VAYRON INTRODUCTION

The M.O. for the design of the ProCharter Vayron was quite simple. Take all of the good points of the ProCharter P4 and P3 (we have built over 120), improve on them and include them into the design of the Vayron. Bring down the build time to reduce manufacturing costs and make a boat that can more than match the performance of the P3 and P4 from cheaper smaller engines with less horsepower, resulting in lower running costs. Bring down the retail cost of a charter boat whether fully finished or kit form without compromising on quality.

The best way to bring down manufacturing costs is to increase production and spread the overheads over a greater number of units. By using uncomplicated moulds and simple build design we have considerably brought down the build time. The Vayron only requires 250 / 290 hp for 23 / 25 kts. So, cheaper engines, lower fuel burn rate. We have brought the build cost down by 20%. This means the Vayron will take some of the customers who would have bought a P4 and some of the customers who would have bought a P3. We are heavily promoting the Vayron throughout Europe with a great response. We expect to be building 30+ Vayron’s per year, which means we can bring down the price even more.

www.procharter.nl will have their demonstrator operational for this summer. www.procharter.gr is now fully operational and we expect to be manufacturing in Athens 2009. This will help sales to Southern Europe and North Africa. We have sold a lot of boats to Spain, Ireland, Germany, France and the Netherlands. We also have many enquiries from Africa and Eastern Europe.

We have agents in Greece, www.procharter.gr and the first 2 boats are already on their way to Athens.

We were very careful designing the looks of the Vayron. We kept away from the modern curves and fancy window shapes in use today because the Vayron, like all ProCharter's is built for the future. What is the use of building a boat with a long lifespan to retain a good residual value if the design shape becomes dated? The Offshore 105 is the most desirable of the old charter boats, it's shape is timeless. The Vayron will be the same. With this in mind we designed a boat that is not cutting edge looks today. The Vayron design just looks like a boat, it is not in fashion nor will it go out of fashion, it will always have the look of the day because it looks like a work boat. The Vayron is made from mainly 3 pieces. The hull in the colour of your choice. The gunwale is then fitted also in the colour of your choice. The wheelhouse fits inside the gunwale, again in the colour of your choice. By having a build design like this the colour scheme will always make the Vayron a modern looking boat.

The Vayron is a high specification piece of equipment that requires very few add ons. Come to the yard and see how we build them. The Vayron hull and wheelhouse are hand made and comply to LLOYDS SPECIAL SERVICE CRAFT REGULATIONS, SEAFISH (European) REGULATIONS and MCA CLASS 6 (offshore ferry) REGULATIONS and the new EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES. The gel coat is brushed into the mould to ensure a thick gel coat. We do NOT use rollers or spray equipment. We also use layers of Rovimat which is a combination mat containing 800g/m2 of woven roving's with a 300g/m2 of chopped strand mat to give maximum strength to weight ratios. We use isophthalic resin as an osmosis barrier. For those of you who don't fully understand. This is the dogs wotsits. Check on this Website the materials we use like STRUCTURAL NIDAPLAS for bulkheads and ISOPHTHALIC RESIN to help prevent osmosis. We do NOT use wood in any part of the construction of a ProCharter except in non structural applications where we need to be able to screw into the sides of the engine bay and capping the bulkheads. Even then it is fully encapsulated in fibreglass bonding instead of gel paint like most boats.

One day all boats will be built this way and not just ours.

Nidaplas is a honeycomb core composite sheet that cannot ingress water or biodegrade like plywood. It is a well known fact that many boats take on as much as a ton of water very quickly after it is launched, all soaked into the wood and gradually rotting away. We have all seen old boats with their rotten decks and bulkheads. If you need more convincing, have a look at a 4 year old ProCharter, already they are showing they don't deteriorate like other boats do.

In years to come the only boat to buy will be a ProCharter. You the customer will have a desirable boat with a high second hand value, or you will be purchasing a used ProCharter because it is not full of rotting wood. We the manufacturer, will have secured our reputation and future sales.

A fully fibre glassed finished boat (kit 2). Hull, wheelhouse and gunwale all bonded together. Fully fitted out wheelhouse. Fully fitted deck with fuel tanks, up to 6 holds, engine room surround and engine box. Flush deck if required. For example a 28ft (8.5m) for £23,950 or 39ft (11.9m) for £28,950. Check out all our kit and finished boat prices.

