flaking rust just disappear before my eyes, to reveal a nice shiny metal surface below was bordering on enjoyment. The fact that I had different tools set up, made swapping

easy and therefore I was more inclined to get at every little bit of rust I could see. I think I was taking my frustrations out on the engine block, but I am very happy with the result.

In preparation for this day I had already bought my painting products. After some extensive online research I settled on the POR15 system. Unfortunately, they don’t do a Volvo Penta red, but they do offer a The stripped engine block was heavily corroded, particularly on the port side

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After some wire brushing, the engine was looking almost rust free for the first time in many years

Ford red, which I have been told is a pretty good match. We’ll have to wait and see about that, but in the meantime I applied a coat of rust converting POR15 Metal Prep to the freshly cleaned surface to tackle what little rust remained. I have also purchased some etch primer to provide a base layer for the aluminium components, such as the two crankshaft seal carriers, as well as parts of the head and the cooling system.

As well as the rust, there was also a number of old gaskets to remove from the block’s mating surfaces and I also took the opportunity to look at the water pump fixings. During the strip down, one of the three studs had sheared, and the other two looked like they would follow soon, due to corrosion. Using a combination of heat, penetrating fluid, freeze spray and a pair of mole grips, one by one, all three were removed without further problems.

All this cleaning had produced lots of dust and debris, much of which, despite my best efforts, had found its way inside the block. The inside of the block required cleaning anyway, as it was still coated in old contaminated oil, but before I do

The bare metal was treated with POR15 Metal Prep and mating surfaces were cleaned of any gasket remnants

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The cylinders were honed and the block will now be cleaned

that, there was one other job that needed carrying out. The engine may not have had much use, judging by the condition of the internals, but I still thought a light honing of the cylinder bores would be worth doing. This process creates shallow cross hatch scratches on the cylinder walls, similar to the markings that would be found on a factory fresh engine. In use, these markings retain traces of oil to help lubricate the piston rings and provide a better seal to maintain compression within the cylinder. The process requires the use of a special honing tool, which is basically a sprung tripod with three abrasive stones

that is used with a power drill. Coating the cylinder with some lubricating oil, the stones are spun around on the drill inside of the cylinder while being moved up and down. The result to aim for is a series of scratches that cross each other at around 45° to the direction of the piston.

With this done, the block can now be cleaned, ready for rebuilding and painting, more of which I hope to bring you next month. I’m also keeping my fingers crossed that I can finally deal with that bell housing, so that I can start prepping the engine bay, which needs a bit of fibreglass work.

Spend so far

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PROJECT BOAT POR15 Metal Prep POR 15 red paint Etch Primer Balance from last month

The seized, corroded and sheared water pump mounting studs were removed using heat

£21.98 £26.50 £19.50 £979.27

Total to date: £1,047.25

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It’s been a few months since we installed our Eberspächer heating system and it has certainly been put to work.

2017/18 may have been a long way off from reaching the record books in terms of severity, but I have never had ice around the boat like we did this year, nor can I remember so many periods of snow in one winter.

Despite this we have spent quite a few winter nights onboard and all I can say is, “wow, what a transformation”. In the past we used an electric fan heater in the absence of a proper heating system, but it had two major drawbacks. First, it only heated the part of the boat that it was in. Second, I would never leave it running when we were not onboard nor when we were asleep, meaning it was always fighting a battle to bring the boat up to a bearable temperature. Of course, it also relied upon being somewhere where shorepower was available.

This year though, the heating has been turned on and left running for days at a time.

It doesn’t even get turned off when underway, and the outlet I installed next to the helm has proved to be the best thing since someone suggested cutting a loaf of bread into thin slices.

Our boat was on the borderline when it came to choosing between the D2 and D4 models. We chose the larger, on the basis it could always be turned down, and have found that we have had to resort to doing that a lot. The efficiency of the heater is such that if we turn it up full blast, the boat very quickly becomes too warm. In hindsight, I think a D2 might have just been OK, but I’m not complaining about having plenty of heat in reserve.

In use, we tend to crank it up high to get it going, then turn the control down to somewhere just below half way. This keeps the boat lovely and warm and only requires dropping the setting a notch or two on the display overnight to keep a nice background warmth that makes getting out of bed in the morning a pleasure, even when there was snow on the ground outside.

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The heating unit was fitted in the large storage locker at the end of the S28’s mid cabin berth

is being worked hard. This is one of the benefits of going larger than you need, the fact that it doesn’t need to work hard to keep the boat warm means that noise levels in normal use are very low. Some people with diesel heaters complain about the constant ticking from the fuel pump. While we can’t hear it during the day, it is just about audible overnight. Having said that, I have slept in rooms with a louder ticking clock, so it really isn’t bad. If we were particularly light sleepers it should be fairly simple to reduce the noise levels even further with a bit of sound insulation. Ours is mounted in an un-insulated locker at the foot of the bed, to give you an idea. I suspect those that find it an issue are more often than not suffering the results of a poor installation.

