Princess 18
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:33 am
Here is a Princess 18 for sale near Maitland,
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bolwarr ... 1290720586
The Princess 18 looks like a good design for Estuarine and lake gunkholing and drying out upright on the tidal flats, it only draws 8" boards up so would also launch and beach easily.
It's accommodation is voluminous with raised deck, mast support arch and twin galv centerplates well hidden into the bunk sides. (It won an Australian design award)
It was a close 2nd for me when i was buying my Investigator. I think it would be easier to tow long distances as its only 500kg displacement (vs 750 kg for I563) and sits lower on trailer so less windage. Allot of tinny type boat ramps would also be ok to use.
It's not a coastal mini-yacht like an I563, but would be good for sheltered waters.
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bolwarr ... 1290720586
The Princess 18 looks like a good design for Estuarine and lake gunkholing and drying out upright on the tidal flats, it only draws 8" boards up so would also launch and beach easily.
It's accommodation is voluminous with raised deck, mast support arch and twin galv centerplates well hidden into the bunk sides. (It won an Australian design award)
It was a close 2nd for me when i was buying my Investigator. I think it would be easier to tow long distances as its only 500kg displacement (vs 750 kg for I563) and sits lower on trailer so less windage. Allot of tinny type boat ramps would also be ok to use.
It's not a coastal mini-yacht like an I563, but would be good for sheltered waters.