Classic Iain Oughtred Wee Seal II Sloop for sale in Devon United Kingdom

Wooden Ships Comments on this Iain Oughtred Wee Seal II Sloop

Iain Oughtred Wee Seal II design. The hull was professionally built for the previous owner, who then fitted the hull out himself as a retirement project, launching her in 2012.

The Wee Seal II is one of Oughtred’s larger designs with a self draining cockpit and cabin with 2 berths and sitting headroom. These are deceptively capable little boats, easily trailed behind a moderate vehicle and fun to sail.

The standard design for the Wee Seal was altered by Oughtred to remove the centreboard and fit her with bilge keels. This was at the request of the commissioning owner who was sailing in a large but shallow harbour and wanted to dry out easily up creeks and rivers.

This boat had an external cosmetic refit through the winter of 2023/2024 with the hull stripped and re-painted completely, cockpit and coachroof re-painted and all brightwork finished with Deks Olje.

Comes with a new Tohatsu outboard motor and good quality double axle road trailer.

Length on Deck 18’3″

Beam 7’3″

Draft 1’8″

Weight 750kg

Towing weight 1300kg

Construction

Clinker planked in epoxy glued plywood.

Hardwood centreline and floors.

Epoxy sheathed plywood decks and coachroof.

External lead ballast keel of 380kg with bronze bolts.

She differs from the original design with no centreplate, replaced by bilge keels which enable her to take the ground.

Self draining cockpit with deep lockers either side.

Outboard engine sits in a well under the aft deck where it is out of the way.

Stern post hung rudder.

Rig

Gaff sloop rig on a deck stepped mast, stepped in a small stainless tabernacle.

All spars in varnished douglas fir.

Stainless steel standing rigging to external bronze chain plates with lanyards to tension.

All running rigging leads aft through turning blocks to the cockpit so there is no need to go to the foredeck when sailing.

Wykeham Martin roller furling system on the jib.

Mainsail and jib by Jeckells Sails in cream.

Machinery

Tohatsu 6hp 4 stroke SailDrive outboard engine new in 2024 with approximately 5 hours use.

Remote fuel tank.

12 volt battery with switch panel for internal and navigation lights.

Accommodation

2 berths with sitting headroom in the cabin.

Small galley area to port at the aft end of the cabin with an Origo 1500 single burner meths stove.

Portapotti toilet installed on the starboard side opposite the galley.

Equipment

Twin axle galvanised road trailer

Tohatsu 6hp SailDrive outboard (2024)

Remote fuel tank

12 volt battery

Solar panel

Mainsail by Jeckells

Jib by Jeckells

Wykeham Martin furling system

Mainsail cover

Cockpit cover

Mooring warps

Fenders

Boat hook

Anchor with warp and chain

Steering compass

Navman Fish 4350 fish finder/sounder

Manual bilge pump

Bunk and berth cushions

Origo 1500 spirit stove

Portapotti