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Originally Posted by lyl
Your boat is a great boat. Could I ask how much you paid for her? And what are your thoughts so far?
Thanks.
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Delivered to
Miami, duty paid, but excluding
Texas sales tax, about $440k. This is our second
Seawind - we owned a 2002
Seawind 1000 from 2006 to 2018. The 1160 Lite is basically the 1000 on steroids. We did want a light boat, knowing what weight does to performance. We didn't want
diesel engines,
generator, and a bunch of wood interior (which you can still get on the Deluxe). Twin 25 hp Yamaha HT outboards, 840 watts
solar,
propane system, Spectra DC
watermaker, refrig and separate
freezer, a
single large
head with separate glass
shower stall, albeit we also have full boat air con for marina or
Honda 2200. We are racers by background, and like how well the boat
sails - given that it's not stripped out amenities. We have
racing sails - Dimension Polyant Lite Skin GPL (carbon), and an oversized square top main, and a sprit and
asymmetric for downwind. The larger main means we reef a bit earlier than a stock boat, but we are also sailing nicely in 8 knots of
wind instead of motoring. Overall very happy with the boat. It's fun to day sail, very maneuverable on and off the
dock with the twin engines, but also was very comfortable for the four months we had her in the
Bahamas.
Although there is no real wood, Seawind used a vinyl sheet that looks like wood. I like it because you can wipe everything down with water, it doesn't nick like wood, nor have to be varnished. I also understand it's not for everyone. Here are some pics of the interior.
And of course the thing that really sets Seawind apart is the tri-fold door that stores in the ceiling of the hard top, and yields a continuous
saloon thru
cockpit open area when sailing and at
anchor.