The only thing I have found frustrating is trying to work out how to operate the timer.

So far, my attempts have been thwarted, but I am going to persevere, and may even have to resort to the user manual, and crack it for next winter, as I can think of many occasions when Easy to use, but the timer function is a little tricky to programme arriving at an already warm boat would have Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd

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been a godsend. Alternatively, I might bite the bullet and upgrade to Eberspächer’s remote control unit, the Easy Start Web at £422 with a yearly subscription fee of £22.50.

This would be the ultimate upgrade in my opinion, and would turn what I consider to be the best comfort upgrade we have ever made to the boat, into a perfect system.

I was hoping to be able to bring Motorboat Owner some actual figures for fuel usage A cockpit outlet is a great “The best comfort to this update, but the truth is that feature on an open boat upgrade we have despite running for hours and hours, carried out” I simply did not see any change in Value 4/5 fuel levels or notice an obvious change to the boats fuel usage Usability 3/5 when we filled up. In short, after adding the Eberspächer, our Performance 5/5 fuel usage is within the tolerances of what it was before. Eberspächer’s figures suggest between 0.1 litres per hour on low setting and 0.5 LPH on high so, given our average setting sitting somewhere in the middle, and the fact that we have run the heater for approximately 100 hours over the winter, it has probably used around 25 litres and cost around £25 in fuel.

With hindsight, the one change I would make to the installation would be to add an outlet into the toilet compartment. The heater certainly seems to have the power to cope with another outlet, and a warm toilet on a cold morning would be a luxury worth the extra effort during the installation. I will probably upgrade this at some point as it will also help dry out the compartment after showering and provide a useful drying area for wet waterproofs.

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one are the days when Jeanneau’s Merry Fisher range were, as the name implies, cheerful little boats, perfect for taking a couple of people out for a bit of coastal or inshore dangling.

Yes, they still make plenty of boats that are superb for exactly that, but over the years Jeanneau have introduced more and more models with a stronger emphasis on cruising, or at least boats that are equally capable of both.

Look at boats like the 655, the 725, the 805 and the 925, and currently the 795 and 895 and what you see is a boat that is equally, or more, at home taking the family away for the weekend as it is at having fish guts washed from its aft deck. In fact the Marlin range was almost certainly introduced to redress the balance a little, and keep the thousands of hard-

core Jeanneau fishing customers happy. You only have to look in the many marinas along the north coast of France to see how seriously the French take their boat fishing.

On initial inspection the 1095 is very much a Merry Fisher. It has the same DNA in both its exterior styling and interior fit out as other boats from the range.

Having said that, and despite the

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“The new flagship Merry Fisher has fantastic family facilities”

Spacious on the inside and outside, the 1095 has many clever features, including a side access door

obvious differences in motive power, there is also just a little of the feel of the NC and Leader 33 about it. It says a lot about Jeanneau’s approach to model line-up that they can offer three different 33ft boats and still make each of them individual enough to appeal to different markets.

In the bow you will find a fairly standard forward cabin layout. Entry to the cabin is via a sliding door, which helps save space and, once inside, you have 5ft 10in standing headroom at the foot of the double berth. The whole aft end of the berth lifts, and is held up with gas struts, to reveal a large locker below. The floor within this locker lifts out to gain access to the forward bilge and optional bow thruster battery. A useful feature of this locker is that it can also be accessed via a door on the front, so the space is still usable even when the berth is occupied.

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there is another locker, which is not quite so easy to use, and again the floor lifts to provide access to the bow thruster. More storage can be found at eye level, where six optional lockers, which are more spacious than they appear, can be found. There is also a half-height hanging locker on the starboard side with a shelf above. The cabin is nice and light, thanks to a hull window on either side, a fixed skylight and an opening hatch overhead. There is also a small opening port on the starboard side above the hanging locker. The hull windows have curtains and the two pieces of glass overhead come with a blind and mosquito screen, the latter perhaps being rather redundant on a fixed skylight. With all curtains and blinds in use, the cabin’s lighting is both functional and stylish, with under pelmet LEDs and lighting recessed into the headlining, as well as a couple of spot lamps.

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Moving aft into the lobby area, on the starboard side you will find a door leading to an area that can either be a large storage space or, with the addition of the optional mattress, rigged as a third cabin. Our test boat had the latter and, while it is functional as a space to sleep, it is perhaps

The boat’s second cabin has another spacious double berth with good standing headroom

best described as ‘cosy’. The berth is tucked beneath the GRP mouldings above it and is probably best viewed as a decent sized single, although in an emergency it could be used as a double. The cabin is equipped with a hull window, complete with opening port, a half height locker and a very usable amount of standing space, which comes with over 6ft of headroom, with a skylight above for additional natural light. This cabin also offers access to the behind dash electricals and another electrical locker at the aft end of the berth.

