Princess F45 test drive review | Could this be the best Princess yet? | Motor Boat & Yachting

[@peterdodge6563]

Still watch this every so often. Can’t get enough of the F45. 💕

[@r.a.monigold9789]

This Princess F45 looks to be a great boat. Right size for weekends or extended holidays. Not "cheap" but cost effective - quality at an affordable price. Thanks.

[@barryoconnor431]

For just short of a million quid I'd expect nothing less than quality finishes all round the boat but, that's what Princess do well. Lottery tickets bought, see you at the sales office. Lovely piece of kit.

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

Favorite moment for me was when you described the side decks as being narrow and pinched, then had to use the handrails from the neighboring boat ! Dogged till the bitter end, well done Jack.

[@39mdg92]

thought the same thing. With the height of the boats siderails just about reaching over his knee-height and the superstructure forcing him to lean back, it really would only need a jolt going over a wave to throw him clean of the boat, falling backwards over the siderail. Seems like Princess are in the business of selling a million pound widowmaker. Ridiculous design.

[@TexanUSMC8089]

@@39mdg92 Maybe no one should be walking along the side while under way. Not a great design, but it's a 45 foot boat and they're trying to give you as much as they can.

[@chrish2996]

Hi Jack. That was a very in depth review. Princess craftsmanship with plenty of detail. Great walkthrough video tour thanks 😊

[@andrewpark6223]

I think this is the best presentation you've done Jack.Really on point and excellent transitions throughout. Really professional and would easily give anyone in TV media a run for their money. Well done👍

[@andrewpark6223]

@richtea78Very true. Nick is a class act

[@andrewpark6223]

@richtea78Nick has his way and Jack has his. They are both great, but Jack really stepped it up a notch in this one. I was seriously impressed.

[@jackhaines123]

Thanks for the kind words, I’m glad you enjoyed the vid.

[@i6olbj]

Really good presentation

[@nickwebb9290]

Great review. Like the sea trial section as well as the tour, excellent. A gorgeous boat but those side decks are an issue. Always been impressed with Princess build and design.

[@cookiemonster2299]

I've liked these a lot since I first saw a tour of one, the price description at the start was very useful and all in all a superb boat and superb presentation Jack 👍🇬🇧😁

[@SurreyAlan]

Agreed, price info very useful. Someone whose videos I enjoy is always a bit vague on pricing, sometimes in dollars, no mention of vat, is the price the base or with options shown. This was much clearer.

[@cookiemonster2299]

@@SurreyAlan I tend to view Aquaholic and MBY vids as intended, MBY give reviews and point out some pros and cons of a boat where as Aquaholic gives boat tours of boats he likes, a bit like sharing his hobby rather than needing to cast a judgemental eye. Just saying both channels are really cool for similar and different reasons 👍😁, phew that was more long winded than I initially intended. 🤪

[@seasider101]

Noticeably better sound and camera work. Good, thorough review too. Many thanks.

[@pobjoydiamondsfinejeweller293]

Great review and glad that you are prepared to voice criticism where warranted. Lovely boat as one would expect from Princess. Great standard of finsh and you know it will look just as good twenty years from now. Little bit surprised though that an up to date hull with twin 480s struggles to top 30kts with a light load and slight conditions. Presumably that's down to weight? 👍

[@genericusername2177]

Pretty nifty princess and a great review. Thanks @Jack, keep up the good work I am enjoying it 👍

[@ianscott3180]

I am a sailor, stick and string, so what do I know? I enjoy all the test videos especially as we are still pretty much locked down in Scotland. This is most not my kind of boat but I could see my other half preferring it to 6 knots punching the tide. Nearly a million pounds for a 45 foot fast caravan! She will need to keep putting up with 6 knots punching the tide. I love your videos all the same.

[@nicbennett6554]

Great, comprehensive tour, thanks Jack. Lack of head room in the owners cabin would be a big negative for me. Other than that it looks brilliant.

[@marineboy6033]

This was a great video Jack - lovely boat too!

[@MrPantss]

I love the F45

[@johncollings3848]

A big win on lottery this Saturday first cheque i write will be for this boat. Wish me luck.

[@MotorBoatYachting]

Good luck!

[@keithperry9810]

Beautiful boat and great walkthrough video

[@OfficialJGorman]

Lovely little boat.

[@computerbob06]

Just a bit taller than you Jack, so if I'd spent just off a million on a boat but couldn't stand up in my own cabin, I wouldn't be pleased! I'm wondering if there's an option to have the forward cabin as the master and 2 cabins under the saloon? If not the room for both cabins to be 2 sliding twins, how about 1 having an adult size bunk?

