What I really think of this Saxdor with full costs!

[@kkfarmedkk]

It's a wierd boat. Got some very neat features, yet it has some strange solutions, and appear flimsy, imo. Like the aft sunpad has gaps from the backrests that lay on the table. Terrible. And the aft gates are very flimsy. However, I do understand Saxdor to be a cheaper Axopar. I'm a litle sceptical of a boatbuilder who seems to just create new brands all the time tho... Aquador, XO, Axopar and Saxdor? Cmon man...

[@maritimefilminguk]

Nice video James! Just got to hope Dan gets a pair of headphones to monitor audio for Christmas!

[@jacktyler7599]

I rated each category before playing yours, James....and we were totally in sync. But...I don't think your categories do justice to how well the helm & instrumentation - the operational heart of any boat - is done. This one was really excellent in that regard and deserved a point or two more. Your 'cost & rating' section makes your reviews special and worthwhile.

[@Boatscouk]

Ah thanks Jack 😎

[@stevegame3000]

Entertaining review of a great boat. Thanks 😀

[@8daysaweek-f2m]

I mainly watch aquahoholic and I kind of skim through your videos…...BUT!! lately I’ve taken notice and I’ve really started to enjoy them you’re really good and your company seems great So I’m going to give you a follow. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Boatscouk]

Thank you Salt 🙏

[@kfeltenberger]

Kind of a bummer it didn't have MOO engines. ;-) Overall, a pretty nifty piece of kit.

[@Boatscouk]

What are MOO engines?

[@kfeltenberger]

@@Boatscouk 300 hp Mercs...read from the side, it says "MOO" ;-) hat tip to Nick for making me see what can not be unseen!

[@jonogoddard1960]

Absolutely top notch review again ,having had my ex wife (bless)extract a lovely among items a beautiful Fairline etc , l have a similar vessel in an Axopar stylee as l had to restart in a rib.These vessels are pure fun and extremely versatile and smile factor warp 10 only downside is the lack of gin glass storage.

[@Boatscouk]

😂

[@pffyespff]

Or one could buy lightly used much roomier 2 cabin cruiser like, say, Sessa C35 or some Jeanneau, Beneteau, Bavaria, Galeon or Parker... would be bigger bang for the buck.

[@Boatscouk]

👌

[@gaycha6589]

You could do that. And then untick the Style box, which is what these boats are really about

[@michaell8532]

Very much enjoy your content, being a boat owner, unfortunately I’ve an incurable disease know colloquially amongst fellow boaters as ‘foot disease’ IYKYK (19 year old daughter taught me that, then again she may have ‘led me down the garden path’!)

[@loki7441]

A lot o f boat for your buck James. Especially if out compare it to the biggest one of those little jet runabouts made of bike tubes wot you sell. 😁. And you need a huge boat to put them in. Big shout roof in place of a window too. 👍 Dont know about the socks, I thought you had got a hip done. Though mine went up to the waterline, six weeks I had in them , like Nora Batty. Enjoy the holiday.

[@Boatscouk]

Thanks Loki 😂

[@julesforsyth2996]

Nice to see you, not so sure about the brilliant white legs though lol. Wouldn't mind seeing some 30-50 foot boats (even though I much prefer the 50+ ft boats. Have a great holiday.

[@Boatscouk]

I need some fake tan 😂

[@ellomirza]

You were smart to acknowledge the socks otherwise every comment would have been about them.

[@alimitchell5346]

2 berth ..no shower...seating for 9?... Swinger's boat?...or just a jumped up Fletcher or Shakespeare...a ski boat with extras...£200k???.... overpriced.

[@Boatscouk]

All that power too 🥳

[@johningham4942]

another informative tour james but for us seasoned subscribers we can follow without full sound but it wasn't a complete disaster well done !

[@Boatscouk]

Sorry will sort 😀

[@SalisburyKing]

great to hear all the figures, but I have to laugh at the amount of boats we see that are useless in the UK weather. This is definitely one of them.

