DavidJ

Interesting, I wonder if this applies to all EU hire companies eg Frequently asked questions about boat hire in Menorca | Boat Charter...

I may be wrong but I am reading into this that you may think a 5 day course is a little too much at the moment There is a two day RYA...

Try Volvo truck dealers. Last time I went they had both colours. I recall about half price.

You'll often find a project boat will end up costing more than a ready to go boat, many wind up costing a fortune and being abandoned in...

Supporting @snowbird30ds view. Really worth buying in the best condition you can get. You will still have plenty of work/expense because...

If you like the Shetland have a look at a Sealine 190 or 195 a more modern looking boat at probably the same sort of price Very towable

Good point about the “soft stuff” coming off onto swimmers, not one I had thought of. I think the question is about not which one (hard...

Unless you blast around a lot at 30 knots then soft (self eroding) antifoul works well and it’s easy to jet wash off every year. This...

Never Just make sure it’s in the water when you sell it

There are so many people upgrading from analogue that the market is flooded with working analogue radomes…….or it was 5years ago when I...

That is true but to be fair the advice is always the same - check it has been fixed properly and if it has all good 😁

…..always be aware that the S38 hull problems seem to be well remembered and will not go away when you come to sell the boat. (Assuming...

I’m a bit surprised that a 2005 S38 went back to the factory for strengthening work. My believe was that it was only the first two or...

I’ve owned an S23 and they are great but would only attempt a crossing like that in a convoy of at least two boats, even then I would...

That is from 2017, and in that time FG was a bit bigger to SL. Still today I do suspect, with Ferretti/FerrettiCustomLine, Riva, Wally...