Sealine 285 knowledge requested

[Viscount]

It's been suggested to me that this vessel is weak below the waterline around the engines - i.e. the hull flexes to a worrying degree and requires stiffening. Possibly nonsense but can anyone comment one way or the other?


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[oldgit]

Re: Sealine build quality.

hello Viscount and welcome.This very subject has come up a few times and was mentioned a short time ago on this forum.Make your self a nice cup of tea and type Sealine into the search engine.You should find a wealth of helpful info regarding your proposed purchase.Several posters here have the larger models from this producer of watercraft.

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[Viscount]

Re: Sealine build quality.

Thanks oldgit - I'll search now.

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[Renegade_Master]

Re: Sealine build quality.

cor you got the right reply there, Oldgit should be renamed Gollum, worships Princessess, You can see him sculking on the pontoon next to his Princess muttering ........ "come here my precious yes come to Gollum" "nice precious Gollum hates nasty Sealine come to Gollum my precious"

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[Viscount]

Re: Sealine build quality.

I searched for ages and found nothing of relevance. Any help/advice/information would be appreciated.

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[JohnRob]

Re: Sealine build quality.

Not an expert, but did look seriously back in '94 at a few which were '88 vintage, I think.

A couple I looked at had hull crazing around stringers ("scantlings", I recall???). Surveyors view was that because they are a good hull shape, if used (abused?) hard in heavy seas with plenty tabs - especially with the V8s - they will perform remarkably well but the stresses caused can cause problems (although interestingly, the indicative repair cost from Sealine for repairs was in the couple of grand rather than £xx000s range.) I understand that the 290 and 310 based on the same hull were somewhat better in this respect although survey still mandatory.

So, imho it seems to be a matter of looking around for one thats not been pushed and using it sensibly - perhaps those with the smaller petrols/diesel 130s will be a safer bet. Bad news is that it may take a few surveys to find one as in 15 years there's a fair chance that somebody's thrashed it.

I didn't buy a 285 in the end. But I do now have a Sealine and its great - don't take any notice of the anti Sealine brigade - they've probably never owned one.....

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[capsco]

Re: Sealine build quality.

See PM [ flashing icon top left]

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[Chris_d]

Re: Sealine build quality.

MBM did a Test of time feature on the Sealine 285, try them for a copy of the report. I have read most of the articles on these in MBM as it might be my next boat as well, but don't remember anything about any structual problems though.

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[oldgit]

Re: quality my precioussssssssssssssssss.NM

NM.

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[oldgit]

Re:Modern boats

A good chum of mine searched long and hard for a boat to suit his purposes, which was mainly for entertaining his clients and customers.As a first time buyer several Sealine 45 footers caught his eye and featured on his list of possibles mainly due to the vast amount of interior space and opulence of the interior as compared to rival products.
After consulting many sources of info for nearly a year he eventually purchased a Targa 37.
A visit to Dave Pascoes www site will indicate that in his opinion all that open space in modern craft is gained at the expence of leaving out bulkheads etc which go to make the hull more rigid.


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