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Parabolica said:
That’s a find !!
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Amazing what you find when looking for something else.
I notice from the book that in 2002 there was an F43 and a CAD drawing of an F42/5 as @oldgit mentions, both on shafts with the F42/5 being (you’ve guessed it already) half a foot shorter.
Marketing gone mad. Not surprising that we get confused with Sealine numbers
 
DavidJ said:
Amazing what you find when looking for something else.
I notice from the book that in 2002 there was an F43 and a CAD drawing of an F42/5 as @oldgit mentions, both on shafts with the F42/5 being (you’ve guessed it already) half a foot shorter.
Marketing gone mad. Not surprising that we get confused with Sealine numbers
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The F42/5 was so called because it featured the Sealine Extending Cockpit, that made it a 42' in the marina and 45' at anchor.
 
She looks okay on the outside. Few swirl marks, couple of deeper scratches. Nothing a good compound and bit of gel coat repair wouldn’t fix. Looking through the windows she looks clean for her age.
 
Kawasaki said:
I’ve had/owned boats with outboards/ shafts and outdrives
Over the last 40 years
Ive instructed/ taught people with the above for about 20 years
I would never have a vessel with an outdrive
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I have comparable experience to you and would also throw IPS into the mix too.

I do own a boat with outdrives and am very happy with it and them. I would not, however, ever own a boat with IPS 😁

Each to their own.
 
There were some handling issues with the early S41's - medium V, less weight ended up being sensitive to the trim tabs.
An S43 or S42 on shafts is a lot more planted.
But SC35 and SC38 work just fine with outdrives, so it's not just about the propulsion mechanism ... it's how the drive system works together with a particular boat.
 
SC35 said:
There were some handling issues with the early S41's - medium V, less weight ended up being sensitive to the trim tabs.
An S43 or S42 on shafts is a lot more planted.
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The S41 had one or two issues - early engine and drive combination didn’t work and drives were trashed due to too much power - all satisfactorily resolved by Sealine as I understand it. The other issues was chine riding at speed - apparently a little alarming when it happened but once described to me as a characteristic as opposed to a problem. Didn’t put us off as we very nearly bought one but didn’t proceed due to issues with the particular boat.
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Greg2 said:
The S41 had one or two issues - early engine and drive combination didn’t work and drives were trashed due to too much power - all satisfactorily resolved by Sealine as I understand it. The other issues was chine riding at speed - apparently a little alarming when it happened but once described to me as a characteristic as opposed to a problem. Didn’t put us off as we very nearly bought one but didn’t proceed due to issues with the particular boat.
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I did have a little chuckle when I read that. Did the Sealine staff later to go on and work for Apple? “That’s not a problem with your new phone sir, it’s a feature”…..

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henryf said:
I did have a little chuckle when I read that. Did the Sealine staff later to go on and work for Apple? “That’s not a problem with your new phone sir, it’s a feature”…..

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I think it was an owner who was selling…..! 😁
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I would want to know why the engines were changed - certainly nothing to do with the engine/drive combination problems that arose in the early years of the model. The choice of replacements almost certainly influenced by cost I would have thought.

To be fair, I can’t say that the Nannis were a bad choice but the ‘normal’ market doesn’t like none standard stuff but things are still a little different so who knows!
 
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