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INTRODUCTION
The Seaward 35 is a design based
on the well-proven Nelson 35 pilot boat hull. Seaward commissioned
the Nelson's designer TT Boat Designs to create a completely new
superstructure layout that would enable the interior of the hull
to be utilised for the needs of the cruising yachtsman. The end
result is a vessel that not only provides sleeping accommodation
for up to six persons but also is amazingly easy to manoeuvre
and moor up when there are only two persons on board.
After testing the Seaward 35 in overfalls off Guernsey, the Motorboats
Monthly boat test confirmed the seakeeping qualities when they
wrote: 'The sea conditions through which we pushed the Seaward
35 would have forced most other boats of a similar size, and indeed
many larger craft, down to a crawl. Worse, their occupants would
have been turning green with seasickness or white with fright.
For us these are perfect test conditions. Perfect that is if you
are in a boat built for the job'.
This specification describes the standard
layout and items of standard equipment for these two new versions
of the craft. The main difference between the two new versions
is that the 'Cockpit' version (Drawing 3719) has a single helm
position inside, whereas the 'Aft Deck' version (Drawing 3718)
has dual control with helm positions both inside and outside.
As with all Seaward boats these vessels are also available custom
built with other layout possibilities and different equipment
fitted according to the owners wishes, within the design limitation
of the craft.
INTERIOR LAYOUT
The standard interior layouts are shown on the enclosed drawings
(these show some items that are on the optional extras list) and
includes the following: -
CHAIN LOCKER
A watertight bulkhead in the
forward section of the craft forms the chain locker. Access is
through a Bomar watertight deck hatch in the bulkhead. A light
is fitted inside the locker to enable viewing inside without the
need to open the hatch. The switch for the chain locker light
is located in the forward cabin.
FORWARD CABIN
The forward cabin (or owner's
cabin) is designed with a pair of V berths fitted with a pair
of fully sprung mattresses. The layout includes a hanging locker
to starboard, two tilt type stowage lockers on the inboard side
of the berths, a built in stowage locker at the head of the port
berth and lockers to port and starboard outboard above the berths.
Ventilation is by way of a pair of opening port lights and a Bomar hatch on the coach roof. The cabin sole is in teak and holly ply deck. Three overhead lights and two bulkhead reading lights are provided.
Access to the forward cabin is through a passageway between the shower room and toilet. The doors are fitted in such a way that they are dual purpose with latches to hold them open as well as closed. With both doors latched in the open position the forward cabin is completely separated from the dinette area each with separate access to the toilet and shower.
SHOWER/WASH ROOM
The standard arrangement provides
a dedicated shower/wash room to port. The fittings include an
Avonite worktop, wash basin with single lever combined shower
mixer tap. The space above the worktop outboard is used to form
a locker. A hinge up teak slatted shower seat is fitted on the
forward bulkhead. The shower tray drains into a sump box fitted
with an automatic pump with overboard discharge. Ventilation is
by way of an opening port light and a tannoy vent in the deckhead.
TOILET
The toilet compartment is to
starboard and includes a hand basin with hot and cold water supply
via a single lever tap set in an Avonite worktop. A locker is
fitted outboard. The standard manual pump toilet arrangement comes
with inlet and outlet seacocks. Ventilation is by way of an opening
port light and a tannoy vent in the deckhead.
There are various other toilet options available including: holding tank system, electric pump toilet and electric fresh water flush toilet - see options list.
GALLEY/DINETTE
The no gas galley is in the mid
section of the craft. Fittings for the galley include a ceramic
diesel fired hob, microwave cooker, double sink/drainer with single
lever mixer tap and a built in 47 litre refrigerator. There is
also a cutlery drawer and generous stowage for plates and cups
outboard. All remaining space in the galley area is utilised for
cupboard space.
The main dining table is situated opposite the galley with ample seating for four persons on a pair of forward and aft facing double seats. Stowage lockers are fitted outboard of each seat for general items and there is an open fronted locker outboard of the table for books or general stowage.
The area below the table is on a raised plinth. The lower part of the plinth includes a chart drawer suitable for full size admiralty charts.
When required, the dining area will convert to form a double berth. Lowering the table and placing the backrest cushions on top make this up. The table can be utilised for chart work when planning those far off voyages.
