Who is this dweeb DSK? What an obvious wannabe... Maybe he should
post to a motorboat newsgroup instead. It's pretty obvious he knows
little or nothing about sailing.

Paladin


"DSK" wrote in message ...
| "Capt" Rob wrote:
| 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".
|
| By whom?
|
| 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.
|
|
| What makes you think I haven't?
|
| 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/
|
|
| Thanks, I have already seen several Southerly boats. English
| built, quite nice centerboarders.
|
| By the way, someone drove to """"" from Michigan to buy my Seaward
| for the full asking price and tow it home. ..... It's ALWAYS a sellers
| market for Seawards.
|
|
| I wonder why there are 5 or 6 around on the various
| 'for-sale' web pages that have been awaiting a buyer for months.
|
|
|
| ..... One can only imagine what Doug's motives might be
| for even hinting that Seawards are less than well built.
|
| Did I make any hints? All I have said is that one should
| take a close look for oneself.
|
|
| I'm staying out of this, though you'll probably post this.
|
| In other words, Bubbles made this up.
|
| DSK
|

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