BOAT REPORT HAINES 400


Specification & value


The base price for the Broom’s 395 starts at around £310,000. The Haines 400 with the larger engines and a standard spec – which includes heating, some basic electronics and a choice of finishes – is priced similarly. Be careful, though, as you can run up a hefty list of extras quite quickly. The test boat was loaded up with everything from a generator to teak decking, with a price tag nearing £390,000. But compared to the current crop of 40ft


flybridge boats this price still represents very good value. And if you don’t want full-on coastal power you could get 40ft of Haines quality for just over the £250,000 mark.


Technical data BUILD


KEY DIMENSIONS RCD


LENGTH OVERALL HULL LENGTH BEAM


DRAUGHT


AIR DRAUGHT DISPLACEMENT FUEL CAPACITY WATER CAPACITY


WIDTH OF SIDE DECKS HEADROOM IN SALOON FORECABIN BERTH AFT CABIN BERTH


PERFORMANCE Engines


Configuration conditions Load


GRP B


40ft 0in (12.19m) 37ft 10in (11.55m) 13ft 4in (4.08m) 3ft 6in (1.06m) 11ft 2in (3.40m) 10.0 tonnes


220gal (1000lt) 100gal (450lt) 9in (23cm)


6ft 4in (1.93m)


6ft 2in x 4ft 3in (1.88 x 1.30m) 6ft 2in x 4ft 0in (1.88 x 1.22m)


twin Volvo D6-330 diesels 6cyl, 5.5lt, 330hp at 3500rpm wind SW’ly Force 3, sea calm fuel 50%, water 50%, crew 3


Rpm knots gph lph mpg RAnge noise 2000 11.2 2500 15.2 2800 19.2


10.0 45 1.00 17.2 78 0.88 20.7 94 0.93


3000 22.0 22.8 104 0.96 3200 24.5 25.0 114 0.98 3600 28.0 29.5 134 0.95


176 156 164 169 172 169


72 74 75 76 79 80


Range figures quoted above are in miles based on standard fuel tanks and include a 20% margin. GPH & MPG refer to imperial gallons. These figures may vary due to weather conditions, air, water, engine temperature, crew numbers, hull fouling, fuel quality and other issues. Noise readings in dB(A) were recorded on aft deck.


PRICES STANDARD BOAT


With twin Volvo D6-330 BOW THRUSTER HEATING


ELECTRIC WINDLASS TEAK DECKING GENERATOR


SHORE POWER TEAK DECKING


COMMISSIONING & ANTIFOUL inc VAT


£328,000 £3950


Standard £1480 £4,825 £9995


standard £4,825


standard BOAT AS TESTED £387,250


Westwood 390 from £241,000 Another British builder that upped its game by launching something similar in size and layout but not as quite as plush. Available with single or twin engines. ¿www.websiteinhere?


Marex 370 from £298,500 This Norwegian builder does the aft cabin thing but rather than having a raised aft deck and outside helm position you get a wheelhouse, too. Shaftdrive. ¿www.websiteinhere?


Enginebay


If you want a river-centric boat and reckon a single engine will suffice (supplemented by a thruster or two) Haines offers a single Nanni 200hp unit. This is a good choice for pottering but it will still achieve a useful12 knots for plugging an estuary tide. From there you venture into twin-engine territory, which work up in easy stages – twin four-cylinder 150hp Yanmars, for example – topping out at a pair of 330hp rated Volvo D6s; as fitted to our test boat. The engines are tucked under the saloon sole but access for day-to-day service checks has been well thought through, with the water strainers and fuel filters set conveniently inside the engine compartment once you lift the steps to the aft cabin. Strategically sited cut-outs in the saloon sole reveal other need-to-get-to things such as the dipsticks and oil filler caps. So unless it’s time for a full service the cabin sole can be left in place. Haines’ engineering is always good and the 400 is no exception.


75 25 THE VERDICT


The move into 40ft territory hasn’t phased the Norfolk-based yard. The boat looks tough and able and that is reflected in the way it handles, while the solid, well-finished interior is luxuriously impressive. Haines may not yet have the name and following of Broom but, judging by the 400’s list of qualities, it wont be long until it has its own admirers.


Meet the family


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Haines 35AC from £192,000 LOA 34ft 10in (10.60m) Although smaller than the 35, this follows the same format as the 40 with an en-suite aft cabin but has to make do with a less roomy fore cabin.


smaller The rivals


Haines 35 Offshore from £191,000 Loa 35ft 6in (10.82m) Just the one cabin forward but its en-suite incorporates a separate shower cubicle. The dinette in the light, bright saloon also converts.


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