Seaway boats
SEAWAY 18’ SPORTSMAN
Seaway’s 18 Sportsman is an overachiever. How else to describe a small but roomy open utility boat that can take nearshore coastal seas safely in stride but still sneak into shallow tidal creeks, run well with an economical 50-90-hp modern outboard, and ride on a simple, single-axle trailer behind a compact SUV? This one is also lovely, with a sweeping sheer and classic teak trim. Her proud bow cleaves seas while her hard chines and low transom deadrise provide good performance with that modest power. She’s a lot of boat for not much money, either to purchase, use, or maintain.
SEAWAY 21’ SPORTSMAN
The 21 Sportsman’s hard-chine hull allows her to “sail easy,” as watermen like to say, so her fuel efficiency appeals to anyone with a Yankee sense of thrift. Meanwhile, her proud, buoyant bow and sharp hull entry cleave seas. Her spray rails damp down those cloven seas, but for extra shelter, add a T-top and a folding dodger to cover the bow area. She offers a variety of fishing features and options, including under-gunwale rod racks and a live-well. Her generous console provides a cushioned forward seat, storage, and a helm with compass and space to mount an electronic display. Her standard helm seat is a leaning post with lockable storage and open space behind. A well-designed 21’ center console boat is the ultimate in versatility. This Sportsman can be your magic water-carpet.
SEAWAY 21’ SEAFARER
A compact but elegant family day boat with overnight capabilities in a forward V-berth and an enclosed head. That’s Seaway’s 21` Seafarer. She’s just right for a lunchtime run to a waterfront eatery for a lobster roll or a crab cake, but her classic Yankee hull and self-bailing cockpit can take her outside with confidence. Mate her with a new-generation 115-hp outboard and she’ll cover miles comfortably at 15-25 mph with minimal trips to the gas dock (top speed will be in the low 30s). Add a full-width transom seat (storage under) and there’s room for three couples or two young families, with enough speed and power to tow water toys. A folding bimini provides ample shade and rain protection, with side curtains available for extreme conditions.
SEAWAY 24’ SPORT Center console
Seaway’s 24 Center Console Sport reflects the classic Yankee values of New England’s waterfront: seaworthy, sturdy, thrifty, and lovely in a form-follows-function way. She’s big, open skiff that can take a lot of sea, and amazingly, she performs well with as little as 115 horsepower. With that engine, expect a top speed of 30 knots, with efficient cruise over a broad range from 12 to 23 knots. With a 150, top end will be 33 knots in our sea trial, with efficient cruise to 25. The latter is a good choice for hosting large groups aboard, carrying a lot of gear, and towing tubes and skis.
SEAWAY 24’ HARD TOP
Flexibility for the Captain with varied interest. The spacious v-berth includes a separate head and hanging locker. Equipped for cruising, fishing, diving and island support.
SEAWAY 24’ SEAFARER
Seaway’s 24 Seafarer follows the traditional look of the New England “bass boat”, with a cuddy cabin, a large protective windshield, and a canvas “Navy top” all built on a seaworthy, efficient workboat hull with a proud bow, low sides aft, and a self-bailing cockpit. The bass boats were originally built for guides carrying anglers to fish the legendary tide rips around Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and Cuttyhunk for striped bass, but people soon realized how useful their layout is for day-cruising and overnight trips. The 24 Seafarer comes standard with several valuable day-boat features. The most important is an L-shaped lounge on the port side opposite the helm. It includes a sink with 13-gallon fresh water system. A 12-volt refrigerator is optional if paired with also-optional shore power and battery charger (which serves the standard twin-battery system).
SEAWAY 27’ SEAFARER
Stepping up to the 27 Seafarer means a 10’ beam, a gracefully-flared bow, and a hull that rises easily onto plane with twin 150-hp four-stroke outboards on an Armstrong bracket. This new model retains the soft-riding characteristics at useful speeds for which Seaway boats are known. A cored hull as well as coring in the cabin sides provide strength with light weight for a boat of this size. Belowdecks are a double berth to starboard opposite a storage cabinet, while an enclosed head offers a shower. A mid-berth under the helm deck offers additional sleeping capacity or storage. A flatscreen TV for the cabin is standard. The helm deck provides a galley up aft of the double wide helm seat, with a double upholstered bench seat and an aft-facing cooler seat to port. An optional aft Bimini top can shade the upholstered transom bench seat, and a bow thruster can ease the docking process.