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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 | all the stories we could tell Posted By: bayoubrez Date: 4/5/09 3:50p.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: Jay, I am looking at her waterline in that pic (Paul 1989 S23 "Half Moon", NJ) pardon if I butt in on the 2ft itiss stories. as a wanabbe S25 owner and the longest dry run without a sailboat in my adult life I share my story. some 30 yrs ago I bought my first sailboat, a Prindle 16 cataman. the only thing I knew about sailing was that as a kid I always wanted to. a couple monthes later with the help of a sailing book, I taught myself to sail in the Destin Pass. the worst place in the area because of the boat traffic but, at the time I didnt know any better. fast forward 10 years and couple kids and it's time for a small cabin crusier. an old used Precision 18 was to be had to a mere $3200, sold the Prindle for $1800 and only $1400 in. great little family crusier for the Florida Panhandle. load the family up sail over to Santa Rosa Island and camp out. fast forward another 10 yrs more or less, bam! divoice, sell everything, split the sheets, and divide up! the next summer knowing that one of the main things that the kids and I loved doing together was sailing, I (still broke from the divoice) found an old Venture 24 for $1200. well, I found the lady whom I am presently married to (wonderful lass) and introduced her to sailing on the ole V24. lucky for me, she come to love me as much as she came to love sailing! turn the page forward a few more years and April and I purchase a Catalina 25. lots of great memories on the C25. time moves on and we move up to Catalina 30. I honestly believe the C30 is the best boat for the money, that can be had. before I get toooooooo many different opinions on that, let me emphasise "for the money"! anyway, Hurricane Ivan took my C30 and now I am looking for the Seaward 25 because of the draft. as stated before the bayou I just built my home on is waaaaaaaaaaay to shallow for a C30. so, if I want to (which I do!) step out my back door and get on my boat. she is goin have to draw 2ft or less.............so the moral to this extra long BSer story is: as time changes, so does your ideal boat! Dan

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.