Targa 27.1 Flybridge — 2003 — Helsinki, Finland — €79,800

The Targa 27.1 is the boat that built Botnia Marine's reputation: a hard-top all-weather cruiser designed for the Baltic, and one of the few boats in its size class you can genuinely use from ice-out to freeze-up. This is the flybridge version, which adds an upper helm and a real sense of space without spoiling the hull's manners.

She's a 2003 boat at 8.76 m with a 3.04 m beam and 4,000 kg displacement — enough weight to stay quiet and dry in a chop, small enough to handle single-handed. The teak-laid cockpit and foredeck are in good order, and the bow seating area makes a genuine second cockpit at anchor.

Power is a single Volvo Penta KAD300 sterndrive, 285 hp of twin-charged inline-six diesel, showing 1,550 hours. That's low for a 2003 boat — roughly 65 hours a season. The KAD/KAMD six is a well-regarded block among Nordic owners, and maintained examples are commonly reported to run to several thousand hours; the key items are the valve clearance checks Volvo specifies at short intervals and the supercharger belt and oil. Service history is available for review.

Below, the saloon is finished in traditional teak with light upholstery and opening side windows. The galley has a sink and two-burner hob; there's a separate head compartment with washbasin and teak grating. Navigation is Raymarine at the lower helm with radar, plus a Simrad plotter on the flybridge, twin wooden wheels, compass, and a bow thruster for easy berthing.

A well-kept example of a boat that holds its value better than almost anything else this size. Lying Helsinki, viewing by appointment.