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Home Forums Search Trailer Sailor Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources About TSBB SBO Sites	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Edit Profile | Forum Login View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | Well, here's our story Posted By: Jay H, Sea Pearl 21, Seaward 24, Yankton SD Date: 4/4/09 11:30p.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: How did you buy or sell your Seaward? (Scott, Seaward 23) It's kinda long... We sailed a Windrose 22 for about 5 years and then sold her due to being consumed with a large project on the house. We still had a Hobie 16 and sailed it for about another 4 years. We decided that if the right boat came along we'd get another mono for the slip. Well, we were walking down by the lake one evening and spotted what looked like a Seaward 25 way off in the distance. It looked like a nice boat and we thought that if one of those ever came up for sale around here we might just consider it. A few months later that same Seaward was in the classifieds but too expensive, then a few weeks after that, the price dropped but still too spendy. Then a few months later we spotted it in a local storage lot with a "for sale" sign on it so I decided to call and make an offer but it was not accepted. About 8 months later, I called again and made another offer,.. we haggled back and forth for a few weeks but again I struck out. I decided it was not meant to be. Then, about 5 months later, on Christmas Eve no less, The owner calls to see if we're still interested in her boat? I said yes but our offer still stands. We haggled a bit on the phone and I even up'd my offer a bit and then she took me completely by suprise! She said that there is a wrecked Potter 19 down in the yard at the marina that's for sale and she wants it. She tried to deal with them on a trade but they wouldn't work with her so if I would buy that Potter and repair it, she would trade me even up for her Seaward. I told her I'd see what I could do. The Potter was only 4 years old and nicely equipped. It had only been sailed 5 times and then dis-masted. After that it was abandoned at the marina. It took a few months but I bought it and then a couple more months to repair it and it was all done for a very reasonable price. Then I turned right around and traded even up for the Seaward. We were supposed to swap titles in June but the Seaward title got hung up and didn't transfer till the following August so in the meantime, we slipped and sailed that Potter till the title finally cleared. It took over a year and a half but in August of 04, we took posssession of our new(to us) 1990 Seaward 24 but didn't get her into the water till May 27 the following Spring and the adventure began. http://bbs.trailersailor.com/forums/seawardarchives2/index.cgi?read=19818,Jay Was it worth all that?......... Hell yes!

Messages In This Thread

How did you buy or sell your Seaward? -- Scott, Seaward 23 -- 4/4/09 7:38a.m.

How I found mine -- Ernie Brown Sea Pearl, past Fox owner -- 4/4/09 7:50a.m.

My Seaward story with pictures and two com-pacs. -- Rahn Lawton, "Legato" (Suncat) and a Fox and 2 Hobie Adventure Islands -- 4/4/09 10:57a.m.

Dad's Seaward Story -- Matt - 1998 S25 - Olympia, WA -- 4/4/09 11:13a.m.

How 'we' found our S25 -- Dan Eggert - 1995 Seaward 25, Rosslyn Treasure, SE Michigan -- 4/4/09 12:18p.m.

If you have way too much free time, buy a motorcycle. -- Bud -- 4/5/09 4:44a.m.

I actually was going to buy a 2005 BMW. -- Rahn Lawton, "Legato" (Suncat) and a Fox and 2 Hobie Adventure Islands -- 4/5/09 9:50a.m.

Motorcycling is just like sailing... -- Dan Eggert - 1995 Seaward 25, Rosslyn Treasure, SE Michigan -- 4/5/09 1:21p.m.

Rahn, your comments don't bother me in the least. -- Bud -- 4/5/09 5:55p.m.

Yer lookin' good there Bud. -- Paul 1989 S23 "Half Moon", NJ -- 4/5/09 6:01p.m.

Good advice -- Matt ('90 S25 Caribbean Soul) -- 4/7/09 9:01a.m.

BMW, Seaward, Kids -- Bill J 1999 S-23 "Ringle" -- 4/6/09 2:12p.m.

Since we are sharing pics -- Scott, Seaward 23 -- 4/4/09 12:16p.m.

Never posted a pic before, so I hope this works. -- Scott, Seaward 23 -- 4/4/09 12:36p.m.

Wow-Nice 23, Scott! -- Rahn Lawton, "Legato" (Suncat) and a Fox and 2 Hobie Adventure Islands -- 4/4/09 12:41p.m.

Thanks Rahn, -- Scott, Seaward 23 -- 4/4/09 3:17p.m.

Sweet. -- Bud -- 4/5/09 4:50a.m.

Agreed,.. Very nice! -- Jay H, Sea Pearl 21, Seaward 24, Yankton SD -- 4/5/09 1:37p.m.

Good Looking 23, Scott -- Bill B, 1989 Arctic, "SAGA", former S-22 owner -- 4/6/09 5:04a.m.

 Well, here's our story   -- Jay H, Sea Pearl 21, Seaward 24, Yankton SD -- 4/4/09 11:30p.m.

