Fairline Targa 39 (powerboat) for sale

SummaryTwin Volvo Penta KAD42P-A 230hp Diesels | Major 2025 Mechanical Programme | Garmin Navigation Suite | 2026 Upholstery | BSS to June 2028

ATLANTIC DREAM is a particularly well-equipped 1997 Fairline Targa 39 that has benefited from substantial recent expenditure on her machinery, sterndrives, navigation electronics, entertainment systems and upholstery.

Powered by the original twin Volvo Penta KAD42P-A 230hp diesel engines with approximately 850 hours recorded, ATLANTIC DREAM underwent an extensive mechanical programme following her acquisition by the present owners in 2025. The owners report expenditure of approximately £25,000 during this period, with work including engine and sterndrive servicing, replacement sterndrive bellows, alternators and belts, refurbished injectors and extensive fuel-system work. The fuel tank was opened, internally cleaned and fitted with four new inspection hatches.

A major electronics upgrade followed in June 2025. The helm now centres around a Garmin GPSMAP 723xsv multifunction display with European Navionics cartography, supplemented by a Garmin transducer, DSC VHF and AIS transceiver. In February 2026 the navigation package was further enhanced with Garmin Reactor 40 autopilot, GHC 50 control head, rudder feedback sensor and GMR 18 radar.

The entertainment installation was similarly renewed with a Fusion Marine audio system, Signature Series six-channel amplifier, subwoofer and multiple Signature Series speakers.
During February 2026 ATLANTIC DREAM's upholstery was comprehensively renewed, including bespoke water- and scratch-resistant bow cushions. She was subsequently lifted in May 2026, when the underwater hull was antifouled and anodes replaced.

Importantly for a yacht approaching thirty years of age, ATLANTIC DREAM is accompanied by a useful documentary history including her original Fairline Builder's Certificate, historic Bills of Sale and registration documentation. Her identity can be followed through previous names BARBARA ANN and ARABELLA to ATLANTIC DREAM today.

The result is a Targa 39 combining the model's established sports-cruiser layout and performance with a level of recent mechanical and electronic investment that distinguishes her from many similarly aged examples.

BROKER'S COMMENTS

Fairline's Targa range was one of the defining British sports-cruiser ranges of its generation, and the Targa 39 remains an attractive proposition for buyers wanting genuine cruising accommodation without moving into a substantially larger motor yacht.

What particularly interests us about ATLANTIC DREAM is where her present owners have concentrated their expenditure.

Rather than simply improving cosmetic presentation, considerable attention has been given to the expensive areas of an older performance motor yacht: engines, sterndrives, fuel system and electronics. The reported approximately £25,000 mechanical programme undertaken after purchase in 2025 was followed by an unusually comprehensive Garmin navigation installation, modern Fusion entertainment system and complete upholstery renewal.

The original Fairline Builder's Certificate and subsequent ownership documentation are another welcome feature. Together they provide considerably more background and traceability than is sometimes available with a yacht of this age.

ATLANTIC DREAM therefore deserves to be considered not simply as another 1997 Targa 39, but on the basis of her individual specification, recent investment and supporting history.
Specifications Additional InfoPRINCIPAL PARTICULARS

Builder: Fairline Boats plc, Oundle, England
Model: Targa 39
Year: 1997
Builder's Certificate: 17 December 1996
Fairline build/yard reference: Targa 39/172 (8319)
Construction: GRP
Hull form: Planing motor yacht
VAT Status: UK VAT paid - original 1997 VAT invoice available

DIMENSIONS

Length overall: 39ft 1in / 11.91m
Beam: 12ft / 3.66m
Depth: 6ft 9in / 2.06m
The original Fairline Builder's Certificate records gross and register tonnage of 13.85 tonnes.

CONSTRUCTION

Fairline Targa 39 constructed by Fairline Boats plc in the United Kingdom.

GRP hull
GRP deck and superstructure
Planing hull form
Large aft cockpit
Integrated bathing platform
Stainless steel deck fittings and rails
Bow sunbathing area with bespoke cushions renewed 2026

MACHINERY

Main Engines

Twin Volvo Penta KAD42P-A six-cylinder turbocharged and supercharged marine diesel engines.

