[MBG]

I was at the Southampton Boat Show this week and came across two impressive boats - the Fleming 55 and the Fleming 65. I've nothing to do with the company and I only spotted them enroute to viewing the Nordhavn stand. Didn't find them listed here so I thought I'd introduce them to the forums...

Here are a few links.

Company web site
http://www.flemingyachts.com/index.html

Owner Tony Fleming's extensive cruising with the '65' starts here.
http://www.flemingyachts.com/venture/venture.html

[PropBet]

They do indeed build a very well thought out boat and are highly regarded in the trawler circles. Have spent a lot of time on a 55' and 65' in both protected and open waters.

[FISHTIGUA]

The boatyard I work for looks after two 55s and they do seem very well put together. Everything looks just a little bit overbuilt, just what you want on a trawler yacht.

I will have a look at the 65' at the show on Friday for sure.

Fish

[PropBet]

Fish-
If you've seen the 55' you'll be pretty surprised when you compare it to the 65'.
They are a night and day difference as far as size and features. What they do with the extra 2' of beam blew me away.

[FISHTIGUA]

Originally Posted by PropBet

Fish-
If you've seen the 55' you'll be pretty surprised when you compare it to the 65'.
They are a night and day difference as far as size and features. What they do with the extra 2' of beam blew me away.

Jeez, what are they doing in the saloon, playing tennis? The 55 has almost as much room as a 68' I used to run.

[PropBet]

You'll be surprised to see how they use the additional 2' of beam on the 65'.
It's a nice boat, and dwarfs the 55 when compared side by side.

[MBG]

Glad to see others are equally impressed. Like I said, I went to view another boat but these are lower/safer in the water, superbly built and well-specified, beautifully laid out and finished and can cruise enormous distances safely at around 8-10 knots. Then, if circumstances dictate, these Flemings can really lift their skirts and dash.

The web site, when compared with many boat sites, doesn't do them justice. . .

[PropBet]

Call me old school, but I'm a big fan of clean, clear, detailed information on a web site, especially for a boat manufacture. More often than not, there is more effort put into in eye candy, flash, and animation for a site than there is getting the user / consumer the information in which is important.

[MBG]

Totally agree with you PropBet. The virtual tours being a good example of your own argument I suppose.

So, for a boat where much is made of the 'attention to detail' there is no image of any detail. . . Only wide-angle general shots, including 2 of a ladder (using the '75' as an example). . . .That doesn't do them justice - An opportunity lost I feel. . .