Practical sailor reviewed the Seidelmann 299/30T. I've heard that it
BLASTS the boat, gear and sailing qualities.
Anyone got a copy of this or a member? Don't post the whole
review...just snip the good stuff!!!

Here's an owner review where I learned about it!!!

As far as I know I am the third owner since 1986.
I purchased the boat in December 2003. I first launched it in May of
2004. It was originally named "On The Lam". I immediately
changed the name to Daydreams. I first heard about Sedielmann boats
in the early 80's. I belonged to a boating club and was sailing
Watkins; some club members were sailing Seidelmann 299's. They spoke
highly of the Seidelmann's. I haven't been very lucky finding
published review of Seidelmann boats. The boats are mentioned in the
Practical Sailor boat buying guide. What is there is not very
favorable.
Significant problems found on my boat:
- headliner was falling down
- the bottom had many small blisters (pox) in the gel coat
- the chain plates and genoa tracks needed re-bedding
All of he above were easily repaired. The toughest problem was curing
the pox. The bottom had many small blisters...a real problem on MANY of
these boats.
There were also a number of minor through deck leaks, so I re-bedded
the chain plates, genoa track, and hatch cover.
The topsides gel coat was very oxidized and efforts to bring it back
with compound and polish did not work.
The Original CDI furler is of rather
poor quality. There are no bearing just two plastic parts to slide
against each other.
The list goes on. Avoid, avoid AVOID!!!!


Good boat pick, Scotty!!!!!!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAA!

Ha hah!


RB
35s5
NY



RB
35s5
NY

http://www.seidelmann-owners.com/Sei...99_Review2.pdf

Scotty wrote:
http://www.seidelmann-owners.com/Seidelmann299_Review2.pdf



Bwahahahahahahaha!!! Well that's pathetic!!! Scotty posts a Sail Boat
announcement (NOT a review, folks!) and he's got a good boat???
I wonder if Scotty Potty thinks he owns a quality boat...? It's
possible! He was dumb enough or poor enough (or both) to buy one!


RB
35s5
NY

Do you have any clue as to what I own?



"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com..
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Scotty wrote:

http://www.seidelmann-owners.com/Seidelmann299_Review2.pdf




Bwahahahahahahaha!!! Well that's pathetic!!! Scotty posts
a Sail Boat
announcement (NOT a review, folks!) and he's got a good
boat???
I wonder if Scotty Potty thinks he owns a quality boat...?
It's
possible! He was dumb enough or poor enough (or both) to
buy one!


RB
35s5
NY

Looks like a nice boat...

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Scotty" wrote in message
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http://www.seidelmann-owners.com/Sei...99_Review2.pdf

Capt. JG wrote:
Looks like a nice boat...





So does an Oday 28.



RB
35s5
NY

Sounds like an older boat with some wear and tear and easily solved
problems. Ignore the boat pox as being irrelevant "make work" chatter
from boat yards and have fun sailing.



Hmmmm. I wonder why my former C&C 32, which sat on land with no care at
all for 10 years had none of these issues...or any issues.
I also wonder why my Pearson 30, which also sat for 6 years with no
care had no issues whatsoever.

Ask a good surveyor and they'll tell you sailboats to avoid like the
plague:
US Yachts
Ticon
Chrysler (Ticon bought molds)
O'Day (not all of them)
Seidelmann....the only boat to rival US Yachts on the garbage meter!
Hunter (Not all of them)
Goman Express
Macgregor

RB
35s5
NY

Rob:

Unused boats do not wear out. Boats that sit out of the water for 10
yrs do not get boat pox.
Next time, think before you post.
None of us here expect any boat of yours to get any wear.


Capt. Rob wrote:
Sounds like an older boat with some wear and tear and easily solved
problems. Ignore the boat pox as being irrelevant "make work" chatter
from boat yards and have fun sailing.



Hmmmm. I wonder why my former C&C 32, which sat on land with no care at
all for 10 years had none of these issues...or any issues.
I also wonder why my Pearson 30, which also sat for 6 years with no
care had no issues whatsoever.

Ask a good surveyor and they'll tell you sailboats to avoid like the
plague:
US Yachts
Ticon
Chrysler (Ticon bought molds)
O'Day (not all of them)
Seidelmann....the only boat to rival US Yachts on the garbage meter!
Hunter (Not all of them)
Goman Express
Macgregor

RB
35s5
NY

No manufacture has had a bigger blister (pox) problem than Beneteau.

Beneteau - European Hunter

wrote in message
ps.com...
Rob:

Unused boats do not wear out. Boats that sit out of the
water for 10
yrs do not get boat pox.
Next time, think before you post.
None of us here expect any boat of yours to get any wear.


Ask a good surveyor and they'll tell you sailboats to
avoid like the


Ask a good surveyor and he'll tell you that each individual
boat is different from the next, even if from the same mfg..
That is why you get a boat surveyed!


--
Scotty
''One who never gets out of the Sound cannot, with
any degree of credibility, comment on the courage
of fellow sailors'' ....F.B.