As a storage space this would be excellent and, despite being a little compromised, it is also a very useful, and quite rare to find on a boat of this size, third cabin.

Opposite this cabin is the boat’s single toilet compartment. You may be forgiven for thinking this will be quite compact,

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given the size of the boat and the fact that it has three cabin spaces. Cross the threshold though, and you realize that you are mistaken. Not only is the toilet compartment a decent size, all things considered, hidden behind the open door is a generously sized separate shower compartment. There is 6ft headroom in both of these areas and plenty of elbow room too. The word ‘Tardis’ may be overused, but in the case of the lower accommodation of the 1095 I think it is truly justified. The shower has a seat and a fixed hull window and the toilet compartment has an overhead skylight, a hull window with inbuilt opening port and a useful amount of worktop and storage.

Aft of the toilet and shower is where you will find the boat’s second cabin. Again, this has very good headroom at 6ft 2in and comes with a good sized double berth.

Another overhead skylight, together with a hull window and opening port, provide light and fresh air, and a small cupboard with single seat, open locker space inboard and a shelf outboard, offer the occupants some basic facilities.

Moving aft, and up a couple of steps, takes you into the wheelhouse with a helm position on the starboard side, a galley unit behind and a dinette to port. At the helm you get a single, supportive bucket seat with adjustment for and aft and a lifting bolster. The console is finished in dark gelcoat, which should cut glare down considerably, and is laid out in such a way that everything is easy to find and use, with space for a large multi-function display placed centrally. Alongside the helm you have a sliding door for easy side deck access and, as is often the case on wheelhouse style boats, further electronics Not only are there three cabins down below, there is also a separate shower compartment can be installed above the windscreen, in Motorboat Owner © Digital Marine Media Ltd

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the GRP moulding, and also in the case of the 1095, above the side door where our test boat had its VHF installed.

The dinette, often a bit of a squeeze for the whole family on this style of boat, looks very capable of seating four comfortably, with a folding leaf on the forward end to enable the forward dinette seat to lift and flip to turn into

Third cabin or storage space? The choice is yours

a comfortable double forward facing crew seat. In this mode your crew get a convenient grab rail in front of them, and a large sliding window alongside. Storage below the dinette seating is limited to a single drawer that pulls out from the aft seat but, with a decent size locker in the floor alongside, together with the adjacent galley, it should be relatively easy to find places for everything whilst keeping it close to hand.

The galley unit on our test boat was fitted with a black gloss worktop with heavy lift-out infills for the sink and hob.

This material did not appear to be very hard wearing, and was already showing signs of damage from carelessly handled infills. With or without the infills in place you do get plenty of galley worktop, and the space below is given over to a fridge, an electrical panel and three large lockers.

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The galley is practical, with good worktop space, but the shiny black material marks easily

On our test boat these lockers were not divided up or shelved, which means making best use of the generous space would be difficult. This would be a simple, and worthwhile modification to carry out, if it has not already been dealt with by the factory. Above the galley there are a further two small overhead lockers with catch restrained doors for ease of use.

Headroom throughout the wheelhouse is a minimum of 6ft 3in and you get a pair of overhead sliding sunroofs to allow a flow of air through the boat when underway.

The wheelhouse is enclosed by a threepart sliding door, which locks fully open, fully closed and partially open. In this partially open configuration, the middle of the three doors is not restrained and so can flop back and forth about six inches.

Some kind of restraint would be beneficial here.

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Out on deck the 1095 has a good-sized cockpit with U-shaped seating. The aft bench seat has storage below, although the lid is not stayed so its use might be tricky, and slides forward to allow the outboards to be fully tilted. There is open storage under the port side seat that looks ideal for liferaft placement and the forward section of seating is modular, with storage and a cut out in the base to allow access to the catch of the deck locker below.

This seat lifts up with the deck hatch, as does the cockpit table, so it will probably be best to store light items only in here.

With it raised you have access to a useful lazarette compartment, although perhaps not as large as the hatch itself would have you think.

To move forward the best route is via the sunken starboard side deck, which is generously wide and easily negotiated.

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PERFORMANCE

As tested 60% fuel 30% water 4 crew Force 2

* Sound levels measured with back door and roof open

RPM

600 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000

It does, however, get pinched a little as you pass the sliding helm door. The step up onto the side deck from the cockpit is quite large, below which is the single cylinder gas locker. Just here is where you have a small side gate to allow easier alongside access.

