Sealine T50

Boat location: Wanssum / The Netherlands / inside GrandYachts showroom

EU-VAT-paid

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Engines, gen-set, gearbox and controls:

• 2 x Volvo Penta D9-575
• 373 very original engine hours
• Radice 4 blade propellers
• BCS hydraulic steering with power assist
• Electronic controls
• 9Kw Kohler Generator with sound insulation box

Specifications:

• Length: 15.41m
• Beam: 4.61m
• Draft: 1.31m
• Fuel: 2080 Litres
• Water: 517 Litres
• Weight: 18.000 Kg
• Weight wet: 20.400 Kg

Lay-out:

• Midships master cabin over her full beam
• Master bathroom ensuite
• VIP double guestroom
• VIP bathroom ensuite
• Twin (bunk)guestroom on starboard
• Large saloon
• Large galley

General:

• Teak in cockpit, fly and platform
• Air conditioning in every cabin
• Heating in every cabin by reverse cycle air conditioners
• Dishwasher
• Washing machine
• Tumble dryer
• Sound system
• Silent flush toilets
• Hydraulic gangway/dinghy lift
• Electric stern winch
• Electric anchor winch
• Bow-thruster
• Trim tabs
• Compass
• Bar on fly with grill, refrigerator, ice-maker and sink
• Large sun pads and seating on fly and bow
• Shore water connection

Galley:

• Dual zone ceramic HOB
• Combi oven-grill-microwave
• Large sink with mixer tab
• Granite work-top
• Waeco fridge/freezer
• Dishwasher

Electronics:

• Raymarine C120 chart plotter
• Raymarine radar
• Raymarine echo-sounder
• Raymarine speedometer
• Raymarine autopilot (gyro controlled smartpilot)
• Raymarine Ray 240E VHF
• Searchlight
• Mastervolt battery charger
• SAT TV-antenna
• Sony flat tv’s throughout the yacht

Step aboard the best 50 footer ever produced The first thing I noticed about the T50 when I stepped onboard was the clever use of available space to create a vessel that was obviously well suited to family cruising and entertaining. Her full-beam master cabin with en-suite, luxurious forward stateroom, open-plan salon and generous cockpit, give an immense feeling of space. Couple these with a 500 nautical mile cruising range at 25 knots and you have an ideal family cruising boat with all the comforts of a luxurious home.

The T50 continues with many of the innovations like its smaller sister ship the 42/45, the T50 features Sealine’s brilliant Extended Cockpit System, which adds an extra metre-plus of useable space to the cockpit, once the transom lounge and bulkhead are slid backwards by electric rams, out over the swim platform. Not only does this almost double the room in the cockpit when the boat is at rest, it cuts down on berthing fees. You only pay for a vessel’s waterline length not the interior space this system creates, which is equivalent to most 60-footers.

Extra space is also created below deck thanks to the boat’s V-drive engine with shafts installations. The V-drives allow the engines to be mounted almost at the transom, so the fuel tanks can be positioned forward of the engine room. This cuts down on noise in the owner’s cabin when the boat is underway, or at night when the generator is running.

INTERIOR Layout If it’s luxury you’re after, checkout the mixed woods such as pear, zebra ebony and madrona burr, hand-laid teak and the leather upholstery and deep-pile and brand new carpet used in her fit-out. This boat can boast more ambience than a five-star hotel, plus a few things the hotels don’t throw in such as your own washing machine/dryer.

Step through the sliding curved-glass doors, which are vented to stop fogging, and the salon is an entertainer’s delight. The fully functional galley is sited at the rear on the portside. This aids serving and lets cookie join in the conversation while preparing lunch.

The salon has three levels; from the galley you step up to the dining and lounge area; then, up again to the lower helm station. There are two skylights above the helm station, which, coupled with the salon’s surrounding windows, give the skipper good all-round vision, when driving from the lower station and flood the salon with natural light. Once the sun goes down quality Venetian blinds keep prying eyes at bay.

Still on the helm station, there are large electrically operated windows to port and starboard. These aid cross ventilation in the salon and in most situations reduce the need to turn the air-conditioning on. As well as the forward guest and owner’s amidships staterooms, there’s a two-bunk cabin to port that the kids will get a kick out of using and a single bunk crew cabin under the cockpit stairs. But having mentioned the crew cabin, twin screws and a bow thruster make this an easy boat for a couple to handle.

The innovations continue in the aft cockpit. There are lifejacket lockers in the gunwales from the flybridge extension and the cockpit covers roll up and stow in the aft clamshell locker. Plus, the cleats are large enough for this boat and the stairs to the flybridge are wide, set at a low angle and are easy to traverse.

Topside the flybridge has it all; barbecue, wet bar, massive U-shaped with table, a sun pad for those wishing to grab a few rays and dual helm seats.

Performance & handling The T50 features a sharp bow entry and wide chines that she carries well forward to control lateral stability. Underway air is trapped between the keel and the chines, creating cushions of air to soften the ride. The drive shafts and props are in mini tunnels, so they operate more efficiently in clean water for better maneuverability. These tunnels also have a metal hood that not only protects the running gear from above, but effectively increases the length of the tunnels, which improves water flow along the hull and aids overall ride.