230hp each
Approximately 850 engine hours - current readings to be confirmed
Twin Volvo Penta sterndrives
Original Fairline engine installation
Port engine serial number: 2204213668
Starboard engine serial number: 2204213706
Original Builder's Certificate records B4 propeller specification

Bow Thruster

2025 Mechanical Programme
The present owner reports expenditure of approximately £25,000 on mechanical servicing, refurbishment and associated works following purchase in 2025.

Engines serviced
Sterndrives serviced
Sterndrive bellows renewed
Injectors refurbished
Alternators renewed
Belts renewed
Engine oils changed
Jubilee clips renewed
Anodes renewed
Fuel tank opened for internal access
Fuel tank internally cleaned
Four inspection hatches fitted to the fuel-tank chambers
Fuel tank subsequently resealed

UNDERWATER MAINTENANCE

Yacht lifted ashore
Underwater hull antifouled
Anodes replaced

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

12V DC electrical system
230V AC shore-power system
Shore-power connection
Battery banks
Battery charging system
Wireless charging point at helm - 2025
USB and USB-C charging points in galley - 2025

Further battery and charging-system details to be confirmed.

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATIONS

A substantial Garmin-based navigation and communications installation was completed during 2025 and 2026.
June 2025

Garmin GPSMAP 723xsv multifunction display
European Navionics cartography
Garmin transducer
DSC VHF radio
AIS receiver/transponder
New VHF aerial

February 2026

Garmin Reactor 40 autopilot
Garmin GHC 50 autopilot control head
Garmin rudder feedback sensor
Garmin GMR 18 radar

RADIO LICENSING

Ofcom Ship Radio Licence documentation supplied.

VHF DSC
AIS transponder

ENTERTAINMENT

Extensively upgraded Fusion Marine entertainment system installed during the present ownership.
June 2025

Fusion Marine audio system
Fusion Signature Series six-channel amplifier
Fusion Signature Series subwoofer
Fusion Signature Series LED speakers

February 2026

Two additional Fusion Signature Series speakers

COCKPIT & HELM

The Targa 39's large open cockpit provides the principal exterior living and entertaining area, with direct access to the bathing platform and accommodation below.

Helm station with comprehensive renewed Garmin instrumentation
Garmin multifunction display
Garmin radar
Garmin autopilot
DSC VHF
AIS
Wireless telephone charging
Extensive cockpit seating
Renewed upholstery - 2026
Fusion Marine entertainment system
Integrated bathing platform
Access to engine compartment

ACCOMMODATION

Two-cabin accommodation with saloon, galley and separate heads compartment.
The Targa 39's arrangement provides practical accommodation for extended weekends and family cruising, combining the large exterior cockpit with a substantial interior for a sports cruiser of this size.

Forward owner's cabin
Separate guest cabin
Saloon seating
Dining area
Galley
Separate heads compartment
Shower
Interior storage throughout
Complete upholstery renewal undertaken February 2026

GALLEY

Galley integrated into the main accommodation.

Sink
Refrigeration
Cooking facilities
Storage
Work surfaces
USB and USB-C charging points installed 2025

Exact appliance inventory to be confirmed.

DECK EQUIPMENT

Stainless steel pulpit and guardrails
Anchor and ground tackle
Electric anchor windlass
Foredeck sunbathing area
Bespoke foredeck cushions renewed February 2026
Integrated bathing platform
Boarding access from bathing platform
Cockpit cover

Full deck inventory to be confirmed.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Boat Safety Scheme examination completed June 2024
BSS certificate valid until 13 June 2028
Certificate issued under the yacht's previous name ARABELLA
Liferaft available separately by negotiation

Safety equipment is subject to normal purchaser inspection and servicing requirements.

DOCUMENTATION & REGISTRATION

A useful historic documentation package accompanies ATLANTIC DREAM.

Original Fairline Builder's Certificate dated 17 December 1996
Fairline build/yard reference: Targa 39/172 (8319)
Historic Bills of Sale
Current owners' April 2025 Bill of Sale
Historic Small Ships Register documentation
Canal & River Trust craft index: 128898
Boat Safety Scheme documentation
Ofcom Ship Radio Licence
Supporting ownership documentation

BARBARA ANN
ARABELLA
ATLANTIC DREAM

Disclaimer

Nicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

This vessel is UK VAT Paid.
As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.
This boat is lying in Hartlepool, United Kingdom
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