£1.6M Princess V55 - Why choose a 'V' Class over the 'F'lybridge Class 

She has everything 😊

I love the sock sofa really Tim 😂

Thanks GA. They are mostly beautiful but there are some issues on some boats which I am happy to point out.

My work mottos in order . 1/ Have Fun and laughs 2/ Try to earn a living 3/ Try and keep most customers happy 😂

Thanks Phil 👌

You are right- both boats are gorgeous 😎

Thanks JB! (From JB) 😂

I like to keep it simple . Like me. 😂

@@Boatscouk Absolutely

They are cracking boats 🥳

Thanks Alex. It’s the coolest boat TV I have ever seen 😂

Ha ha I wish 😂 😆

Beadle??

​@@wingcommanderdaltonwalton67 Any bloody immigrants clogging up the boat... he'd soon punch their lights out!

Thanks Driver 5. I may have to come over for the Sea Ray conference so I may do some US vids then 😎

@@Boatscouk that would be awesome 😎

Sure is a huge and expensive toy. I was looking back, there is a few words in the name, but they were blocked out.

Yes I had to blank the name - last bit was toy though. Great toy !

@@Boatscouk definitely was James the perfect big boys toy to say the least!

@@johningham4942 👌👌

A pleasure 😂

I like them all . V, S and F 🥳

I much prefer James to that aquaholic bloke

A pleasure 😎

She really is - thanks James 😎

Thank you John 😊

I agree. Look so cool 😎

That’s how we roll 😎

The blue tape is normal and part of the QC. Remember all hand made and very low volume 👍🏻👍🏻

@@Boatscouk I get that; but I don't think those issues should get passed the Princess QC, so you as the dealer don't have to.

@@wings9925 . I agree but I have found that you can send 5 engineers onto a boat and they will have 5 different snag lists 😂 what the customer wants sorted is the most important 😎

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Blue tape can sometimes mark a cleaning error - it’s normal and all gone the next day 😎

Thanks Jack. I keep Dad out of the videos mainly as he is so rude 😂

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Yes I will try and do more sea trials in future 😊

Thanks G Ro - I do love joysticks really 😂

Thanks Richard 😊

They are pretty boring 😂

Thank you. It really is !

It’s a nice table (and leg ) 😂

They are both great quality boats 😊

Thank you 🙏

Depends how exacting the owner is. Some people will expect absolute perfection (and why not when you're spending so much!) Others won't be so bothered about the odd little mark (it's going to get wrecked by the kids anyway!).

Just use them to isolate things - not daily use 😎

Would love to know that myself

Yes - blue tape marks small scratches during build . Easy to sort but it was handover day - all fixed the next day 😊

@@Boatscouk thanks, looks an epic boat!

@@Boatscouk They do this with new houses too. The development company will send through a rep with blue tape and those are fixed and then the onwer goes through later with more tape. If the Dev did his job proper the owner shouldn't find anything.

@@1320fastback - I think you can always find something on a brand new handmade boat. It depends how bad your OCD is .

Yes - that’s one of the next videos 😊

You may be right

Sorry if I have caused offence to anyone - but I think it is true - I use one lol 😂

Sorry if I have caused offence to anyone - but I think it is true - I use one lol 😂

I think it does that

@@rafapazos06 😂

Both

£7m

Hi Sean - they are nearly the same price 😆

@@Boatscouk Thanks James

@@RyfylkeYachtandBoat we love Sealines - we will do some 🤭

There are too many 😂

Luvverly jubbly 😂

@@Boatscouk 😂😂 Bonnet de douche!

