The Sea Quest

Sea Quest

Built in 1961 by American Marine, Hong Kong
Owner: Stephen Carlson
San Francisco Bay Area

My name is SEA QUEST

I've lived a quiet life in Southern Cal until the late 90s when I was brought up to San Francisco. I'm an American Marine 1961 1 3/8" teak build, hull 7 . I've grace the cover of Bay and Delta magazine July '98 sporting my original colors black hull and white sheer.

Her mast broke an hour after the picture was taken during the 98 Masters mariners regatta. This prompted her sale and purchase by Stephen.

I found Sea Quest in the Oakland estuary no mast, no vanish, and looking like she needed attention. Having been able to go aboard her I fell in love. I could see her beauty. After a long conversation with her past owner a deal was made and I took her away to her new life. I changed her color to help ease her hull seams and re reef the whole deck to keep her dry and then had a new mast built – a one piece design not two which allowed water to seep into the mast itself. And made many repairs to restore her to her unaltered look, well has close as I could. Oh yea and a ton of varnish!

Her rigging is has very simple, I single hand her most of the time and would trust her in any conditions. I live aboard her. She's my home my love. Sea Quest is a regular at the Master Mariners wooden boat show in Tiberon and has won awards and come in second in the gaff division Master Mariners Regatta.

If you were a past owner of Sea Quest and have any pictures or stories, please send them to me or the web site. Also I would love to get the original builders plate which I've be told the family who first bought the boat still has. Many thanks to Bill for getting the site going!

...And thank you Stephen for being the primary catalyst to the creation of this site!

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 and lives aboard one – and with all the great information and photos he soon 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 would be 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 – and it has! See: Sea Witch Plans.

SEA QUEST PHOTOS
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