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LOA: 39ft 8in (12.1m) BEAM: 11ft 6in (3.50m) ENGINE: Single 60-115hp diesel TOP SPEED: 8 knots PRICE: from £249,245 inc VAT CONTACT: www.braymarinesales.com
Balt Yachts is likely to be one of the largest boat manufacturers you’ve never B heard of. Based in Poland, it’s been making boats for brands like Jeanneau, X-Yachts, Quicksilver and Cormate for years but now it has branched out with a range of its own.
The Balt 37 Grand is its largest offering to date, and instead of trying to compete with upmarket European rivals, it’s an unashamedly value-conscious package. Costing a whisker under £250,000 inc VAT, it must be one of the best value 40ft motor boats on sale today. That buys you a remarkably spacious two-cabin, two-bathroom cruiser that four people could comfortably live on for weeks at a time.
With an RCD Category C displacement hull and single shaft-drive engine of 60-115hp, you won’t be going anywhere in a hurry, but for pottering along the rivers and canals of the UK and Europe, and perhaps the occasional cross-Channel dash when conditions allow, it’s all that’s needed. The 180-litre fuel tank is said to give around 100 hours of cruising time at 5-6 knots, and it won’t cost the earth to fill when you do need a
