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Minor 36 Offshore
Sarins Boats has been around for many
years making island hoppers and dayboats for the Scandinavian markets. However,
it’s now moving into the serious cruising market with its appropriately named
Minor 36 Offshore. Tough commercial styling owes more than a nod to the Botnia
Targa range, but on board it’s a more contemporary beast. An aft door to the
asymmetric wheelhouse supplements the two sliding side doors giving direct
access from the high-sided cockpit. Inside, a long galley to port faces an
L-shaped saloon dinette and further forwards a pair of serious-looking
wraparound bucket seats face a solid slab of helm to starboard, with a matching
third seat adjacent to port. The big wheel has a steering knob, the whole wheel
and dash tilts depending on whether the helmsman wishes to sit or stand, and a
massive sliding roof section opens this area up to the fresh air.
Forward and down, the day toilet has an
en suite door linking it to the double berth in the forward cabin but the
inevitable stroke of Finnish design genius is further aft. Lift the aft section
of the dinette on its gas struts to reveal another set of stairs leading down
to a surprisingly roomy aft cabin, complete with a single and a double berths
and an en suite. At sea it feels as solid as it looks, and twin D6-370
sterndrive diesels give it a genuine 40-knot reach. But, as ever, it’s not just
what it does, it’s the way that it does it.
At 35 knots it’s so quiet and capable it feels like it’s doing half that speed.
But then it’s Finnish, and that’s the norm over here.
Click here to see the gallery of the Minor 36 Offshore
Price from £230,800
LOA 38ft 9in (11.8m)
Beam 11ft 10in (3.6m)
Engine twin Volvo Penta D6-370 370hp
sterndrive diesels
Max speed 40 knots
Enquiries www.marcomarine.co.uk