Stability? In a calm sea the Vayron is as good as a catamaran; in a beam on sea with big swells it is better, less roll. In an average flowing sea it matches a catamaran; in a heavy flowing sea it is better. Other mono hulls don't come close enough to compare!

Windage? By keeping the boat as low as possible, windage is kept to a minimum. No skipper wants his boat blowing around in the wind, especially when drift fishing or hauling creel pots. Please look at the specification section for actual measurements.

In the years you own your ProCharter the maintenance will be minimal, for example; the doors will not swell up and jam in the winter, nor will you spend your spare time rubbing oil into them or re-varnishing for the new season because they are made of fibreglass. Nor will the screws come loose because they are bolted on with stainless steel bolts. Most of our fittings such as doors, dashboard, locker boxes and seating are made in moulds and fully bonded or nut and bolted. There is no wood to maintain or to worry about. You can even use your deck wash to clean out your wheelhouse and front cabin, you can even have drain holes in your floor to take the water away.

Each ProCharter we build is fitted with a 24 hour a day live stream Webcam for the duration of the build. The customer can, not only watch his boat being built, he can record it on DVD. Each Webcam is password protected to the customer. We would like anybody visiting our Website to be able to access the cameras, but this would slow down the stream and would not be fair to the customer.

We also take our stage payments in arrears. No more wondering whether your stage payment has been used to finish someone else's boat. When we complete a build stage, the customer or his surveyor inspects the work, when he is satisfied, we invoice that stage. Like all boat builders, we need those stage payments to run our business and pay the wages. The difference with ProCharter is we will only ask for the money when we have completed the work. This also ensures the boat is finished on time.

We are so proud of our boats we have dedicated demonstrators here at the yard. Our new Vayron demonstrator which will be finished in a few months is a 35ft (10.5m) Vayron powered by 250hp or 290hp. We are confident we will have 23/25 kts from 250 / 290hp and expect to have 25 / 27kts from 250 / 290hp even at 39ft (11.9m).

We would like to draw your attention to the speeds we quote. Most builders quote their speeds as “up to ??kts”. Saying “up to” doesn't mean the boat will go that fast, “up to” just means it wont go any faster and could be any speed below that figure.

The speeds published for a ProCharter are actual speeds in 2 directions from sea trials of boats we have built.

We have developed a very economical hull, with the current diesel prices, economy matters! As we get the fuel burn data from actual boats we will put it here on the Website. Knowing the power required and performance achieved from our P3 and P4 boats, bearing in mind we have built well over 100 boats, with a variety of different engines and propulsion systems, we estimate our Vayron demonstrator will burn around 5 gallons or 23 litres per hour at 16kts.

VAYRON SPECIFICATION

We can custom build your total boat. We can increase or decrease all dimensions of our Wheelhouse, Hull and Gunwale, height, length, width, etc. We have in the past built boats for many different and diverse operations, such as, ambulance boat, floating office. Boats with glass viewing areas in the hull for survey and scientific purposes. Boats for hauling creel pots and nets, fish farms, service boat for the Sport Scotland Yacht Club and many private customers who want something special from a stable workboat. We have built a number of boats for commercial use in Ireland, Holland, Spain, Gibraltar, Portugal and Greece. Due to Greece being the other side of Europe to us and ideally suited to supply boats to the Mediterranean and Southern Europe, we now have agents in Athens http://www.procharter.gr and we will be manufacturing the ProCharter range in Greece. We have built high speed ferries which are working 60 miles (100km) off the west coast of Scotland and the Orkney Islands. We are currently building a 100 passenger Americana ferry for the UK. We are also designing a 60ft (18.3m) Americana for pleasure use. The boat will be kept on a mooring in the Thames and used as a house boat. The interesting part of this build is the boat will be able to launch and recover a Sea Plane from the rear deck. So, even if you think your dream boat is impossible to have, phone us before you give up.
 

SAILAWAY PRICES

Fully finished boat.

Everything we do in the building of a Vayron is to MCA COP 60 miles standards.

The Vayron fibreglass work is to MCA CLASS 6 (ferry) REGULATIONS which also complies to LLOYDS SPECIAL CRAFT RULES (SCR) and SEAFISH REGULATIONS from all composite materials using COMBINATION MAT (WOVEN ROVING) and ISOPHTHALIC RESIN (designed to stop osmosis.) We use composite sheets not plywood for durability, ease of maintenance and strength. Along with this comes economy and performance from low horse power.

