Fairline F//Line 33 Review, Specs and Price Guide

The little boat that was meant to save Fairline

Anyone searching for a Fairline for sale will find plenty of older Targas, Squadrons and Phantoms, but the F//Line 33 is a different animal. It came from the most turbulent period in the English builder's history, when new management needed a moderately priced boat that would sell in volume, put the brand in front of younger buyers and fund the rest of the range. Power and Motoryacht described the target as a boat so charming it would leave the sheds at the rate of one a week.

Fairline head of design Andrew Pope first showed the concept in late 2017 under the working title F-Line, promising 40 knots, sleeping space for two to four and real economy. Details were released ahead of Boot Dusseldorf with a 2019 debut, and the outboard version followed as a surprise reveal at the 2020 show. The boat is still in the Fairline range today, alongside the Targa, Squadron and Phantom lines.

Mancini styling on a J&J hull

Two names explain the F//Line 33. Italian designer Alberto Mancini, who had just styled Fairline's Targa 63 GTO, drew the exterior, from the sculpted topsides to embroidered upholstery and a velvety matte vinyl film on the hull. The hull itself came from J&J Design in Slovenia, which drew a sharp offshore shape with 22 degrees of deadrise at the transom, a pad in the keel aft for stability, a broad chine and three pronounced spray rails.

The hull is resin-infused and molded in two halves to handle its complex shapes. At 32 feet 9 inches long and 11 feet 6 inches wide, the boat is remarkably beamy for its length, yet testers found it never feels cumbersome at speed. Draft is 2 feet 10 inches on the sterndrive boat and 2 feet 4 inches on the outboard version, which suits shallow anchorages and beaches.

Why testers call it one of the best-handling small boats

Power and Motoryacht ran a V8-430 boat and was effusive: the handling was genuinely outstanding, the hull had terrific grip and an impressive turning circle even at maximum revs, and the deadrise ironed out chop without fuss. Even with 860 hp, the tester felt comfortably in command at all times. Yachting ran the boat off Monaco in five-foot swells that kept most small craft in harbor and reported that the deep-V swallowed the sea once it crested 30 knots.

This is the core reason to buy one. Plenty of 33-foot dayboats look good at the dock. Few drive this well offshore, and the F//Line 33 is closer in spirit to a classic offshore powerboat than to a lake bowrider.

Gas, diesel or outboards, and what each one does

Fairline's current sterndrive specification offers twin Volvo Penta V6-250 petrol engines (500 hp total) for about 33 knots, or twin Volvo Penta V8-430 petrol engines (860 hp total) for about 48 knots. Early boats were also offered with twin Volvo D3-220 diesel sterndrives, which Yachting listed at a base price of about $303,500 in 2019, and Power and Motoryacht mentioned 240 hp gasoline V6 and 220 hp diesel starting packages.

The F//Line 33 Outboard uses a slightly longer 33 foot 7 inch overall length, a 6,155 kg displacement, and twin Mercury Verados. Fairline quotes about 37 knots with twin Verado 300s, 42 knots with 350s and 47 knots with 400s. The outboard boat adds the electric Ascender bathing platform, which rises to quay height for stern-to boarding.

For US buyers, the outboard boat is the natural choice. Outboard service is available everywhere, there is no engine compartment to maintain, and resale demand for outboard boats in the US remains strong. The V8-430 sterndrive boat is the enthusiast's choice for its sound and handling feel.

• Twin V6-250 sterndrive, about 33 knots
• Twin V8-430 sterndrive, about 48 knots
• Twin Verado 300, 350 or 400 outboards, about 37 to 47 knots
• Range about 200 nm fully loaded on 680 liters of fuel

A dayboat deck with a weekend cabin

On deck the boat is built around a three-person helm seat, a forward sunpad, aft seating that converts to another sunpad and a drop-down transom that extends the deck at anchor. The reversible seat lets guests face aft toward the water when the boat is stopped, and an optional hardtop raises the air draft from 6 feet 4 inches to 11 feet 9 inches.

Below, there is a double berth, a basic galley, a day head with shower and a table that converts to a second berth. Power and Motoryacht measured 6 feet 2 inches of headroom by the door and called the mid-cabin cave-like, which kids will love. It is a day boat first, but a couple can spend a weekend aboard without hardship.

Owning one, and its life as a yacht tender

Expect annual running costs between about $20,000 and $42,000, excluding depreciation. Many US owners keep the boat on a lift or in a rack storage facility, which avoids bottom paint and reduces corrosion on sterndrives. The outboard version is easier still, needing only dealer service and flushing after each salt run.

Yachting noted that the F//Line 33 could serve as a large-yacht tender as well as a standalone dayboat, and at about 14,800 pounds dry for the sterndrive boat it suits big yachts with heavy davits or garages. With a CE Category C rating and an eight-person capacity, it is designed for coastal and inshore water rather than long open passages.

Used values and what to look for

In 2026 used F//Line 33s generally ask from about $230,000 for an early 2019 boat with smaller engines to around $470,000 for a late outboard or V8-430 boat with the hardtop. Diesel boats are rare in the US. The model was never built in the volumes of mainstream American dayboats, so supply is thin and good boats sell quickly.

Pay particular attention to the matte hull wrap, which is costly to replace when damaged, and to sterndrive service history on gas boats kept in salt water. Fairline's own range has since grown with the larger F//Line 37 announced in 2020, so the 33 is no longer the only F//Line, but it remains the purest expression of the idea.