[@Inpreesme]

Thank you your videos are of great value, because you talk about the elephant in the room.

[@CaptainReidl]

Thanks! My big dream is the cabin-version

[@thomashowlin4353]

Great boat, great review, very entertaining, 9 out of 10, thank you !

[@amaj7313]

I am surprised by how reasonable the cost of insurance is. I am considering buying a 125cc motor scooter in West London but the insurance is at least £1200 per year!!😮 for a £2000 Vespa

[@Boatscouk]

Crikey !

[@brownnoise357]

Great Review ❤ Very nice Weekender for someone Not me though as it's too short and lacks a Mast and Sails plus two Bathrooms with Sit Down Showers and nowhere to Cook a great meal or a nice big Saloon Table to seat Friends and Family around and plonk Food and Drinks onto out of the Weather. I know, Im a Fussy old Fart like that. These are great Fun to have Boats though, and it reminds me performance wise of the Offshore Powerboat I helped an old Boss to fully Renovate which had a Humungous Outboard on the back of it. Great Days in my seriously misspent Youth, when 4 star Petrol was under 78p a Gallon, and the Environment and Climate was Flourishing nicely on it. Ho Hum, Nostalgia ain't what it used to be . Best Wishes. Bob in Wales still. 👍⛵️✨️✨️✨️

[@Boatscouk]

I can add sails 😂

[@jonoagustin870]

A nice review that at least starts to include most running costs, although I did not see an annual haul out, pressure wash and antifouling cost!.....I also think you have under estimated depreciation. It is good to see that Sakari Mattila and his team seem to take note that most boats of this size are "mobile picnic platforms" which spend most of their time at anchor and thus it is sooo important as to how the owner, his family and friends can actually use the boat at anchor is way more important than any seldome used top speed of more than 30 or so knots. Jon A, now boating in the Balearics, with experience in the UK, Caribbean & Florida PS The orange seats are a No No anywhere except Northern Europe

[@Boatscouk]

👍🏻🙏

[@DavidJohnson-pd4zl]

Whilst your cost James are one way of doing it there are others. Boats are usually bought when you have spare cash, not on tick, therefore the loss is of income. Moorings can be much cheaper when less convenient. Swinging moorings can still be in the £100s a year in some places, and pontoon berths where you need a dinghy to get to them circa £4 to 5K. Serving and winterising of engines can easily be done by the owner for a few hundred a year. Polishing back is not needed every year, and can again be done by the owner. A wax polish yearly can again be easily done. On the higher side E5 fuel from a fuel dock is often more than the figure, and E5 is really a necessity.

[@Boatscouk]

Hi David - I agree with all you say - my costs are worst case which I think people need to know 😎

[@iandunn1241]

Great vid love the camera man my sort of guy

[@DavidJohnson-pd4zl]

I am also much intrigued by talk of finance. I have never come across anybody who borrowed money to buy a boat. It isa luxury item for those with spare money, often older people whose parents have died allowing them to purchase the more expensive craft.

[@Boatscouk]

Yes we sell about 20% of boats on finance

[@navajasrs2402]

For us people in the PNW of the US could you please define how you're using the adjective, "funky"? I'm guessing that it's dissimilar to how we would use it.😄

[@Boatscouk]

Cool 👌

[@navajasrs2402]

@@Boatscouk Just sort of generally "cool" then, or is there more specificity? Like "cool with an edge"? Or, maybe, "cool in a place you wouldn't expect"? Or, perhaps, "cool with some novel innovation"? Around here, "funk" is not something you want associated with your boat.

[@alanpotter3863]

Captain Scarlet in his under pants, always great to watch and fun. Shame you don't do more vids. 😀😀

[@Boatscouk]

Busy with day job 😀

[@davidvetrano5910]

Not my kind of boat It doesn't have enough elbow room, unless you only have women on board, also no shower The only thing I like about the boat is the outboard engines.