[@michaeljose5071]

Just one question for this and all reviews where does the life raft stow, great reviews as always

[@ryanjones5594]

Lovely boat and the build quality is obviously excellent. The price of new boats still amazes me though, a million pounds!

[@anthonymcnab9784]

That would make a perfect sister yacht for a much larger yacht.. Make it a day cruiser..

[@frankiegregoriou2271]

Really exellent video Jack, regarding the boat very disappointing in almost all areas but mostly the price, in this range you have the Sirena 58, Apsolut 52 and so many other's, in the areas you mentioned, side decks, and headroom in the boat the others have in abantonce

[@mareewalker1096]

The best option on a vessel this size is to have diesel heating in aft copied with it enclosed for dining area! In summer it's warm to eat outside and in winter it's enclosed and warm! Then remove the dining table in saloon so it does not feel like your relaxing watching tv and the dinner table! It will also open up the saloon and make it feel it has more space! Not sure why everyone does this and builders don't build there first hulls on show that way!

[@jamesryan1026]

I loved this as I do with all your videos! You should do a tour of the Sunseeker Manhattan 55

[@jacktheboattester9823]

I edited it today 😉

[@petermartin4675]

Only needs a helm door to make it perfect.

[@BigBadLoneWolf]

and proper freezer/fridge draws, not a tiny freezer section in each fridge, that would only be usefull for ice cubes. This is my biggest gripe with these overpriced gin palaces, you can get a much better equipped galley in a motorhome/ caravan, that is 1/10 th the price

[@KevLaj]

2:10 The inevitable 'handling' section where the reporter talks about how well the vessel will perform on the everyday slalom course that all boaters encounter around the world. If you're testing on a New Zealand jet boating course then that kind of thing obviously matters. Personally, I'm not looking to test the sea legs or stomachs of my passengers when I go out for a spin in my gin palace (a very modest Merry Fisher!).

[@russcattell955i]

Quite so KL, we would hate to spill good gin on our Sealine 270. We are thrifty like that !

[@jaffaholland4039]

I would buy this if I could

[@nickgreen2497]

Nice vid, Jack. Would’ve been good to see the sliding transom thing in action, seeing as how you mention it as an option on this boat...

[@Dobermanator]

Good point as this feature is something that would set this apart from most others and goes toward justifying a higher price, not that I know there is a higher price, I'm just assuming.

[@MotorBoatYachting]

Hands up, I completely forgot to demo that on the video, sorry. Effectively, at the push of a button the transom bench slides aft to create more space in the cockpit. JH

[@nickgreen2497]

@@MotorBoatYachting Ha, no worries. It’s not like I’m in a position where I have to decide whether to spec it or not, unfortunately.

[@daddiospatio]

Excellent review, Jack. Thank you )

[@raydowley1038]

nice boat and nice tour was that a seal or you letting one rip 6.40ish

[@davidodonovan1699]

Absolutely fantastic

[@TsLeng]

Table, really high quality... *Creaks. Does it twice!

[@nomiau]

Nice!

[@chrisryan3770]

Lovely boat. Really thoughtful design....except the radar arch. You see this a lot now on this size of flybridge boat. Although radar radiation is generally safe, sitting with your head right next to a working transmitter isn’t sensible. The bigger problem is that people a few feet from the transmitter (but directly in its path) must surely cause huge blind spots on the screen picture?

[@rykehuss3435]

Thats a common fear with uninformed boaters. Having your head right next to it isnt sensible, not because of the microwave radiation but because of the physical hazard of that spinning open array radar. Marine radars dont continuously emit microwaves (unlike a microwave oven), they emit pulses up to thousands of times per second and listen for the echos that come back. There's simply not enough time for them to heat something like your brain up at all. Secondly, on this boat the heads arent that near it, even if sitting on the rear couch, and even if you stood up. There's a clear safety margin. Unless youre 7'5 then you probably dont want to sit at the rear of the flybridge. Again because of the collision hazard more than anything else. In short, there is no danger from the microwave radiation. And to adress the blind spot problem, you generally dont run radar if youre at anchor or moored, which is when people can stand up and walk around freely. At 25 knots nobody is hosting a cocktail party on that flybridge. Everyone is seated and thus no blindspots.