There are no hidden extra costs.

No engine upgrades required.

Your choice of colour, no extra charge.

No extra charge for multiple colours.

No extra charge for a flush deck.

Fully moulded wheelhouse layout.

The boat is priced separately to the engine but includes engine fitting.

All engines are priced separately, power and price to suit you.

The price you see below is the price you will pay (plus vat if applicable.)

If you want a lower price, no problem, we can reduce the final spec/price.

All stage payments are invoiced after that stage is finished. The customer inspects that stage and when he is satisfied he pays for the work that has been completed. This eliminates the possibility that your money could be used to finish someone else's boat.

It can be possible to claim back your vat before paying your stage payment.

This is what you get and is included in the finished sail away boat price, quoted below.

Your choice of hull length.

Your choice of wheelhouse length.

Your choice of wheelhouse overhang length.

Optional Flush decks (your choice)

Hull, wheelhouse and gunwale in any color/colours to your design.

Inside wheelhouse mouldings, i.e. dash seating, floor etc. in your choice of colours.

Sail away price includes antifouling.

Price includes and fitted in the front cabin.

C1..Full standing head height.

C2..Heater/blower with 2 outlets.

C3..V berths including mattress to the front with storage under via hatches.

C4..Storage lockers and shelves above V berths.

C5..Either a deck toilet or,

C6..Front compartment toilet between the V berths and contained in it's own unit and accessed via a fibreglass lid for (manual or electric toilet).See optional extras)

C7..Electric lighting.

C8..Access hatch to the chain locker.

Price includes and fitted to the wheelhouse.

W1..Dashboard with door to the front cabin.

W2..Dashboard layout to your choice.

W3..Wheelhouse heater/blower with 4 open/shut outlets.

W4..2vents for heating the wheelhouse.

W5..2 vents are piped under the dash and blowing onto the 3 front windows and the 2 side windows or into the front cabin.

W5. 3 Pantograph front window wipers.

W6.. Fully moulded floor with non slip finish.

W7.. 2 Large split level floor lockers.

W8.. Vast storage to the sides of the wheelhouse behind 4 hatches.

W9.. 2 fibreglass helm boxes with storage under.

W10..2 Fully adjustable and reclining sprung Kab 300 marine seats.

W11. Roof lining with hard wood finishing strips.

W12..1.95m head height at the helm. (can be more or less if required)

W13.. Electric lighting.

W14.. 2 opening side windows.

W15.. Opening window on the back bulkhead.

W16.. Wheelhouse door with mortise lock.

W17.. Wheelhouse door that lifts off and stows on the back bulkhead.

W18.. See extras list/price below for option additional wheelhouse layout inc. galley, more seating, table, microwave, hot and cold water, TV. beds.

W19.. Steering wheel and hydraulic helm pump/cables.

W20.. Gear/throttle controls.

W21.. Stern drive tilt/trailer control to lift/trim the leg.

W22.. Instrumentation supplied with the engine.

W23.. Roof lining.

W24.. 2 wheelhouse lights.

Price includes and fitted to the deck/outside of the boat.

D1.. Deck with non slip finish.

D2.. 1 or 2 fuel tank/tanks, capacity 75 gallons (340 litres) each with water/sludge trap below with drain off tap. optional extra fuel tanks.

D3.. Below deck rope lockers to the rear of the deck on both port and starboard.

D4.. Fibreglass engine box with 30cm up stand.

D5.. Lid with backrest for seating or lid with no backrest.

D6.. Rod holders along the top of the seat back.

D7.. Stainless steel engine box lid handle.

D8.. Over catches with padlock.

D9.. Up to 6 (depending on the length of the hull/wheelhouse) aluminium deck hatches with split height storage under.

D10..Port/starboard storage boxes/seats with hatches on the back bulkhead under the roof overhang.

D11..Full height deck toilet and compartment on the back bulkhead (if required)

D12..Navigation lights.

D13..Antifouling to all under water areas.

D14..Gunwale fuel filler (or deck filler inside the engine box)

D15..A gutter is fitted to the port and starboard sides of the deck and across the transom which catches the water and hurries it along the guttering to the rear of the boat where it quickly runs out of the port starboard scuppers.

