[riprunner]

The Seacraft dealer in Chatham used to be the biggest or seceond biggest Seacraft dealer in the country and there was a reason for it...Tuna Fishing at the BB,Regal Sword etc...Recreational boaters saw how well they did and they too purchased them to fish the often not so nice water off Chatham.

The 23 Seacraft was the staple of the Chatham "Mosquito fleet" as my dad called them. I used to see 23 Seacraft's all the time offshore in conditions where you would only see bigger boats fishing those waters. Most of them seemed to be inboards or I/O's, but I certainly saw outboards as well.

During the Tuna haydays commercial fisherman used the 23 Seacraft because they were economical, safe, and able to handle the conditions to get home when the seas picked up. Commercial fisherman don't buy boats because they are trendy, they buy what works best.

My dad and run a charter business in Falmouth and we have a 32 Blackfin Combi & a 23 Seacraft inboard because they are both the best riding boat in thier class and we don't have to stay tied to the dock when the weather is a little snotty.