Standard lighting includes four overhead lights plus two bulkhead reading lights along with a central red light for use on night passages.
Ventilation is by four opening port lights and a Bomar hatch in the deckhead.
The sole area in this section is in traditional teak and holly that is both attractive and practical.
WHEELHOUSE
Access to the wheelhouse is from
aft through a single hinged door (double doors and down one step
on the aft deck version) on the port side of the wheelhouse. The
wheelhouse has good all round vision and is arranged with the
helm console to port and the navigator's position to starboard.
The helm console is custom designed to suit the engine instruments
and navigation equipment.
The owner is invited to the factory whilst the craft is being built for a fitting to ensure all the controls, switches, seats and footrests are fitted in their optimum positions.
An identical seat is fitted to starboard for the navigator. The console area in front of the navigator is flat and will accommodate a folded chart for navigation under way. A navigator's locker is built into the console shelf for navigation instruments etc. A chart light is provided.
The latest design layout includes an L shaped lounge area with a coffee table aft of the navigator's seat. The seating area is enlarged when the navigator's seat is tilted forward. The settee can be made to form a double berth or two bunk berths on the cockpit version. The area beneath the settee is available for general stowage and is probably the most convenient place to keep your safety equipment. A teak cabinet with sliding doors is fitted opposite the lounge area and is an ideal location for the optional LCD flat screen colour television.
A pair of teak lockers form the base for the helm seat and is built to include a slide out tray for bottle and glass stowage.
Six overhead lights and a central red light for use on night passages provide lighting.
Ventilation is by two slide opening front side windows, two half-drop rear bulkhead windows (on cockpit version only), two overhead vents and the rear door (described elsewhere). The sole area in the wheelhouse is covered in carpet.
ENGINE ROOM
The Seaward 35 has a proper engine
room that is self-contained below the wheelhouse sole. Easy access
for routine checks and service is through a hinged hatch in the
sole. The whole of the compartment is well insulated including
under the engines. This compartment also contains the vessel's
batteries and seawater filters. Ventilation for the engines is
by a series of large GRP shell type vents fitted to the sides
of the structure. Three engine room lights are provided; these
are switched on/off from the helm switch panel.
In the unlikely event an engine has to be removed the whole of the wheelhouse sole can be removed and then taken out via the rear door.
COCKPIT (cockpit
version only)
The cockpit is fully self-draining and includes a GRP moulded
U shaped seating area with soft cushions. The GRP seat bases have
hinged lids for access to the stowage areas beneath. A socket
is provided to enable the coffee/dining table to be moved to the
cockpit area.
Entrance from the cockpit to the wheelhouse is by way of a heavy duty aluminum hinged door finished in white powder coating.
A tonneau type cockpit cover is supplied as standard. The alternative of a full canopy/sun awning arrangement is available on the options list. This comes with side and rear windows and zip up doors for access each side and over the stern. In hot weather the rear can be rolled up and the sides removed to convert the canopy to a sun awning.
OUTSIDE HELM (aft
deck version only)
The outside standing helm position is offset to port and raised
above the deck level with room for a second person or navigator
to stand alongside the helmsman. Standard equipment fitted to
the outside helm console includes: -
There is ample room on the console to install repeaters for chart plotter/radar, autopilot and Tridata as required.
The arrangement includes a stainless steel tubular retainer rail with hinge up section. The rail provides something for the occupants to lean against when under way. There is the option of having this rail and the rail surrounding the aft deck, to be made in teak with varnish finish.
The gantry mast is part of the windscreen on this version. The standard cover supplied with the craft fits over the windscreen and wraps around the legs of the mast before encompassing the whole of the rear end of the wheelhouse. A zip up rear entrance, offset to port, is included to give access to and from the wheelhouse with the cover in place. Other designs of cover or canopy/awning arrangements are available on a custom design basis.
DECOR
Joinery throughout the craft
is in teak veneer ply with solid teak mouldings. The interior
surface finish is in melamine lacquer. External teak is finished
in gloss varnish.
All overhead linings and side linings in the areas of the windows and port lights are in ivory vinyl. Side linings in the forward cabin above the berths are in light grey woven polypropylene where appropriate.
