SHETLAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION

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Hi Trevor,
I received your message and will contact you shortly.

They are a lovely boat and I think you'll enjoy her when you get her in the water. Ours is berthed at Naburn, near York. If you want to come and have a look (assuming you're able to "nip" up ,then ...

Hi John, We're off to Crete on Sunday, Sensatori, Lyttos Beach. Heres hoping the weather will be better than here !!

Agree with Dave, thorough check on engine and a good independant surveyor. Ideally the boat needs to be out once a year for a good dry out and check battery condition as they don't like being stood idle either.

Firstly, have her surveyed by an independant QUALIFIED surveyor.

Our 27 (with 56hp inboard Yanmar) was delivered brand new in February this year and I had conflicting reports about the build quality. (there is a chap out there who has had a fall-out with Shetland and does seem to revel in slating ...

Hi, I'm 6 ft tall and compared to a Bayliner 285 we had some years ago the space (and headroom) on a Shetland 27 is really good. We have the "raised " floor and I'm more than happy with the headroom.

and here she is moored on the pontoon of a pub at Newton-on-Ouse ( The Dawney Arms....to be recommended).

and here she is in the marina at Naburn, York today !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21232108

Before commiting 100% to the RNLI ( which is a very worthy cause) Have a read of this about the Canal & River Trust, which is also a worthy cause. Without navigable rivers and canals and a slow demise in boating inland you would end up with a ...

Hi Banksy,

I think you need to subscribe to the Forum for the "permission" to be granted for uploading pics.

What about a 50/50 split between the RNLI and some Inland waterway project ?