Sea wytch 19

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Sea wytch 19

I know there are a few owners posting on here so I'm after a bit of info .Is there an owners club ?? Is this the correct spelling ?? What is the going rate for these fine craft .

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terry
 
Re: Sea Wych 19

Hi there.

I am, for my sins, one of the Technical Advisers to the Sea Wych Owners Association. See the link to our website below in my signature.

The review done by Sailing Today is on the website (Click the picture on the specifications page) if you are interested.

You could pick up one in need of some TLC for below below a grand I guess. Asking prices for a good one would exceed 3k. All but a very few of the later ones were home built from a kit so build quality can vary enormously.
 
Re: Sea wytch 19

Good Choice Clyst. I think you know that you are looking at one of the best "less than 20" footers. Your Profile gives a preference for wooden boats, but this old GRP classic will give you so much value for money.

Seen loads of pics from the outside I am sure. How about a nice little interior piccy?

Anyone think this is cosy?

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VicS said:
Hi there.

I am, for my sins, one of the Technical Advisers to the Sea Wych Owners Association. See the link to our website below in my signature.

The review done by Sailing Today is on the website (Click the picture on the specifications page) if you are interested.

You could pick up one in need of some TLC for below below a grand I guess. Asking prices for a good one would exceed 3k. All but a very few of the later ones were home built from a kit so build quality can vary enormously.
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I notice that the o/b engine suggested, for this & other similar sized boats, goes up to 8hp. Isn't this a bit overpowering & heavy for a 19'?
 
alant said:
I notice that the o/b engine suggested, for this & other similar sized boats, goes up to 8hp. Isn't this a bit overpowering & heavy for a 19'?
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Mine is an 6 hp Evinrude Yachtwin . It is adequately powerful, in fact the 5hp I had before it was sufficiently powerful.
The Yachtwin does of course have a high thrust prop.... big Mickey Mouse ear blades and a smaller pitch than standard

Depending upon the make you may well find that an 8hp is no heavier ( the 8hp version of mine is only heavier because it only came as an extra long shaft model)

Mine weighs 27.4 kg. at least it did when it was new.... 25 years later it seems to be a lot heavier.

4 hp, I think you will find, is not powerful enough.

I do remember a Sea Wych some years ago with a bigger ( 9.9 ?) Chrysler engine simply because the owner wanted electric starting.

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alant said:
I notice that the o/b engine suggested, for this & other similar sized boats, goes up to 8hp. Isn't this a bit overpowering & heavy for a 19'?
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I had a Mercury 8hp on mine weighing about 38kg. I had to compensate by keeping a bag of garden ballast in one of the starboard lockers to trim the boat. I never used the full revs.
I reckon a Tohatsu 6hp saildrive (25Kg) would be ideal.
 
planteater said:
I reckon a Tohatsu 6hp saildrive (25Kg) would be ideal.
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That's the one I have on my Leisure 17 and it pushes her along quite nicely at just over tickover but with plenty of power in reserve when needed (like being swept towards a moored fishing boat in Langstone Harbour - don't ask! :o). Also has a charging circuit to keep the battery topped up.:)
 
Also has a charging circuit to keep the battery topped up
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Dont rely on it unless you do an awful lot more motoring than you'd like to.

My Yachtwin has a battery charging output but I seldom run it fast enough or for long enough for it to be effective.

The 5 watt solar panel on the other hand keeps the battery topped up and since fitting it I have not had to take the battery home mid-season for charging.
 
VicS said:
Dont rely on it unless you do an awful lot more motoring than you'd like to.

My Yachtwin has a battery charging output but I seldom run it fast enough or for long enough for it to be effective.

The 5 watt solar panel on the other hand keeps the battery topped up and since fitting it I have not had to take the battery home mid-season for charging.
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Vic, the motor is (supposed) to give 5 amps output but I don't know at what speed this would be achieved at. The battery is only used for depth sounder & VHF at the moment. Out of interest what 5 watt solar panel to you have?
 
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Giblets said:
Vic, the motor is (supposed) to give 5 amps output but I don't know at what speed this would be achieved at. The battery is only used for depth sounder & VHF at the moment. Out of interest what 5 watt solar panel to you have?
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It'a Spectralite, semi flexible, bought from Seateach in Emsworth.

I would have fitted a 10 watt one if I'd had the space but the 5 watt one is big enough. This is the second one I have had ... the first was a ECS one bought from Cruisermart in Southend.

Main uses I suppose are the Autohelm and the cabin lights. I use the AH most of the time. There were not the LED alternatives for cabin lights last time I refitted the interior so I still have fluorescents. The VHF doesn't take much on standby and I can't remember when I last used it to transmit. The echosounder is only on when I want it and I am not usually out at night although the tricolour does now have a LED bulb in it. The anchor light is a hanging battery powered lantern.

The max output from the engine is supposed to be 4 amps but at the speeds I run it I don't think it often gets up to a high enough voltage to do much in the way of battery charging.
 
maxi77 said:
I had a forgen wind generator on our Wych and never had a flat battery. Carried a second battery for long trips
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Often though about a Forgen but they require a fair bit of wind to really get going ( but would have been very effective this year I think) and the capital outlay per watt is very high. They must be the most expensive of all options on that basis .

Always had a well charged battery since fitting the solar panel so not likely to be forking out for a wind turbine of any type.
 
VicS said:
Often though about a Forgen but they require a fair bit of wind to really get going ( but would have been very effective this year I think) and the capital outlay per watt is very high. They must be the most expensive of all options on that basis .

Always had a well charged battery since fitting the solar panel so not likely to be forking out for a wind turbine of any type.
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The boat came with the Forgen, I would have bought a solar panel myself but in the Forth we always had enough wind to keep the battery topped up. I agree if you are slashing the cash today solar is almost certainly the way to go
 
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