Seabird Boats
 

Just saw a 69 Seabird 23'3" cuddy.
Reminded me of a formula 233 of the same era. Any insight on the Seabirds? Seems Scott M had one at some point in the gallerys...

Re: Seabird Boats
 

There is a web site for seabirds....I've almost bought one several times in the past as they are cool looking boats. I've never tore one apart but I hear that they are solid balsa cored throughout the entire hull. There are a couple people on this board who have owned both seabirds and seacrafts.

strick

Re: Seabird Boats
 

Funny thing, I pulled off the road near my house the other day to look at what I thought was a SeaCraft for sale that was actually a Seabird. Nice lines!

Re: Seabird Boats
 

My photos are still in the Other Boat Photo section. They were available with either 100% balsa coring or balsa only in the hull sides/deck with a solid glass bottom. The liner was the stringer system. All V-24 hulls (Seabird's name although the hull measures 23' 3" LOA) could accept different configurations with bolt-on deck caps. Very similar to the Formula 233 hull but designed by a different guy in the racing community (forget the name). With 24 degrees of deadrise, they ride really nice. There is a flat pad in the aft 1/3 of the hull so they can get up out of the water pretty well. Mine had a 225 Johnson which performed admirably - cruise 25-26 knots around 4500rpm and WOT was 35 knots at 5600. I sold mine in August '08 to a gentleman from this area that was taking to the Florida Panhandle where he spends his winters.

The Seabird site is located here: web page