Trade-A-Boat – August 2019

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LOCAL SPOTLIGHT | SEALINE C390

Quick Specs

SEALINE C390

TYPE Monohull sportsboat

MATERIAL GRP

LENGTH 11.99m

BEAM 3.85m

DRAFT 1.08m

WEIGHT 10,520kg

BERTHS 4 to 6

ENGINES 2x Volvo Penta D4

300hp sterndrives

FUEL 900L

CONTACT Eyachts

W Eyachts.com.au

P (02) 9979 2443

E [email protected]

G

erman powerhouse Hanse Group

continues treating Aussie boaters to the

best of Europe and their latest is a wide-

open 12-metre sportscruiser from Sealine.

The C390 boasts floor-to-ceiling windows

and a large skylight over the saloon to bring the

outdoors in, along with a retractable sunroof over

the aft cockpit that should prove popular among

Australian buyers.

A teak-clad swimplatform and aft cockpit

contribute to a genuine nautical feel in the C390

and it’s a simple affair to transition between

inside and outside living areas thought the wide

bi-fold doors.

An outdoor barbecue is another clever nod to

the Aussie market, but the best is yet to come.

When you’re done enjoying an alfresco lunch

in a quiet bay and it’s time to kick back, the aft

lounge converts to a massive sunbed at the push

of a button.

It's so large, in fact, that it also incorporates

the timber table that minutes ago was holding

your prawns and champagne.

It’s a smart inclusion that blends dayboat

appeal with cabin cruiser utility and speaks to

Sealine’s understanding of how owners are using

their boats these days.

Moving through to the saloon, a hopper

window on starboard helps to open up the

entertaining zone and light timbers inside create

a relaxed feel.

The galley sits opposite a U-shaped lounge

on port and next to the helm, the forward-most

lounge includes a convertible backrest so guests

can sit alongside the skipper when its time to

get underway.

The twin Volvo Penta D4 sterndrives should

punt you quickly toward speeds up to 27 knots,

however an upgrade engine package of twin

D6s is also available and these boast top speeds

approaching 34 knots, if that’s your thing.

Belowdecks, the Sealine C390 can include up

to three cabins in a range of versatile layouts –

not bad for a 12-metre yacht.

A spacious owners’s cabin is set into the

bow, but the aft accommodation space can be

modelled to include, twin singles, roomy double

or a combination of both.

Manging director of Australian distributor

Eyachts Peter Hrones was blown away by his

first look at the C390. “The Hanse Group have

made a huge investment in the Sealine range and it

shows,” he said.

“The quality is very good – German

engineering combined with meticulous finishing

has delivered a very high standard.

“As well as the opening sunroof and big bi-

fold door, I also like the bulwark with high rail

on the driver’s side, the driver’s door and the nice

servery that comes off the galley.”