Elizabeth Ann | C.E. Ryder 34' 1983

• Striking dark blue hull & white decks
• Engine is a reliable Yanmar 3YM30 with 620 hrs
• Shore powered MarineAir A/C Air Conditioner w/ FX-1 Controller
• Electrical refrigeration in the original ice chest
• Windlass & primary Plough anchor w/ auxiliary Danforth anchor
• Traveler is forward of the companion way & dodger; halyards/sheets are run to cockpit for safe cruising
• Other smaller extras - wind scoop, sun screen, Weems & Plath clock, etc.
• Original plans and specifications available

• Replaced electrical wiring between shore power/batteries/switches (2016)
• New standing rigging incl. new Jib Roller Furler & new chainplates (2017)
• New running rigging incl. sheets, reefing lines, traveler adjustments (2018)
• New lifelines (2015)
• Replaced head and holding tank (2016)
• New batteries - both 1 engine and 2 house (2021)
• New California style dodger (5 fully removable panels w/ rigid supports, no straps)
• New bimini (also rigid support & no straps) with connector to dodger (2019)
• New mainsail "lazy bag" including lazy jacks (2016)
• New cockpit cushions (2015)
• Rebuilt two main deck hatches with Hatchmasters (2020)
• Shower installed on bow (2016); needs to be connected
• Other items: cutlass bearing replaced 2017
• Painted deck (2021)

• Raymarine A70 Chartplotter at Binnacle
• Raymarine ST6002 Autohelm
• Standard Horizon GPS Radio with AIS (GX2200) w/ RAM 3+ Mic @ Helm
• Furuno FI-50 Digital Speed/Depth
• Furuno FI50 Wind
• Standard Horizon DS150 Depth
• Xantrex TRUECharge2 Battery Charger

Matching 8' blue Trinka Sailing dinghy with varnished floorboard and center seat potentially also available for additional cost; includes varnished spars, red/white sail, and potentially a torqeedo electric motor and registered trailer.

Those looking for a small family cruiser should take a hard look at the Sea Sprite 34. Built in Rhode Island in the early 1980s, the Sea Sprite sports a full keel, generous interior space and an excellent cockpit for a boat of this size.
I recently had the opportunity to help a friend deliver his 1983 Sea Sprite back to Annapolis from Rock Hall and I found the boat to be a delight. She had been repowered since new with a smooth running Yanmar and cruised easily in the low 6s under power. With a light to moderate breeze right on the nose, we motored until we cleared the Bay Bridge while cleaning up the boat from its winter slumbers and bending on the jib. The solidity of the Sea Sprite’s construction is radiated by every experience with the boat – from the solid foot falls on the thick cabin sole to the visual impression left by the beefy bronze portholes. They look solid and over-built enough to have been brought up from the depths of a hundred year-old wreck site – and I say that in the most flattering context. No one builds boats like this any more.
Once we cleared the bridge we bent on the main, rolled out the jib and bore off to do some close-hauled sailing before reaching down toward Annapolis. Since the owner of this example had already shared with me his criteria for buying the boat, I pretty much knew what to expect as I got a feel for her helm under sail.
He planned to do only local day sailing and weekend cruises on the Chesapeake, so he was much more concerned with how pleasant the boat was to sail (what I call sailing dynamics) than how fast it covered sailing miles (what I refer to as performance). For those with similar criteria, the Sea Sprite is an excellent choice. An ear-to-ear grin formed on my face the instant the diesel was shut down and she settled into her grove. True to prediction, a comparatively heavy full-keel boat won’t be a speedster but she had more than enough pace to entertain while sailing upwind in 15 knots of apparent wind and her dynamics were delightful.