Posted by brian johnson on
URL: https://forum.seahawk17.org.uk/Dawn-Everest-tp4025235p4025236.html

Hello Dawn and welcome to the forum :)

As you probably know, the Pedro is basically a Seahawk hull with no drop keel and a smaller rig. I have sailed one and can only say that they are not a patch on the original Seahawk - they are slow, make a lot of leeway and don't sail well to windward.  

You will find it really hard (if not impossible)  to get the parts you need without buying a donor Pedro. My advice is to walk away and find a cheap but complete Seahawk with a working keel.  Mine cost me £550 with a proper galvanised trailer.  I had to sort the keel, buy an outboard (Yamaha 4hp - the perfect engine) and get Jeckells to make me a new mainsail.  That lot cost me around £1500, but I now have a really great boat with a good trailer.  I have had the boat for around 10 years now and I'm still impressed by how well she sails!  My bigger boat is a 23' Westerly and the Seahawk outsails her!  

I have seen some decent Seahawks for sale recently for around £800 complete with trailers - well worth the investment, rather than shell out lots of money on getting a Pedro hull back sailing.  

Good luck finding the right boat!

Brian