seacraft 27 1978-1980s
 

looking for any info, photos of the seacraft 27 outboard model. Any comments regarding ride etc. would be greatly appreciated.

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They're soild boats I've owned my 1986 27' for 4 years now and have been tempted to sell but have choosen not to

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Welcome to the site. You can find a bunch more SeaCraft info here: http://moeslyseacraft.com/SC27Brochure.aspx

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There's one listed on ebay w/11 pics convertible fly bridge and cuddy. Keyword 27ft Seacraft

Also a 1965 Bowrider for a pittance

Go gettem gang SOS

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Correct me if I am wrong but the 80's 27 Seacraft outboard model, that I assume Gerard is asking about, is a much different animal than the 27 Moseley FlyBridge?

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Jason, I believe that Bushwacker is just tracing the bloodline on the 27 back to the Moesly Era. One of the 1st 80's 27's we saw here on CSC was the Raw Bar II. Where did that one end up??

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Here is the old 2003 thread with pictures removed.........

Raw Bar II Link

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The one on Ebay is a Potter design. At least the cabin is a Potter design, it looks just like the 27 in the spec section.

Ebay link

Spec section link

There is another one for sale that looks like it's a Moesley design.

Seamaster 27

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There was another one discussed on this site that was located in Texas. It had a 454 I/O and I believe listed for $12,000. I searched the site but can't find it.

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76red18-Happy B-Day

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Pictures of my 27' C/C
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/l...h/SN850081.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/l...h/SN850080.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/l...ofSN850074.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/l...h/SN850071.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/l...h/SN850079.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/l...h/SN850077.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/l...ofSN850068.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/l...ofSN850067.jpg

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The new design came out when I was still selling them so that had to be late late 70's and was a complete new design. Went for a ride in Tampa Bay off Gandy and it was an outboard - the motors were getting big enough.

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Gerard,
You can see mine in the photo gallery on the front page of this site before the re-build began and the tear down. Then follow the link Trayder posted to the current progress.
I am also upgrading to the Verado 300's for power, had 275's(never mounted). When she was running with the 225 Oceanrunners she would cruise about 30-32 and top out in the mid 40's, that was also with bottom paint and no bracket.

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Are you saying the hull is not the same basic hull as Kerneltugboats 1969 27'?

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That is the point I was trying to make it is a totally different animal fundamentally sure it has the Variable Deadrise but I am 99.9% sure it is a different mold/design from the Mosely 27.

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Jason-
My bad. hmmmmm. I am just looking at the front VDH panels and where they start on the hull. The hulls look identical to me. Any Potter comments/marketing material???

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Jason,

Just to add more confusion, when my boat was at the Glass shop, a 1986 27 CC came in for service. The boats were side by side and the hulls seemed identical except for the way the rear transom was made, the new one was straight like the 23 and mine has the angled section for the outdrives like they did on a lot of boats in that time-frame. The interesting part is when I first got the boat, I e-mailed Bill Potter and he said it was made from a mold that they eventually sold to the Merrit brothers??? If I had to bet my life, all the 27's came from the same mold, or a copy of the original, and the changes were in the cap and transom.

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FYI
A few years back, Potter told me that CSY only took the molds & the tooling for the 23' & 27" SeaCrafts and gave it a try for one year. That was circa '81-'82 time frame. I don't think they changed it :D

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So, based on Kerneltugboat -- Potter sells the 27 mold in the early 70's to the Merrit Bros. and then around 1978-80 makes a plug of an existing 27, and reintroduces it with a totally new cap design(s)?????

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Well then theres the answer, thinking i was 99% right I was actually 100% wrong. Good I left the 1% left :D

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(kerneltugboat) Are you referring to the Merritt Bros. in Pompano, Fl? As in Merrit Marine Yatch Builders?

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All I remember is he said Merrit Brothers, and that they had built very nice but larger Fishing boats (I guess you could call it a yacht). I belive the e-mail went something like "If I remember correctly". those were Bills words, so maybe he did not remember correctly.I wish I could find the old e-mail, but I can't. By the way, I love your boat, I tried to design mine around my dads 23, but I wish I had seen yours first. I would love to know some key dimensions, like of the Step height and location, how the front hatches are laid out, the distance from the Transom to the center console or Steering wheel location, etc and just curious if you know the weight as it sits, etc. and the fuel capacity.

Thanks,

Dan

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Thanks, its been a fishing machine! I'll get you more exact measurements later but behind my leaning post sits a 200 Quart SSI Cooler and there is plenty of room behind it, where there is a giant below deck fish box and on the Port and Starboard side of it are two below deck livewells. Beam is 10' 4" rub rail to rub rail There are two 150 Gallon tanks one bow and other stern. AS far as the weight goes, I couldn't even give you an estimate, I just know everything on her is heavy, including the fiberglass hatche covers. Full of fuel and 55 gallons of freshwater the 225 Optis push her at 48 on GPS and empty at 51 mph. I will try and do some research and see what I can find on the 1986 27' Seacrafts.