1971 20' Seacraft restoration complete!
 

Back in August, a local businessman approached us about restoring a 1971 20' Seacraft that was for sale nearby. Shortly thereafter, he purchased the boat and the restoration began.

8 months later...she is complete. Project list is as follows:

New transom raised to 25 inches
New stern boxes and splashwell
New deck raised 1 inch
Hatches, casting platform and gunwales recored
Original fuel tank in console removed and new 43 gallon aluminum tank installed below deck
New console
New carbon fiber ABS switch panel with Bocatech switches
Carbon fiber ABS accent panels on rod lockers
New Buck Woodcraft anchor locker and console hatches
New Armstrong waterproof bilge hatch
New Gemlux rod holders and hardware
New Rubrail with stainless insert
New Fusion stereo with JBL speakers
New NorthStar AGM battery and Guest charger
All new wiring and plumbing
Decks, gunwales, bilge and anchor locker regelcoated
Hull primed with high build and painted with Awlcraft Whisper Gray and metallic gray bootstripe
New Seacraft emblems
New LoadRite Elite trailer
New Suzuki DF140

Dayum!!!! Just outstanding!! :)

Absolutely gorgeous!

What's the price?

It is not for sale...it was restored for a customer.

You do REALLY nice work!!!!

Thanks, Mitch. While I chipped in a bit here and there, for the most part I was the project manager. We have a team of very talented people that are truly responsible for the results.

Yes, you do very nice work!

Console
 

Looks great. Is it a self bailing deck that was only raised one inch?

Where did the console come from? Is it narrower then a stock console?

Rybones-

We float tested the boat in January after the deck was raised (but before the finish work was done) with the engine installed and with three guys on board. With all of that weight on board the scuppers are still two inches above the water line. We then poured a couple of 5 gallon buckets of water on the deck and the water flowed aft out the scuppers like it should.

The owner bought the console from Marine Connection Liquidators in Ft. Pierce. It only had core material where the binnacle mounts, so we had to core the rest of the console, gelcoat the inside and then gelcoat the outside to match the deck & gunwales.

Lastly, a "coke bottle" green 1/4 inch windscreen with a 7 inch radius on the corners will be arriving to finish off the console.

Ed
Great work. I think the " Gucci Stamp" is in order.

""""Lastly, a "coke bottle" green 1/4 inch windscreen with a 7 inch radius on the corners will be arriving to finish off the console.""""
I like the carbon fiber but a small Teak Helm pad would fit nicely in that semi circle indentation under the wheel !

Well done!

[QUOTE=Capt Chuck;262602]Ed
Great work. I think the " Gucci Stamp" is in order.


Capt Chuck - I forwarded your Gucci stamp award to the owner. He wrote back

"I am both honored and clearly see how and why the stamp was created for this coveted award"

I mentioned that the stamp also used to come with a green tarp but that it blew away from Finster's house when Hurricane Sandy washed ashore.

Looks Great

I saw this boat in person at the Maine Boat Builders Show and it was both beautiful and done right. Very nicely done, congratulations.

Chris...what day were you there? I worked the booth on Friday and Sunday.

Of course I was there on Saturday!

Sharp, Do you have pictures of the spalshwell area?, It looks like you raised the aft compartments very nicely

I will take pictures of the splashwell tomorrow. It is low enough to fully tilt up engine but tall enough to prevent your average splash over. The owner insisted on adding one. Thank you for the nice feedback.

Something to be said about clean and simple...good job!

Nice Ed! Thats the perfect skiff... I like the little battery switch. Did you guys build that or buy? Looking forward to more pics.

Strick

Strick-

The battery switch compartment was an 11th hour decision on my part. We bought a round one fromPerko but it was a piece of junk, was the wrong shade of white and would have killed the look. So, I called Boat Outfitters and they built this one for us a couple of days before the show. It matches the other hatches and looks nice but not cheap...

Here are the pics of the splashwell...

Nice! BTW, I thought it was for sale the way it was displayed at the show or wherever you were. The owner HAS to be proud!

Uncleboo-

He is definitely proud and very excited. She will spend the summer up here and then will head south to Florida in the fall.

It was a fun project to work on!

-Ed-