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Fr. Frank

08-24-2010 05:44 PM

Re: 23 vs Moesly 21 Ride

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What's the saying?

Something like, there are two kinds of boats out there, wet boats and wet boats with enclosures.

Exactly Right!!

77SceptreOB

08-24-2010 06:36 PM

Re: 23 vs Moesly 21 Ride

My Sceptre is VERY dry with out any enclosure. And exceptionally dry with the clear front curtains up and almost completely dry with the addtional side curtains up. :)

DonV	08-24-2010 07:58 PM

Re: 23 vs Moesly 21 Ride

Know what you mean, my 23SF is dry when there is no wind and the boat is sitting still........and it's not raining.

BigLew

08-24-2010 08:05 PM

Re: 23 vs Moesly 21 Ride

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and almost completely dry with the addtional side curtains up. :)

Smart A$$! ;) ;) ;)

We love our Scepters now, don't we!

gofastsandman

08-24-2010 09:22 PM

Re: 23 vs Moesly 21 Ride

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Know what you mean, my 23SF is dry when there is no wind and the boat is sitting still........and it's not raining.

And it`s Tuesday and raining, and I can`t get up.
GFS

BigLew

08-24-2010 09:37 PM

Re: 23 vs Moesly 21 Ride

GFS,

Responding to your post above would be just tooooo easy!

;) ;) ;)

DonV	08-24-2010 10:30 PM

Re: 23 vs Moesly 21 Ride

Yep......IT would be way too easy.

BigLew

08-24-2010 10:41 PM

Re: 23 vs Moesly 21 Ride

Good one, Don!

Bushwacker

08-25-2010 12:49 AM

Re: 23 vs Moesly 21 Ride

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. . but here is something I can't figure out. The 25 seafari is almost as sharp as the 21 and has little flare in the bow. It looks like a wet boat, yet is astonishingly dry, even in a pretty good crosswind.

Anybody have any idea why?

Connor, maybe you were just running fast enough to outrun the spray! :D When I get wet on my boat, I'm usually running too slow!

Seriously, looking at the post Terry made showing the overlay of the 21 & 25 hull sections, the 25 appears to have a flat/spray rail molded into the chine that isn't there on the 21, so that might explain the drier ride on the 25. Moesly also added a narrow flat at the chine when he modified the 19 mold to create the 20, so that was a tweak he had added earlier. I can e-mail you that file if you want it. Denny

McGillicuddy

08-25-2010 01:12 AM

Re: 23 vs Moesly 21 Ride

I've reconsidered this and have decided the soft riding 21 is a better boat for me. When Fr Frank mentioned the G factor I thought of my last 8+ hr each way ride in snotty conditions in search of tuna.

The fishing was great, a Mexican flag jig strike from Striped Marlin at dawn, followed by small yellowfin, a pair of nice yellowtails on bait, then some albacore. After boxing the area for about another hour, the sun came out and so did some nice dorado, and finally some 30# bft on the run home. Pretty dry except for all the blood on the deck.

The ensuing weeks were hell. 9 weeks with barely tolerable sciatic nerve pain result of a long run in a Parker 25 pilot house. Love my Seafari.

Yeah, cold and wet is uncomfortable but it passes quickly. Lower back pain makes even great fishing a chore.

That being said I'll trade a Seavette project for a 21 project. Thanks for your help in this most difficult decision - even you Sandman :D :D :D

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