seal 22 yacht review

The Seal 22 is a 21.75ft fractional sloop designed by Angus Primrose and built in fiberglass by John Baker Ltd. since 1968.

The Seal 22 is a light sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat.

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The PSSA is the class association for Parker and Seal lift keel yachts and other types of shallow draft yachts. As an active, friendly club with almost 350 members, it organises rallies, social events and an annual race around the Isle of Wight. Seals and Parkers are British-built yachts, ranging in length from 21' to 33', mostly with lifting keels. They started with the Seal 22 in 1970, built by John Baker, and followed by the Seal 28 and Super Seal 26. In 1981, Bill Parker took over the range and added the Parker 21, Parker 27 and Parker 31. These then evolved into a high-quality range of cruiser-racers built by Parker Lift-Keel Yachts - the trailable Parker 235, the Parker 285 and the Parker 335. In 2009, Parker Lift-Keel yachts ceased trading.

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 1972 Baker Seal 22

General Specification

Construction.

• GRP construction
• Designed by Angus Primrose
• Built by John Baker Ltd, Devon
• Extended coachroof version
• Lifting iron keel
• Last surveyed 2002
• Last ashore 2008 (3 coats of epoxy primer and 5 coats of Blakes hard racing antifoul applied)

Mechanical & Electrical

• 6hp two stroke Mariner outboard (not the outboard shown in photos)
• Outboard recently serviced (little used and only now on 2nd impeller)
• Currently no battery on board or included in sale
• Tiller steering
• Spare long tiller

Rigging & Sails

• Bermudan Sloop rig
• Tabernacle stepped mast with A-frame for mast lowering/raising
• 3 x winches
• Recent slab reefing mainsail
• Recent hank on jib
• Asymmetric spinnaker
• 4 x other genoas/jibs

Accommodation

• 2 cabin layout
• 4 berths in main cabin including two quarter berths
• Gas stove (2 burners)
• Chemical toilet in forecabin
• Original Baby Blake sea toilet (not fitted/removed from boat)
• Berth cushions (2009)

Navigation Equipment

• Nasa log/speed/depth
• Nasa video navtex
• Mini Seacourse Seafarer Range autopilot (not used by current owner)
• Navigation lights

Safety Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate (expires April 2013)
• 2 x buoyancy aids
• Horseshoe life buoy
• Fire extinguisher (not guaranteed in date)

Deck Equipment

• Pushpit and pulpit
• Various warps
• Various fenders
• Anchor with chain
• Teak cockpit grate

Other Equipment

• 10ft rigid GRP dinghy with oars and spare rowlocks

This Seal 22 was purchased by her current owner three years ago and is now sadly for sale due to unforeseen circumstances. Her cabin is surprisingly spacious and the accommodation could be rearranged in order to enable one or two small children’s berths to be created in the forecabin. The Seal 22 is an ideal boat for a young family looking to start sailing and this example offers some scope for improvement cosmetically. A twin axle, braked, RM road trailer may be available by separate negotiation or, if the purchaser does not require the trailer, the vendor has stated that he may be willing to transport the boat to her new home at a reasonable cost. Alternatively, the boat’s current mooring on the northern Broads may be available to the purchaser until Easter 2011 subject to agreement from the mooring owner. Currently lying afloat

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Boat Profile

A Norse spirit in modern wood construction

From Issue   Small Boats Annual 2010

B ig enough to cruise in…small enough to trailer…” The world of boats abounds in designers’ earnest efforts to meet this Catch-22 challenge; a quest in which accommodations, size, weight, seaworthiness, and looks are more often than not mutually exclusive. Some designers produce marvels of ergonomics; some, triumphs of efficient construction. Rarely do they succeed on all counts, though. Then came Grey Seal.

