Contact us if you are interested in technical or pricing information for our SeaPiper 35. The owners (who did not know eachother) sent us a couple of nice pictures: We have had significant demand for a mid-cockpit bimini for SeaPiper. This is not unlike what is done these days in home bathtub showers. However, in the present age, cell phone communication on the water is very popular, as is WiFi. Idaho Our home base at that time was Westport, Connecticut; but upon our return, the furthest north we got was Marco Island, Florida. I thought an owners perspective would be useful. Sorry for the attack on your first post. Yachts many times the cost of SeaPiper are often not this well documented. The Seapiper design is, to my mind, one of the closest approximations to a true trawler-yacht, in the genre of Robert Beebes renown Passagemaker, that Ive seen. I've always liked it. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Posts: 113. With a length of 35ft and a substantial design displacement SeaPiper will allow you to comfortably and safely cruise. It was a different looking boat resembling a North Sea Trawler with a fore cabin for sleeping and center cockpit followed by Pilot house with a helm, dinette and galley. Completely new mast design and galley railing which allows very easy lowering of the mast. To counter this short fall I decided to install Starlink, Elon Musks satellite system with presently 2000 satellites in orbit with a total of 20,000 planned for the future. 32 Holland new build getting started soon. I've admired the design, and would admire it more if it had a more conventional house. Victoria The lightening does not usually hit the boat but rather it hits the power grid with the resulting transients translated into the boat through the boats power cord. 10 under construction right now, somewhere south of the Gobi Desert in China! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Get seven of our most popular stories by BradB last updated 11 months ago 30 Replies Davit System installed on #9 by Nine last updated 1 year ago 3 Replies Utah Upon studying both new and used boats I quickly found out that the boat I visualized didnt exist. If our posts do annoy you so, feel free to put us on ignore, but we will continue to post where we feel we have something to contribute. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Very interesting boat. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. It was designed by an incredibly talented young engineer from the Netherlands, Ritzo Muntinga, now native to San Diego. Hi Im curious about your Bristol 17 comments. But in the interim we were able to take trips to the Keys as well as the west coast of Florida. As I had mentioned previously, there is a significant amount of weight below the waterline in the Seakeeper. Maybe this will work, you can carry on a normal conversation at the helm without raising your voice. She contributes to Boats.com and YachtWorld.com, and also blogs regularly on her boat review site, TalkoftheDock.com. Additionally, there are sliding doors at each cockpit door plus access to the fore deck on either side of the fore cabin. So, who better to produce the Seapiper than MMG, where we build traditional performance cruising sailing yachts and Downeast-style cruising motor yachts using the latest FRP technology, including 100% infused layup and all acrylic-modified epoxy resins. I bought into the problem of speed: after all, I have spent 50 years happy to be able to go at six knots, exceedingly happy at seven knots, even ecstatic at eight knots and scared sh****ss at 10 knots. You can get it on your cell phone: and using your cell phone as a hot spot, you can receive WiFi anywhere you can receive cell phone signals. It was a remarkable experience; it truly stopped roll almost instantly. The wash down bib in the enclosed anchor compartment had been fresh water; I changed it to seawater. New scupper box design:We have changed the scupper configuration in the mid cockpit. That is, you only use it when you take a shower. The propane locker on KIWI is really not useable for anything but propane because it is a very wet locker. New South Wales I thought it was great, sure better than listening to you two know-it-alls drone about any topic that comes across this board, every post dripping with arrogance and "wherever you're going I've been and whatever you're doing, I've done". Kansas Top 10 Choices for Boaters, Beneteau Gran Turismo 35: Video Boat Review. SeaPiper 35 - Florida 6,087 views Sep 11, 2019 Short video of the boat running at around 7 knots 40 Dislike Share Save Seapiper - Modern Compact Trawler 361 subscribers Comments 3 Add a. Used 2018 SeaPiper 35 for sale with the beautiful name "Cahoots" is located in St. Petersburg (Florida, United States of America). In other words it provides good directional stability.. I have been corresponding with the company president Ritzo Muntinga for the past year . This new scupper system works very well and looks clean on the boat exterior and interior. If need be you can add appropriately sized storage bins on top of the lids as well. Northern Territory Looks interesting - not traditional downeast, but a west coast trawler. I need more beam! However this through hull lets water in from time to time, making for a very wet locker. More Info Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 > Last Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 > Last Previous Thread | Top | Next Thread In the end we have a nice and dry locker. South Australia Here are some hull photos of Hull #1 under construction from the News Blog section of the SeaPiper website. The following are a number of additions which we found to be most useful. It would happen at the most inconvenient time making it difficult to go below and remedy the problem. Saskatchewan Cool layout on it, would be a fun intercoastal cruiser for a couple. - Contact now! Only the cost of the 20+ year old boats came close to what I would spend, but they still did not meet my needs. Belowdecks layout change:The main difference is the layout below decks in the