Jay, couldn't you try to act more excited in that picture? -- Bud -- 4/5/09 4:47a.m.

Jay, I am looking at her waterline in that pic -- Paul 1989 S23 "Half Moon", NJ -- 4/5/09 5:16a.m.

My story -- Paul 1989 S23 "Half Moon", NJ -- 4/5/09 5:33a.m.

Waterline -- Jay H, Sea Pearl 21, Seaward 24, Yankton SD -- 4/5/09 1:23p.m.

Waterline under sail -- Jay H, Sea Pearl 21, Seaward 24, Yankton SD -- 4/5/09 1:58p.m.

I find just sitting all the way forward on the cockpit seats -- dave, 2002 S-23. "Bonnie Alice" -- 4/5/09 4:14p.m.

all the stories we could tell -- bayoubrez -- 4/5/09 3:50p.m.

Great story Jay -- Rodger 2002 S25 "SanDee" -- 4/5/09 9:18a.m.

Everyone knows our history, but here is Johnny and Linda's story -- Bud -- 4/5/09 4:50a.m.

That S24 on eBay...Johnny and Linda -- Dan Eggert - 1995 Seaward 25, Rosslyn Treasure, SE Michigan -- 4/5/09 8:06a.m.

wanted smaller boat, something similar in size to Suncat -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 4/5/09 5:43a.m.

FYI, Starboard Yachts was the name of the company back then -- Matt ('90 S25 Caribbean Soul) -- 4/5/09 10:10a.m.

ah, cool! -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 4/5/09 5:05p.m.

Probably why they changed it! -- Matt ('90 S25 Caribbean Soul) -- 4/6/09 7:33a.m.

did your below the water line thru-hull -- dave, 2002 S-23. "Bonnie Alice" -- 4/5/09 4:26p.m.

it was laughable -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 4/5/09 5:04p.m.

wow - sounds like fortunate find before bad stuff happened -- dave, 2002 S-23. "Bonnie Alice" -- 4/5/09 5:53p.m.

yeah, took a few sails, saw water in the cabin floor -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 4/6/09 3:45a.m.

I bought my first Fox in '95. -- Steve Haines, Seaward Fox "BOB", FL panhandle -- 4/6/09 5:14a.m.

My Fox story. -- Pat 92 Fox -- 4/6/09 10:26a.m.

Seaward story -- Bill B, 1989 Arctic, "SAGA", former S-22 owner -- 4/6/09 6:23a.m.

Seaward 32' : Are they Sage at Sea -- Terry -- 6/4/09 4:53p.m.

I think it is safe for what it is designed for -- Jeff Johnson Seaward 22 Lake Norman -- 6/4/09 5:28p.m.

Safe or Not -- Terry -- 6/4/09 6:43p.m.

safe offshore? -- Dan -- 6/5/09 4:49a.m.

Not designed as a world cruiser -- Jeff Johnson Seaward 22 Lake Norman -- 6/5/09 7:32a.m.

bluewater boat -- dave -- 6/5/09 10:48a.m.

Someone sailed a Seaward 22 to Bermuda from Norfolk -- Jeff Johnson Seaward 22 Lake Norman -- 6/5/09 11:42a.m.

this local guy's boat was not a blue water boat but did OK -- dave, 2002. S-23 "Bonnie Alice" -- 6/6/09 3:23a.m.

Wow, quite a trip there -- Jay H, Sea Pearl 21, Seaward 24, Yankton SD -- 6/6/09 5:39a.m.

You can read this book online -- Rahn Lawton, "Legato" (Suncat) and a Fox and 2 Hobie Adventure Islands -- 6/12/09 2:18a.m.

That's a broad question... -- Paul 1989 S23 "Half Moon", NJ -- 6/5/09 8:35a.m.

seems most here made my point -- Dan -- 6/6/09 11:01a.m.

How I found the Slipper -- Jim, Slipper 17, Jane Air, Raleigh -- 6/5/09 7:47p.m.

How I got my Slipper -- Bruce Woods, Slipper 17 "Nimby," Raleigh -- 6/6/09 3:15p.m.

found mine on the web -- Anne Westlund, Raggedy Annie, Slipper 17 -- 6/7/09 1:49p.m.

How I found S-25 -- Al H. -- 6/12/09 6:06p.m.

Al, so good to see a post from you again. -- Bud -- 6/12/09 6:42p.m.

Forgot to ask Al. Do you ever hear anything from -- Bud -- 6/12/09 6:47p.m.

He had a post -- Rodger 2002 S25 "SanDee" -- 6/13/09 11:39a.m.

our seaward story -- s22 brian -- 10/30/10 7:11p.m.

Thanks for sharing and keeping the thread alive Brian -- Jay H, Yankton, SD -- 11/1/10 7:04a.m.

picture -- s22 brian -- 11/1/10 7:32p.m.

S22 Brian -- Slipper17 -- 11/2/10 12:18p.m.