Twenty-five years or so back in the mists, Iain Oughtred sojourned at WoodenBoat, and during his tenure as designer-in-residence he was challenged to develop a cruising boat for the home builder. He delved into the centuries of European traditional boats he had filed away in his well-traveled mind and soon latched onto a Norse-style hull, as it was roomy, “floaty” (seaworthy), and could be built in ubiquitous plywood. While in his mind he was working up a sort of double-ended Folkboat, the resulting Grey Seal design hearkens strongly to a smallish “spidsgatter.” These haunting Danish craft had their genesis as 19th-century rough-water fishing boats and, in the first decades of the 20th century, evolved into cruising boats and eventually into several racing classes of varied sizes (see WB No. 78). The practical result of Oughtred’s blended genetic and acquired memories is a robust, shapely, seagoing sailboat that lives within reason on its own trailer.

Grey Seal is noteworthy for combining grace, strength, space, and performance. The construction is glued lapstrake plywood (1⁄2″ planking) with deep though widely spaced laminated frames that make for a seemingly bulletproof hull. By “bulletproof” I mean that Oughtred made Grey Seal’s hull sufficiently rugged to carry a 1,200-lb lead keel, stand up to a large rig in a hard chance, and also hold up well under the indignities of trailering. Key to her seaworthiness and livability is that while double-ended, she carries her beam well aft to a magnificently shaped, very full stern, a tell-tale of this talented designer’s eye. He includes many options in his detailed plans (12 sheets!), offering both keel and keel/centerboard versions, marconi or gunter rigs, and a wide variety of interior arrangements. While intended for the home builder, this is serious boatbuilding, full of big, heavy, curvy things—and not for the faint of heart. WATERDOG, featured here, was built by Craig Hohm, a talented and dedicated amateur.

Grey Seal is a comfortable pocket cruiser. Her double-ended shape, strong sheer, and lapstrake planking hearken to her Scandinavian influence. Glued lapstrake construction makes her accessible to the home builder.

Upon completion of a Fundamentals of Boatbuilding course at WoodenBoat School, Craig built a traditional Catspaw Dinghy, which remains a happy family member. Craig and his wife, Sue, were then tempted by the idea of a trailerable cruiser. Pull out your atlas and put your finger on their Penn Yan, New York, home. Now trace a circle of a one-day’s-drive radius…you can imagine their inspiration within the wide world of cruising waters in range of a week’s vacation. As they researched the possible designs then available, Grey Seal rose quickly and definitively to the top for one simple reason: To them, she was the most attractive boat of the lot.

In retrospect (always the safest viewpoint for a boat- builder), Craig had the skills, space, budget—and the moxie—to pull off what turned out to be a five-year project. He and I are in agreement that boatbuilding skills are but half of the personal resources needed to complete a project of this scope. The remaining portion is composed of some combination of patience and resourcefulness. In other words, managing the project is as important as carpentry skill. This builder knew when he needed help, and sought guidance not only from the designer, but also from cadre of third-party gurus. Moray McPhail at Classic Marine in the United Kingdom provided invaluable assistance in specifying and supplying the rigging, including designing and fabricating tricky custom pieces like the tabernacle. Douglas Fowler, of Ithaca, New York, put his subtle skills to work building sails for the sophisticated gunter rig. Triad Trailers in New Milford, Connecticut, collaborated on a custom trailer designed not only to fit the hull but also to ease the challenges of launch, recovery, and storage. Craig also availed himself of the advice and assistance of professional boatbuilders, picking their brains at local and regional shows when deciding on procedures and products.

Six years of sailing WATERDOG have confirmed for Craig and Sue that their choice of design and concept of the boat’s use were good calls. Having the best of both worlds, the boat spends the sailing season in a slip at a Keuka Lake marina just minutes from their home, a swan among the carpeted party barge toads. The Hohms can be underway for an impulsive sunset cruise in moments or, with just a couple of hours of prep and rigging, WATERDOG can be secure on her trailer and ready for a vacation cruise. Adventures to date include cruising Lake Champlain, the Thousand Islands, Lake Ontario, and the North Channel.

