[flyfisher]

gentleman i never intended it to turn into a argument. i was just voicing my opinion. if you don't like the ride
of some of the boats i mentioned so be it. but the ones i was comparing in some lines have dead rises compared
to seacraft. in parker you can't compare a 15 degree dead rise to a 21 degree like their dv has. most that have
rode in a parker have rode in the 15 not the 21. as for the mako. they have produced dead rises from 15 to 23
degrees. i think anybody that has spent long hours on a boat in the ocean will agree the more dead rise the softer
the ride. yes their is roll to contend with. in higher dead rises. but every boat is a compromise. no matter the
brand. i think if you go back and read what i said in stead of just reading my comments you didn't like you
would see my point. i also think that others here are trying to say the same. seabird is a very good riding boat. i
just didn't bring up every boat that i have spent time on in the last 50 years. i fished from a seacraft 23 and
found it just a comfortable in a 23 abie. as for the new one. well guys that's in my bailiwick. i am a engineering
designer and have design many many things from submarines to satellites. even a few boat hulls and the new
seacrafts from an engineering prospective with new technology that is being used, are built very very well, and
i would never turn up my nose at one to get an older seacraft. in most cases it still gets down to what you
personally like and i believe i did say i wouldn't mind having a 23 seacraft. their is a 23 inboard for sale and a 23 septer
for sale in project boat net. both for a while as well as a number of others that were listed on boattrader and are
still for sale. i've checked on a few to see if they were sitill available along with afew other brand i am interested in. and
i don't see any body banging down any doors to buy them at those prices. and i still believe marks question is a very
good one. but i think i will go back to just reading and not comenting on this board. sense some don't seam to like
opnions other then praise.

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[ November 12, 2003, 12:54 PM: Message edited by: flyfisher ]