Hurricane
Well-known member
Some of you will know that we’ve been selling our Sealine T51 with the aim of buying a bigger boat and moving to the Mediterranean. As it seems from the posts on this forum, large boats are quite difficult to sell – especially in the UK with the ever looming problems over Red Diesel.
Out of all the depression comes a little ray of light – especially for those of you who own Sealines. We tried various different approaches, but the final deed was done using a broker. Having tried several different options, we settled on Solent Motor Yachts – mainly because they seemed to know about Sealines but also because we liked the people. We weren’t disappointed either. Right from the outset, it felt right and just a matter if time before they succeeded. The final sale was a chain of three boats so, like selling houses, the deal needed continually following up.
They recently seem to have had a bit of a rough ride with Sealine themselves and now with Fairline moving in next door but I’m sure it will be Fairline that will have the shock when they realise that they have real competition on their doorstep.
Anyway, we are VERY happy with Solent Motor Yachts. They have always been very professional – the office is always manned (7 days a week) and Geraint, the guy I’ve been dealing with, always answers my emails promptly. They know the industry well, especially used Sealines and they use skippers that are well known to this forum for all their sea trials etc.
Sorry if this sounds like a bit of a plug for Solent Motor Yachts – but it is – and I’m not ashamed of it either – credit where credit is due. These guys know what they are talking about.
So, if you’ve got a Sealine or want to buy one – these are the people to talk to. Have a look at www.solentmotoryachts.com and you will see what I mean.
So, today was a sad day. As the money hit the bank account we now realise that we are boatless but for us, it’s off now to buy a bigger boat.
Does anyone else have any experience with these guys?
Out of all the depression comes a little ray of light – especially for those of you who own Sealines. We tried various different approaches, but the final deed was done using a broker. Having tried several different options, we settled on Solent Motor Yachts – mainly because they seemed to know about Sealines but also because we liked the people. We weren’t disappointed either. Right from the outset, it felt right and just a matter if time before they succeeded. The final sale was a chain of three boats so, like selling houses, the deal needed continually following up.
They recently seem to have had a bit of a rough ride with Sealine themselves and now with Fairline moving in next door but I’m sure it will be Fairline that will have the shock when they realise that they have real competition on their doorstep.
Anyway, we are VERY happy with Solent Motor Yachts. They have always been very professional – the office is always manned (7 days a week) and Geraint, the guy I’ve been dealing with, always answers my emails promptly. They know the industry well, especially used Sealines and they use skippers that are well known to this forum for all their sea trials etc.
Sorry if this sounds like a bit of a plug for Solent Motor Yachts – but it is – and I’m not ashamed of it either – credit where credit is due. These guys know what they are talking about.
So, if you’ve got a Sealine or want to buy one – these are the people to talk to. Have a look at www.solentmotoryachts.com and you will see what I mean.
So, today was a sad day. As the money hit the bank account we now realise that we are boatless but for us, it’s off now to buy a bigger boat.
Does anyone else have any experience with these guys?