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seafari25 how do you like your 25 tu george ps will be looking for info!!
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George,
My opinion might be biased as a lot of the regard I have for our 25 is sentimental. It just also happens to be the best riding 25 footer on the water, which is bonus. You see, my grandfather purchased her new in 76, when I was about 1 year old. When I was 6, my gramps sat me in the captain chair, and taught me how to run her. I remember docking her in our slip dock in windy conditions and he would grab the throttle, before I hit the dock, throw her in reverse and make me do it again, and again, until I got it right. By the time I was 11, I was running her on my own. That's when I learned that when she shows 1/4 on the gas gauge...she's empty
. I spent quite a few summers on her since then and have been actually keeping up the maintainance on her, for my gramps, for the last 15 or so years now. I lost a few girlfriends over her because "you love that boat more than me"...well...yAaa
. Needless to say, I will be buried in this boat.
All the sentimental stuff aside, I've been out in some heavy conditions in Georgian Bay(lake Huron) and have always felt absolutely comfortable, with both, the ride and the fact that I would make it to my destination. She has never let me down. She still has original 327 Chev coupled to a big old Mercruiser(I believe it's a 2 drive or II drive 288hp. Never had anything done to it except change gear oil so my info is limited). She cruises at about 17mph at 2900rpm and tops at 32mph at 4200rpm. She's a tank, not very fast but a lot of power(torque)with that huge prop. I once pulled a 14000lb houseboat off the beach with her. The houseboat started to move before I reached 3000rpm. I also do a lot of camping on her and she is really comfortable for 2. I have absolutely nothing derogatory to say about the 25 Seafari.
You have got yourself a great boat there...no worries
Perhaps for a comparison to other 25' boats, I think cdavis has made some remarks about that as he had another 25' boat before his Seafari. In my mind, there is no comparison, but again I'm biased.
Brandon