technical spaces. Zuzana Prochazka is a writer and photographer who freelances for a dozen boating magazines and websites. British Columbia Both boats have incorporated several design tweaks that will make SeaPiper even better. This will allow us to live off the grid and allow us to leave the boat unattended at its dock without the use of a line cord. I mounted one over the aft end of the navigation surface and the other over the aft end of the dinette. boats.com is part of the Boats Group Network. I am proud of my American Tug and will tell you all the wonderful strong points of my boat. New bow chocks and wider openings for bow lines to prevent chafe. I divided it in two sections: the aft section contains 200 ft of 5/16 chain and the forward section has 200 ft of 5/8 braided rode. Seapiper Production Moves Back to the U.S. SeaPiper with Seakeeper 2 Gyro Stabilizer. At the same time, getting the engine low in the hull improves stability and reduces rolling, and whats more, it frees up room above the engine for storage, work space, or accommodations. Also I added a conventional TV antenna and amplifier for local stations. This device and the dodger/bimini are probably the most important additions I made to the boat. In addition it was important to have a boat that was seaworthy, that could be taken off shore and that would behave in a respectable manner in a seaway. She turns on a proverbial dime! We discovered Induction Cooking. Having this bimini frame factory-installed, without canvas covering, allows SeaPiper owners to have their local canvas shop finalize the setup to their own specifications and needs. The stock antenna is a rectangular flat dish on a tripod. One thing I found lacking in the boat was a bookcase to hold cruising books, instruction manuals and various reading material. Kentucky When you use the boat for an extended period you find there are spaces you occupy at night that needs improved lighting. Anyone running a pr of Garmin GT51UHD thru hulls with faring blocks thru Garmin xvs' chartploteer/sonar units ?? Basically, what I wanted was the economy of a sailboat under power with respectable range on a tank of fuel. In the not-too-distant future, seeing a SeaPiper cruise by could be a common Pacific Northwest sight. Anyway, it's great to see a company coming up with an innovative design based on an efficient hull form. Another commonsense feature not seen on most new boats these days is the flat bottom section of the hull to allow easy gunkholing. Arkansas To clarify the price $195,000 and buy Discussion in 'Powerboats' started by missinginaction, Sep 22, 2019. The stock dish is driven by a servo system which aligns the dish to the satellites to optimize the signal strength. Newfoundland Saying its a shortcoming is a bit severe since the cockpit is one of the liveable features of the design. Plus ,it was incredibly well priced. The operation of the Garmin that I had before I found not to be intuitive in operation. Therefore, it behooves us to do all we can to extend the range of reception of our cell phone signal; and if you like Netflix or other streaming services, you want to expand your data usage and rate. Her carefully designed underbody, overall dimensions, low center of gravity and relatively high weight are all important factors in this. While this is on the conservative side for a 35' yacht, the manufacturer touts a cruising speed of 7 to 9 knots, with a top speed of around 10 knots. I have been sailing for 50 years as far north as Maine, as far east as Bermuda, as far south as Venezuela. New Hampshire You just have to pick your days to travel. Vibration hardly noticeable; sound I think is quite low but that is subjective. It's the Friday before a long weekend and IT'S. I settled on acrylic since it seemed less invasive because of its transparency and would thus compliment the dominance of finished wooden interior. New Jersey To make this happen we have completely retooled the boat: we built brand new hull and superstructure production molds and also completely new interior molds. They never should have disclosed what they sold Hull #1 for though. SeaPiper 35 SeaPiper Forum SeaPiper 35 Forum Topics Posts Activity SeaPiper General Discussion Anything related to the SeaPiper 35 15 94 2 months ago Technical / Driveline / Systems Technical discussions go here 6 12 1 year, 3 months ago How do I. While we are on the subject, V-berths suck. The anchor I chose was a Rocna 25 (55 lb) which is about the largest that could be put up there. Oregon California Alaska The stabilizer essentially makes the SeaPiper 35 feel like a much larger cruising boat. I chose to replace the standard 125 A alternator/regulator with a 360A alternator made by American Power Systems. I am using their R/V version. Quality control is of the utmost importance. Me-thinks people have been cooped up too much. Tennessee Alternatively, you can use a more standard canvas covering, and you can even make it removable or create a large, zippered opening in the center. However, I didnt realize I would miss the water and cruising life as much as I did. Hawaii In the meantime, we have started on SeaPipers #6, #7, #8 and #9. SeaPiper states that they are building the first five hulls (which are already sold), have hulls 6 through 10 spoken for, and are taking more requests now. Maryland You must log in or register to reply here. Its no surprise really, since oftentimes, thats when they become affordable for most of us. a month straight to your inbox! One of the SeaPiper owners based in south Florida designed a bimini/dodger that offers great flexibility. Connecticut We are now at the point where our production rate is greatly increased and we can offer SeaPiper builds with much shorter lead times. Over the past months, we have been building SeaPipers at a consistent but also fairly slow pace, while in the background we worked on increasing production capacity for SeaPiper going forward. Shes a natural choice for retiring long-time sailors who want to work less and enjoy their time on the water more. 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