Top Seacret 1985 20' MA 225 Optimax Deerfield Beach FL

Wayne Hallberg passing
 

Hi all,

Many of you likely had conversations with my uncle Wayne Hallberg. He recently passed away after a long bout with cancer.I am glad to say that I am comfortable knowing his pain and suffering are over and additionally believe as he was a born again Christian he is sitting in a better place right now... hopefully in a decked out Sea Craft doing about thirty knots in calm seas!

Just so you know... his 23 foot Sea Craft cuddy cabin found a new home (mine :) so will be used alot). I am glad to have this post available to learn about his boat.

It is in desperate need of a trailer... the hundreds of trips to Garibaldi, Oregon from his home 5 minutes away played heck on a painted ez-loader but somehow it followed me home and made the trip!

I looking at a used 1998 Rolls Trailer, all aluminum floating construction.Tandem axle with newer tires.but wonder if the trailer is built for the boat. I have looked to try to determine the weight of the boat...it has a v-8 with mercruiser outdrive and is the cuddy cabin model... also the beam would be a great help!

Soon you will see me cruising the San Juan Islands in Washington State and cruising up to BC Canada... salmon, halibut, prawns and Orca's are in this boats future!

Thanks and glad to be in the group!

Wayne Watne

Sorry to hear your Uncle died, but welcome to the best forum on the internet for Seacraft Enthusiasts! Do you know if the 23' Seacraft boat is a Tsunami or Seafari?

Hallberg's Boat
 

I am looking through posts and at photos and from what I can tell it is a 23 foot Tsunami... it is red and Wayne named it October I guess for Red October.

I am looking forward to getting this baby out on the salt! Hope the trailer holds out for a few trips!

sounds really cool, what was his handle on this board, I would like to look up his posts.

Sounds like an awesome boat!

Tom Paris is official

1976 20' MA Seacraft

:eek::eek::eek:
Congratulations !!

Hey Ken, I must have missed it??? Did Tom put up any pictures of his "official" SeaCraft?? Hummmm......we need proof! :)

Way to go TomP!!

Got home late, but here is one from the ad. I am so excited!

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1605/...af8f44bb_z.jpg00P0P_jAcmw7RURPF_600x450 by TomParisOBC, on Flickr

NOW we're talking!!!

Good job Tom and good luck! :)

First boat ride
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1595/...aa681796_b.jpgFirst boat ride by TomParisOBC, on Flickr

20' CC 1977 2011 Yamaha 150
Just finishing restoration owned for 10 years

mattwith 1971 20SF TBD FL
Purchased in 2012 in NJ and sat in MD for a few years, it's now waiting to be restored by Wildfire Marine. =]

Rmaker 1983 20MA
Pompano Beach, FL

1975 Seacraft 23 Serial Number
 

Hey all. New to sight. Was hoping I could get some help with this. I am looking at a 1975 23 Superfish I/O, but the photo of the serial number is puzzling me. Serial number is SECF3028M750. I can figure out all but the M750. Any thoughts? Thanks.

1978 23 SF customized by Mark Ellis? in 2000, Stainless Marine twin bracket. Radar arch with bimini, teak floors and gunnels, Proline console, K plane trim tabs, Hydraulic steering, 135 gal. fuel tank 8 ft. long. Had twin 200 OX66's. Bought the hull in the spring and put a single 250 OX66 on it. Top end about 35 knots with 4 adults, gear and half a tank. Cruises at nice at 22 to 28 knots. Planes at about 14 knots with the tabs down.

71 20 SF, TBD, Padanaram MA

In need of LOTS of love. Will live next spring. :)

My money pit
 

71 SeaCraft SF 20 83 Mercury 150 Black Max. Put in new floor and transom in winter of 2014 still got a long way to go.

86' 23' Sceptre, Closed Transom with bracketed 2001 Suzuki 140 DTs EFI.

Enclosure with Radar Arch/rocket launchers. Just bought it last week and can't wait to outfit it for fishing in NE next year!

I'm late to add myself to this list.

1985 23' SeaCraft Sceptre, purchased from a member here in FL
Had old twin 140 Evinrudes, now gone
Boat is now stripped down and getting closer to ready to put back together
It'll sport a pair of 150 Optimaxes, on the original notched transom, for now. Maybe someday I can afford new motors and a bracket.
Attempting to be a budget redo with let's call it a charter boat finish. This is not a $20, $30, $50k money pit. It will not win show prizes. But it will be safe, solid, catch fish, and get us back on the water.

The bleeding is about to start, and boat will likely earn a name in the next 1-2 months. Big (for us) parts purchases are about to happen.

Well, not exactly a classic, but my first SeaCraft, and Ive been looking for a while.
Its a 1989 20' CC with a 200 Yamaha hpdi, enclosed transom w/Armstrong platform bracket and 107 gallon fuel tank.
Ive always loved the 20 SeaCraft, ever since I first started boating back in the 70s in high school, and now with the kids finally all grown and gone Im an owner!
http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/a...6000000002.jpg

Nice !

