Seafarer 19'
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peteK
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Sorry to be negative but wouldnt bother too far gone.
Catalina36
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I'm not sure what you've bought. The white one in the photo isn't a sailing boat, the orange one behind it is. We could be starting a long way back in this conversation.
Blake1993
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What would make you say it isnt a sailboat? Out of curiosity?
I've got to trace it back somehow, it was a salvage boat, came with mast etc.
I'm new to this, so by all means tell me all you know,
I restore cars,trains,planes lol not boats.
What would make you say it isnt a sailboat? Out of curiosity?
I've got to trace it back somehow, it was a salvage boat, came with mast etc.
I'm new to this, so by all means tell me all you know,
I restore cars,trains,planes lol not boats.
VicS
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If it has a mast and sails then its a sail boat
You know what they say. " If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck it probably is duck"
Keels will make it very unhandy as a motor boat and if you remove them you will probably have to add some ballast internally
Catalina36
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I'm not sure if this is a wind up. The white boat in the foreground is a motor boat with a V hull. If it came with a mast you might like to indicate where it was fixed and how it was held aloft. Did it come with a keel too? How about a rudder?
graham
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Looks like a Seafarer 18 centerplate yacht designed by Alan Buchanan.
It could be restored but the cost would be 3 times more than it will ever be worth.
It could be restored but the cost would be 3 times more than it will ever be worth.
Blake1993
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Do you think??? I dont know if I'm honest,
Any advice on what it is would be great,
And to be honest it's not being restored to make money, its just a hobby I have, but 1st time with a boat
Blake1993
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No it's not a wind up,
It has a keel, but no rudder assuming it was broken or what ever
VicS
Well-Known Member
You cant see the hull
What you can see looks just like the back of a small single chine plywood hull which could easily be a sailboat hull........ I'd say the rudder pintle is a clue that it was a sailing boat
The mast is in the picture too
prv
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Going by the one small photo, if the hull is fibreglass then it’s an extensive rebuild project that will cost more in materials alone than buying a tatty but basically seaworthy boat - but some people might get satisfaction from.
If the hull is plywood then it’s a heap of inconveniently-located firewood.
Pete
If the hull is plywood then it’s a heap of inconveniently-located firewood.
Pete
Blake1993
New Member
was
So by what I know (very little) is its about 17ft grp hull (no damage or blister) with timber top sides, has a keel buy no rudder, the mast is in the picture, photo looks worse than it is it's just the cockpit and cabin that's rot, like I said previously I'm not trying to restore to make money, I restore as a hobby, I am thankful for your advise though, in a fish out of water here
graham
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Does it have an iron keel bolted to the bottom about 9inches deep with slot in it for the hingeing centerplate?
If so it's defo a Seafarer 18.I owned one some years ago.They sail quite well would make an ok ish motorboat with an 8 or 10 hP outboard on the back but yachts and mobos are designed differently it would never be a proper motor boat.
PeterV
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You can see the centre plate winch!
