new boat

[ronw]

new boat arrives next tuesday and have booked berth at royal quays , so no doubt will be seeing some of you chaps about.
cheers.
Ron.

 

[DaveMason]

What did you get Ron ?

 

[kensr27sz]

one better than mine as i havent got one yet, because boblydon nor norman will give me there,s .

 

[ronw]

benateu 620 Antares dave

[Edited on 21/1/2005 by ronw]

 

[kensr27sz]

is that one of the cheep ones that cost about £60,000 more than what i can afford . :casstet:

 

[ronw]

no such thing as a cheap boat mate, more expensive to keep than wor lass.

 

[DaveMason]

What engine did you opt for Ron ?

 

[Norman]

see you down there soon ron ..... if the wind stops blowin .....

 

[LING_BASHER]

Its getting a big family down the Roya.Q now.It will make a great summer boat comp

 

[ronw]

cheers lads ,only option with the boat was the 85 Nanni but I would have opted for that anyway Dave. Yer right about the weather norman but i\'ve got a bit of fitting out to do so that\'ll keep me out of mischeif must have the toys on dont you know lol.

 

[boblydon]

yes ron we know about toys on boats...you cant beat them, gives you something to look at when the fish arent biting

 

[ronw]

aye your right bob but dont tell wor lass keep kidding her on there for safetys sake lol.

 

[DaveMason]

The nanni got good reports Ron , it is based on the Kubota block I believe . That three year warranty looked attractive as well . What toys did you get then ?

 

[ronw]

boat comes with raymarine digital colour sounder, bought raymarine 435 colour plotter from the states, and i\'m transfering from my old boat:-
furuno 1623 radar
silva s10 vhf
sukuki four stroke 6hp aux
should keep me busy anyway.

 

[Norman]

LOL as ritch says, the fun comps are lookin better all the time

 

[ronw]

your right dave based on kubota block most of nanni\'s smaller engines are either kubota or toyota I think they use MAN for the larger stuff,have run mainly outboards up until now and have always found Jap stuff to be reliable 17 knots is enough for me these days usualy cant do much more than that with the prevailing conditions up here anyway ,had any amount of fast boats there fun but cant use there speed most of the time without shaking your teeth loose.

 

[boblydon]

And of course you have to take into account the cheaper running costs of a diesel

 

[DaveMason]

I normally keep my revs down to 3600 @ 15/16 knots but if I increase to 4500 @ 20 / 21 knots this DOUBLES my fuel burn for little gain . As you say anything over 17knots is normally uncomfortable except on calm days .

 

[ronw]

yes bob I\'ll be interested in the fuel economy ran a 4 stroke on my last boat very economical for a petrol but wont match diesel of course, having to pay duty on this will narrow the margin but I figure no matter what happens with duty, diesel will pay for itself in the long run not to mention its safer anyway,

 

[mark]

fule economy, whats that?? the 2stroke johnson on my little tub can burn 3 or 4 gallons an hour if I give it some!

but flat out at 30k in that thing money is the last thing on your mind, one hand gripping the wheel, the other checking to see if my kidneys have fallen out