An example of an insightful post by one of the more intelligent, knowledgeable and
experienced men here.

Three cheers to Capt. Rob!

Paladin


"Capt. Rob" wrote in message oups.com...
| As the "former" OWNER of a 1986 Seaward, I can tell you that the build
| quality is above average. They are known as the "Big Little Boats".
| They
| also sail quite well in a wide range of conditions. They are not
| advertised as racer/cruisers, but they are not slugs, either. Let Doug
| do a review of the build quality of a Sundowner 36 compared to a
| similar
| sized Nordic Tug, or Grand Banks.
|
| Seawards are indeed a niche boat, as you say. They are for people who
| want a
| trailer-sailer with more than spartan "camping" accommodations. They
| not
| only trailer easily, but they can also be run right up to the beach. If
|
| you want to go a bit larger and forget the trailering aspect, you would
|
| logically be looking at a Southerly.
|
| http://sailmag.com/boatreviews/Southerly110/
|
| By the way, someone drove to """"" from Michigan to buy my Seaward
| for the full asking price and tow it home. I had two other people
| standing by, waiting for a phone call to come buy it if the folks from
| Michigan decided against it. One even tried to get me to accept a
| higher
| offer to tell the Michigan party to stay home. It's ALWAYS a sellers
| market for Seawards. One can only imagine what Doug's motives might be
| for even hinting that Seawards are less than well built.
| I'm staying out of this, though you'll probably post this. Leave me out
| of it otherwise!
|
|
|
| RB
| 35s5
| NY
|

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