New to the site and new to Sea Craft. Just traded for a 69 20' CC. Looking at a restore but can't go crazy on $$. Thinking a 175 Opti would be best power.

Keeefus
Lowcountry Native

Runnin a little late
 

1978 20' SF Suzuki 140
Restored in 2012, all the usual issues. Like new now.
Finally my first Seacraft at age 64.

Dginge 1977 18sf Rude 150 ocean pro 25' inch
Mobile, AL roll tide

HughSchultz 1975 Tsunami 225 ETec Sutton Vermont

deadrise - 1978 20 sceptre(minus windshield, gas tank, chairs, backsplash panel) with a 9.9 yamaha 2 stroke and a very long 15 foot steering pole extension. I hope to repower with a Mercury bridgeport(with a good life insurance policy) someday but it's plenty fast now so I'm in no hurry. Named: "Manatee Killa" I hope to have some photos soon of the new layout so standby.

owners list
 

70 20' CC gutted to bare hull, replacing everything except the bare hull. . new stringers up .Hull was cracked and waterlogged. Integral engine bracket,dive platform. bow pulpit, custom console w/composite hardtop with no metal work support. new 175 4cy suzuki
Will post progress pictures soon.

Bluffton, Hilton Head. SC

Sweet. Nothing I love better than a Seacraft that has been severed modified, only to be stripped down like a $3.00 48 year old dancer with the goal of total catholic hullification towards a chastitized rebirth. Love to see photos before and after. Confessions of a Seacraft zelout. Stay tuned.

Yep, I had a 175 envirude on my mine back in the day and it was perfect in every way. And 25 years later I'm back refurbishing the same hull. Repowering: That's what I'm doing now. 175 optimax new if I can get financing. Otherwise it's Yamaha 200 hp small block 1999 hdpi with rebuild power head. The thing is, if you go higher than 150 hp you can't use a manual steering(atleast not the cheaper ones anyway) which sucks cause then you have to bone up for a power steering system which I believe sucks horsepower off the motor and juice off the battery/motor electronics.
I prefer 2 strokes on these older hulls handsdown.

Airedog
 

Airedog (John Malloy) 1976 20' Master Angler Center Console 200 Mercury WPB, Florida

Tsunami to CC
 

Hooligan 1973 23' CC 5.7 I/O Vortec Alpha One Gen II Plymouth, MA