Best review 🎉 The editing and staging of the video, the rich informations included about engines, costs maintenance tips just perfect, very professional ! Go ahead 💯💥💫
Great info. Love your channel, please start making a point of ceiling height for those of us boater who are always looking closely how much clearance your head is from the ceiling. Im 6'7" and I am looking for a cabin cruiser I can stand and sit comfortably. Thank you from Big Mike...
Unrelated to this boat, but do you think American sport fishing style center consoles have higher profit margins than other styles? So many sub 40ft boats that look like a carved out cantaloupe commanding north of $500k starting and I'm wondering where the money goes once they've made back the cash invested on fine tuning the hull in r&d.
Great question - I don't know the honest answer. Boat factories in general are very expensive operations to keep running with overheads that don't stop. Often you'll find the cost to build a small boat is similar to building a big boat due to the man hours involved and complexity. The Americans seem to favour the higher quality fixtures and fittings which will cost more plus if they are using Americans to build them this is also a cost when compared to building in SE Asia or China/Taiwan like most of the Australian builders now do due to the unstainable cost of labour here. When you factor in the R&D, cost of the moulds, all the parts and materials that go into the boat you are then talking about man hours which really does add up. These are not cars that are built by robots running down a line, boats are mostly crafted by people with lots of hands on work which at the end of the day costs lots of money.
It really depends on your experience on other boats. If you have zero experience driving something like this then you could either hire a captain for a few seasons and learn that way or start smaller and work your way up. The end result is so much fun operating a boat this size but you want to be doing it when you're ready and competent. You'll enjoy it more that way.
Hey man, are you hitting whales & wildlife? Because that’s not cool. If it’s a joke it’s not landing and sending the wrong message. Love the channel mate.
No you misunderstood me Josh. We definately don't want to hit wildlife! It's a whale highway off Sydney at certain times of the year so we keep a good lookout because the consequences of hitting one on a small fast boat could be immediate. My point was it would be less severe on a big boat like that Fairline. But the goal is to never hit anything which is why we're always watching. Sometimes it's unavoidable, I have been on a racing yacht when a humbback surfaced in front of us and the guy on the main didn't ease in time for the skipper to bear away so we hit the whale. We apologised and as we were sailing it wasn't severe for us or the whale but a very real reminder of what can happen.
Dan, simply the best!
Those C18's sound so good. ❤
Yes they do!
Best review 🎉 The editing and staging of the video, the rich informations included about engines, costs maintenance tips just perfect, very professional ! Go ahead 💯💥💫
Thank you very much!
Fabulous video. Very interesting and insightful. Good job sir ! 🇬🇧
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice boat!
It sure is!
Great vid!!❤
Great info. Love your channel, please start making a point of ceiling height for those of us boater who are always looking closely how much clearance your head is from the ceiling. Im 6'7" and I am looking for a cabin cruiser I can stand and sit comfortably. Thank you from Big Mike...
Mike you are a full fott taller than me! You just gave me an idea! I'll try something in a future video for you.
Hi Dan… Can you do some Aquila 54 and 36 reviews pls mate
I'm in touch with Nick from Aquila USA and hoping to get onboard next month.
Unrelated to this boat, but do you think American sport fishing style center consoles have higher profit margins than other styles? So many sub 40ft boats that look like a carved out cantaloupe commanding north of $500k starting and I'm wondering where the money goes once they've made back the cash invested on fine tuning the hull in r&d.
Great question - I don't know the honest answer. Boat factories in general are very expensive operations to keep running with overheads that don't stop. Often you'll find the cost to build a small boat is similar to building a big boat due to the man hours involved and complexity. The Americans seem to favour the higher quality fixtures and fittings which will cost more plus if they are using Americans to build them this is also a cost when compared to building in SE Asia or China/Taiwan like most of the Australian builders now do due to the unstainable cost of labour here. When you factor in the R&D, cost of the moulds, all the parts and materials that go into the boat you are then talking about man hours which really does add up. These are not cars that are built by robots running down a line, boats are mostly crafted by people with lots of hands on work which at the end of the day costs lots of money.
@@BoatLife_DansBoatLife comprehensive answer. Ty
Why can’t boats be built by robotic factories like cars? Is it the fiber glass material?
I like this Boat Dan But have little to no experience with a Boat this size. How long do you think it might take to teach someone to operate it?
It really depends on your experience on other boats. If you have zero experience driving something like this then you could either hire a captain for a few seasons and learn that way or start smaller and work your way up. The end result is so much fun operating a boat this size but you want to be doing it when you're ready and competent. You'll enjoy it more that way.
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Hey man, are you hitting whales & wildlife?
Because that’s not cool. If it’s a joke it’s not landing and sending the wrong message.
Love the channel mate.
No you misunderstood me Josh. We definately don't want to hit wildlife! It's a whale highway off Sydney at certain times of the year so we keep a good lookout because the consequences of hitting one on a small fast boat could be immediate. My point was it would be less severe on a big boat like that Fairline. But the goal is to never hit anything which is why we're always watching. Sometimes it's unavoidable, I have been on a racing yacht when a humbback surfaced in front of us and the guy on the main didn't ease in time for the skipper to bear away so we hit the whale. We apologised and as we were sailing it wasn't severe for us or the whale but a very real reminder of what can happen.
Glad im not paying for the fuel, 20kn and 240 L/h, absolutely insane
Isn't just awesome! Feels so great running along at speed in this thing. I love having little blasts and drinking the juice like that.
As nice as that boat is, the CAT engines are very loud compared to MAN or MTU power systems
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