Found a '69 20\" SF!
 

For over 10 years I've been looking at an old SeaCraft near Carl Moesly's old house in Levy County. It's under cover in a shed, and the boat hasn't moved an inch in those 10 years. I finally got the name of the owner, who has moved to Monroe County, and learned that it's a 1969, mostly original but the transom, which was replaced in '84 or '85. It also has an early 80's 235 hp Johnson on the back, which had under 10 hours on the powerhead when it was parked, and the motor was flushed and the gas run out of the carbs at that time. It has the above-deck fuel tank under the console, also original. The decks are supposedly solid, or were the last time he stood on them 2 years ago. Because the boat has always been kept under cover, this is probably still true.

The owner got the boat from his Dad, who bought it new. He has agreed to sell me the boat, including the trailer for $800.

Here's the great part: My wife said I could buy it! But I have to choose which boat I want to keep "within a reasonable period of time". I wonder how far I can stretch that.... :D

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Reasonable is a very relative term. It means several things to several people and when you come down to it it means that you will be trying to find a home for one of the boats, and you will be thinking about choosing one - but then choosing takes a long time. One must consider all aspects of the choice - how many good points - how many bad points and this has to be done on both boats. That takes a lot of time to think through. In addition the trailer condition has to be taken into consideration. Does it need tires, and if so we need to think for a while as to which brand - after all tires that size don;t come on sale very often. Also, we need to think about...

I figure you can mile this one for quite a while!! Nice find!!

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Nice! Can't wait to see pictures.

Take the time on the decision. Make sure you make the correct one.

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SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Very nice. Congratulations.

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Whooiee!! A 235 on a 19. That should be blazing fast, to the point of dangerous. Just the thing to revive the race boat driver buried in you psyche. Choosing which boat is going to require a great deal of running each for comparison purposes, takes a while. Good luck with it.

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That's what my wife is afraid of.

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Did you remind her you've got Jesus on your team? :D