House sides flow forward, past the cabin. Looking aft, the coaming also flows beyond its border.These exten- sions provide good toeholds, and their varnished surfaces lead the eye to a thoughtful interplay between painted surfaces, which contribute to WATERDOG’s stunning profile. A bright toerail completes the picture.

The tow package, which approaches 6,000 lbs, pulls readily behind a standard-sized, four-wheel-drive pick-up. A V-8, yes, but certainly not a monster truck, and well within reason as an everyday vehicle in the North Country. While trailer brakes are standard with a rig of this size, other keys to the rig’s success are the load- distribution bars which spread the tongue weight more evenly among front and rear wheels of the tow vehicle. This boat, its trailer, and a mildly oversized door in one bay of the Hohms’ garage allow WATERDOG to “hibernate” between seasons.

My singular impression of Grey Seal in the flesh is of a serious small ship. This vessel is a fully realized, full-featured cruising boat with adult-sized components carried on a small hull. She somehow manages to be robust yet graceful, and compact without looking “cute.” She is stoutly rigged without seeming overburdened. Hardware and rigging are sized and laid out for seaworthiness without looking too “epic,” one of Moray MacPhail’s particular fears. Her accommodations are spartan but functional. The Hohms have two individual berths that serve for seating and sleeping, each one fitted with a lee-side catch-all; a simple galley with a critically important gimbaled stove; and a full-sized marine head, installed without space-hogging partitions. Their choices make for open, weather-tight, and homey living for two.

The cockpit is an important domestic space on a boat of this size, doing double duty as the saloon. WATER- DOG’s custom “chuck wagon” awning encourages use of this space during wet and—as important—hot and sunny weather. While up to four adults could spend a comfortable day aboard, the boat is best thought of as a cruiser for only two, who will find her comfortable for serious, shall we say, medium-term cruising.

WATERDOG offers a “cozy” sleeping space for two and a basic galley at the companionway. The gimbaled propane single burner attached to the stan- chion between berths makes getting the morning coffee an easier reach for the bleary-eyed.

Craig chose to include a two-cylinder 10-hp diesel that turned out to be a bit of a squeeze. (Oughtred’s drawings provide only the merest indication of engine details.) Consequently, WATERDOG’s mechanicals took a full year to spec, lay out, and install. With that struggle now behind, the reliable, amply sized auxiliary not only extends the Hohms’ cruising range and their ability to meet a schedule, but provides some peace of mind should conditions get dicey.

Some final thoughts about the options included in the design and the choices made for WATERDOG: Craig and Sue have found little or no difference in the boat’s sailing ability with the board up or down, so I’d be tempted to simplify construction and build the keel version which, being only slightly deeper, really wouldn’t make much difference in trailering or in cruising.

The rig options don’t really seem an option to me. The gunter rig is so much more attractive that, in my opinion, the marconi drawing should be discarded! Besides its good looks, the gunter rig’s shorter mast has less windage at anchor and is easier to step and unstep.

The Grey Seal design probably marks the upper limit of the “Small Boats” concept. Even a patient home builder will spend a considerable amount of capital to realize this dream, and having one professionally built will up the ante, big-time. She may well be worth it, though, for this superb vessel is as lovely and as capable as anything I could ever imagine. She captures the Norse spirit—but in an eminently accessible form.

Grey Seal’s lines promise a hearty, buoyant, and able boat. That hint of hollow aft in her waterlines contrib- utes to the lightness in the look of her stern.

This Boat Profile was published in Small Boats 2010 — plans are available from The WoodenBoat Store .

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A real pleasure just to see the pictures of Grey Seal. She looks like a very seaworthy, stable, and trusting little gem. To have built her must be a rewarding experience and to be able to sail and enjoy her the nth reward. May you have her for many years to come.