[@kevinanderson9829]

I enjoyed very much, but... having been very lightly critical of the IPS drive during the handling test, I think it would have been good for you to contrast that to the possible benefits around the marina. Some real world testing of the IPS would be helpful and also to know what the possible cost saving on fuel might be between shaft and POD on a typical boat such as the F45. Many thanks 8/10

[@johningham4942]

Jack where can we buy motorboat and yachting jumpers from?

[@MotorBoatYachting]

We don't have a merchandise shop yet, but that's a good idea! We had these custom made up for our team by Slam UK

[@johningham4942]

@@MotorBoatYachting I thought that it would be a good idea jack, as your colleague nick Burnham has his own clothing brand "aquaholic". I would love to have a top like yours if these people at slam UK could make one for me as I am a magazine subscriber to motorboat and yachting!

[@satishshankhwar251]

Thank you sir for this vedio

[@cassiocm]

I don't mean to sound picky, but I love the channel and thoughtful review, but camera and editing work needs to be improved. We don't need to be seeing the presenter 98% of the time. We want to see the flow of 'walking' through the areas pov style please. We should be following the presenter and the camera pans to the area you are describing at that moment. The cameraman seem to be trying to focus on the presenter more than the boat itself. Great vídeo overall and unlike other channels, you call out the good and little missing details from the manufacturer.

[@juchetony1910]

these are lovely boats. Princess has gone up a notch in the last ten years, and Sunseeker looks a bit cheap compared now.

[@brutusoftroy2810]

Jack your barnett is a thing to behold these days, you trying to look like Dan Aykroyd?

[@ScaleCrawling]

What's the best 40+ foot boat that Princess has ever made, that can be had for less than £220,000 secondhand?

[@gerhardvanwaltsleben8944]

Lekker man lekker

[@joolscornwell1307]

🤣 / Slash in for heads 😂 classic 😂 love it Jack ❌

[@john3Lee]

All that lovely design work, and yet the range is only 200nm !

[@TexanUSMC8089]

At max cruise speed that's pretty normal. I'm sure it'll go pretty far if you're willing to slow down to trawler and sailboat speeds....6-10mph.

[@MotorBoatYachting]

@@TexanUSMC8089 Yep, the range is 615 miles (with a 20% reserve) at 7 knots.

[@peterdodge6563]

I love this boat / superb in every way/ ALMOST affordable but alas not. Like a beautiful woman you know you’ll never attain.

[@caravanstuff2827]

It's a range Rover for the water!!..💕🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@jays9211]

Why do they even offer two engine packages that are so close in HP ratings. I’m not sure why anyone would choose the 600s over the 650s.

[@SurreyAlan]

Nice looking bowls in the heads but useless if you actually want a wash, not really large enough to wash your hands, looks over function but a beautiful boat, some might call it classic.

[@MrSamualThomas]

What would you need a bow-thruster when you have an IPS joystick? Thanks.

[@cpmmtiling]

Good comment.

[@jackhaines123]

Sometimes you need less movement than a twist of the joystick allows, so for very fine control the bow thruster can be useful.

[@buoyohbuoy790]

Those are high profile / high windage boats, and they are relatively light. So to move the light bow in a lateral force 5 wind with just the IPS, and still maintain control in close quarters is tough. The aft of the boat is never the problem, because the engine weight, plus the fuel, plus other machinery like gensets and air conditioners are all there. So yes, most of the time you will be fine with just the IPS, but on lateral, even moderately strong wind, the thruster is good insurance to have... By the way, I have IPS but never use it. I prefer the old fashioned differential throttle in order to stay current. You never know when the next non IPS bargain will show up...

[@mattpurcy7504]

Engines please

[@roberthopkins7142]

I feel that the Princess F45 is not good enough for the price being asked for it.

[@PJRock75]

My retirement dream one day

[@godlyobject6509]

6:40 Sorry, this is something that your editor should've been able to leave out (as someone who does editing); it's a very basic thing but it makes all the difference. The reason for that grave shaking noise is another conversation. Overall, great review though.

[@jackhaines123]

The editor is me! I’ll have a word with him...

[@godlyobject6509]

@@jackhaines123 Now, to be fair, it's the manufacturer that holds the blame but, the distraction is still there. Again, really enjoyed your review but, creeeeeeeak really takes the forefront. Have a word with that editor; hate to think he had it too easy!

[@Bolek989]

COVID hair? Haha

[@jackhaines123]

Guilty 💂

[@petermartin4675]

Boarding gate not safe for kids.

[@pureenlightmen]

Another 200 thousand you get absolute navetta 52...