On our test boat, the catch for this gate was catching the wheelhouse corner moulding, but we understand this will be corrected on future production boats. The fibreglass coaming on the side deck comes up to knee height, while a guardrail on top provides hip height protection. Just forward of the helm, two further steps lead up to the foredeck and the side deck then widens and leads round to the bow

Knots

LPH

GPH

MPG

3.2 4.5 6.8 8.5 9.4 11.5 16.1 25.2 28.7 32.5 35.0 37.9

5.8 9.5 16.7 25.4 37.3 48.2 62.4 89.2 116.0 137.4 179.3 200.3

1.28 2.09 3.67 5.59 8.21 10.6 13.7 19.6 25.5 30.2 39.4 44.1

2.50 2.15 1.85 1.52 1.15 1.08 1.18 1.29 1.13 1.08 0.89 0.86

Range (nm)

440 378 326 267 202 190 207 227 198 190 156 151

Sound levels dB*

68 69 71 76 79 81 86 88 90 91 95 97

where you have a nice big flat working deck area. As well as the usual anchor locker, the 1095 also has a large storage locker just aft of the anchor winch, below the sunpad cushions.

The port side deck is narrower, but still around six inches wide, and is eminently usable with knee-high guardrails and a grabrail along the wheelhouse roof.

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The big outboards are sweet, but the fuel bill may leave a bitter aftertaste. Our test boat was fitted with twin F300 Yamaha outboards

“With 600hp on tap, the 1095 will hit 38 knots” Access to, and from, the cockpit does require climbing over the cockpit seating.

Although owners will always prefer to moor starboard side to, it’s good to know that a port side mooring shouldn’t cause your crew too much trouble.

The twin outboards split the bathing platform in such a way that access across from one side to the other is not really possible in normal use. The starboard bathing platform is well served by walkthrough access to the cockpit, a transom shower, a transom gate and a bathing ladder with sturdy grabrail. Access to the port side platform is aided by a small transom gate over the seating, and on this side there is a good sized self-draining wet locker.

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Underway With 600hp on tap, you wouldn’t expect the 1095 to be a slouch, and you would be right. It jumps up onto the plane within four seconds, reaches 30 knots just 7 seconds later and has decent mid-range grunt too, going from 18 to 25 knots in just four seconds. Top speed on the day was just shy of 38 knots, which felt more than adequate for what is not designed to be a performance boat. In fact I felt that smaller engines might have been a better match, perhaps sacrificing a little of that top end for a useful financial saving with a pair of 250’s. Noise levels increased noticeable at the top end, but at speeds below 30 knots things felt much more refined and, in fact, the boat felt at its

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most composed at speeds in the low 20’s.

This is fortunate because, and there is no getting away from it, this is not a cheap boat to run. The best cruising economy we achieved was just over 1.3 nmpg at around 23 knots, while at full throttle the fuel bill would send shivers up an oil sheik’s thawb, Luckily we didn’t have to pay the fuel bill, so we can report that the 1095 handles well at speed. Heading into a half metre head sea we could maintain a 30-knot cruise with a bit of throttle manipulation and bow down trim, and down wind we could take it up to full speed. At no time did we suffer any serious slamming and my only criticism would be that I would have liked to have seen a little more lift in the bow in a following sea to reduce the wetness of the ride. Having said that, it gave us a good opportunity to test the twin pantograph wipers, which did a great job of maintaining good visibility. Visibility elsewhere is good, except the usual issue of a tight port hand turn creating a blind spot to port due to the wheelhouse roof blocking your view.

The steering on our test boat was a little stiffer than I would have liked, but the boat responded well and turned sharply with no loss of grip. It was also very well

A transom gate either side provides good access

behaved at slow speeds, planing down to 12 knots, if trimmed just right, and manoeuvring precisely at close quarters speed. Overall it’s fun to drive, with a comfortable helm position and the benefit of that side door to let some fresh air in. I would like to see a redesign in the Yamaha throttles though, as when positively driving the boat, as opposed to just cruising, you need your hands on the throttles and the base of your palm naturally rests on the top of the throttle body, which is exactly where the trim-up button sits. The result for me was running with excessive trim on more than one occasion.

Conclusion In keeping with the Merry Fisher range, the fit out and finish of the 1095 is simple

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and functional, and the use of space excellent. As a family boat it has everything you need, including that optional third cabin, which is rather unique in a boat of this size. With twin 300hp outboards on the transom, it delivers performance that will not disappoint. The downside is, of course, the thirst of the two big outboards.

However you look at it, the 1095 gets through fuel at quite a rate, particularly if you use all 600 of the horses. Even at its most economical cruising speed, it is not going to be a cheap boat to run, but don’t discount it on that basis alone. Unless you are putting 100’s of hours on the boat each year, the fuel bill will undoubtedly not be your biggest outlay, and you do reap

A flagship worthy of the name. The Merry Fisher 1095 has lots to like, and very few vices

all of the benefits of modern four stroke outboards, including ease of maintenance, reliability, smoothness, low noise levels and a lack of diesel fumes.

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