Ah you spotted it 😊 next time

@@Boatscouk looking forward to it. Saw it on the Dart today. Looks very impressive in the flesh - more so than on video. I was that impressed I’d be interested in a part ex on my 18ft cuddy cabin if you’re able to help me get my hands on a 100% mortgage? 😆

@@gotagreatidea 😂 we can only do 70% mortgages - but ready when you are

Thanks Keith. I don’t know enough about the New Sunseeker Predator Evo 60 to give you a fair comment, but look at some of things that I pointed out in my Portofino 47 video. One thing I would say is that whichever you pick - they are both from the top manufacturers 👌👌👌

Yes it’s the correct procedure

I was thinking the same thing

I realised that afterwards - you are right. I hate ice makers 😂

No sorry

Hi James - she is 17.81m long 😀

They are all good

James gave you the diplomatic comment, IMO. He makes money turning around boats small and big, after all. Can’t blame him. Qualitatively speaking they’re probably in the same league, which means they’ll ALL have issues that need to be fixed in year 1. The main difference is in value. Remember, price is what you pay, value is what you get. Princess, being part of the LVMH group, will charge you most because their products cater to a clientele that is focused on making a (social) statement. It’s quite a price-insensitive bunch. Consequently, value for money for a Princess will be lowest. Poland-made Galeons rank highest, whilst Sunseeker and (PE- owned) Fairline are somewhere in between. I also agree on your comment that Galeon is a more innovative company. In boating however, this is not necessarily always an advantage as innovative products tend to depreciate faster. With depreciation being your biggest cost, your TCO may actually start looking very similar to the one of a Princess. Just like in real estate, it all depends on your entry price. I’ll take a Princess at a 15% discount over list price any day over a cheaper Galeon. The problem is to find that 15% discount these days. Boat dealers are a spoiled bunch since COVID hit, unfortunately. Their biggest problem seems to be that they don’t get enough new boat inventory. Lucky them! My (unsolicited) advice? Stay away from boating until at least 2023. As soon as the world opens up again, people will want to travel overseas. They’ll need cash for all those safaris, hotels and premium class flights. Lots of them will want to part way with their boats. That’s when I’d start sniffing around to buy one.

​@@romeobravo3793 Well, if Galeon depreciate proportionately more then you would simply get one a couple of years old rather than new. That's how you play that game. Normally I'd be a bit skittish about "buying East European" but Poland is one of the world's leading boat makers, #5 in the world for boats, #2 for small boats up to 10m (behind only the usa), they make 35% of all EU sailing yachts, and they build for the likes of "non-Polish" brands such as Brunswick, Jeanneau-Benetau, Windy, Sea Ray, Bayliner, Askeladden. So that French or Swedish boat could be made in Poland. As for 2023 being better due to Covid, don't bank on it. This was a laboratory-perfected scientifically-perfected ultravirus and they still don't have a kill switch. It's going to get a HELL of a lot worse and not necessarily EVER going to get better.

@@romeobravo3793 I concur

Very reasonable 😂

Yes but we don’t offer a S55 yet. Bigger ones yes but currently not smaller than S62 😎

@@Boatscouk Agreed James. However, the difference (in length) between the V55 and S62 is just 1.26m. I rather don't want to know the difference when it comes to the pricing. Probably around GBP 350.000 ;)

@@ralfralfsen261 yes it is about £400,000 😂

We sell used Princess boats that are over 30 years old and they are still in good shape- everything needs maintenance . 😊

@@Boatscouk yes the older ones were built with pride only 4 or 5 guys building it they were good boats

@@hi-rm8ei . They are still good boats I find. I am away on one now - very well built 😎

Thanks Antonio. We don’t set the ads - how do you turn them down ?

25% does not always make the difference. If you could afford a £7.5k car but the £10k was the one you wanted - you might find / borrow the extra £2.5k - just saying.

Can fit another 😎

@@Boatscouk Knew you'd say that! 😁

Yes I got it wrong 😂

We sell boats all over the world from £5k to £5m and I don’t know one manufacturer who catches most of the deficiencies before handover Flashkill? Which brand are you referring too? These are all handmade and humans make tiny mistakes - it happens 😊

Choice means you have a fly, a sports or a sports fly 👌

All hand made- low volume

They never did anything 😂

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There is a valve labelled sea or tank - so you have the choice 😊

Apologies Chris . We are just havin some fun 🤩

Would you like one? 😂