{"id":137308,"date":"2025-10-23T06:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T05:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/?p=137308"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:52:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T07:52:58","slug":"coastal-cruise-chaos-atlantic-swell-blocked-toilets-and-a-quest-for-blue-fin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/cruising\/coastal-cruise-chaos-atlantic-swell-blocked-toilets-and-a-quest-for-blue-fin-137308","title":{"rendered":"Coastal Cruise Chaos: Atlantic Swell, Blocked Toilets, and a Quest for Blue Fin"},"content":"Having now seen the new Greenline<\/a> 42 at the D\u00fcsseldorf show, we can confirm that it isn\u2019t just usefully bigger and more stylish than the current 40<\/a>, it\u2019s also much more versatile.\r\n\r\nIts efficient planing hull design means the standard 250hp Yanmar diesels give it a faster top speed of 25 knots, which, combined with an RCD Category B rating and a substantial 700-litre fuel tank, makes it just as well suited for coastal cruising as for inland waterways.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_138935\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]\"Drop-down Drop-down windows make for a bright, airy saloon and galley[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIt still comes with 4.5kW of solar panels on the roof and a 22kWh house battery, but rather than using this to power electric motors, its main purpose is to allow silent running at anchor of all the boat\u2019s electrical systems without the need for a generator.\r\n\r\nUpgrade to the maximum 66kWh battery bank and you can run everything, including the air-conditioning, for up to 48 hours.\r\n\r\nThere is still an option to make it a full hybrid propulsion system by adding a pair of 23kW electric motors between the engines and propellers for silent cruising at speeds of up to 6.5 knots, but it does bump up the price.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_138936\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]\"The Bulwark cut-outs improve the view from the owner\u2019s cabin[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe launch boat was fitted with the optional hydraulic bathing platform, glass transom and face-to-face cockpit dinette, rather than the folding transom and freestanding furniture, which felt like another nod to coastal use.\r\n\r\nDrop- down side windows in the galley, in addition to a lifting aft window and helm side door, make the main deck feel even lighter and more open than the 40\u2019s, while the larger second cabin with its optional ensuite heads makes it much more comfortable for two couples to stay aboard.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_138933\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]\"Second Second cabin with optional ensuite is impressively spacious[\/caption]\r\n\r\nOther nice touches include cut-outs in the forward bulwarks, giving a better view out from the forward owner\u2019s cabin, and a bow lounge with more face-to-face seating and a pair of sunbeds with adjustable pop-up backrests.\r\n\r\nTaken together, this should make it much more appealing for those who plan to use their boat at sea as well as on rivers and canals.\r\n\r\nArticle continues below...<\/em>\r\n\r\n[collection]\r\n

Greenline 42 Specifications:<\/h2>\r\nLOA: 44ft 3in (13.5m)\r\nBeam: 14ft 10in (4.3m)\r\nEngines: 2 x 250hp Yanmar (optional 2 x 23kW electric)\r\nTop speed: 25 knots\r\nPrice from: \u20ac545,000 ex tax\r\nContact details: www.greenlinehybrid.com<\/a>\r\n\r\n
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On the final leg of my three-month long cruise from Poole to the Isles of Scilly I woke up to find the rain had passed and better weather was on its way, although we knew there would still be a residual swell waiting for us. Not that the 4nm hop from Falmouth to the Helford […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":405,"featured_media":137328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[146],"tags":[3098,1593],"review_manufacturer":[],"acf":[],"introduction":[""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137308"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/405"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137331,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137308\/revisions\/137331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137308"},{"taxonomy":"review_manufacturer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review_manufacturer?post=137308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}