It doesn't look too bad. Here's how mine sits:
http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/w.../seacraft1.jpg
Your boat looks great. I'd put some lead in the bow.

They all need the batteries up front and you have the baitwell too but it doesn't look bad at all.

That hull shows no sign of having water trapped in the foam. And also, she sits just as she should for that era hull. Our 87 sits lower, but the bow sits lower too-because it has more glass and overall a heavier hull. Your bow is a bit high, but the water line in the stern is not a problem-better than our 18. I would use it as is and only change it if you want to adjust the weight forward. The console can move a foot and batteries under console. Great seat, we have one also, move it up too. I think that rebuilt transom could also carry a little extra weight, but that is not a real issue.

great feedback
 

Since I got all the champs here. The forward fish hatch that the 18 has.... Is it good at a fish hatch ? Ha. No really..... Going on a 3 day trip and need large ice. I was going to put 100 pounds of ice and plug the drain hole and put our food in there too in ziplocs.... Anyone have any experience with its functionality?

tks again for all the help on the tailheavy question
 

Great website! Love the seacraft family

Of the 3 18's I have owned those console insulated boxes were only in one of them. Not bad for ice unless you compare it to a Yeti. Good functional box.

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Wait then I'm wrong. I'm talking about the hatch in the front on deck. My console doesn't have a box either.

It's a good spot for life jackets and spare lines but not as a cooler or fish box (too hard to get all the spewed guts out of all the nooks/crannies under there). Get a Frigid-Rigid cooler and you'll never need to buy another cooler, none of the competitors come close.

Heres how my 18 sits with a 200hp Yamaha (416lbs). The battery is under the console and it has a 35 gallon tank.

My motor just blew up so Im looking for something in the same weight, My boat rides great and would hit 52 mph. It jumps on plane with zero bow rise. Im thinking about a 150 or 175 optimax. Maybe an etec 150.

By the way that is not me driving, thats the old owner.