Sealine S24 / Searay 240

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HI all, as its not boat weather unless you have a camper cover (guess what - I don't) I am doing some research on these boats. I am looking to move up from a cuddy cabin to somthing a little larger, the Sealine's seem to have a good reputation but the Searay's look a bit nicer on the photo's I have seen...(I am looking at post 1999 models for both) does anyone have any experience of either of these ?:confused:
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Where's Stevedunstable when you need him??

He's run an S24 from new, so will be the best person I know to ask an opinion of the S24. I'm sure he'll be along shortly to offer advice.

Good luck and happy hunting.
 
Sealine's built for british waters but Searay offers a lot for your money.

Have a mate with a Searay 220 cuddy, good hull, goes like stink, nice fit and finish.

Dont know much about the 240.

Maybe take the next step up and get an S28, a little bigger I know but the extra space will be worth it and make weekends or a week away very do able plus you have the option for longer cruising i.e channel etc
 
Thanks Paul - Will be interested to hear Steve's view... Know what you mean about the Searay, Jurgen but a S28 is probably a bit too big for what I need as I tend to pull it home at the end of the season
 
Sealine S24 is a mini "posh" boat. Quality woodwork, and a pleasant place to be.

Sea Ray 240 is your typical US Cruiser. Plastic fittings, carpet glued to walls, but more fibreglass for your money, and quite solid underneath.

Only you can choose :)
 
I think the Sealine has a fair bit more accommodation for the money. If you look on the Thames forum, there is a S23/24 that cruises for a week at a time. Poster is CX54... I think a week on the Searay might be a bit snug. We used to have a 25 ft American cruiser, and managed 3 nights at a time.
 
The 240 got an interior makeover in 03/04, you might want to look at the 260 also (think that got the makeover a year or two before the 240), almost identical except bigger feel. You are not going to go far wrong with either so it really comes down to having a look around both and see which one you feel more comfortable on. The 240 has a reputation for being a bit sensitive to trim so might find you need to play with the trim tabs a bit more (or get the Bennet auto leveler box of tricks) than a bigger boat, not sure about the Sealine in that respect, not so much a problem just somthing to be aware of if you take one out.

I started off looking at the 240 and after repeated bouts of foot'itus ended up buying a 280 so have a look at them all and see what works.

The old sea ray brochures are downloadable from the Sea Ray website still and Clubsearay.com has loads of info for them (there are 'official 240' and other threads with hundreds of model specific posts).

Ants
 
Meant to also say on the Searays the cockpit layout changed around those years across the 240 / 260 and 280, the older one had the transom door to port and the newer one has the door to starboard, to me the newer layout was a big improvement so be sure to check out both layouts, the year it changed for each model will be obvious on the downloadable brochures.
 
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