Sea Cracker
 

1986

1985 sea craft c.f. restorer with 150 mercury four stroke

1977 SeaCraft Seafari 20, w/ 2004 Johnson 150hp o/b, NY.

Hello everyone!
My brother and I grew up on this boat known as "Twosome". My parents bought it from a neighbor in the summer of '79, and now a third generation (my 2 kids) are enjoying taking it to Fire Island with me, as I did with my parents. The folks recently moved away from their waterfront house on Long Island and now it resides on a trailer in my driveway, instead of staying in the water seasonally. I've begun getting her ready for the boating season and making some much needed repairs to both the trailer and boat...

I plan to dig up old pictures of "Twosome", sharing some of the boats history, and make a formal introduction at some point, as well as a thread to document the repairs and improvements since my ownership...

My kids, mom, and boat last season:
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...pskf2apjih.jpg

1968 19' Custom Seacraft
 

Bought this baby in February. It was completely gutted and all parts except the original hull replaced with Coosa. the guy who did the work had some strange and wrong ideas, like not supporting the floor/side connection very well, which resulted in some cracking along that joint, but otherwise no issues. Oh yeah, no drain for the front box whose hatch isnt waterproof and next to no chases or access to run new cables or wiring. But it runs like a scalded dog, handles great and I can ignore most cosmetic issues.

Great photo John. That's looks like my crew on the yellow '78 I bought last year. We are on the Great Lakes so we share the water with Canada. I would always say when we left the dock we will be in Canadian water so put the cell phones away or we would get hit with crazy roaming charges. Of course I was laying but it worked every time. We actually hung out with each other.

Thanks Bill, that's funny about the cell phone warning! :D

not telling my wife how much it's going to cost
 

1970, 20cc, purchased a few months ago.

Demo and transom replacement next month

Olney, MD

1975 Master Angler
 

Bought the Hull and Trailer for $800 from the original owners family who happens to my friend. It had been sitting/rotting in his fathers yard for the past 8-10 years. Had no idea what it really was till I got onto this site. I'm very excited and have started a complete rebuild with my father. Putting an older Johnson 140 VRO on the back... Trimming the console width down by 6" and adding coffin cooler to the front of that. Replaced the Gas Tank, Gutted the Gunnel and the rotted out wood... Re-glassed all of that already. Started re-glassing some of the stern areas as well... New Deck and a Paint Job and she will be ready to be re-assembled sooner rather than later... I live in RI, got the boat in Jamestown. My late grandfathers nickname was Nipper, So I gave it a New England twang and she will be called Nippah...

I'm in
 

I think this is an excellent idea. I have been thinking of asking the group’s appetite to formalize a model registry database. After I lost my ’78 Seafari, I found another ’78 for sale right down the road from where I bought my 1st one the year prior. I didn’t buy it by the way. I looked back at production numbers for that year and the total was 22 outboard Seafari's and 41 total. So that got me searching on how many other ‘78’s I could find by using the search tool and Google. I think I only found only 2 or 3 more or only 12% of the fleet.

As time moves forward on these old girls a registry would be nice as evidence of how many survived, been put back into service and, over time, ownership history. I should preface this by say I can’t offer to maintain something like this. Just thought it was a nice idea.

Whoops
 

I just realized I responded to a 2002 post!!! The very first in this thread. However, I think its still a good idea.

I agree Bill.

Hah, sounds wicked pissah.

Whoops, I'm late for roll call. 1970 Seafari 20' restoration project, originally a Merc 125 outboard, expect to go to a modern 150 when the time is right.

1977 SeaCraft SF 23
 

1977 SF 23 here.
I bought this boat in 2004 in Pompano Beach. It was rigged with a carbed 200 Mercury Offshore and sat on its original aluminum trailer. I believe I am the 3rd owner. The transom had previously been replaced.
Upon purchase I added a custom aluminum T-Top from Boca Tops with electronics box. The hull has never been bottom painted, and has the original console and teak throttle base.
I ran that 200 for eleven more years and I estimate (conservatively) about another 3000 hrs before it was time to retire.
In 2014 the hull was stripped of all hardware and the slowly expanding soft spots by the bow eye, front casting platform and starboard deck by the console were recored. The and all new stainless hardware and rod holders were installed (not before every hole was properly epoxied) and the cockpit and decks sprayed with Awlgrip Matterhorn White. A new stainless rubrail replaced the 38 year old original.
I repowered in 2015 with a "new" 2012 Merc 200 Optimax. I think it is a good match for the hull, lightweight and plenty of torque. She sips fuel at cruise and tops out in the high 40s. Good enough for an old girl.
After receiving estimates for painting the hull, I opted to wet sand her and buff her out. I swear that gelcoat shines like new.

Aquaholic 25" seacraft, Nassau, Bahamas, 2 optimax 225

Welcome aboard. We don't see too many 25's. Pictures of the boat would be appreciated!

Owner List Update
 

1976 Master Angler 20'
(Purchased in 2016 from Islip LI)
2001 Evinrude FICHT 175hp

1987 SeaCraft Center Console
 

My father purchased this boat new in 1988. I took it over in 1996 and repowered it with a 1996 Yamaha 200HP 2 stroke V6. We just replaced the motor with a 2017 Yamaha 200HP 4 stroke inline 4. The boat is mostly original. I'm looking on advice on replacing the fuel tank.
We use it for a family boat in Barnegat Bay, off of Long Beach Island, NJ.