Seacraft 15
 

Could this be an elusive Seacraft Scampi 15?

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...seacraft15.jpg

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Your topic sure woke me up, here 6:30 am, but then the picture proved the 15 is still eluding all of us.
It's a cute boat, but not a SeaCraft.
Here's what the 15 looked like in 1967.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...-15-Photo1.jpg

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I would like to see a few more pics with different
angles before my vote...
The broken "SeaCra " logo is on the boat. :D
After 40 years the "Lil G" may have been transformed
from its original condition.. :eek:

See ya, Ken

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My money says that G is a wood boat.

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Was there a wooden prototype of the 15? There was wooden racer prototype.

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That second pic really favors the lines on my '68 donzi 16

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When I was talking to Mr. Moesly, I said the same thing.

His reply was, yes it was..."But ours was faster"...Once a racer always a racer :D

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Tell us more about the wooden racer prototype !

McGill ... have any more photo shots of Lil G ??

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Didn't I read on the Mosley site that his original race boat was a 23' wooden prototype? I know i read it someplace. Ill search later today.

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His first design using the VDR hull was a 23-footer, all out of plywood, built only to be a test boat for his new bottom design. Named Si-Vad, it was thoroughly tested in the Miami to Nassau race (1961). It performed better than Moesly expected, but he had a few ideas to make it even better. He shortened the design to 21 feet, added a few more adjustments to the longitudinal steps, compounded the curves for fiberglass and increased its load carrying ability. A wood/fiberglass plug was built and a mold produced. He created a family/fisherman model for general public use. This same model was used for racing and over the years was modified as needed above the waterline. Molded interiors with gel coat finish and teak trim soon followed as well as grid system for stringers and bottom support.

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That's from the brief summary paragraph 6 i believe.

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Hey Mcgill...

Please do not leave us hanging
We need details on the pic. IE: Who, what, when & WHERE !!

Thanks, Ken

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Sorry gang don't know much about it. It was listed as very rare 1958 Seacraft for AU$7,000 on ebay australia. I sent the seller an e-mail requesting some pix from the front and the back but haven't heard back from him, yet...
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...Seacraft-1.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...craft15Aft.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...5Motorwell.jpg

Dang, I should've bought it just for the buzz it creates, must admit, the more I look at Carla's picture, the more I like that Scampi boat. I think my search has begun...My wife's gonna kill me when I cough up the retirement savings for a 15' CSC :D

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76Red ... Yes, there was a prototype made for the very first step-bottom, 23' and named SiVad. Moesly needed to test out this whole new concept.
I am not aware of (but doesn't mean didn't exist) any prototypes for the 15.

SeaCraft wasn't incorporated until the early 60's, and the 15 wasn't built until 66 or 67. Could the seller have meant 1968? or maybe an Australian company named SeaCraft?
I hope the seller responds & has a transom or bow shot ... that would help to solve this very intreging mystery.

Whoever finds a Scampi will be the envy of many, especially myself!

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Hey Carla,

I think you're on to something when you mention an Australian Company. It runs in my mind that there is at least one Australian Company with the name SeaCraft. Also, there's a company in Australia that manufactures a variable dead rise hull. I can't remember if it is also called SeaCraft.

Just my 2¢ worth. Good luck.

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That little CSC 15 is a great looking little boat. Anybody know how many were made?

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If my memory recalls, about 10 or 12
Help me out here Carla.. :D

See ya, Ken

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There was an Aussie Seacraft, they made nice looking ply/glass speed/ski boats in the late '50s and through at least the '60s. there's a 19' for sale down there that looks nothing like the Moesly/Potter classics. The fella with the 15 replied today and has promised to send a mess of restoration pics... There is also an Aussie version of alumnacraft, et. al, Called Seacraft. What got me though was the logo... Any knowledge of that Carla? Designer double dipping, perhaps? :D

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Ken, you are right, it has been estimated only about 10-15 were built. Records such as these, went with the company when sold. These little boats were fast & sporty with minumum HP and targeted the young crowd. They had fiberglass molded seats for easy washdown. But other manufactureres were putting in plush seating & decor, so the 15 didn't sell well. Another attribute the boat had that I liked was a glass bubble over the engine, so you could watch the engine go round and round.

Very interesting about the Logo, yes, similar but different.
Here's the original for comparison:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...mblem-Orig.jpg
Thanks McGill for getting the pictures. I'll look forward to seeing them posted.

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I believe a few of us have made the 15 the "brass ring" of our SeaCraft obsession. One will be found. Will it be this year? Maybe. Great looking boat, unrealized potential in the history of SeaCraft(as was the case with not offering the patented balast system on the 25 and the original 21 VDH panel angles being modified to make the 23 VDH).

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Here is an amazing shot from MoeslySeaCraft.com.........
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...okerd/SC15.jpg

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Landing was so soft he probably didn't realize he caught that much air! :eek: