goodbye sealine

[SteveandDebbie]

hi all first let me appologise for my spelling it's hopeless. We are thinking about selling our lovley little sealine hard top 22 after spending silly amounts of money over the past two years on her ( it seems to be always the case with boat owners )
we are considering a birchwood ts 34 or sealine statesman or similar type of craft.
I am concerned with handling on and off the berth as someone has told me ( in the bar) that you canot screw ie one forward one aft to manouver on out drives is this true? after spending 6 years with single leg and lots of windage and a boat wich my yachty freinds say floats in wet grass i was hopeing for something better can anyone help.
cheers Steve.

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[nicho]

You certainly can "screw" with outdrives, but as they are generally mounted further inboard than shafts, they are not as effective as the latter. What you CAN do with outdrives however, is 'vector' the thrust by turning the wheel to port or starboard. This aids close quarter handling considerably, and with the use of a bowthruster at the same time, a boat can be virtually 'walked' sideways

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[oldgit]

It is perfectly possible to use the legs to pivot your craft,but not as good as shafts.IMHO.

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[delphin]

hi this my first time on the forum and you will have to excuse my spelling too!
Sold sealine 215 6 months ago and bought a sealine stateman. It is a really nice boat and very easy to handle especially with the bow thruster--you can go sideways! Windage not a problem!

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[nicho]

We agree on that then!!

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[DavidJ]

Agree with all the posts so far. Shafts are much easier than legs so a bowthruster with legs makes it infinitely more manageable. However I believe it's only a question of aquiring the skill with legs, My boat was demonstrated to me by a Sealine guy who could do anything with it....I, however am still learning.
Also the larger the boat the easier to handle. This is my 3rd Sealine (S37) and so much easier than the other (smaller) two.

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[Mike21]

Agree with other posts, perfectly possible to manouevre boat with twin outdrives using engines . With duoprops its easier to use helm as well ,as Nicho said to vector the thrust.
You don't need a bowthruster, although this can make it easier.
I have been told it's a bit easier with single prop outdrives to manouevre by using engines only,and is certainly the case with twin shafts.
Previous boat was shafts, present Sealine S34 on outdrives without a bowthruster and have no problems trying to berth it.

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[jhr]

If you're used to handling a single engined boat with lots of windage, then in my view, anything with twin engines is going to be a doddle, whether shaft or legs. Shafts no doubt a little superior, but both will be a breeze in comparison.

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[Talon]

Which Statesman are you going for?

I have a Sealine 305 Statesman, a very good boat. However, if I was in the market for changing I would most definitely buy a boat with shafts now. Legs can be hugely expensive to repair and maintain.

I think the Birchwood is on shafts??

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[davedpc]

Shafts are great until your rope cutters downt work. With outdrives you can usually clear your props or even change them from off the bathing platform. Also if you want to give the bottom a quick scrub off in the shallows of a sandy beach having shafs would be a bit dodgy. Shafts are best over 35ft. I have often changed a prop. on the water its best done by shifting some weight up onto the bow and using the dingy, or you can fill the dingy on the bow with water if the crew are not in the unlikely event heavy enough.




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