Subject: Jeanneau's Merry Fisher 855 vs. RT-27 OB
Was down at my boat today and had the opportunity to chat with the owner of a Jeanneau's Merry Fisher 855 just a few boats away from my slip.
I've been admiring the Merry Fisher for several months and was please to at last chat with the owner. He let me onboard and we chatted for 2 hrs about his boat and mine.
He bought his Merry Fisher from Sundance in Seattle in around 2015 for $150,000 (not sure if this included tax) and it was a bare bones setup. He told me he had to put in another $50,000 to get it equipped the way he wanted it.
The cabin size is smaller than on the R-27 OB but has an extra 15" in beam and is slight less on overall length compared to the R-27 OB model.
The sleeping arrangement is very good in the Merry Fisher. The V-berth is an island berth so getting in and out is easy. These a lower mid ship berth on port side which IMO is very spacious compared to the cave in the R-027 OB. The cabin berth converts to a very nice berth within minutes.
Helm is a single seat and port side seat is just large enough for two people. Stove is a single propane burned and is sunken and can be cover with a folding top and hidden and thus provides counter top surface when required.
The cockpit is an unusual design. With the twin 150 HP Yamaha engines down the transom can be slip back almost 2 feet and thus provides a nice sized cockpit. The boat comes standard with a full cockpit enclosure.
The helm has a side sliding door much like on the RT-29 Classic and the R-31s, and that IMO is a nice design. Moving from helm or from the cockpit to the bow is made really easy with side running boards from cockpit to bow area. The extra 15" of beam presumably allows for this.
Top speed with the twin 150HP engines is 38 mph and burning at around 15 gallons per hour. The boat will get up on plane at around 15 mph.
From a pricing standpoint the two boats are comparable with the R-27 OB coming in at about $20,000 less when both boats are equipped in like manner.
The sad part was 🙁 😱 that this owner had nothing but bad news about the boat's warranty and the dealerships handling of things that simply broke early on in the first few years. He had to take legal action against the dealer to get some traction on having things fixed under warranty. He said he would never buy the Merry Fisher new boat again. I told him to look at RT for his next boat 🙂 as their Customer Service is top notch and any warranty work would be done without fuss and bother. He belongs to the Edmonds Yacht Club and said there are so many members who own Ranger Tugs and are VERY happy.
Was down at my boat today and had the opportunity to chat with the owner of a Jeanneau's Merry Fisher 855 just a few boats away from my slip.
I've been admiring the Merry Fisher for several months and was please to at last chat with the owner. He let me onboard and we chatted for 2 hrs about his boat and mine.
He bought his Merry Fisher from Sundance in Seattle in around 2015 for $150,000 (not sure if this included tax) and it was a bare bones setup. He told me he had to put in another $50,000 to get it equipped the way he wanted it.
The cabin size is smaller than on the R-27 OB but has an extra 15" in beam and is slight less on overall length compared to the R-27 OB model.
The sleeping arrangement is very good in the Merry Fisher. The V-berth is an island berth so getting in and out is easy. These a lower mid ship berth on port side which IMO is very spacious compared to the cave in the R-027 OB. The cabin berth converts to a very nice berth within minutes.
Helm is a single seat and port side seat is just large enough for two people. Stove is a single propane burned and is sunken and can be cover with a folding top and hidden and thus provides counter top surface when required.
The cockpit is an unusual design. With the twin 150 HP Yamaha engines down the transom can be slip back almost 2 feet and thus provides a nice sized cockpit. The boat comes standard with a full cockpit enclosure.
The helm has a side sliding door much like on the RT-29 Classic and the R-31s, and that IMO is a nice design. Moving from helm or from the cockpit to the bow is made really easy with side running boards from cockpit to bow area. The extra 15" of beam presumably allows for this.
Top speed with the twin 150HP engines is 38 mph and burning at around 15 gallons per hour. The boat will get up on plane at around 15 mph.
From a pricing standpoint the two boats are comparable with the R-27 OB coming in at about $20,000 less when both boats are equipped in like manner.
The sad part was 🙁 😱 that this owner had nothing but bad news about the boat's warranty and the dealerships handling of things that simply broke early on in the first few years. He had to take legal action against the dealer to get some traction on having things fixed under warranty. He said he would never buy the Merry Fisher new boat again. I told him to look at RT for his next boat 🙂 as their Customer Service is top notch and any warranty work would be done without fuss and bother. He belongs to the Edmonds Yacht Club and said there are so many members who own Ranger Tugs and are VERY happy.