Hi Brian,
brian johnson wrote
This doesn't look like a Moores boat to me. The sail number and general appearance of the boat points towards a Reedcraft boat from the early 1970s.
I agree! Included in that "general appearance" are the cockpit lockers, lack on Moore's style jib winches, lack of down-turn at the forward end of the cockpit guard rails and mast and boom, which look like SSS spars to me.
I frequently see brokers adverts for SeaHawks that claim Moores was the builder, when an experienced person will see that the example in question isn't. I think there must be a marine equivalent of Glass's Guide out there which doesn't mention Reedcraft.
The advertiser's
other post opens the possibility that it is hoped that the seller will have a trailer available by the time of a sale.
It's always been a disappointment to me that SeaHawks don't fetch the same kind of money as a Swift 18, a boat I was keen on when I bought my SeaHawk, but now reckon would have been a poor purchase for me, a Broads sailor. The SeaHawk's old fashioned rig and easy lifting keel are so much better for shallow waters and narrow river work.
As to value, so much does depend presentation (it's harder to justify knocking down the price if you could be "proud to sail" rather than having a seller who claims she is "ready to sail") and whether you find a local buyer (Many are put off by having the tow a boat a long way on an elderly untested trailer). Being in a popular sailing area, especially where the boat is already popular, can help raise value enormously too.
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