Fairline Squadron 58 boat tour - Why this boat spoilt it for everyone else? - plus it's 1 major flaw 

Correction - They were made from 2001 to 2009 apologies - I should know - I sold the last one 😂

This guy is hilarious, I really appreciate his candor and out of all the boat channels I think this is the best, he seems very knowledgeable and he doesn't take himself so serious like a lot of other boat snobs.

Another great walk around, thanks James. Please keep them coming. It’s a great way to see pros and cons of the different yachts

Thanks James - loving your videos. This is a great boat. So good that I bought one new in 2004 and then 5 years later I bought ANOTHER ONE (from you!). That's how good this boat is - many customers bought 2! They are very well built and make a great 2nd hand purchase, for UK boating or the Med/USA. As someone said, they were built from 2002 to 2009. They built 211 of them in total. Most had a double cabin port side - the twin beds in your video were a rare option. The utility room was amazingly useful and much easier to get in/out than your video shows. It could be set up as a mini cabin by the way - a single bed easily fits.

Hi James. A humours in depth tour. Fairline of this era 58, 65 where sporty loads of space, 3 decent cabins, stunning woodwork. Seaworthy and stood the test of time. At 399k its a lot of boat for the money. Great walkthrough video tour thanks 😊

......no nonsense reviews straight to the point, with some added humour for good measure :-)

You provide good information in a timely and well-paced manner! Thank you. Great boat!

Still one of the best out there , for 400k and 100k spent on a refit of the interior soft goods and nav upgrade and all over detail you have an awesome boat . I ve skippered several and believe me the sea keeping is way ahead of any of the modern yachts . On one delivery’s passage to Jersey we hit some real nasty stuff, on anything else planing hull you would have kacked yourself but the 58 just motored through it with ease . The only boat comparable in terms of sea keeping was the Pearl 55/60 , lovely , lovely hull , was hugely under rated and the build quality was superb . The modern stuff , voluminous inside but most look like a block of flats at this size and no where near as capable .skippered recent a similar sized Absolute from viareggio to Antibes , Jesus ! Felt like it was falling apart , everything rattled and squeaked and the thing just felt like it was slamming into a brick wall all the time in anything over 3 footers , was massive inside for a 56’ and very glitzy inside , looked like the starship Enterprise at the helm but woeful in anything but flat calm .

What a great channel. I like the way you are in front of the camera, not invisible behind a camera. your warts and all approach is great. When looking for my next boat I will be in touch.

Just watched this one and you KNOW what we've discussed ..but it was Nick who showed me the way ..if I'd have watched this earlier I'd never have me sights on one 😂😂😂😂👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

What a great design with the galley in that position and the laundry room/fold out ironing board, genius. I'm sure the boat manufacturers know their market and clients but I really don't get the current trend of sticking the galley at the aft of the cabin. Would be like having the front door of a house straight into the kitchen.

Fairline Squadron, every length, are my favorites.

Great presentation. Thank you 😊

Very clear and well explained - thank you! 👍👍

your Videos make my Day! Great Stuff. And the Boat is so Good

Great review and funny too!

Enjoyable video. Subscribed!

You are quite obviously an experienced and successful salesman - you have convinced the internet that 399k is cheap! 🤣 Great video, lovely boat. 👍 Subscribed 😎

Such a good boat, makes a new 58 anything look dear too, is ageing well this one. Good video

It dominated the UK market for sure, and the other British builders. I think Princess 57 which was its closest competitor sold only about 40 units. Same for the Sunseeker Manhattan 56. Fair to say at a similar price the Azimut 55 sold more then double in more less the same production run (01-09), 500 boats, and the Aicon 56 (02-09) which was a new builder from Sicily also sold a 100 plus in the same production run. Midships cabin....

Great video. My brother and I sell RVs (Caravans) in Canada. You know boats like I know RVs so I really respect the straight forward honesty of them. I have learned a lot from your videos thanks!

Great review of the boat and very honest about it as well.

Great end informative video. And funny which is quite rare for boats videos.

Great boat lindsay

Free board. From the water line to the first continuous deck.

Different and super informative video. 👍

I just happened to stumble upon your channel and saw this video first. Now I must look at your other presentations because it is very, very well done. I am not only impressed but I am now subscribing. I just cannot believe that I never heard of your RU-vid channel before now. Well done Mate. However, you mentioned a crew cab but did not show it. I was looking forward to seeing it and where it is located.