The customer is invited to choose from a wide range of fabrics and vinyl for the interior and cockpit cushions. Other types of material are available including hide leather for seating and Alcantara for headlinings or seating at extra cost.
Covers are included for portholes and the Bomar hatches are fitted with sliding sunshades.
Pelmets and curtain tracks are fitted above the wheelhouse side windows and across the rear bulkhead ready for the owners to fit their own choice of curtains. Curtains for the front screens would need to be the type with retaining clips.
EXTERIOR & DECKS (Cockpit version)
The exterior of the vessel is in traditional Seaward/Nelson style
with a 4" size rubber 'D' fender fitted all round with teak
spray rails - teak badges are optional. The standard deck layout
includes a heavy duty pulpit that extends to almost the aft end
of the wheelhouse. The pulpit has a thick tubular top rail and
a thinner tube at the mid height down each side. An inboard pilot
rail system is available according to the customer's preference
at no extra cost.
A good size uncluttered foredeck and wide low profile side decks makes mooring up a safe and pleasurable experience on the Seaward 35 - an important consideration for husband and wife cruising. In fact it would be difficult to make stepping on and off easier.
Standard colour for the hull is Oxford
blue with a white bootop and a white superstructure. The underside
of the hull is coated with a Blake's solvent free epoxy system
before the application of Blake's red antifouling. Decks and cockpit
sole are coated with Blake's grey non-slip deck paint or teak
decking (at extra cost) according to owner's specification.
Deck equipment includes: -
EXTERIOR & DECKS (Aft deck
version)
The exterior of the vessel is in traditional Seaward/Nelson style
as shown on drawing 3718 with a 4" size rubber 'D' fender
fitted all round. The lower spray rail can be in rubber as shown
or in teak if preferred (see options list). Teak badges are optional.
The standard deck layout includes an all round tubular top rail with gate openings port and starboard situated just aft of amidships. The rail is fitted to tubular stanchions. There is a mid height tube along each side. A navy blue canvas dodger is fitted around the aft end. A unique feature of this version is having the foredeck, side decks and the aft deck all on one level. Mooring up and locking in could not be made easier.
A GRP seat locker is installed aft with stowage space within.
Standard colour for the hull is Oxford
blue with a white bootop and a white superstructure. The underside
of the hull is coated with a Blake's solvent free epoxy system
before the application of Blake's red antifouling. Decks and cockpit
sole are coated with Blake's grey non-slip deck paint or teak
decking(at extra cost) according to owner's specification.
Deck equipment includes: -
LADDER & BOARDING PLATFORM
A folding stern ladder is supplied as standard. This ladder
can be unfolded by someone in the water to enable that person
to climb aboard unaided. The optional boarding platform includes
a similar facility for boarding from the water. A further option
is the Weaver snap davits. These are stainless steel snap fittings
that are bolted to the platform. There are connecting parts that
are attached to a suitable size of inflatable dinghy. When coming
alongside the platform, the dinghy can be securely clipped on
to disembark occupants safely. Once everyone is on board, the
snap davits act as hinges and the dinghy it tipped up and stowed
on edge. The upper part is secured by snap fittings and stand
off arms.
The stern platform is one of two locations on board for stowage of a liferaft. A bracket for stowing the dinghy's outboard motor is also on the options list.
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
ENGINE INSTALLATION
The Seaward 35 is available with
a choice of twin-screw diesel engine options from Yanmar or Cummins
in the power range 260 hp to 370 hp with appropriate hydraulic
reverse reduction gearboxes.
Each engine is independently installed with its own separate fuel tank and start battery. There are emergency back up connections built in - these are described elsewhere.
Everything about the engine installation is designed with safety and security in mind. The large size seacocks are fitted with external gratings to prevent things like plastic bags blocking the water flow. The seacocks are connected to the engines via large filter pots with see through lids. Smaller items of debris and weed that pass through the gratings can be spotted and removed from the pots before they are able to build up and cause a blockage.
The engine cooling water is discharged through the exhaust systems. The exhausts comprise of 5" flexible hoses connected to Vetus silencers and then up under the side decks before going down to the exhaust outlet pipes. The exhaust outlet pipes exit in the waterline area on the hull side near the transom. The design of the exhaust layout ensures that the transom and boarding platform areas are kept free of exhaust residue and the exhaust gases are not drawn back into the cockpit area when the craft is under way.
