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Old 21 May 2010, 13:29   #41
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Are we racing or cruising Mr Thornton :-) look forward to meeting up on the 12th....have a good trip down. Regards Phil.
Definitely cruising, it would be a shame to wizz past all that scenery (we spill to much red wine going fast!) We are starting from Falmouth and hope to be there on Friday 11th, hope to meet all you boy racers then. Mike T.
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Old 21 May 2010, 21:12   #42
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200k to spare

For 200K I'd have one of these!

http://paragonyachts.se/paragon31/interior.aspx
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Old 22 May 2010, 10:37   #43
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For 200K I'd have one of these!

http://paragonyachts.se/paragon31/interior.aspx
V. Nice. Just wish I had the problem of choosing!
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Old 22 May 2010, 10:49   #44
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Very pretty boat, but only the skipper has a half decent seating arrangement. Looks lonely up there, steering, navigating, working Comms solo. Passengers sit sideways on caravan style sofas. Not sure what they hold on to or support themselves with? Maybe they're outside sunbathing?

Poor passenger comfort and safety restricts what is probably a very competent boat to light seas/low speeds.
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Very pretty boat, but only the skipper has a half decent seating arrangement. Looks lonely up there, steering, navigating, working Comms solo. Passengers sit sideways on caravan style sofas. Not sure what they hold on to or support themselves with? Maybe they're outside sunbathing?

Poor passenger comfort and safety restricts what is probably a very competent boat to light seas/low speeds.
I'm sure you could always chuck the passengers on the top deck if they wanted forward facing seats. I like how fuel efficient the Paragon hull seems to be, although I do think the fuel tank is far too small to be able to give a decent range. One other thing I like about it is the side doors, they make a great difference when you are single handed. Pity we can't cherry pick the bits we like from the Paragon and the Redbay
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Old 22 August 2010, 15:08   #46
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another one...

Ooooh look!

A used Botnia Targa for sale on the Redbay website. I wonder wot they bought...

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Old 22 August 2010, 21:18   #47
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Ooooh look!

A used Botnia Targa for sale on the Redbay website. I wonder wot they bought...

Must've been a trade-in
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Old 22 August 2010, 21:29   #48
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Must've been a trade-in
With a big lump of 'cash-back'.
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Old 22 August 2010, 22:03   #49
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With a big lump of 'cash-back'.
Careful! Do you check under your car each morning? I would

Must admit I was a huge Botnia Targa fan as a kid, even cut out the little coupon to send to Wessex Marine but the pocket money wasn't stretching to what they were offering so I bought some penny chews instead

But back then nobody really thought to build a rib longer than 4.7m...
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Old 23 August 2010, 19:54   #50
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For 200K I'd have one of these!

http://paragonyachts.se/paragon31/interior.aspx
Is that a RIB? Or just a fat rubbing strake?!? The definitions get even more murky...
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