The best compact cruiser money can buy? | Aquador 250 HT yacht tour | Motor Boat & Yachting

Reporting from the Southampton Boat Show, Alex Smith takes us on a tour of the Aquador 250 HT, the price of which makes her a very compelling proposition...
Aquador 250 HT specifications
LOA: 25ft 8in (7.83m)
Beam: 8ft 8in (2.64m)
Engines: Mercury 250hp V8 outboard
Top speed: 38 knots
Price: from €181,400 inc VAT
Contact: www.aquadorboats.fi
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[@rumanuu]

I love the smaller boats like this. What they get into this 26ft thing amazes me!

[@ElderSwamp]

🎉 Amazing and really ingenious. The second berth Is a great addiction. Alot of other mini yatch of this size only have one cabin..!

[@FLGurl]

They really put a lot of kit in this. Thank you.

[@nicbennett6554]

Great tour Alex and a great little boat for the money. Can’t wait to see the sea trial of them both side by side?! 🤞🏼

[@nickglossop]

I imagine the fixed table leg under the bed is for the dining table. So that it can be put away securely.

[@alexsmith3945]

You're exactly right Nick. Checked with the builders after the event and it turns out the entire cockpit table fitting is stowed neatly away on rigid brackets so it doesn't rattle about underway.

[@jaffaholland4039]

That's a lot of boat for the money, that's the sort of price will bring more people into boating.

[@josephfarley9443]

Aquador 250 looks like a nice Express Cruiser. It would be helpful if the reviews had an approx purchase price. I'd also consider the Regal 26XO and the Crownline 280CRX, to name a few.

[@lenhammer1]

14:12 £150,000 +VAT

[@gblakev]

@@lenhammer1 The video super imposed a picture with a link to another video which hid the price. He did say the price but I would have liked to see what else was written there.

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Good orice

[@gerhardvanwaltsleben8944]

Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦

[@richards6367]

Accommodation is simply impractical

[@BilldalSWE]

Not for a 25ft boat it isn't...

[@cheapme1850]

Very nice boat. Would be great for the Pacific Northwest or Great Lakes.

[@ijv5567]

good value

[@jacktyler7599]

Seeing this impressive layout - cockpit and interior - makes me wonder what that hull looks like and how she performs at sea. Let's hope Alex gets a chance to give her a shakedown later this year.

[@alexsmith3945]

Went to Norway a couple of months back for exactly that. In spite of the fact that it uses a voluminous hull with a relatively short waterline length and a single outboard, it performs just fine. Hits around 36-37 and runs in the low 20s at 2 litres per mile. Range is a bit short at 100 miles but that's what you get when you choose to prioritise living space over fuel capacity!

[@jacktyler7599]

@@alexsmith3945 That's impressive....and encouraging. It suggests there is still some performance to be had, even in amazingly spacious interiors. Thanks for that, Alex.

[@Ognir1962]

Great little boat… anyone have a price on this one?

[@alexsmith3945]

Hi @@Ognir1962. Yeah, absolutely. It goes from £150,000 plus VAT.

[@WoesteWobbe]

Nice tour as always and a nice little boat. But what's up with the reading lights above the feet? :P

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Sex time preget wife on board

[@clifbradley]

Very impressive

[@matthewmartin1970]

I'm guessing that fixing under the bed is for storing the table.

[@anderslund3548]

If you don't opt for the extra 30 liter drawer fridge, what is that space used for? Or is it dead space?

[@stto5526]

What sneakers you are wearing???

[@dimitrisnikolaou775]

So compared to a Jeanneau leader 805, it offers less space inside, less space outside plus a petrol motor outboard that burns 50-70% more than diesel inboard of the Jeanneau…… nice…..evolution? Probably not

[@jefflloyd394]

Great when all electric! Cheers

[@user-hu8uk5ht5v]

A bit of a mess the other double bed which it is not I wouldn't let friends sleep on it would be storage in the real world for its trying to be everything and has failed for not even on a short list

[@BilldalSWE]

Lol, have you heard of this thing called kids? If you're planning on taking friends with you to live on your boat you need a bigger one than 25ft...

[@joshhendricks1951]

Get yourself a wider lens. Somewhat annoying to watch so tightly shot.

[@SalisburyKing]

I have to laugh at the design of most boats, they are useless in the UK weather, all the interior getting soaked. I much prefer trawler style for UK waters rather than Med Style boats for that reason.