Nautical
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Yes , per engine, I was giving it the berries for about 20 mins just to give her a bit of burn up having sat for a couple of months, was doing 30.5 knts but she was loaded with gear and a bit of slime on the bottom, thing is as someone said great boat in the lumpy stuff, was blowing a bit and quite sharp seas but she just bashed them into submission, no slamming or bang at all, anything else that size would have been a bit 'bumpy' despite what the UK mags would have you believe the big three UK builders boats wouldn't have been as good flat out, much lighter in the bows and not as level a trim. I note in the pics of the latest Squaddie 55 up on the plane seems very bow up, if you look where the skipper would sit below at the helm the sight line for'd seems as if you have little vision immediately ahead. Mind you MBY's test (when it happens) will have you believe she was built by the good Lord himself  only kidding they are great boats, deserve all the accolade they get from the British press.
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MapisM
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Loc: Italy
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Loaded and slime on the bottom, that is consistent with the slightly lower speed.
But with the engines (she has the D12/800, right?) reaching even more than 2.300 rpm, one would imagine that props are maybe a inch too short...
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mikef
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Reged: 16/05/2001
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Loc: chesham, bucks and palma,major...
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Oooh, that's only 0.46mpg which is a bit juicy even flat out. Yup agree with you about the Brit boats. The great god Olesinski is supposed to produce the best hulls in the business but the AZ46 I had was no better or worse than yer typical Princeline/Faircess hull and the Ferretti I have now just ploughs thru the waves. You're right about the bow up trim too. I've noticed this too. Princelines/Faircesses tend to look especially bow up. Don't know whether this is an optical illusion (maybe the upsweep of the spray rails) but there's a marked difference with a typical Ferretti, for example, which appears to run much flatter
AFAIK, the Pearl hulls are based on John Bennett designs and he has a good reputation for having produced seaworthy planing hulls
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stuart_hyde_farm
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Loc: Romsey, Hants
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Might be a bit small and not as lively as you would like but the Hardy 50 is a heck of a solid aft cabin cruiser and they are pretty much built to order so you can get a lot of customisation - take a look at the Hardy Marine website for a review (no connection but a very happy Hardy 36 owner)
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ItS
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Reged: 12/08/2003
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Wasn't it Fairline that tried and failed with the 43AC, built to follow the successful Turbo 36/38?
Not a bad boat, but seems the market is quite small. I wonder if the height of the side decks for mooring up etc put some people off?
Even the F43, great boat that it is has not come up for a re-design which makes you think great cash cow, but maybe doesn't warrant the investment of bringing the styling up to date?
Perhaps the smaller market is served by the specialists, Broom, Atlantic etc?
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mikef
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Yup, Fairline introduced the 43AC and people like me who'd had both the Turbo 36 and Princess 435 were very excited to hear about the new model. In fact I went to SIBS that year with half an idea to scrape together enough pennies to buy one but it was a major disappointment. Firstly, Fairline priced the boat way beyond what most existing T36/P435 owners could hope to afford. Secondly they cocked up the design by not incorporating a 3rd cabin/lower dinette arrangement as per the 435 and, indeed, the Sealine 410/450 so peeps like me thought why bother spending all that money to get a smaller boat. There was also an issue with the slab like transom which made the boat look very awkward
I don't think that Fairline sold more than a few boats. Peters could'nt sell one of their stock boats and turned it into a sea school boat. As it was, it was reputedly a v good sea boat but that was'nt good enough to sell it. Basically Fairline misunderstood their target market
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Sun_Coast
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Reged: 27/01/2003
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Loc: Spain
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I would have thought the new P62 fly would have a mid ship full beam cabin no?
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Sun_Coast
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As usual Mike all comments perfick my thoughts entirley
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C_Playa
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How about this?
http://www.aldenyachts.com/new_power/ay56my/AY56my.htm
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