ENGINE CONTROLS
Morse twin single-lever engine
controls are standard on the cockpit version. Dual station Mathers
Cruise Command electronic controls are standard on the aft deck
version.
STERN GEAR & STEERING
The engines drive through conventional
shaft drives. The drive lines comprise of clamp type shaft couplings,
heavy duty propeller shafts, PSS type shaft seals.
GRP stern tubes with rear water lubricated bearings, heavy duty P brackets and specially designed contra rotating nickel aluminum bronze 22" diameter propellers.
Single station Wagner hydraulic steering with twin cast bronze airfoil section rudders are standard on the cockpit version. Whereas dual station Wagner steering with twin cast bronze airfoil section rudders are standard on the aft deck version.
This design of the stern gear and steering installation, together with the low windage profile and the 3/4 length keel, provides perfect directional stability at speed and the best possible maneuverability when going alongside.
An emergency tiller is included with the inventory.
FUEL TANKS
With a total capacity of 1600
litre, the two fuel tanks are integrally moulded into the keel
section of the hull. The forward fuel tank normally feeds the
port engine whereas the aft keel tank feeds the starboard engine.
Each engine has its own primary and secondary fuel filter.
The fuel supply lines are fitted with an emergency cross connection valve. This valve is for use in the unlikely event one of the engines should break down and thus enable all the fuel on board to be available to the remaining engine. There are inspection lids for tank cleaning and also a fuel sludge removal pump.
ELECTRICAL
Two independent banks of twin
Lucas HK679-A110 deep cycle 12-volt batteries are installed. One
battery bank is reserved for the port engine starting and some
electrical items that are only used when under way, whilst the
other battery bank is reserved for the starboard engine and also
provides power for all the lighting and domestic equipment that
will be used when the craft is in port. This arrangement
makes best use of the power available from the engine alternators
for recharging. In the event one battery bank is flat when you
come to start the engines, the whole system can be instantly put
in parallel by a push button switch at the helm console. Immediately
both engines are running the push button is released and the battery
banks are returned to being independent.
A Victron 1600watt/70amp inverter/charger is available as an option. The system will provide 240 volts from the ships batteries for microwave and ring main when shore power is not available and will act a powerful charger when plugged into shore power.
Electrical equipment includes: -
ELECTRONICS
We have found that owners prefer
to choose their own items of electronic navigation equipment and
have them installed by Seaward during the construction of the
craft. A list of suitable electronics inclusive of installation
costs is included on the options list for budgeting purposes but
most other makes and types of equipment are available on a P.O.A.
basis.
GENERAL EQUIPMENT
BOW THRUSTER
This is an optional extra but
is not essential on a craft that handles so well. However, for
craft that are likely to have to berth short handed in confined
spaces, the bow thruster has its usefulness on a windy day. The
aft deck version with this option has thruster controls at both
steering positions.
CONCLUSION
This is a serious offshore motor yacht designed and built
for that purpose. The craft will appeal in particular to sailing
people wishing to reduce channel crossing times to under 4 hours
in comfort.
GENERAL PARTICULARS & PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS
Length overall (with boarding platform)
11.43m 37' - 6"
Length overall (without platform)
10.85m 35' - 7"
Length water line
9.40m 30' - 10"
Beam overall 3.43m
11' - 3"
Draught at full load 1.17m
3' - 10"
Displacement (full fuel & water no persons) 9980
kilos 9.82 tons
Fuel capacity 1300
litres 285 Imp Galls.
Fresh water
170 litres 37 Imp.Galls.
Design Category "B" Offshore
Maximum number of persons 12
Air draft. This will vary from boat to
boat according to mast arrangement and equipment fitted. For those
wishing to journey through Canal du Midi and other waterways with
low bridges we are able to produce customised mast arrangements
to suit. We will be always be pleased to discuss your requirements
from simple easy to remove or tilting masts to sophisticated push
button wheelhouse remote controlled versions.
For full colour brochure and further information on delivery and
contract terms please contact the sales
department.
