Member Removed Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 anyone know anything about a faeton 730, any info would be good, it's got a 4.3 mercruiser inboard, any ideas on performance, fuel consumption, etc,etc, . thanks dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Quote...... 4.3 mercruiser inboard, any ideas on performance, fuel consumption, Don't know the boat but I can tell you fuel consumption will be horrific. That's why boats with these big American lumps in them seem (or should be) very cheap. Mad Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob F Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 I'm sure Duncan will let you know all about them. He has one. BF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Is it this one on Boats and Outboards? Faeton 730 Sport Ref: F103944 A lot of cabin/cockpit and not a lot of deck, but I bet it flies. Mad Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Dave, Good points - excellent materials and components used - mainly US sourced and high quality eg battery switches. no compromise on style v function - look on the picture at the bow rails. Nearly every other manufacturer would have stopped them shorter and had them lower/probably one guage down too. interior will all be double skinned including below - not 'carpet lined' - but the lockers will be carpet lined! Down sides - Every HT model I know has fresh water leaks somewhere! I don't know them all obviously but I know 4 and they all do. May not apply to the sport model. General - You don't say if this is a shaft or drive boat - they do it both ways I believe. Assume it's drive with that engine and that you have about 220hp on tap through an Alpha drive. Going to give you a top end (depending on load) of about 34knots/38mph. That hull differs from the 780 I have a little but has some common features - look at the forward shoulders; pretty wide pretty quickly. Gives more space below, gives better handling in following seas but can give a bit too much lift in a head sea requiring backing off. With a diesel you can set it at 11/12knots and it will hold it in poor conditions - the petrol just can't do that. Fuel consumption is going to be pretty heavy at WOT (70lph) but you should be able to get a more reasonable 20/25l/ph at a cruise speed in the 15/20knot range - these are all theoretical figures. Not sure how the sport layout will work with fishing - radar arch may or may not fit in well! However the foredeck is easily accessablewith the walkway and offers an excellent spinning / fly platform and also works well on drifts enabling 4 people to fish the same side easily. Summary - good amount of boat for the money; price reflects the engine though. Final point I would make is about dealer support if you need any parts.....I am currently trying to source some rubbing strip after the baot was hit in Feb. Repairer hasn't managed to get it through his sources so I approached the manufacturer - who refused to deal direct and referred me to the supplier (bust) and then the new dealers. I recieved a positive response on the phone from Gibbs over a week ago but have heard nothing since by way of confirmation or price etc. 6 months ago I approached Gibbs about 2 other direct replacement parts via thier parts web section and never got any response......... Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Removed Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 thanks for the info, the boat is at cobbs for sale, nice boat, just the engine, fuel is tricky part.!! thanks dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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