Sealine boats
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oldgit
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Always liked the T60, secondhand an awful lot of boat for the money.
Seem to recall the owner of Sealine had one fitted out with every single knob button and whistle option fitted.
Real problems selling it but whoever did buy probably got it for a song.
Never saw any problem with the back to front arch...but possible buyers obviously did.
£385 K
Seem to recall the owner of Sealine had one fitted out with every single knob button and whistle option fitted.
Real problems selling it but whoever did buy probably got it for a song.
Never saw any problem with the back to front arch...but possible buyers obviously did.
£385 K
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Hurricane
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There have been a few rumours of sinkings - something to do with the "bolt on" aft hull extension.
madabouttheboat
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Not driven a 60, but the back to front arch on the 50 was awful. It sat right above the upper helm and would push cold wind straight down onto the two helm seats making it very cold when on long/fast passages in typical UK weather.
kashurst
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The Tom Murrant and Gerald Wainwright? boats were I think very good. It all went wrong when the Americans got their hands on it.
That and the awful Seaplex system controlling everything. Sealine took what was intended for industrial use and put it in a marine environment.
When Sealine went bust I was offered the last T50 by a dealer. It was USA specification and did not have Seaplex. It was all properly wired with real switches etc and two big Cummins engines. I bet that was a good boat.
That and the awful Seaplex system controlling everything. Sealine took what was intended for industrial use and put it in a marine environment.
When Sealine went bust I was offered the last T50 by a dealer. It was USA specification and did not have Seaplex. It was all properly wired with real switches etc and two big Cummins engines. I bet that was a good boat.
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SC35
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Having old-fashioned physical switches on the SC35 makes me happy.
Greg2
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Seaplex on an S38 was enough on it’s own to deter us from buying one.
Only Sealine we have owned was an S34 and I thought that was a great boat.
Only Sealine we have owned was an S34 and I thought that was a great boat.
DavidJ
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Yes a bit of unnecessary innovation. I think it was only fitted to the S38.
I was parked next to one in Barcelona (20 years ago) and a tecnician had to come out from Brunswick to fix the Seaplex.
I wonder how current owners are getting on with it
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Chris_d
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When looking for a boat last year we looked at lots of early 2000's Sealine's/Princess/Fairline and have to say the Seaplex system was a definite negative for buying an older Sealine, the others all have nice conventional easy to fix wiring.
There is an ex-Sealine guy at Bourne end on the Thames who has all the spares for Seaplex and does well fixing old boats systems, but he and his spares won't last forever.
There is an ex-Sealine guy at Bourne end on the Thames who has all the spares for Seaplex and does well fixing old boats systems, but he and his spares won't last forever.
SC35
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Replacement v1 modules are almost impossible to find now.
But you can strip out the whole thing and replace with the latest "E-Plex".
Not a cheap option, kit alone is £4800
E-Plex: E-Plex Offers an Exclusive Upgrade Opportunity for Sealine S38 Owners
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julians
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We (family) had an s34 - I didnt like it , I thought it prioritised interior space too much over good handling. It was like a tardis though, huge inside (cockpit and below deck) compared to other boats of similar length.
kashurst
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E Plex were the designers and manufacturers of Seaplex. I had a long chat to one of their engineers when I needed new switch modules for the fly bridge. I asked if they were water proof. No was the answer. I took my old modules to bits and the sea water had just rotted them away.
oldgit
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Nothing that 20 mins with grinder and a half decent glass fibre man could not solve ?
Seastoke
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No RIP.S240, S24, S28, SC35 ... I will probably end up in a RIB when I retire
SC35
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PowerYachtBlog
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I did not recall that Olesinski had any Sealine's designed.
I think all Sealine where designed by BIll Dixon (who to be fair I think is a bit better then Olesinski).
Although a hull design alone does not cut it.
The SC35 and subsquent models where designed by Ocke Mannerfelt.
Again a very good designer, probably better then Oles and Dixon for fast hull shapes.
But when MBY tested the SC35 vs the Montecarlo 37 they did put a few indirect remarks that the French was the better seakeeping boat.
DavidJ
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I just got the info from
Sealine S200 For Sale, 6.10m, 1998
So not verified. Sound like you know your stuff so I’ll go with you.
russ
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I have 2 sets of V1 modules removed from my S38 and one other set. Just as a back up.
But I have the E-Plex version fitted now so they're no longer required.
BlueJasper
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I bought a S29 in 2005 and a designer from Sealine came to see me to discuss what I liked about it and to show me some images of what was to be the SC35, asking for my reaction. I can't remember his name, but I do remember that I couldn't pronounce it!
That S29 was a cracking little boat, we took it to the Channel Islands and France a few times from the Hamble and Dartmouth 5 or 6 times each year. The best trip was Dartmouth to the Solent in 2 and 3/4 hours with a spring tide and perfect conditions. The stepped hull really did work andd helped with soft landings.
Happy memories.
That S29 was a cracking little boat, we took it to the Channel Islands and France a few times from the Hamble and Dartmouth 5 or 6 times each year. The best trip was Dartmouth to the Solent in 2 and 3/4 hours with a spring tide and perfect conditions. The stepped hull really did work andd helped with soft landings.
Happy memories.
Moonstruck
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I may have this completely wrong but I think the designer of the later boats made in the U.K. was called Carsten Astheimer?? (May be incorrect spelling) I met him at the factory to discuss the SC47 and spent several hours discussing the design and any suggestions I had. Very nice guy.
