Seaward 25 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used brokerage market for a Seaward 25 means looking at a 25-foot trailerable cruiser that Hake Yachts built in quantity from the mid-1980s onward, with a shoal-draft hull and a real cabin that still turns up across the United States. Nick Hake's plumb-bow, shallow-keel formula makes these boats a practical choice for sailors who trailer or keep afloat in thin water, and the design's long production run means a steady supply of examples.
Layouts on the Used Market
The boat's interior follows a consistent plan: a forward V-berth cabin with solid privacy door, a saloon with convertible settees and a legless bulkhead table, a port-side quarter berth, and a galley opposite the head. Headroom runs about 5 foot 6 inches in the cabin and 5 foot 9 in the saloon. The head is enclosed with a sit-down shower but no sink, and the galley may show a one- or two-burner Origo alcohol stove. A diesel, where fitted, sits below the companionway with strong all-around access. Buyers should note the cabintop was extended forward to carry headroom into the bow without a top-heavy look, so older and newer layouts differ mainly in refinements like Delrin hatchboard runners rather than footprint.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, biminis, dodgers, air conditioning, and spinnakers are commonly fitted, which tells you most boats were kept as comfort-oriented trailersailers rather than stripped racers. A frequent owner upgrade cluster runs to heating, solar, and chartplotter, reflecting how owners extend range and navigation without factory involvement. Of real consequence for a buyer: air conditioning and heating bear directly on the boat's modest insulation story, solar addresses the small 6-gallon fuel tank's limits, and a spinnaker or chartplotter signals the intended cruising style. Canvas like a dodger matters more than stereos for cockpit livability, and the standard PYI dripless seal is a plus when present.
What to Inspect
Owners commonly report lack of engine and ice box insulation, and Hake confirmed the ice box walls are only 1-3/4 to 2-1/2 inches thick by necessity. Otherwise the hull-deck joint is a bolted inverted-J with 6-inch centers and the keel attaches via 5/8-inch rods glassed to the hull, so inspect those bolts and the keel-hull interface for any weep or looseness.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are found in the United States, and the supply is steady rather than scarce. For a shopper, the short list is: confirm shoal versus Bluewater keel for your waters, verify the diesel insulation workaround if noise matters, look for the common canvas and AC as value, and check the hull-deck and keel bolts as the structural baseline. A well-kept example rewards the buyer with a hose-out interior and a turning circle of a single boatlength.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Seaward 25. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 7 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 2 | $18,750 | — |
| Apr 25 | 1 | $13,400 | -28.5% |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $11,500 | -14.2% |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $29,500 | +156.5% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $9,300 | -68.5% |
| Jul 26 | 3 | $28,500 | +206.5% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $15,000 | -47.4% |
Where they're listed
Seaward 25 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 6.
Country view
6 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $21,750 | 6 | 4 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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4 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Dory 25 | 24.83' | $ 9,000 | 29 | 8 |
| Sadler 25 Mk II | 24.33' | $ 6,250 | 23 | 5 |
| Winga 25 | 25' | $ 6,115 | 9 | 1 |
| Seaward 25You are here | — | $ 21,750 | 6 | 4 |