In a big sea, this more than 20-tonne boat (loaded/wet) cruises along with a gentle lope that’s easy on passengers and crew. She doesn’t crash down hard off waves, or bang incessantly across the surface. Also, having the fuel tanks in front of the engines balances the hull beautifully; improving her ride. Twin Volvo D9 575hp diesels, spinning four-blade props, provide the power and propel the T50 to 32 knots at 2500rpm (wide-open throttle). Running at 2000rpm allows the boat to cruise effortlessly at 22 knots and extends her range considerably.

This might sound a bit illogical, but the T50 is the biggest 50-footer I’ve ever tested. She really does have much more room than many larger boats, so her € 1.2m new-price tag put her right up there in the value for money stakes.

For those interested in the manufacturer description, eat your heart out below.

• Access to side decks via teak laid steps
• Bathing platform teak laid with storage locker and dinghy support chocks
• Cockpit teak laid, self draining
• Deck lights, low level
• Door to salon, curved and sliding in (3) parts, finished in polished stainless steel
• Engine room access hatch
• Fuel shut off valves in lazarette
• Lazarette door, locking under stairs to flybridge
• Lazarette, large dedicated storage area with access ladder
• Liferaft locker
• Lighting, overhead and deck level
• Sealine concealed canopy storage system
• Sealine Extendable Cockpit System (SECS?) and swimming platform
• Stairway to flybridge, moulded with teak steps
• Storage, overhead
• Swimming ladder
• Transom door to port
• Transom shower with hot and cold water

• Access to side decks via teak laid steps
• Bathing platform teak laid with storage locker and dinghy support chocks
• Cockpit teak laid, self draining
• Deck lights, low level
• Door to salon, curved and sliding in (3) parts, finished in polished stainless steel
• Engine room access hatch
• Fuel shut off valves in lazarette
• Lazarette door, locking under stairs to flybridge
• Lazarette, large dedicated storage area with access ladder
• Liferaft locker
• Lighting, overhead and deck level
• Sealine concealed canopy storage system
• Sealine Extendable Cockpit System (SECS?) and swimming platform
• Stairway to flybridge, moulded with teak steps
• Storage, overhead
• Swimming ladder
• Transom door to port
• Transom shower with hot and cold water

AC system, 220V with shore support system

• Aft docking lights
• Air horns
• Batteries - domestic and engine
• Bow thruster, dual station 7 hp
• Battery charger, 45 amp
• Calorifier with immersion heater
• Co detectors (5)
• DC system, 24V
• Freshwater pump
• Remote control spotlight at both helms
• Seaplex electrical system
• Trim tabs with indicator at both helms
• Water gauge
• Windscreen wipers, (2), with screen wash
• Electrical control panel for 240v and 24v circuits
• Extractor fan
• Lighting, overhead
• Microwave, combination oven and grill
• Refrigerator/freezer
• Sink recessed into top with flush lid plus mixer tap
• Stove electric 2 burner, recessed under counter
• Socket 220V
• Storage cupboards
• Waste bin
• Bilge pumps, automatic and manual
• Engine room sound proofing
• Engine room fans
• Engine room and lazarette lights
• Fuel filters for engines and generator
• Fuel tanks in marine grade aluminium
• Fire extinguisher system, automatic, in engine room
• Generator, 9 kW, with muffler and water separator
• Steering, hydraulic
• Water tanks in stainless steel
• Anchor 20kg with 40m of chain Anchor safety leash
• Deck, moulded non-slip
• Fendering strip in stainless steel
• Foredeck fresh water wash down
• Foredeck handrails
• Foredeck hatch, opening
• Foredeck fixed skylights, (2) fixed
• Fuel fillers port and stbd
• Navigation lights, full set
• Pulpit and handrails in stainless steel
• Sealine concealed anchor storage system
• Stainless bow fairlead
• Stainless cleats, (9)
• Sunbed area, recessed, with handrails
• Water filler
• Windlass, reversible electric (controls on deck and helms)
• Windscreen and side windows in toughened glass
• Access to cockpit via opening hatch
• Autopilot control
• Central helm position
• Compass
• Drinks holder
• Engine controls, electronic
• Engine instrumentation, full set
• Ensign socket & staff
• Fuel gauges
• Handrails in stainless steel
• Helm seat adjustable and companion seat with storage below
• Liferaft locker
• Radar mast, forward facing with lights
• Rudder angle indicator
• Seating for 6 with fixed table
• Separate covers for dash, all seating areas, sunbed, wet bar & table
• Socket, 12V
• Speakers, (2) linked from the salon
• Speed and depth log, Raymarine ST60 tridata
• Steering wheel, tilting
• Sunbed, next to helm
• Teak laid
• VHF radio handset
• Wet bar with cool box, barbecue, sink and waste bin
• Windscreen, curved and tinted with stainless steel trim bar