I grew up wanting to own a Fletcher, it took half a lifetime to achieve! It is such a shame that the marque is not currently a going concern. Ours is much lived. Let’s hope that they rise again :)
Enjoyed that. I have a 13 foot speedboat in Greece (not Fletcher but similar design) and it’s great fun around the islands , can outstrip most bigger boats even with 40hp Mercury (see on my channel.).. What engine do I have? I’m thinking to upgrade to 75hp or even 90 if she’ll take it.
@@guyanicholls Awesome, that's what I need. Mine had a Yamaha 2 stroke 40hp when I bought it but it was rather long in the tooth so the boatyard found me a 4 stroke. But I do miss the 2-stroke, I'm sure I it was more responsive and I heard the newer ones were much better. Yours seems to slice through those waves and wakes better than mine... or maybe I'm not being bold enough to get the best out of the Deep V hull, & too quick to trim down and back off the throttle!!!
My Father's cousin Norman founded Fletcher speedboats.
I grew up wanting to own a Fletcher, it took half a lifetime to achieve! It is such a shame that the marque is not currently a going concern. Ours is much lived. Let’s hope that they rise again :)
Not Norman Stanley Fletcher by any chance?
Nice Boats 👌 but why they jumping up and down?
A bit long and in places a little jerky, but a good day on the Solent. These little 15ft boats are great fun.
Enjoyed that. I have a 13 foot speedboat in Greece (not Fletcher but similar design) and it’s great fun around the islands , can outstrip most bigger boats even with 40hp Mercury (see on my channel.).. What engine do I have? I’m thinking to upgrade to 75hp or even 90 if she’ll take it.
Hi Justin, I have a 2 stroke Mercury 75HP and in the right conditions she makes 44mph by gps :)
@@guyanicholls Awesome, that's what I need. Mine had a Yamaha 2 stroke 40hp when I bought it but it was rather long in the tooth so the boatyard found me a 4 stroke. But I do miss the 2-stroke, I'm sure I it was more responsive and I heard the newer ones were much better. Yours seems to slice through those waves and wakes better than mine... or maybe I'm not being bold enough to get the best out of the Deep V hull, & too quick to trim down and back off the throttle!!!
Hi Justin, I have smart tabs fitted (fit shown on my channel) which I feel aid the handling. Not everyone agrees but I like them 🙂
Some pretty psychedelic and weird edits