Questions on Sealine F43

KajLehtinen

KajLehtinen

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Hi!

I'm looking into buying a Sealine F43 and have a couple of questions.

1. How much fuel does the 63P version approx consume in liters/nm at cruising speed?
2. What is the fuel consumption at say 8 knots in liters/nm?
3. What is the height of the boat with the radar arch down? I've understood that the height its about 4.25 meters with radar arch up? Disregarding VHF antenna etc.

Best regards,

Kaj Lehtinen
Sweden
 
KajLehtinen said:
Hi!

I'm looking into buying a Sealine F43 and have a couple of questions.

1. How much fuel does the 63P version approx consume in liters/nm at cruising speed?
2. What is the fuel consumption at say 8 knots in liters/nm?
3. What is the height of the boat with the radar arch down? I've understood that the height its about 4.25 meters with radar arch up? Disregarding VHF antenna etc.

Best regards,

Kaj Lehtinen
Sweden
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I have a nice F43 for sale I shall ask the owner if he can supply these details Clive
 
Just happen to have a Sealine 2002 catalogue (when I bought my S37) and it says for the F43
Height above waterline including mast 4.24m, weight incidently is 10.3 tons and speed with a 63P is 28/30 knots.
Hope this helps a bit.
ps just read your request properly and I haven't answered your question at all....sorry!
 
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I have one but can't answer those specific questions but happy to help if you have any others.

Only had it for 20 months and it does about 0.8 mpg, mostly around the Solent, Poole and once to the Channel Islands if that helps.....

I don't tend to travel far at 8 knots.

I would add that putting the radar arch down is not necessarily an easy task if you were looking to do that to get under bridges.

Peter
 
PRH said:
I have one but can't answer those specific questions but happy to help if you have any others.

Only had it for 20 months and it does about 0.8 mpg, mostly around the Solent, Poole and once to the Channel Islands if that helps.....

I don't tend to travel far at 8 knots.

I would add that putting the radar arch down is not necessarily an easy task if you were looking to do that to get under bridges.

Peter
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I didn't think yours did 8 knots!!!!! Thought it went straight from 0-20!!
 
The F43 I had with 63P's consumed fuel at about 1 nautical mile per gallon @ 20kts which is obviously equivalent to 4.5 litres per nm. No idea what she consumed at 8 kts but my guess is that she would do around 2-3 nm per gallon. The F43 is a good boat btw, probably one of Sealine's best, and the 63P's are reliable engines

If its a one time exercise to take down the radar arch to get the boat under an obstruction, is it not possible to lift the boat on to a truck and take her around the obstruction by road? How did she get to where she is now without getting under the obstruction?
 
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If its a one time exercise to take down the radar arch to get the boat under an obstruction, is it not possible to lift the boat on to a truck and take her around the obstruction by road? How did she get to where she is now without getting under the obstruction?
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This particular exampel got there by truck, but it can be driven out by water also - which if the fuel figures support that is about half the price compared to truck.

/Kaj
 
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The F43 I had with 63P's consumed fuel at about 1 nautical mile per gallon @ 20kts which is obviously equivalent to 4.5 litres per nm. No idea what she consumed at 8 kts but my guess is that she would do around 2-3 nm per gallon. The F43 is a good boat btw, probably one of Sealine's best, and the 63P's are reliable engines

If its a one time exercise to take down the radar arch to get the boat under an obstruction, is it not possible to lift the boat on to a truck and take her around the obstruction by road? How did she get to where she is now without getting under the obstruction?
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I have the F43 and would agree entirely with Deleted User re the approx fuel useage.
Don't know the heights but can confirm it is easy to lower the mast, the rear covers need to be loosened at the bottom and then 2 screws (with plastic handles on them) are loosened from the underside and it swings down. It is reasonably heavy and you need to control it's swing down, but ok for 1 person to do. Would certainly recommend the boat, good luck
 
There are a few F43s on the Thames with the Radar down they can get under Cookham bridge which is 3.81m
Culham bridge too 3.78m

Chill
 
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Never been a sealine fan but have carried out survey and sea trial to day on an f43, for an 11 year old boat it passed with flying colours, none of the nasties you sometimes read about.

A lot of space for a 43ft boat, it performed really well with the 63ps, topping out at 28knots loaded after its bum wash and half tanks. At 2300 rpm it gave a shade under 19knots against the wind, id say 1mpg was attainable if you keep it clean, noise levels inside helming were very acceptable as it was 1 degree c out in Weymouth bay today.

A good deal done.
 
My F43

I've had an F43 for 4 years now and it's a fantastic boat!

There's not many boats around that are as generous in the accommodation stakes as the F43.

I get roughly 1 MPG at around 18 to 20 knots.

I've converted the dinette into a much larger galley now and got it MCA coded for paying passengers!

If you would like to ask any questions, please feel free!

Garry
 
Garryt said:
I've had an F43 for 4 years now and it's a fantastic boat!

There's not many boats around that are as generous in the accommodation stakes as the F43.

I get roughly 1 MPG at around 18 to 20 knots.

I've converted the dinette into a much larger galley now and got it MCA coded for paying passengers!

If you would like to ask any questions, please feel free!

Garry
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Hi Garry

I'd be very interested in what steps you had to take to have your F43 coded.

David
 
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