The 1939 Monk Sr. "Sea Witch" is for sale

Brief History of the Boat

Published Stories About SW

Photos of "Sea Witch"

Home: "Sea Witch"

Equipment and Upgrades

About the Dingy

Paintings of Sea Witch

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"Sea Witch" is Offered for Sale


Photo by Kathy Grace - S/V Lotus

Sea Witch

Length: 29' 7" * Beam: 8" 8"

Draft: 4' 5" * Displacement: 12,500lbs.

Ed Monk Sr. Plan #509 drafted in 1939 and launched soon after.

Includes custom Gartside wooden dingy

Asking price: $29,900. November 1, 2009

Fresh bottom paint, new zinc, repacked shaft log and new keel bolts. Currently out of the water in Port Townsend for easy inspection.

Sea Witch, one of the best-known classic wooden boats in the Pacific Northwest is now offered for sale.

Stories of Sea Witch have been in print for decades. Jo Bailey's Gunkholing series of books and articles were centered around Sea Witch, describing the pleasures of cruising, life aboard and yarns of the boat's many adventures. More recently, Larry Eifert's stories and paintings have portrayed the boat for the Seattle Times and 48 North magazine.

The books, articles and paintings of Sea Witch are fixtures in countless boats and homes in the Pacific Northwest.

It is with regret that the boat is now for sale.


(Important notice: all photos and art on this website are copyrighted and may not be used in any way without permission)
Sea Witch and m/v Olympus

Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2008

Sea Witch in Snoring Bay

Sucia Island State Park 2006


Sea Witch has had continued restoration during the past nine years. Click here for a detailed list of her condition. Click here to see the 2002 Wooden Boat Festival poster by Larry Eifert featuring Sea Witch and Westward, one of the most popular posters in its 32 years.

Sea Witch has her own bronze plaque on the new dock at the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Some of the best-known Northwest boats have these permanent building plaques. Click here for the running log of Sea Witch from 2000 to the present, including many photos of the restoration. Log of the Sea Witch.

Click here to see a brief history of this Pacific Northwest legacy boat. Sea Witch has been in many Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festivals. Click here for the Wooden Boat Festival ONLINE BOAT LIST and seach "Sea Witch". Use the back button to return here.

Want to know more?

Contact us by email at larry@larryeifert.com

or call toll free 1-888-437-2218 to arrange a showing of the boat in Port Townsend.

(Important notice: all photos and art on this website are copyrighted and may not be used in any way without permission)