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Seamaster 815 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Seamaster Ltd., Essex. |
The Seamaster 815 is a small cruising yacht with a simple but quite spacious interior. The design by Holman & Pye is attractive, and gives a much more modern profile than the chunky looks of Westerlys of the same era. The same designer created a larger version - the Seamaster 925, which was also sold as the Seamaster 28, before the name changed to 925. |
LOA |
26' 9" |
Sail area |
374 sq ft main and genoa |
LWL |
21' 0" |
Rig |
Sloop |
Beam |
8' 11" |
Cabins |
Saloon & forecabin |
Draught |
2' 11" bilge keel or 4' 6" fin keel |
Berths |
4/5 |
Displacement |
3.17 tons |
Engine |
originally usually Yanmar YS8 |
Ballast |
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BHP |
8 |
Keel type |
Iron fin or twin iron bilge keels and transom-hung rudder |
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Seamaster Ltd. were one of the largest British boat builders in the 1960s and 1970s, building a wide range of motor and sailing yachts. Their early sailing yacht range were designed by Laurent Giles, featuring quite traditional looks, the boats being well known for strong construction.
The Seamaster 815 was one of a newer range designed by Holman and Pye in 1975 with a much more modern style but retaining the Seamaster reputation for tough construction. It is a family cruising yacht, with a choice of fin or bilge keels. They have a light and quite open interior, with maximum headroom of about 5' 10". The usual engine installed was an 8 or 12 hp Yanmar.
Seamaster 815s were in production from 1976 to 1981, when the Seamaster company ceased trading. A total of 136 Seamaster 815s were built.
The hulls are of moderate displacement, with enough sail area to give good performance. Interestingly, the Seamaster 815 is heavier than the slightly longer and beamier, but very similar looking, Moody 27. In February 2013 'Practical Boat Owner' magazine described the Seamaster 815 as ".... a tough and roomy little cruiser". |
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