This is now the official site of the Sea Sprite Association. Links and searches looking for the old site at www.seasprites.com are now directed to this site. Searches for sea sprite sailboats (including boats for sale) now list this site in the top five found. I have transferred pictures, texts, and links from our other website. You will see numerous familiar sections and page. The Forum remains a thing of beauty, The format is bigger and easier to use, but it functions exactly as before, with 8 years and and over 8000 searchable posts of invaluable sea sprite information.
We will build other areas together on the new site. These will include individual boat histories (a sub-menu under histories), galleries, links to your blogs and favorite websites, stories about whole boat renovations and smaller projects, cruising stories, and other topics that I am sure will pop up. Under Technical we are developing a library of How To Do It that can become our Go To source on boat problems and projects.
I have started the process in many of the areas, but it is only a start. For now, additions to the site will have to be emailed to me and I will post them. Later you will be able to have access to posts and histories you have contributed to write on and update.
Please contact me at seaspriteassociation@yahoo.com. with your suggestions.
Thanks. Carter Hall, Coordinator, Sea Sprite Association
I am considering putting an air conditioner on my Sea Sprite 34 that I have had for thirty years as of last August. Has anyone done this to their 34 and if so do you have some hints? I live on the Chesapeake Bay and the summer humidity and heat have become overwhelming especially for my wife but for me as well. An air conditioner would help the problem.
Michael, Did you figure out the A/C for your 34? I’ve had one in Tampa Bay for almost 13 years now and I can;t take the summer heat downbelow anymore when at dock. What BTU works?
Yes. I installed a Cruisair (Dometic) a/c buy building a small box adjacent to the port setee. The box is in the aft corner and does not protrude beyond the galley sink bulkhead on the sole. I cut through the setee side and this approach allows the unit to occupy a space partially out in the cabin and partially under the setee. I glassed a 3/4″ plywood base on which I mounted the a/c unit. I have two outlets. One 6″ on the port setee bookshelf and one 4″over the hanging locker in the v-berth. The unit is 12,000 BTU and I just got back from a cruise on the Chesapeake to Annapolis in 95 degree heat and it works great
Michael, thanks very much for the comment. you came up with a unique approach! I was trying to figure out how to fit the unit in to the existing lockers. What is the water temp like during the summer in your area? We get up to 88 degrees and hence people say you need a larger BTU unit, maybe 16000, to compensate.
Thanks Scott
The unit I installed is a 12,000 BTU unit and is an HVAC unit as well. It works extremely well on the hottest of days on the Chesapeake with air temperatures in the 95 degree range up to almost 100 degrees. I’m not sure what the water temperature is but there have been no problems. It also provides heat in the fall when you are trying to winterize the engine. With a Sea Flush device, it is also fairly simple to winterize the unit. All in all I am pleased with the results.
I am thinking about buying a Sea Sprite 34 that was damaged in hurricane Sandy. Do you know how I can check the HIN?