seidelman

[jeff]

need feedback on seidelman 24.4 where built,what to look for,pros and cons

 

[Wayne Estabrooks]

Seidelmann Boats

Jeff,I used to own a 1982 Seidelmann 295. It was a good sailing boat and we enjoyed it for many years. I bought it used in 1988 and traded it in for my new Hunter in 1997. Seidelmann's were built in New Jersey by Bob Seidelmann and are no longer in production. The factory was making Pacemaker motor yachts when I bought my Seidelmann. in 1988. Seidelmann. There were several made. Mine was serial # 10. Bob Seidelmann made the sails for a friends Cal 2-27 as they were once neighbors.I always recommend a survey if you are serious about purchasing the boat. I had a few problems but that did not prevent me from enjoying the boat. You will probably find moisture ingress in the decks and possible delamination. I never had any hull blisters. I spent some money fixing these problems.

 

[Jack Lightstone]

I had a Seidelmann 299

I owned a 1979 Seidelmann 299 from 1995 to 2001, when I sold it to buy a 1991 Hunter Legend 37.5, because we needed something that would take us further and in greater confort for much longer periods of time. I love our Hunter, but let me get back to the Seidelmann.The Seidelmann 299 sailed like a dream and for a boat just shy of 30ft it was roomy. I had no problems with the boat structurally or mechanically. It passed two surveys five years apart with glowing marks--some very little water penetration of the deck near the winches, which was solved by simply rebedding them. The rest of the deck was dry a solid, as was the hull. It was a bit underpowered by today's standards, but not in its day. The gelcoat haad lost its luster beyond what compunding and polishing could bring back. We had a two-part polyurathane paint job professionally done, and she looked like new. We also replaced the original sails with a new set.One slight peculiarity about the boat. She finds her grove going upwind at about 22 degrees of heel, which make for too thrilling a ride for some of our passengers, and the nast can start to pump sometimes in a real blow, if you have shortened sail enough. (I met someone who solved the lastter problem by installing a babystay. If you do this, however, make sure that on the underside of the deck the babystay is anchored to a bluck head.In all, no complaints and would highly recommend a Seidelmann 299 to anyone. I did not know of as Seidelmann 24.4. Is it roughl the same a the Seidelmann 25 (which incidentally I have seen and looked like an exact scaled down replica of our 299). Jack