Trawling for answers
I very much enjoyed the review of the Sirena
64 in the last issue. I didn’t know the brand,
but it’s the style of boat that I could see
myself going for next. I’m surprised that we
are yet to see a trawler-style boat from one
of the big British yards. Given our weather
and sea conditions, I would have thought
that a homegrown boat of this type would
prove very popular. Maybe something
in the style of Azimut’s Magellano range
but with a British twist? What are your
thoughts? Edward Jones
I agree with you. I think the likes of Fairline,
Princess and Sunseeker could do a great
job of creating a modern trawler. The
closest anyone gets to it at the moment
is the Hardy 65, which despite its rugged
exterior, now has a modern
interior. Maybe one of the other
low-volume yards like Haines or Broom
could produce something of this style
without alienating their loyal customer
base? On that note, we hope it’s not too
long until we see the first mainstream
British powercat. Jack HainesMist opportunity David Morrison took this on an early
morning at the beginning of November, just before departing from
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a Med-spec boat for the UK that has
reverse-cycle air conditioning instead
of heating. Will that keep it sufficiently
warm or alternatively, could heating be
retrofitted? My wife would not like to be
cold nor to wait too long for it to heat up.
petem says As far as I know, reverse-
cycle A/C won’t give the same heating
efficiency as diesel heating. There’s
nothing to stop you retrofitting diesel
heating to a boat with A/C.
Jimmy_the_builder says I also have
air con and Eberspächer diesel heating;
the hot air produced by the air con in
reverse-cycle mode is warm rather
than hot, so in winter I use the Eber.
GSL says When I kept my 40ft Sea
Ray in Southampton, the reverse-cycle
heating struggled to generate much
heat in winter due to the low water
temps. In the Med it was ideal, cooling
the boat for nine months of the year and
still able to heat it quickly and efficiently
in the winter months.
rubberduck says Had two boats
with this, the first was great at heating,
the second not so good. To solve the
problem, we had an electric plinth heater
fitted under a seat in the saloon where
the main air intake for the air con was.
The air con would suck in the warm
air and pump it around boat until
the reverse cycle eventually kicked in.
Piers says We fitted Webasto water
central heating to our boat because
hot air systems often find it hard to push
hot air to the ends of the ducting in boats
over 50ft. Now we have snug heating
all through the boat with a radiator in
the saloon and fans everywhere else.When will Sunseeker or
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