[@Boatscouk]

😂

[@jimmy1949]

Have you taken into account loss of interst on capital also will outboard engines last 15years ?

[@Boatscouk]

I ignore loss of interest on capital and outboards last for decades if looked after 😎

[@andrewglynn3349]

3 of these have appeared on moorings in Salcombe in the last couple of months so they are clearly selling - a lot for your money. However, the lack of below decks accommodation doesn’t compare well to at least some of the competition

[@Boatscouk]

Good day boats

[@markgreen4560]

Well done james very good discretion of the boat great socks 🧦 not my favourite boat though.

[@Boatscouk]

It is cool though 😀

[@KevLaj]

20 knot fuel burn feels high. My guess would be 60-70 lph combined.

[@Boatscouk]

Ok 👍🏻

[@kanalianr1]

Made in Poland💪😀

[@andrewryder9642]

I’m always intrigued by the finance cost. How many people would buy a boat such as this, or one up to 500k using finance? I think that general running costs excl finance are quite high for boating anyway so if you’ve not got the cash to buy outright, will you have sufficient disposable income to cover the normal running costs plus finance costs? Especially when interest rates for marine loans are pushing 10%.

[@Boatscouk]

Hi Andrew- typically about 10-20% of the 20 boats we sell per month are sold on finance . Sometimes people have the cash but have a better use for it 😀

[@gaycha6589]

As Bernie Ecclestone is quoted as having said, “if it floats, flys or fux - rent it”

[@jut7030]

@@gaycha6589 that was Mick Jagger, Bernie nicked it 🙂

[@gaycha6589]

@@jut7030 still a great quote

[@relaxation2380]

If I had the cash I'd probably still finance... the reason I can take a chunk of what the boat costs and use it for the down payment with the rest of the money I can invest it.. easy example you can get a condo for 140k rent it out for 2k a month and use $1,600 for the cost of the boat the rest can go into a savings account for the maintenance and gas and now you have secured your 140k while also making enough for the monthly payments

[@barleymo999]

James hypothetical question but if someone won the lottery and wanted to get into boating and say buy a 50ft boat, what qualifications would they need to possess to drive it away ?

[@Boatscouk]

No qualifications needed in the uk - I can hand you the keys ! ( but I would advise tuition first) 😊

[@barleymo999]

@Boatscouk wow you can drive something so big with potentially no experience. Guess it's potentially your 2 mill that's at risk. Is it right you need a licence in Europe so if you fancied nipping over to France or Spain you need licence.

[@Boatscouk]

@@barleymo999 yes Europe require one

[@markreed1768]

Funny guy

[@manuelhinojosa8052]

What a nice little boat, I love it!

[@aengberg1]

Looks like a lot of fun. But I had no idea marine diesel was so expensive - I thought it was supposed to be cheaper?

[@Boatscouk]

Diesel is a little cheaper but this is petrol ⛽️

[@aengberg1]

@@Boatscouk Doh! 🤦‍♂

[@davidwilson4671]

Love the socks😂, great honest review as always, is the little Fairline Narnia on the website I couldn’t find it?. Thanks

[@Boatscouk]

Which model Fairline?

[@davidwilson4671]

@@Boatscouk the one next to the Saxdor in the video?

[@Boatscouk]

@@davidwilson4671 yes here she is £69,950 www.boats.co.uk/boats-for-sale/fairline-targa-29-2126/

[@davidwilson4671]

@@Boatscouk thank you I’ll take a look.

[@andrebrammer2214]

...you forgot Aquador. 😊

[@Boatscouk]

That was the one!

[@gaycha6589]

Can’t help thinking that a single 400/450R would make more sense economically and in weight.

[@Boatscouk]

Twins give you reliability 🤩

[@kieranegan6874]

Sorry not at that price point, I’ll pass Thankyou JB.

[@Squirel]

I don't think that is a bar-b-q, looks more like an electric hob.

[@Boatscouk]

😂 you are right !

[@Squirel]

@@Boatscouk 😎