Is this a Seacraft?
 

Greetings from across the Atlantic. Here in Sweden we do not se much of Seacraft (to bad really, they seem to great boats). I came upon the boat in the picture in an ad, but the seller couldn't tell me the make of the boat (her late father left it to her). After lurking around on the web I have a sneaking suspicion that it could be a mid 80's Seacraft. Can anyone tell me if I'm right or wrong?

TIA

Carl

http://www.batborsen.com/bb/se/img/a...00170476-3.jpg

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Another pic

http://www.batborsen.com/bb/se/img/a...0000170476.jpg

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and another...

http://www.batborsen.com/bb/se/img/a...00170476-1.jpg

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and the last one.

http://www.batborsen.com/bb/se/img/a...00170476-2.jpg

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Cool looking boat.

I'm no expert, but it doesn't look like any SeaCraft I have ever seen. The shape of the side in the rear view doesn't look like the right, that's the number one thing I see.

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No SeaCraft here, I do see a little modifying of a Mako thou. What do you think "Warthog5" http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung...smiley-011.gif

The Varible Deadrise at the transome would be the sure give away whether or not it had SeaCraft lines http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung...smiley-003.gif

Too much Diamond plate and alum...I would hate to be standing on those deck plates in the Fla Sun with bare feethttp://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung...smiley-003.gif

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I was thinking Mako too but its not a seacraft. It sits ass deep though - might need a floatation bracket

Oh yeh, welcome to Classic Seacraft.

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Pretty nice boat and neat custom work. Yeah John it does sit a little low in the tail, but I'd be willing to bet it doesn't have two holes in the deck letting water in.

Someone will have to check with DH on shipping to Sweden.

I don't think Mako either. It's hard to say. Everytime I go to Finland I see so many cool boats that we've never heard of here.

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Thanks you all for the quick response! Don't think it's a Mako (we have a few around to compare with) and another source came in with “Seabird” (another one I’ve never heard of…and a quick search on the web didn’t help…). So, thank you all again for helping me!

Carl

PS. capt chuck, I wish we had that problem here…although we managed to have 7 consecutive days of 75+…heat is never the problem... [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] DS

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At the risk of sounding like a know it all ; I'm pretty sure its a 24' seabird i.0. conversion . The interior layout is identical to my boat and others I've seen on the Seabird Boat Owners forum website . Scott should weigh in on this too !

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Thank you FOR-ROCH! info is in line with what I have from other sources. Any aditional info/links? Adress to the Seabird forum?

Carl

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Found it! Seabird Owners Forum

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I have an older '23 Seabird sitting around for a restoration. I'm pretty sure the boat in your photos is an old 'Bird. They were built in Hialeah Florida, thought to be advanced for their time. They used a lot of end grain balsa as coring materials, and a balsa cored bottom, no stringers but an inner liner. They have a 24° Deadrise at the transom with wide chines, not a variable deadrise hull like a SeaCraft, but a good hull for rough water. The hulls were similar in shape to the Formula 233's, which were built in the same area and time frame. 'Birds were built from the mid 60's to around 1980 or early '80's. Some visuals from your photos that make it look like a 'Bird are the curved gunnells at the transom, Carolina flared bow, and the cut outs on the sides of the inside liner.

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Carlin,
Based on the cutouts in the hull liner up in the bow and along the sides towards the stern, plus the slightly down-turned shearline in the bow, it appears to be a Seabird V-24 Mariner. I have the same boat (1972), although not nearly in as nice a condition as this one. The ride is outstanding! I have a single '89 Johnson 225 on mine and it moves along very good - 27 knots cruise, 35 knots WOT. Check the deck on this boat since it is balsa cored. You might have some wet/rotten areas. Although it appears as if this boat has been either very well maintained or restored at some point. Good luck with it if you choose to buy her.