Confused

DOTHEDOG

Ok i'm nearly 100% sure this is a sea nymph yet i am having my doubts could it be a orkney longliner,just the shape which is bugging me..

Skuxx

The nose does look like the orkney longliner alright but I'm fairly sure it isn't one, just something about it look different!! Don't know if its a sea nymph or not though!

DOTHEDOG

k remember the engine is inside the boat not at the back of the stern

Skuxx

Definetly not the orkney so!! I don't know much about these types of boats so apart from that I can't help you!!

fergal.b

A lot of these boats can also be customised to meet the new owners needs I know o'sullivans marine do it quite a bit and you can often come across one of their boats that looks nothing anything in their catalogue.
looks to have the curve from bow to stern of a orkney but like Alan I can't be 100%
I see you have her for sale are you looking for something else or are you going to build.:)

DOTHEDOG

well i could do a straight swap for this one but dunno weather to go ahead with it

http://www.adverts.ie/boats-accessories/18ft-day-cabin-cruiser-sale-or-swap/400596

or sell and buy this with a few bob left over to do her up

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/boats/1825427

fergal.b

I don't dont think you will have a few bob left if you buy the cruiser, cheep boats like this are a lovely idea but the sad truth is that the waterways are full of these half finished boats that drain every penny from the owners pockets and then just end up sinking,
A few things to think about with these boats.
1- not cheep to get lifted and trailered.
2-mooring not easy to get a spot and when you do again not cheep.
3- To moor a boat in a marina you will need insurance "not cheep"
4- Shore power, boats like this need a dehumidifier frost heaters and a bilge pump running a lot of the year "not cheep"
5- Restoration,wood,marine paint,rewiring, new cover, engine rebuild,reupholstery and your time not CHEEP.:eek:
There is no such thing as a cheep boat

Tabnabs

fergal.b wrote: »

I don't dont think you will have a few bob left if you buy the cruiser, cheep boats like this are a lovely idea but the sad truth is that the waterways are full of these half finished boats that drain every penny from the owners pockets and then just end up sinking,
A few things to think about with these boats.
1- not cheep to get lifted and trailered.
2-mooring not easy to get a spot and when you do again not cheep.
3- To moor a boat in a marina you will need insurance "not cheep"
4- Shore power, boats like this need a dehumidifier frost heaters and a bilge pump running a lot of the year "not cheep"
5- Restoration,wood,marine paint,rewiring, new cover, engine rebuild,reupholstery and your time not CHEEP.:eek:
There is no such thing as a cheep boat

Fergal, as always, knows his stuff. However on this occasion I think he's being a little pessimistic.

It's not cheap to get lifted and trucked. It can be done by the one truck though and a grand will cover the cost to anywhere in Ireland.

I always thought that mooring weren't cheap. But reading the IWAI forum, there are people there who pay a couple of hundred quid at most to moor their boats, less if you put it on the canal (have a look at Robertstown). So it can be done incredibly cheaply.

Insurance is a couple of hundred quid. Surely worth the money if it's in a private marina, on a trailer or on the canal?

Dehumidifier is normally for winter use only and then only a few hours a day. But again, look at all the boats on the canal, they don't plug in and if cared for, do fine.

Restoration would break the bank and my heart if I was doing it and that's the number one reason I'd walk away from that boat.

DOTHEDOG

so here i am stuck again still not %100 sure what kind of boat it is!! ah well :mad:

Skuxx

You do realise that the cruiser has no engine with it, so buying that will probly take up the difference between selling your own boat and buying the cruiser, and as Fergal said,as there is no trailer mooring you'll have to moor it in a marina which isn't cheap either (we're paying about €50 a ft)The fella selling it, Ray Molloy, has been in boats for years and used to own part of R and B Marine Services in Killaloe so I'm sure he has contacts who could sort you out with everything (an engine)I'd be fairly sure that the boat isn't his though, the last boat I saw Ray on was a ~48ft Birchwood, probly valued at around €160,000!!