antobailie
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i was out in my sealine s25 today and met a guy with a beneateau 9.8 i thinkl this is a great boat as i really am after a hard top is there similar type boats with hard top and nice roomy berths i should look at ty...........
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Elza_Skip
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Hi
We had an identical reaction- we have an S23 and when we say a 9.8 in Swansea it looked perfect for UK cruising.
Just a small matter of about 60K to updgrade!
We had an identical reaction- we have an S23 and when we say a 9.8 in Swansea it looked perfect for UK cruising.
Just a small matter of about 60K to updgrade!
lovezoo
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Saw a nice looking S23 leaving Swansea Marina last week - was that you? Can't remember which day, but there was a lock closure , so you would have had to hold in the lock for a while.
How far do you go in your S23?
How far do you go in your S23?
cjrvernon
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stick with your s25
i have a 2005 sealine s25 great boat
you can handle it on your own if need be
had 33 knots out of it
cheap to run i recently came out of burton waters marina in lincoln into the trent up the humber stayed at hull the night
and then from hull to boston marina is a heavy following sea
only used £100 of fuel for the complete journey of 165 miles
on a good sea condition i can do it for about £80
same journey in the beneateau 9.8
would possably cost double the fuel thats if you can get under all the bridges
then your mooring fees go up
servicing doubles
and the weather we have had this year is stoping us getting the full use of the boat
so why spend the extra how much more fun can you have
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i have a 2005 sealine s25 great boat
you can handle it on your own if need be
had 33 knots out of it
cheap to run i recently came out of burton waters marina in lincoln into the trent up the humber stayed at hull the night
and then from hull to boston marina is a heavy following sea
only used £100 of fuel for the complete journey of 165 miles
on a good sea condition i can do it for about £80
same journey in the beneateau 9.8
would possably cost double the fuel thats if you can get under all the bridges
then your mooring fees go up
servicing doubles
and the weather we have had this year is stoping us getting the full use of the boat
so why spend the extra how much more fun can you have
www.cjrvernon.com
lovezoo
New member
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i recently came out of burton waters marina in lincoln into the trent up the humber stayed at hull the night
and then from hull to boston marina is a heavy following sea
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Not a bad journey at all for that size of boat. Where else do you manage to get to?
I also agree, smallish boat with one engine has got to be the cheapest way to get out on the water.
i recently came out of burton waters marina in lincoln into the trent up the humber stayed at hull the night
and then from hull to boston marina is a heavy following sea
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Not a bad journey at all for that size of boat. Where else do you manage to get to?
I also agree, smallish boat with one engine has got to be the cheapest way to get out on the water.
beejay190
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I will bear your comments in mind for when I come to trade up from my current boat. Is your S25 petrol or diesel ?
cjrvernon
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mines diesel
and i get all over in it
go from boston to wells next to the sea
or kings lynn
im looking at going into yarmouth and up to burgh castle marina on the broads and leaving it there for 2008
and i get all over in it
go from boston to wells next to the sea
or kings lynn
im looking at going into yarmouth and up to burgh castle marina on the broads and leaving it there for 2008
Elza_Skip
New member
Hi- yes it could have been our S23 at swansea- we were there for a week and then called in again for fuel thurs before last.
As for comments about cost of ownership and our weather, one of the reasons we liked the Beneteau was that I feel I could use it much more in our weather, with the wheelhouse arrangement. The S23 is great in good weather but not fun in the rain.
Finally, one of the reasons we chose the current boat was so that we could tow it- we have had several great hols on the Broads in hire boats and think it would be great to take our own there again one day
As for comments about cost of ownership and our weather, one of the reasons we liked the Beneteau was that I feel I could use it much more in our weather, with the wheelhouse arrangement. The S23 is great in good weather but not fun in the rain.
Finally, one of the reasons we chose the current boat was so that we could tow it- we have had several great hols on the Broads in hire boats and think it would be great to take our own there again one day