Hi Guys,

That's a really good return fuel wise, not surprised to hear that
you've re-checked your figures. Although I read somewhere that if you
reduce your running speed from near maximum by just 20 percent then
you'll half the fuel consumtion. Which is quite a statement, but it is
really hard on calm sunny days to resist from opening up the throttle.

I know what you mean on the size of the 282 - it must be one of the
largest cuddies on the market. Although it'll probably look a little
smaller on the water compared to the 270 becuse its not a high, plus
it
won't have the radar arch. When the 270's out of the water I can never
get over how huge it looks. The only downside to getting a larger boat
is how the surface area to be anifouled always seems to quadruple.

We plan on keeping the new boat in the same spot, which is in
Gillingham
marina - Kent. It's smaller than our massive neighbouring Chatham
marina, but ours is really nice because it's a smaller community of
people and has 24hr security on site, which is nice to know if you
leave
a car overnight or for the weekend.

I was wondering - do you ever travel with the canopy frame removed in
the summer, like in some of the photos you see, & just rely on the
tonnau for cover??

Cheers J&T