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Why are the mosley 20s drains crossed. 
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So that when you're heavily loaded and you walk to stbd side of boat to put scupper plug in, causing it to heel to stbd, water doesn't run in!
This is just one example of the attention Moesly paid to the little details, and what sets his designs above the rest IMHO. Other examples are the raised forward deck, tall functional windshield, forward hatch that could be raised as an air scoop, and the 7' bunks extending back under the front seats on the 21, and the forward hatch on a sloped surface on the Seafari's. (Which makes it easier to crawl thru in addition to making it a great air scoop to catch the breeze when you're anchored out - very important in S. Florida!) Other than the raised fwd deck, I've never seen ANY of these features on any other 20-21' boat. Check out Carla's
Moesly SeaCraft Web site for more details on the great old 21!
I challenge anyone to find another 21' powerboat with 7' bunks AND a cockpit that's about 12' long! Made it a great boat for Bahama trips! He also invented the bowrider and center console layout!(If you don't count the original Whaler, which really wasn't an offshore boat) It was this attention to detail that also separated the winners from the also-rans when he was racing those boats in the 60's!