The Sea Quest
Sea QuestBuilt in 1961 by American
Marine, Hong Kong Email: SEAQWST@aol.com
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The
webmaster made the acquaintance of Stephen Carlson when he received an
email saying, "I'm trying to locate William R. Carr. I own a Sea
Witch in San Francisco Ca and would love to talk to him... I
actually know Hugh's (great) grandson and Charlie Davies' son Brad, but none
have found a set of plans complete. I sail her (Sea Quest), in San
Francisco bay and coast though I haven't cruised her yet. I live on her,
she makes a great home...
Well
ask away any questions. I'm loaded with answers. I
love these boats!"
And out of that meeting with another Sea Witch enthusiast – one who actually owns one and lives aboard her – and with all the great information and photos he has since provided, came the idea for this web site. Stephen was the catalyst. For one thing, finding that he was trying to locate a set of Sea Witch plans too, I realized I wasn't the only one searching for them, and that they are even more difficult to find than I had imagined. It occurred to me that perhaps a Sea Witch web site could eventually scare some up. SEA QUEST PHOTOS
She is 13 tons. Her weight 26,068 lb. Her lead ballast is 5500 Lbs. Her inside ballast (lead ingots app. 85 lb. each), total 1500 lb. Most are from the main cabin bulkhead (the one with the doors) to the front of the main mast. Though there is about 350 lb. on the starboard side about water line level midship, to offset a list on the port side. The main engine is a Ford industrial 220, about 60 hp (with) a Borg Warner transmission. Her fuel is about 90 gal under the cockpit. There is a hydraulic PTO attached to the front of the engine, it runs the 5500 kw generator you see that's orange... (in the lower left photo, above, inboard of the quarter berth) Four of the five 4 d batteries are in the bilge area across the keel and the fifth battery is under the quarter berth. I keep her water tanks full at 100 gals each, with back flow checks so
the the balance remains the same on a heal
or at port ,when I got her, her tanks siphoned into one another
and totally changing her weight the longer the tack . She's built well I
would trust her in any conditions... |