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Super Seal 26 – Video and review

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Graham Reed takes Dick Durham on an inland sea cruise from ancient Wareham through Poole Harbour

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What’s she like to sail? It’s a bit like sailing a flat iron, although she is tenderish and quick to dip over. Being tiller steered with an extension she has a dinghy-like feel. Her mainsheet is anchored in the centre of the cockpit sole with a four-part block system attached to a stainless steel horse over the companionway. All setting sail and trimming can be handled from helm. You raise the centreboard as you would in a dinghy. There’s a limit to her performance in shallows as the rudder has to lift up eventually, and when the blade becomes as long as the tiller the helm gets heavy. Graham carries a spare tiller in case his original breaks, being mindful of a Parker 27 that broke her rudder when there was too much leverage for the conditions. The Super Seal 26 is a 7/8 fractional sloop rig on a deck stepped, single-spreader mast with the cap shroud ending at the top of the forestay with an adjustable backstay. ‘I’ve never felt unsafe except in a short, sharp steep sea when she takes off from a wave and slams,’ said Graham.   What’s she like in port and at anchor? The beauty of this boat is that when the going gets tough you can beach her – and that’s exactly what Graham does if he has to. ‘If heavy weather sets in I can take her into the shallows, where there is precious little sea, and dry her out. I did just that in Tresco and Bryher when I was  cruising the Isles of Scilly – while other boats were bouncing like mad on their moorings.’ When he sailed into Carteret a crewman said: ‘The chart says it’s grass in there.’ To which Graham replied: ‘That’s fine, she’ll sail on grass.’ The accommodation is tight and would only suit a family while the children are young, before they demand their own space. Some sailors, no doubt, will find her claustrophobic.  She has no dedicated space for navigation, so preparation is the key for passage planning. It pays the offshore sailor of the Super Seal 26 to lay charts out at home or in the pub and draw off course lines before setting sail. Would she suit you and your crew? Because of her shallow draught she can be moored on the cheaper swinging moorings of any harbour and therefore save cash. A better colour for the decks would be duck egg blue, as I found the glare from white decks too much to handle. Following a collision with a speedboat that rammed the stern of a Sadler 25 Graham was sailing, he realised how easy it would have been for her to sink. So in his Super Seal 26 he has built a water-tight bulkhead 18 inches from the transom. ‘It will give me a bit more time to beach her should disaster strike.’ A sensible option. Pity Graham wasn’t there when the boat was being drawn. Original Super Seal 26s are fitted with a 9.9hp outboard on rails so it can be lifted out of the water when sailing. A fairing plug was then fitted in the hole to smooth the water flow. ‘After about 20 years the engine had become a nuisance,’ says Graham. ‘It was, noisy in the cockpit and choked itself to death if left running while not moving. It would need a minimum 15 gallons of petrol to motor across the Channel. On the plus side, if you ever got something wrapped around the prop you could simply pull it up, clear the prop and be on your way again in minutes! ‘I have sailed 26,000 miles in this little boat in 25 years and – on the whole – it’s been good fun,’ says a delighted Graham.

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Hi, does anyone have any experience with the Seal 28? What I would like to know is are they a good choice for a beginner wanting to sail single handed? Do they have good sea worthy abilities? Do they have good accommodation? And, of course, do they have any known problems? Thanks.  

sailaboutvic

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You be better to post this else where , maybe in PBO  

OK sorry.  

I did not have one but a member of our club had one following other boats , could not wait to get rid of it. Not for the beginner he always needed it well crewed.  

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I have had one for many years - and I sail it single - handed but I would say they are not the boat for a beginner. You need to be on top of it at all times. Good points - sail well and very stiff. Nice down below. Nice looking boat. Lifting keel and rudder blade give access to shallow water and drying moorings. Bad points - rudder is not very effective so you need to know when to reef down. Not directionally stable. Lift keel and rudder blade mechanisms require much maintenance. Roll at anchor.  

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cid said: I did not have one but a member of our club had one following other boats , could not wait to get rid of it. Not for the beginner he always needed it well crewed. Click to expand...

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