SeaWych - not Sadler

Can't remember adverts, but I can confirm that such existed, if that helps you at all. I can recall mooring adjacent to one in the mid-70's.

My recollection is that it was quite small, 17' or 19'? My impression was of a day boat and I was surprised to find that the elderly couple aboard were on an extended cruise. Certainly of ply construction - and I have an idea they were home-builds, from plans or kit, possibly stitch and glue like the Mirror. Not certain about being double-ended though, I have a vague memory of the old guy fishing over a transom.
 
19' bilge keeler. Hull and deck mouldings. finish it yourself. Keels were parallel - straight down (to clear the mould probably) and you filled them yourself.
Was looking, but bought a s/h corribee fin on a trailer for the same money (3K) Much better deal.
 
I was tempted by one.
They seem to have quite an active owners association and they love 'em.

The accommodation on them is very good in relation to their size.

Quirky but addictive i'd say sums the little things up. Kinda the Original Mini/Fiat 500 of boats.
 
As an ex Seawych owner they are excellent little yachts, not the greatest up wind but good solid boats. The designers name was Sadkler but had nothing to do with the company of that name. There is a very active association with lots of help and advice available.

If you can get one for a reasonable price well worth it.
 
electrosys said:
Does anyone remember adverts in yachting magazines around the 60's for a small yacht called 'The SeaWych', but not the Sadler boat of the same name ? I seem to remember that it had a characteristic curved tiller, might have been double-ended, and probably of ply construction.
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I had a Sea Wych as my first cruiser, a lovely little boat called Red Reminder and as others have said there was and may still be a very active class association.
It was 18' in GRP with straight bilge keels, most if not all were moulded in red and sailed suprisingly well with no real vices.
Ours was based at Maylandsea on the Blackwater and we spent most weekends on it for three years, we sailed up and down the East Coast from the Orwell to the Medway and often went to Pin Mill for the weekend which was quite a passage for us in a small boat like this.
We had a trailer for it and used it to bring the boat home at the end of the season, regular trailing I would not recomend, the original trailer had large wheels and this meant it needed deep water to launch or retrieve.
In fact it was possible to get the boat off or on the trailer by hand using a technique of two people pulling down on the bow and then chocking under the back end of the keels, then repeating the process at the stern until the trailer could be pushed under the front of the keel and the boat slid along the channels. It sounds hairy but was actually quite easy and straighforward. Three people could manage it easily.
I have very fond memories of this pocket cruiser, she served us well and we had many happy hours in her.
I do remember that we paid about £2k for her and sold her for much the same, I think that for many years they sold for about the same price.
 
Seawych

Got one, oddly at Maylandsea too. First 'proper' boat and we are deeply in love. Not sure if this is what the OP meant though, certainly not Plywood!

Fingers crossed for fair wind on Sunday!
 
As another very satisfied ex Sadler Seawych builder/owner, suggest you read the original post - it is not about "our" boat!
 
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