New Sealine F46 spotted in Yarmouth

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A new (debadged) Sealine F46 turned up in Yarmouth this afternoon - it's MASSIVE!

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Jimmy
 
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It seems that under the new forum software there' a limit to the number of photos you can post - so here's another for you:

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In the flesh it looked tall and a bit slab-sided - would be interesting to know how it handled in the F4/5 that was directly on the beam when it was mooring today in Yarmouth. Mooring gear was a little odd - definitetly not enough cleats sternwards, no obvious way to rig a fender to protect the giant bathing platform.

Cheers
Jimmy
 
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We saw this one in Brixham last Saturday night - came in late (dark) and left early - no pictures, Does look huge - loads of glass in saloon area.
 
I quite like that. Will be interested to see how the fitout is inside, as I wasnt vthat impressed with the SC47 (it all felt a bit flimsy and looked very cheap just below the surface).

I guess it will all come down to price, but it looks like a very big boat.
 
I was not sure about these Slab-sided jobs but they are growing on me as there are quite alot about now.

The room volume it produces is fab. So for that alone its a step in the right direction.

The F/B versions will i think re-define the market as it looks like a mid 40's boat will have the interior volume of a 50+. I do not like the modern IKEA look interiors but i assume you can still order Cherry etc. Dunno.
 
I quite like it too, but may look a bit bulky with a full side on view, the rear canopy over the cockpit looks good, and I like the way it curves up at the back, just hope the height under neath it is 6'4" +.

Nice upholstery colour too, very practical.

Hope the interior is nice too.

Al.
 
Thanks for the pics Jimmy. I quite like a lot of it, and I like the general slab sided-ness of the general lines of the boat. Some features are hard to like, eg the big black strut things aft, and a few bits of the fine detailing need checking (poor trnasom door fit, electric box on fb stair riser) but they're fixable and it's only hull #1. I'd like to see the interior, and hope they have got that right and not spolied it with detials like too-small WCs :-). It appears from the first pic the fb helm has a decent "desk" console, which lloks good. Unless i'm not seeing something it seems completely un-moorable stern-to in the med - those lower aft cleats are no good. Perhaps they'll add some more cleats and winches as options. Good to see someone trying all-new design approaches though, so good luck to them. I guess this boat will be at SIBS next month
 
Yes, I hadnt noticed the shore power point halfway up the stairs. Seems to be a recipe for distaster bringing the cables up to a perfect trip rope height - but as you say this is hull 1 and I guess those little details can be changed. Transom door looks interesting as it appears to be sliding, which is a feature I like the idea of.

Looking forward to having a good nosey at SIBS, just hope the interior is better than the very creaky and cheap looking SC47
 
Dunno about making changes !!!! They have never resolved the problem of accessing the starboard side deck on the F37 with out treading on the cockpit seating upholstery.
 
Lighitng mis matched colour temperatures

They have mis matched the colour temperature of the LED under seat lighting and FB stair lighting with the overheard FB lighting (looks like halogen) . This would get on my nerves at night and shows that the lighting hasn't been thoughtfully designed. An easy fix, Sealine simply need to state the same colour temperature (CCT) when buying the lights from different suppliers. Makes a big difference to the overall lighting effect at night to have seamless lighting throughout the boat. But may be I am just a lighting geek? :o
 
I generally like it, the first slab sided Sealine that I can say that about.

The transom is a mess though, the locker door looks like something from a cheap US sportscruiser - you can even see the hinges! Perhaps its just on the prototype but someone needs to get creative with the GRP in this area as thats where whoever has splashed the cash on this boat will want to put the boatname in good quality graphics.
 
Sheesh, another Brit boat designed without any thought for stern-to Med mooring. Agree with jfm. Those stern cleats are just in a totally useless position. Even if they moved them up, the fact that they're vertical rather horizontal, means that the cleat fixing bolts will be under constant tension with stern lines attached so they'll pull out or crack the grp around them. Other that, overall I think she's a brave design but everything just looks a bit flimsy - guardrails, transom door, transom locker lids, radar strut (bet that wobbles a bit at sea), rubbing strake etc. IMHO seems Sealine still haven't got it. At this size and price level, the perceived quality has to be better but judgement reserved until SIBS
 
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Sheesh, another Brit boat designed without any thought for stern-to Med mooring. Agree with jfm. Those stern cleats are just in a totally useless position. Even if they moved them up, the fact that they're vertical rather horizontal, means that the cleat fixing bolts will be under constant tension with stern lines attached so they'll pull out or crack the grp around them. Other that, overall I think she's a brave design but everything just looks a bit flimsy - guardrails, transom door, transom locker lids, radar strut (bet that wobbles a bit at sea), rubbing strake etc. IMHO seems Sealine still haven't got it. At this size and price level, the perceived quality has to be better but judgement reserved until SIBS
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Agree with all your comments. It really does look like they have built a bigger boat with all the same fittings from a 25footer rather than scaling up appropriately. The latch on the sliding transome door is skew wiff, looks like a Friday afternoon fitter has put that in.
 
The latch on the sliding transome door is skew wiff, looks like a Friday afternoon fitter has put that in.
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I was wondering about that myself, but it looks as if it's at 90 degrees to the edge of the cut-out in the coaming (which slopes slightly) rather than to the door itself. From a design point of view this looks rubbish, as you say, but it's probably more efficient. However, not an elegant solution, either which way.....
 
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I was wondering about that myself, but it looks as if it's at 90 degrees to the edge of the cut-out in the coaming (which slopes slightly) rather than to the door itself. From a design point of view this looks rubbish, as you say, but it's probably more efficient. However, not an elegant solution, either which way.....
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The whole idea of sliding transom gate is daft. Not ergonomic to operate. Likely to jam when the boat has been craned a few times and bent a bit. Too big gaps around where the door slides into the transom. How do you rinse out the salt? - Shove the hosepipe into the gap or what? How do you clean inside it, or is the attitude that it's out of sight so ok to be grubby? Generally, a cheap feel. A heavy clunking gate that feels like a BMW door is what you want here :-)
 
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