With much regret I am having to prepare my Seal 28, Analie, for sale. Deteriorating health means I can no longer sail with confidence.
The Seal 28 is a very sturdy motor-sailor, particularly good in heavy weather, easy and forgiving to sail. The hand-cranked lifting keel makes it very easy to get out of trouble in uncertain waters, thus it is an ideal boat for a novice. Layout consists of a double cabin at the bow, head, with wash-hand basin, main cabin, sleeping two, cooker and sink, cockpit, and aft cabin with further sleeping for two or considerable storage space. This Seal 28 will not remain upright when taking the ground, but Analie has a substantial pair of professionally made yacht legs which can be deployed in minutes to allow her to dry out remaining perfectly upright and very stable on a variety of surfaces. Analie also has a custom-built, transom-hung daggerboard rudder operated by a wheel.
The original engine was replaced about twelve years ago with a 20 HP Yanmar, at which point the prop shaft was also replaced and the boat fitted with a feathering MaxProp propeller. The mainsail uses two-point single line reefing; the headsail is on a roller reef. There is also a cruising chute and spinnaker pole. There is a diesel heater although I generally do not use this and have removed some of the trunking. Water is accessed from an 80-litre tank. The taps in the kitchen and head are operated by an electric pump. There is also a plastic 10 litre drinking water can feeding a hand-pumped tap.
Other accessories include:
Garmin GPSmap 182C with repeater in the cockpit
Nexus NS2000 digital radio
ICOM IC-M31 hand-held VHS radio
Raymarine Autohelm
NASA depth meter
TicTac masthead anemometer and wind direction indicator – currently not working – may be just jammed with bird droppings or may need replacing
Fairly new two-burner Dometic gas cooker, professionally installed
Avon 4-man inflatable with oars and outboard motor fitting
Yamaha 2.3 HP 4-stroke outboard motor
Anchor winch
Two anchors
Toe-rail ladder
Frame for a spray-hood
Fenders, warps, inflatable radar reflector, 7x50 binoculars, and numerous sheaves of different sizes.
The boat is currently ashore at Bradwell Marina, Essex, and being worked on to replace the lifting strops on the dagger-board keel.