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I would like to be able to share advice, tips etc with other Selene owners and TF does not have a forum for this. Is there an interest out there for this. I emailed TF's admin/tech folks and they told me to post in the forum so here it is! We are a recent Selene owner having purchased a 2006 43'...

I haven't posted on TF for awhile but I had to weigh in on this topic... We just bought our "new to us" Selene 43 after having looked at Krogen North Sea's, Krogen Express, Krogen 42's, GB, DeFever's and even the GH47. I remember telling my husband after looking at the Krogen's that they seemed...

We are shopping for our retirement boat and started noticing that on some models the windows on the port and starboard side of the salon are fixed. The only ones that open are the aft and the side windows in pilot house. The boats we have seen this in are Selene's, Symbols and DeFevers. We plan...

I've really enjoyed reading everyone's opinions. Thanks! We are currently evaluating a Symbol 45 which checks off pretty much all of our boxes. It has a flybridge and a PH with access to the flybridge through the PH so no ladders! I am really looking forward to seeing it in person because as we...

Oh yah... I forgot another question. We are noticing in the pictures of the boat that the side windows in the salon do not open. Is this correct and if so how is the ventilation? I realize you are boating the Pacific NW so it may not be an issue but we plan to spend the winters on our boat in...

Thanks BobnDoc! What is the actual spec of your boat's draft? Is it under 5'? Also does it have a protected prop? We are very excited to go see the Symbol that is for sale. Glad you like it... what a journey its been on already.

So now that you have your "new to you" Symbol how do you like it? We are currently evaluating a 2008 Symbol 45. It checks all the boxes for us on our wish list. Is the draft really 4'6"? How does it handle in rougher water? does it roll a lot or do you have stabalizers? Love to hear all about...

If the OP were to be a bit more revealing on things like cruising grounds, desired boat speed, budget, boat appliances, number of berths, ER access etc possibly some different answers would spring forth. Thanks for all the great replies... we are looking at 42-50' used trawlers (10-15 years...

In shopping for our boat we have put a pilot house at the top of our priority list but we have never had one or used one so my question is, what do you consider to be the advantages and disadvantages of a pilot house vs. a helm station off the salon. We are looking at 45' boats and we also like...

Thanks Steve. Your information was nice to hear and it was important to know the end of the model (2008). What is the draft of your boat and do you think that changes with each hull design of the 43's. That is one thing we find interesting about the Selene's is that they are all a little bit...

Thanks for the link to the owners group. I am already a member of that. I was referring to getting a specific Selene group on Trawler's Forum. The Selene owners website is good but I think it isn't used very much because a lot of the postings are old. Any information about the Selene 43 would be...

We are currently shopping for our retirement boat. Looking at KK, Selene's and maybe GB Europas. We like the livability and layout of the Selene. Probably looking at the 43' because the draft gets too much on the 47' to do the loop reasonably. Anyone know what the production years were for the...

Krogens We are also shopping for our trawler and have looked at the Whaleback, North Sea 49, and the Krogen Express 49. Even though the Whaleback had amazing interior space we did not care for the lack of side walkways and I did not like the number of stairs you would have to travel up to the...

Yes, I visited Marina Jacks the other day and was very disappointed. That was my take on it, good for a week or 2 but would not want to spend 4 months there. I am going to look at Regatta Pointe in Palmetto tomorrow. It sounds like a nice compromise between resort and regular marina... it is...

I did leave details out... my husband would be coming on the weekends until he retires so I would be there by myself during the week. Yes, I will have a car and yes I am probably looking at a resort type marina since I would like a pool or beach nearby and a workout gym. I am looking in the...

I am replying to an old post but the subject is still "new". My husband wants me to stay on our eventual loop boat from January through April on the western side of Florida. I have never lived on a boat but we have chartered 43'+ boats so I know the space involved. What I am wondering about is...