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Posted by member Colinwb on Thursday 8 January 2009
Sorry Andy, I never thanked you for your advice. Will look for a PSE and see what's out there. Cheers
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Posted by member Andy Mcmullan on Friday 17 October 2008
I found the blue hull on my Hardy Fishing 17 to be very difficult to keep from fading. There is a post on here somewhere, where an owner outlines their buffing technique and gets good results. It does buff up well though.
I got Pilot SE for this very reason, which has a white hull with a blue band. It is a dream compared to the old blue hull.
I tested a diesel out drive Pilot, as that was initially my preference and found it very noisy and the engine box really affected space in the cockpit. I went with an outboard version as in my opinion it's a much better option. Quieter and more space.
If you want a diesel the shaft drive Merry Fisher type boat may be better as they will have a Yanmar or similar in a box in the middle of the cockpit. You loose out on cabin space on these though.
Cheers
Andy
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Posted by member Colinwb on Saturday 11 October 2008
especially if the budget was,say, GBP15k, inboard prefered for economy and low noise, a cockpit for fishing & picnicing, based Spain (do I want a blue hull in Spain?), something with a loo, a small galley and somewhere for 2 to lay their heads...in very sheltered shallow waters but some trips out to sea to the 50 metre bathydepth (fairly quickly but not manic and expensive) and some trips up a very large river (the Ebro). IS a diesel better than an o/b? Is the positioning of the engine critical? Many thanks for answers from a yottie turning mobo-ie but who hasn't made up his mind which to buy. There do seem to be more Hardys around than any other types so they've done something right.
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