D16..2 Stainless steel scuppers.

D17..Second bilge pump fitted under the deck.

Price includes and fitted. All stainless steel is marine grade 316.

B1..Stainless steel bow roller.

B2.. 2 rope guides.

B3.. 1 stainless steel bollard 160mm high on the fore deck and 2 on the transom.

B4.. Stainless steel bow rail

B5.. stainless steel roof rails, full length, both sides.

B6.. stainless steel rails on the transom and along both sides.

B7.. stainless steel bollards on port starboard 160mm high.

B8.. 2 stainless steel scuppers with stainless flaps.

B9.. stainless steel gantry included in the sailaway price to take (not included in theprice radar, life raft, aerials, spot light) and all round white light.

B10..All required anodes.

Engine bay

E1.. The engine of your choice, either supplied by us or by you.

E2.. 2 12v batteries.

E3.. Battery isolator switch

E4.. Diesel/water separator

E5.. Fuel filler through brass deck plate and spill sump. (if required)

E6.. Fuel tank dip stick.

E7.. bilge pump.

Some nice design extras that are fitted to a standard Vayron and included in the finished boat price.

Electric fuel gauges are notorious for being unreliable and giving a confused reading. The vayron has a good old fashioned dip stick set in its own tube. Each boat has the dip stick calibrated as it is filled with fuel for the first time. There is nothing more accurate and reliable than that.

The fuel tanks are made from fibreglass and fully baffled. They are bonded through the deck at the top and then fixed to the strengthening foams of the hull via a crush pad. The lids to the tanks can be removed without damaging the decks.

The wheelhouse and front cabin are heated. The dashboard has built into it a ducting that runs from the heater along the starboard window, across the front 3 windows and then back along the port side. This ducting has holes along the top to allow hot or cold air to be blown out onto the windows.

The wheelhouse door lifts off and can be stowed on the back bulkhead between the wheelhouse and locker box.

The deck has a gutter to the port and starboard sides which collects any water and runs it to the back of the boat where it meets the transom gutter. Fitted to the transom gutter are two stainless scuppers.

Optional extras.

It is not possible to price all optional extras as they may vary due to the length of the boat and the customers idividual choice of equipment manufacturer.

additional fuel tanks @ £400 each.

additional holds @ £200 each.

custom made dashboard to your design.

optional wood finish, carbon fibre or your choice of fascia in the wheelhouse

cold water system

hot water system

gel batteries

additional bilge pump/pumps

electric fuel gauge

bathing platform

transom or gunwale doors

tv and or video

extra beds

canopies

flybridge with or without controls

back bulkhead fan to circulate air.

roof vents/hatches

trim tabs

bathing platform

extra bollards

cleats

bow thruster

stern thruster

fly by wire controls

fish holds

bait table

live bait tank

dive bottle racks

lifting equipment

hydraulic anything

keel protection

skeg

drying out legs

keel wear pads

additional seating

shore power

ballast tanks

toilet, manual or electric

filling under deck areas with buoyancy materials

Spot light

wheelhouse with office facilities

custom stainless

self stowing anchor

and anything else you can think of

KIT PRICES

Vayron Kits 1 & 2 & Sailaway Specifications & Prices

If you require something different to the offers/options below, please phone or email us for a quotation of work to your specification. We can build a kit that suits you.

We can supply you with everything you need to finish building your boat. We do this as a service and not as a way to make money so all goods are supplied at our cost prices. We will gladly show you our purchase invoices. Please look at our engine prices further down this page. You can buy your engine at any time during your build.

We can arrange for your boat to be built here at the yard by outside contractors who are NOT VAT REGISTERED but still under our supervision who will work on a labour only basis.

VAT is not chargeable if the boat is going to the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man

Kit One includes;

Hull, wheelhouse and gunwale fitted and bonded to MCA CLASS 6 (ferry) REGULATIONS which also complies to LLOYDS SPECIAL CRAFT RULES and SEAFISH REGULATIONS, using combination mat (woven roving) and Isophthalic resin (designed to stop osmosis).

All mouldings are hand laminated. All gel coat is hand brushed. NOT rolled OR sprayed!

Whilst still in the mould, the frames are fitted with 60cm centres and cross braced.

3 bulkheads are then fitted using structural composite sheets that cannot ingress water or biodegrade like plywood.

