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Open Roads Forum  >  Class A Motorhomes  > Class A Dolphin or Seabreeze This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next tom r • View posts calgary alberta canada New Member Joined: 09/14/2003 View Profile Posted: 03/21/04 06:00pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We are purchasing our first motorhome and like the floor plans of the Dolphin and Seabreeze series manufactured by National.As this is a very large investment for myself and my wife we would like to get as much information as possible on these models and would appreciate any feed back fom current or prevoius owners on reliabilty good or bad. des04004 • View posts Utah Senior Member Joined: 01/27/2004 View Profile Posted: 03/21/04 06:07pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We really liked the Sea Breeze a few years ago. I have nothing not very many negative things about National. The Sea Breeze is a little more pocket friendly than the Dolphin. If price isn't that big of a factor between the two, I would go for the Dolphin. It looks nicer and I think the interior is a little more fancier. When we bought our motorhome and few months back, we looked at the Sea Breeze but the Flair had it all like two slides, and most of all the price. Good luck with your decision. 2004 Fleetwood Flair 33R, Ford V-10 2004 Ford Explorer XLT 2006 Ford F-250 Crew Cab Lariat Powerstroke FX4 Black/Arizona Beige 2006 Kawasaki STX 12F Jet Ski Thousand Trails Yosemite Lakes-Memorial Day Weekend 2005 des04004 • View posts Utah Senior Member Joined: 01/27/2004 View Profile Posted: 03/21/04 06:08pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Don't know how the double posts happened. Sorry. clipperbob • View posts Hartford, CT Senior Member Joined: 09/12/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 03/21/04 07:05pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We have ours (2004 Dolphin) since Nov. of last year and have put about 2000 miles on it; many more to come this year. So far its been great, we love it. Bob, Diane, the kid & two boston terriers 2004 National RV Dolphin 33 2004 Workhorse WH-22 GM 8.1L Allison 5sp Michelin tires; 235/80-22.5 95psi 2003 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Roadmaster All-Terrain and BrakePro Williebago • View posts Wichita, KS, USA Full Member Joined: 03/07/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 03/21/04 07:30pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Tom: We have had our 5342 Dolphin (2003 model) since August of 2002. I think it was one of the earlier units off the line. We have had a few minor bugs to work out and we have put 15,000 miles on it. We really like the layout and all of the amenities. I think they are fairly well made with good quality cabinets and hardware. We also really like the exterior appearance. I think if you spend some time really looking at the difference in detail between the Sea Breeze and the Dolphin you will see what the difference in price buys, and if it is personally worth it for you. Good luck. WILLIEBAGO 2003 Dolphin 5342 WH-22,8.1,Allison1000 1999 Jeep GC Limited Toad 2 kids, 3 cockapoos who love RVing Go K-State Wildcats Bob Dunn • View posts FLorida Senior Member Joined: 01/26/2004 View Profile Posted: 03/21/04 09:18pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I traded a 2003 Fleetwood Flair 30H, no slides on my 2004 Seabreese LX. My wife and I love the floor plan. I love the Workhorse chassis and the GM 8.1 / Allison combination. The Seabreese is well build and handles great. The price was OK. National builds a nice RV. You won't go wrong with either. Good Luck and happy, safe travels. BD 2004 Seabreese LX 8341 - 34'11'- Workhorse W22/GM 8.1 /Allison 5 speed FalconII/2006 Honda CRV4 SE with RoadMaster-BreakMaster 9000 Braking system. 200 Watts of Solar/Xantrex Prosine 2000 "Today Is The Tomorrow You worried about Yesterday!" PAFlyfisher • View posts Brodheadsville,PA. Full Member Joined: 11/18/2003 View Profile Posted: 03/22/04 05:30am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We have a 2004 Dolphin LX 6342. It cost a little more but had a lot to offer in extras. You buy a motor home for pleasure, so buy the one that makes you happy. A friend always said a nickel more you can go first class. You will be very pleased with any National product. Frank, Donna Lee and Buddy Good Sam / FMCA 332702 / Escapees / MCOA 2005 Monaco Windsor 40 PDQ Life goes on TechWriter • View posts Green Bay, WI USA Senior Member Joined: 12/22/2002 View Profile Posted: 03/22/04 06:36am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Tough choice, but if you have the $$$, I'd go with the Dolphin LX, especially if you can wait for the Workhorse W-24 chassis model to come out. Otherwise, IMHO, they're both fine choices. We bought the Sea Breeze LX because we didn't want to spend the extra cash. However, we do miss one Dolphin feature. Dolphins have a rear window & the Sea Breezes do not. Not a big deal, but I think that extra window makes the bedroom more habitable. Also, there's a 600 Watt inverter option that is nice to have. However, if you're handy, skip the option & install a 2000 Watt inverter/charger and add two additional 6V house batteries (so you end up with 4). Besides that, just watch the CCC on both models. The current triple-slide units have very little. Tom 2004 34' Sea Breeze LX 8341 Vortec 8.1L & W-22 w/Xantrex RS2000 inverter/charger + Xantrex XW-MPPT60-150 60A Charge Controller with 760W (3/4 KW) of Kyocera solar BigJimbo • View posts Westminster, CO, USA Senior Member Joined: 10/10/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 03/22/04 07:02am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Tom, we had a 2003 Sea Breeze before we purchased our new coach. My wife LOVED the floor plan and it was well built. We received excellent service from our dealer and National. I would have been happier with the coach if I would have had the workhorse chassis, because we tow a trailer with an SUV on it and it had to work pretty hard getting up the mountains. If I could have gotten the price I wanted on a National DP, I would still be driving a National product. Pick the coach you like and enjoy your travels. Jim and Diana Tuttle FMCA 353514 2004 Kountry Star 3702 2 Slides, Freightliner XC, Cat C7 330 HP, Allison 3000 KVH Trackvision SF 2000 Grand Cherokee on a trailer jessk73 • View posts Snellville,Ga 30078 Full Member Joined: 12/22/2003 View Profile Posted: 03/22/04 06:38pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I don’t know how big you are but let me tell you what happened to me We were looking for a new coach and fell in love with the Dolphin LX It had every thing we wanted. Had the salesman on board ran in the slides Ready for a test drive and discovered that I could not get behind the steering Wheel to drive it. There simply was not enough room with the seat as far back as it would go for me to get in the drivers seat. I’m 6’6 and weigh 265. This was on the W22 workhorse chassis. Good luck Jess WB4PPW 2003 Bounder 35E Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming WOW What a Ride This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Class A Motorhomes  > Class A Dolphin or Seabreeze

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