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[ted 191]

Jonny TVR said:

ted 191 said:

Hi Ted, I'm thinking about buying a Pershing and keeping it in Barcelona. Where do you keep yours and any hints/ tips on a prospective owner? do you sleep aboard yours?

We keep it in Cap Ferrat SoF, buy on condition and get a good survey carried out, I was told quite a few times not to go for a boat with surface drives for a first boat, they are supposed to be difficult to drive but I’ve had no problems, we managed 41 days onboard last year.

[Lardydah]

A couple from the last Hobart ('19, the most recent was cancelled due to COVID), absolutely perfect conditions and the last one from the boat I race with inshore.

[Searider]

CQ8 said:

It's been a while since this thread was updated so thought I would add our boat in and hope others do the same.

I enjoyed reading Loius Balfour's adventures in boating and reminded me that there are so many active boaters on this forum, it would be great to see the different ways everyone gets out on the water.

Here's ours. It's a 1960 Storebro Solo Ruff, a mahogany clinker built Swedish lake boat. The previous owner restored her extensively, including the fitment of a 160 hp Styr diesel engine! As great as that is, one of the jobs this winter is replacing it with a quieter Yanmar 80hp diesel.

Kept on a pontoon so we can get out on her whatever the tide and used for days out in the Salcombe Estuary and along the coast.

Here are some pics

Halving the power will dent performance surely?
I imagine it’s quite sprightly with the Steyr. I didn’t realise they were particularly noisy eng8nes.

[CQ8]

Searider said:

Halving the power will dent performance surely?
I imagine it’s quite sprightly with the Steyr. I didn’t realise they were particularly noisy eng8nes.

It will, but we don't use half the power that engine has! When new in the 1950's the boat would have had a 40/50 hp engine, this is way to much for the design of the boat. At anything over about 13 knots it feels like it's going to fall apart.

I don't know if they are particularly noisy compared to other engines. But it fills the engine compartment completely so we can't fit any sound deadening material to dampen the noise.

Since I posted we have had a quote for a new engine. It's a significant amount of money so we're considering our next move, which might be selling her on and buying something else.

[w1bbles]

Source of all family holidays for the last 12 years...

[CQ8]

Looks great. Where have you cruised in her?

[w1bbles]

She’s been to Wales, Northern Ireland and pretty much everywhere on the west coast of Scotland and the Outer Hebrides including St Kilda. Next stop is the Canaries, Caribbean, east coast USA, Canadian Atlantic provinces, Greenland, Iceland, Faeroes, home. From 2023 for 3 years. Or so the life plan says... just need to build a retirement fund first!

[J3JCV]

w1bbles said:

Source of all family holidays for the last 12 years...

Nicholson 43?? Like a Swan, but better.......

[XJSJohn]

J3JCV said:

w1bbles said:

Source of all family holidays for the last 12 years...

Nicholson 43?? Like a Swan, but better.......

looks to be, very pretty whatever she is!! a boat to be proud of there W1bbles!

[w1bbles]

J3JCV said:

Nicholson 43?? Like a Swan, but better.......

Well done - yes, a 1971 Nicholson 43. The reason why I drive a 20 year old 200,000 mile banger as a daily. She’s pretty and fairly quick for her vintage and as safe as houses in a big sea.

[w1bbles]

She’s fairly easy on the eye and most people think she’s wooden. Having owned a wooden boat, I’m very glad she’s plastic fantastic!

[rossb]

w1bbles said:

She’s fairly easy on the eye and most people think she’s wooden. Having owned a wooden boat, I’m very glad she’s plastic fantastic!

Agree - real "look back" factor as you leave her at anchor