Gunwale and wheelhouse are strengthened for the pulpit/pushpit rails.

Strengthening pad in the bow for the bow roller.

Wheelhouse windows are marked and ready for cutting out.

All deck beams are bonded and the deck is dry fitted but not bonded.

Twin 350 litre (75 gallon) fuel tanks with fuel sump trap and inside access.

Extra tanks @ £400 each.

4 deck lockers/hold compartments with twin level storage.

Extra compartments @ £200 each.

All in the colour combination of your choice.

You can buy your engine at our special discounted price.

INTRODUCTORY KIT 1 PRICES not inc VAT

* All engines are supplied at cost price direct from the manufacturer *

* Please note that the exchange rate at the time also effects the price *
 

KIT TWO includes;

Kit One is included plus;

"V" berth in the front cabin.

Fibreglass dashboard, front window demister and a door to the front cabin fitted and bonded.

Optional wood finish, carbon fibre or your choice of fascia in the wheelhouse (email or phone for quote).

Twin helm boxes.

2 deck lockers in the wheelhouse floor with split level storage.

Optional additional seating, table, galley, deck toilet, boxes, lockers, plus custom work (please call for quote.

All in the colour combination of your choice.

Deck, tanks and wheelhouse floor bonded in place.

Engine room built under the deck and fully bonded to the deck and hull.

3 under deck bulkheads.

Back bulkhead with wheelhouse door fitted and bonded.

Deck toilet cubicle or concealed toilet compartment between the V berths.

This is now a fully formed boat with the front cabin and wheelhouse fitted out. The engine room is built and bonded in place. The decks are now bonded down with the fuel tanks and holds bonded in place.

INTRODUCTORY KIT 2 PRICES not inc VAT

We can custom build you a kit to your requirements. We can increase or decrease all dimensions of our wheelhouse, hull and gunwale, height, width, length etc. You might prefer to build your Vayron in the traditional way with plywood. In this case we could supply you with the hull, wheelhouse and gunwale bonded together with plywood bulkheads and twin longitude ribs. Or maybe you would prefer a different dashboard which would allow a larger front cabin. In this case we could custom build a dash or supply your kit without a dashboard. We can add or subtract to any of the work involved in building a boat. Please phone for a chat.

 VAYRON READY TO GO SAIL AWAY PRICES not inc. VAT

We take an honest approach to the pricing of our boats and are proud to display these prices on the internet. The price you see below is the price you will pay, no sneaky add on prices here. These prices are for a fully completed Vayron ready to sail away with the engine of your choice fitted and including the cost of your stern gear (shaft drive) but not including the cost of the engine or stern drive.

We have priced them in this way so you can balance your budget between engine power and the length of the boat.

As boats are completed and tested we will be adding the performance and economy figures to the engine charts below.

If your desired engine is not listed here please telephone us and we will quote for the engine of your choice.

As a guide, generally we get 20/25% discounts on engines, some discounts may be higher.

SAIL AWAY VAYRON FOR STERNDRIVE (not inluding engine or VAT)

VAYRON FOR SHAFTDRIVE (not icluding engine or VAT)

SAILAWAY VAYRON for JETDRIVE (not including the engine or VAT)

It is not possible to give a price table for the water jets as we do the shaft and stern drive. The reason for this is quite simple.

You cannot choose which size jet and engine you would like because, although any jet and engine will drive a boat through the water an engine without the correct power and RPM or a jet that is not large enough will probably give you a satisfactory flat out top speed but it will not cruise at lower speeds without stalling.

The characteristics of "stalling" is when you reach your chosen cruising speed and throttle back to maintain it. The boat then gradually slows down forcing you to open up the throttle to regain your speed. This is an endless operation and is very frustrating.

As a rough guide, most sail away jet prices are around £1000 more than a shaft drive in the shorter Vayrons, whereas in the larger Vayrons are around £4500 more than a shaft drive.

The engine prices quoted are for engines and gearboxes. It is possible to have a jet drive without a gearbox because the actual jet drive system has it's own reverse drive already built in. Again as a rough guide you can deduct £2000 from the smaller engines for no gearbox and £3000 on the larger engines. We can quote you an exact price for any bobtail (no gearbox) engine including engines that are not on our list.

* All engines are supplied at cost price direct from the manufacturer *

* Please note that the exchange rate at the time also effects the price *