Rotting princess at Swanwick

[rich]

I made an offer on a CI 22, had sat for 6years, he accepted and I got to work on it, it came up great, turns out it is one of the best 22 s built, every thing laid up extra strong, a mermaid 200hp 600 hrs and all the nav gear I will ever need ����

 

[wizzer]

Well done, how did you manage to get her, and do you know the story behind her? Always seemed such a waste when I walked past her.

OK, you asked!
In May this year, I helped an owner take a Seaward 25 from Lymington to Crinan in Scotland (assisted delivery - it's one of my passions now that I'm retired from the RNLI), a total of 620 nautical miles. For most of the trip (6 days), we had 4 POB. I was so impressed with the Seaward 25 that I started to look seriously for one. I found "Morpheus" in Guernsey and went over to see her. She was the first 25 built and the, then, current owner had spent time & money bringing her up to standard. I bought "Morpheus" a couple of weeks later and returned to Guernsey to bring her back to the UK, which I did single handed; Guernsey to Brixham, then onward to Falmouth, where she is now on the Marina. I paid the VAT when due.
Later in the summer, we were in Sutton Marina aboard "Morpheus" when I saw "Prowler". I left a note for the owner, he contacted me, we talked. I went back to Plymouth by road to see "Prowler" out of the water. We agreed a price. I bought her and had her transported back to Hayle where she is now in refit.
So, I now have 2 Seaward 25s, "Morpheus" will be sold as and when the time suits me.
You did ask!

 

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You could have a sticker that says "My other boat is also a Seaward".

 

[benjenbav]

OK, you asked!
In May this year, I helped an owner take a Seaward 25 from Lymington to Crinan in Scotland (assisted delivery - it's one of my passions now that I'm retired from the RNLI), a total of 620 nautical miles. For most of the trip (6 days), we had 4 POB. I was so impressed with the Seaward 25 that I started to look seriously for one. I found "Morpheus" in Guernsey and went over to see her. She was the first 25 built and the, then, current owner had spent time & money bringing her up to standard. I bought "Morpheus" a couple of weeks later and returned to Guernsey to bring her back to the UK, which I did single handed; Guernsey to Brixham, then onward to Falmouth, where she is now on the Marina. I paid the VAT when due.
Later in the summer, we were in Sutton Marina aboard "Morpheus" when I saw "Prowler". I left a note for the owner, he contacted me, we talked. I went back to Plymouth by road to see "Prowler" out of the water. We agreed a price. I bought her and had her transported back to Hayle where she is now in refit.
So, I now have 2 Seaward 25s, "Morpheus" will be sold as and when the time suits me.
You did ask!

I've often admired the lines of the Seaward 25. Never been aboard one, but 'ex RNLI coxswain owns two concurrently' is not a bad recommendation. Morpheus looks first rate in that photo and I bet Prowler will be a gem when the refit is complete.

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

OK, you asked!
In May this year, I helped an owner take a Seaward 25 from Lymington to Crinan in Scotland (assisted delivery - it's one of my passions now that I'm retired from the RNLI), a total of 620 nautical miles. For most of the trip (6 days), we had 4 POB. I was so impressed with the Seaward 25 that I started to look seriously for one. I found "Morpheus" in Guernsey and went over to see her. She was the first 25 built and the, then, current owner had spent time & money bringing her up to standard. I bought "Morpheus" a couple of weeks later and returned to Guernsey to bring her back to the UK, which I did single handed; Guernsey to Brixham, then onward to Falmouth, where she is now on the Marina. I paid the VAT when due.
Later in the summer, we were in Sutton Marina aboard "Morpheus" when I saw "Prowler". I left a note for the owner, he contacted me, we talked. I went back to Plymouth by road to see "Prowler" out of the water. We agreed a price. I bought her and had her transported back to Hayle where she is now in refit.
So, I now have 2 Seaward 25s, "Morpheus" will be sold as and when the time suits me.
You did ask!

To paraphrase gjgm (yet again):

"Hey wizzer, why have you got two seawards?"

"Because I thought three was excessive!"

 

[Mr Googler]

Don't knock these people that let their boats go a bit. It gives the rest of us a chance to punch above our financial weight in the boating stakes!

 

[Seastoke]

Do fibreglass boats rot away !

 

[Bouba]

If old boats never die (unlike wooden boats of yore) then the pressure on parking spaces increases and as we know this is a finite resource. It's hard enough (and expensive enough) to find a berth, even as a visitor. Imagine if cars were never scrapped and they were just left parked, life would be intolerable.
Still I agree a dying boat is one of the saddest sights.