Re: 23' Seabird
Nope. That's not me. In 1975 I was 15/16 yrs old.
I did own a '77 25' Nova II for a short while in the late 80's. It had twin 260 Mercruisers when I got it, but it had "sunk" on the trailer, and then sat for several months before that fact was discovered. My partner and I purchased a couple of nearly new take-out 330 hp 454ci Mercruisers, with early Bravo CR drives.
Initially, we got a top speed of about 68 mph, at 66 gph. Changing props from Mirage to over-hub 32P Hustler cleaver props got us 76 mph at 62 gph, but with those props it would not get on plane without putting the K-planes all the way down. We sold the boat after about a month for a very nice profit.
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Fr. Frank says:
Jesus liked fishing, too. He even walked on water to get to the boat!
Currently without a SeaCraft 
(2) Pompano 12' fishing kayaks
'73 Cobia 18' prototype "Casting Skiff", 70hp Mercury
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