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I am looking at selaine s28's and wonderingare they any good, in preference I would prefer the kad32's although they are pushing my budget. I have also looked at one recently that had thousands spent on it repairing stress crazing and this has put me off sealines somewhat so I am wondering whether my money would be better off on an older fairline 28/29. Budget 55-60k. Any views on this would really be appreciated.
 
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I liked them enough to put in an offer on one which I'm waiting on. Any boat can suffer stress cracks if over-driven into very rough seas: boats like these are meant to be cruisers, not Class I racers (even the racing boats fall apart regularly), which some owners seem to forget.

I haven't heard that S28's are any worse than normal in this respect. A survey should highlight problems like these, especially if the boat is older. Older fairlines can be problematic too: I have heard of doors falling off, leaking windows, collapsing helm seats, although not many hulls cracking up.

The real question should be "Is the boat in front of me any good", based on condition and history, not "Is Brand X any good".

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This should bring out all the old prejudices!! "My Fairline's better than your Sealine, but your fairline's not as good as my Princess" etc.

Sorry, but these type of questions are simply not worth asking on this forum. You will get all sorts of conflicting answers, many exaggerated and embroidered to make a point, and you will end up totally confused.

Nevertheless, you asked, so as an owner of six Sealines over the years, I can say I rate them highly. The latest, a 5 year old S37 recently purchased secondhand, sailed through a very thorough survey with no problems.

Has that helped? Probably not!

Good luck!!
 
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I will say that having just purchased a Sealine F36 this year, and it sailed through the full survey, they are good boats and well priced. I have had other makes of boats including birchwoods etc and I find the sealine build quality very good. If its the boat you like/want and the survey is good then now is the time to buy it.
 
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Oops, being biased again, but at your budget take a look at a Jeanneau Leader 805.

Tonnes of space with a great cockpit and amazing interior on a somewhat shorter boat. You really would think you were onboard a boat closer to 30 feet long.

Get a sea trial on one and you will be very impressed by how they handle.
If you have any back copies of MBM they had an owners review a few months ago.
At your budget you should grab an excellent boat 2 years old with KAD43 DP or KAD300DP.

The older Fairlines and Sealines are great, but there are loads of other excellent boats out there for the same and better money. Those brands happen to have exceptional marketing in the UK compared with some of the emerging brands, hence everyone buys them without even really knowing or understanding anything else.
 
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Just bought an S34, previously had an S24, cant speak highly enough of them. I dont believe that any other similarly priced mass produced sports cruiser is built any better (having also owned other makes such as Fairline)...
 
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I believe they have a good reputation and hold their value well.
One for sale in our Marina offers lining up

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I know you think I'm massively biassed but I am certain that T30's have held their value better than S28's. 1999 S28's with KAD32's are selling for around £65k. 1999 T30's with the same engines are selling for around £80k - incredible when you consider that they were only £15k more new. In fact I bought my boat for £95k in 1999, sold it for £85k in 2001 and it's just been put on the market for £80k.
 
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...which makes the Fairline really quite poor value for money secondhand.
There's no way I'm paying 80K for a six year old boat, whereas for almost the same money I have got an offer in on an S28 with one with one seasons use.
 
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