Sealine s24

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Hi All,

New poster here with a question on the above.

Used to have a small open 15 ft boat, which we changed for a Fletcher 19 Sportscrusier. When kids arrived, sold the Fletcher due to lack of use 18 months ago.

Now want a boat again and have been thinking of looking at a couple of S24s. As they seem suitable for small kids.

Also any views on the 4.3 volvo they seem to come with in terms of reliability, maintenance and consumption on a boat of this size (American manufacturers seem to go for larger option on similar sized boats)

Thanks in advance for any views.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum
Had an S230 (same as S23, S240, S24) for many years and towed it down to the Med several times. great family boat. 4.3 petrol engine is quiet, smooth and as long as you keep the HT leads etc dry and in good shape, very reliable. Thirstier than the diesel equivalent but the the boat purchase price will be cheaper and with red diesel going out, less of an issue.
as they say on eBay, strongly recommended A+++
 
Thanks for that.

Given the size of the boat was the 4.3 powerful enough? 5l seems the norm in other boats.
 
This is almost the same as the move we just made except that we went from a Fletcher 17GTS (still for sale BTW!!) to a sealine S24 diesel.

So far we haven't had a great load of use out of the boat but we have sailed back from Portsmouth and also played around near to Plymouth. So far I have no regrets (bar the comments made by people on here who think our boat is too small - but I'm not made of money).

The only thing I will mention is to watch out during the survey - our 3 year old boat was showing signs of hull problems due to the hull not being strengthened sufficiently - thankfully for us this was picked up and fixed by Sealine under warranty and the hull warranty extended. If you need any more info on this send me a PM and I'll go into more details.

Anyway - Enjoy it :-)
 
I have a yr 2000 S24 with the Volvo 4.3l petrol, and its fine.
It won't blow your socks off, but it won't have any problems getting on the plane.
We went to that from a 5.0l MPI with 260hp sportsboat, and yes it was a step down, but its a cruiser so it cruises, not like a sportsboat with out and out performance.

Its still good.

Cheers

Al.
http://www.alistairrichardson.co.uk
 
Thanks for your views.

Will bear the hull problems in mind and let you know if I need any more infomation.
 
The hulls of sealines are known for star-crazing/cracking.
if you go to buy one, just get a good survey, someone like paul homer.
 
Hi
I have a 2001 sealine s24 with KAD32 and a 290 sterndrive.
Never performed or accelerated properlyonto plane since I purchased it . Sometimes just gets stuck and 1400 rpm and supercharger wont kickin, and had just about everything checked except the Duo Prop . I suspect it might be a replacement and I cant seen any markings on it. What was standard issue on these boats I've heard A4 A5 & A6 mentioned. Anyone know for sure
 
4.3 is a good engine, but if you can find a diesel I’d go for that.

Fuel costs are only going one way, and availability of diesel is way better, range will be longer and resale better. Arguably diesel is a safer fuel on board and can run a diesel heater off one tank. Petrol will probably have a higher top speed and refinement is better with the petrol too. If you are using on a river, consumption will be minimal on either boat - but many rivers have almost no petrol availability.

If you spend 20k on a petrol and sell it for 15k and spend 10k on fuel, that’s cost you 15k - that’s not as good as spending 30k on a diesel, selling it for 28k and spending 5k on fuel.... which has then cost you 7k....

Of course if you can pay cash to buy a petrol one but have to borrow to buy a diesel one it’s not so clear cut....
 
Also consider the Jeanneau 805. Aquaholic of this parish has one and it’s a bit roomier for the same size, plus has a proper mid cabin with a door - I think it’s a bit beamier.
 
ontheplane said:
Also consider the Jeanneau 805. Aquaholic of this parish has one and it’s a bit roomier for the same size, plus has a proper mid cabin with a door - I think it’s a bit beamier.
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The Jeanneau 805 Leader is quite a bit bigger boat - longer, beamier, bigger engine etc. It's closer to the Sealine 260/270.
 
Nope, more expensive and definitely not trailerable (too wide, too heavy).

The Sealine 260/270 (the boat I mentioned as that was the same era as the S24 being discussed) was single or twin engines, as in fact was the S28 as it happens. The 805 Leader was also available with twin engines (although extremely rare).

The 805 Leader is a great boat and a very good suggestion, it is bigger, much roomier and more stable than an S24. But it is a larger and more expensive boat.
 
4.3 is the standard in those boats. Plenty good enough and they are likely about the best all round engine ever put in a boat. So reliable, smooth, quiet and bombproof things. Cheap to service and run too.
the s24 and 240 is quite a tippy thing though. Very easily unsettled by weight or movement when underway. Perfectly safe, but something to be aware of certainly. Don’t have the stabilising wings that the older hulls had on them. Very efficient hulls though and good in a chop
 
QBhoy said:
4.3 is the standard in those boats. Plenty good enough and they are likely about the best all round engine ever put in a boat. So reliable, smooth, quiet and bombproof things. Cheap to service and run too.
the s24 and 240 is quite a tippy thing though. Very easily unsettled by weight or movement when underway. Perfectly safe, but something to be aware of certainly. Don’t have the stabilising wings that the older hulls had on them. Very efficient hulls though and good in a chop
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when I bought my S24I was told it was tippy. Having owned it a few years I don’t quite know what people meant as I don’t find it so. I think it might just be one of those things people say
 
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