Was this boat sitting at Enos marine in Gloucester this summer? It looks very similar to one that I saw there, and if it is the same boat that transom is really TOAST! A lot of the work that we done by the previous owner looks pretty shotty...

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Didn't think I was being an ass as you mentioned you were replacing the transom anyway. I think it's a good looking boat and it caught my eye from quite a distance. I like a lot of the things the previous owner did (the big scuppers are nice!), however it did not look like much care was taken to do some of it right (probably why the transom has already failed). It's nice to know that the boat is in the hands of someone who is willing to fix it and do it right. I like the idea of the extending the running surface back, it should give a little extra flotation and will most likely make the boat ride like it's 2 feet bigger (mostly because it will be 2 feet of so longer), gapping the waves better. Does your glass guy plan on glassing the bottom of the bracket to the bottom of the hull? Also how will your drain plug work now? Will you have to pull a plug in the boat and in the bracket? I know thatt on most standard bracket installs that is not an issue.

No worries. My apologies for responding like that, was just looking for some helpful feedback.

The scuppers that were on the boat when I bought it were tiny. I cut them out larger to my liking. That was probably a waste of effort since I will be moving them to the stern when i redo the transom and bracket. The drain plug will just get moved to the bottom of the hull when the new bracket is done. structurally the transom is ok at the moment because they used aluminum brackets bolted through the stringers and transom. My glass guy looked at it and said it is solid and can run this way for years, it just looks like hell and needs to be done the right way. I cant stand having it his way and plan on correcting all the issues over the winter.

The new bracket will be both bolted and glassed to the hull. He said he has been building these brackets since the early 80s and they have made some modifications to the design over the years.

wow... well handled by both of you.. if this had been THT it would have gotten way off course and ugly fast.... gotta love our SeaCraft brothers on keeping our forum classy... I watched the boat on one of the Sales add places.. liked the overall thought but couldn't understand why the PO would have spent the coin without complete refit on the transom before hanging that beast on the back...

The guy I bought it from put the new bridsall leaning post/livewell, outriggers, electronics, swivel rod holders, 2nd fuel tank, etc..
I guess he never looked to hard at the transom and some of the other stuff. The motor was already on the boat. Its an 06 motor and runs great. Most of waht the boat needs is fiberglass related and glass is relatively cheap. All of the other stuff is like motor and systems is newer or brand new.

I would also consider moving the console forward while you have the boat apart, it would help offset the added weight on the stern, and it would also give you more room behind the leaning post, as it looked really tight back there. However once on plane I think it would hurt the feel of the ride because you're further forward, but it's a seacraft... So how bad could the ride really get?

X2. Well done.

I agree about moving everything forward to create more space but I think it is a delicate balance. The 50 gallon livewell in the leaning post makes it tigher too. My plan was to move everything 6-8" forward and maybe take a couple inches out of the stern cap to help create more room. Its hard to justify though because the ride is amazing the way it is set up now.

Maybe I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure that Bluewater was in my marina last year in Westbrook CT.