I really do like the fact that you cover more brands other than Sunseeker and princess which every other channel seems to do. I believe these next 2 are probably not too common in your part of the world but if you get an opportunity could you review a Bayliner and a Searay yacht if you can find them.

Enjoyed the video and have now subscribed. Keep up the good work!

I like the frankness of the description including the faults. It makes me want to watch more of your videos. BTW I have seen the Swift Trawler 44 you have on site. ( I only live in Southend and occasionally drive out there). That is a design I very much like.

Love the honest reviews!

Great video as always. Thank you for doing them. I'm not sure all 6'2" and 19 stone of me would get anywhere near that utility room. Apart from that, nice boat.

Those utility rooms are so cool.

Love the honesty 👍👊💪

Lovely thank you.

I get the feeling that you have never been in a galley you just don’t look comfortable like you do in other areas 😂 great video

A very well looking and nice boat there for the money and mid cabin don't matter to me great video

Great tour. Will buy if my lotto numbers come in 🤔👍

Beautiful boat.

Mic sounds great.

Galley is pretty much spot on, aft galley designers take note !

I would settle with a master in the bow. No worries!

Great video, how much would this have cost new as seen in video? Cheers

Great video different from Aquaholic etc. Enjoyed it a lot.

interesting video like the Farline boat .... I am in Italy when the transfer to Italy would be .... Adriatic sea city Trieste ?

Fairline 58 is one of the best yachts out there on that category ... can be handled perfectly by a couple . a fantastic boat . is not a monster, neither a boat dressed as a yacht ..

If you were new to boating and wanted to get into running a 50ft plus motor yacht, where would you recommend you start ? Perhaps a topic for a further video.

Certainly a lot of boat for your money. Although I think for 400k, I would go for the Targa 48 which you have for sale. Newer, more modern design, lower running costs and it has a mid master :-)

I bet it was a good seller

Fairline knew that everyone loves the central galley, so what do they have for the current Squadron 53? Tons of galley options. They have galley forward opposite the helm. They have galley aft like every other boat. And they have galley down taking up a berth space. Basically every option in the world except the one popular option that made them famous.

What's wrong with having a master cabin in the bow?

Fucking excellent review. Love the curves of these early 21st century Fairlines. They just have a swoopiness that you don’t see these days. I am a big fan of curves in the right places!

Are boats this size hard to dock and maneuver? It looks like it would be hard to see over the edges? I've only had experience with sub 40ft sailing boats, but they were never difficult. This just looks so high up and wide.

That’s a fine vessel and can keep the wife in the back or in the room with the surfboard 🏄

It’s well out of date now 2021 but in it’s day was tops.

Like how you improved the sound with the mic, however when you 'jumped' outside, it seemed to be missing and was hard to hear, also when you 'popped up to the fly deck something was wrong and I could hardly hear you. Maybe be a watchful critic before releasing the video will help.

I'm late to the party here...but I fully agree with James, this is a 'cracker' of a design. Alas, he did miss a couple of things: The galley is some distance away - physically and visually - from the dinette. And I would very much wanted to see the engine room.

Why is a forward master a drawback? Size?

£3.99 ? I’ll take two !

Thanks for another review, what price were these boats new?

Wished my house was paid off, £3-400k +£8k mooring is my target for my first boat unless I can convince wifey to have a weekender first.

First time viewer of Channel, like the video and your presentation.

Would have liked to have seen the engine, I can’t imagine not doing all my own maintenance and most repairs so that is a big deal.

Gunoo?

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My Son Anthony used to work for this Company before they went T*ts up..An excellent set of lads to work for apparently. Shame they went out of Business TBH.

wood is the raw form that is in a tree. Timber is wood that has been sawn and processed.

a driver?

How do you sell them if you keep exposing their flaws 😄

Boat first, floating house second.

5:33 “Gotta a luverly shower “ …. Who do you sound like ?

Très mal filmé.On a pas à voir celui qui commente et qui masque les endroits à voir

Poor quality of interior because almost all used ones have loosen fabrics on ceiling and walls. Beside of this these boats are not too bad. The iron board is a joke. Nobody is using it. The utility room as such is perfect. You cannot have enough space in the kitchen.

It’s no aquaholic review

Summary. This is a terrible boat for introverts