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