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OK so here are some of my general impressions of the 25 seafari. Keep in mind that I have put less then 2 hours on the boat. Although the weather looks good in the video and pictures, it got a bit windy as the morning progressed. In the video we were running the boat in a protected part of the river and later we did get a chance to take her out in the open channel were there were some 2-3 footers with an incoming tide and windy. Boat got air-born twice.

Most of what I have been told or read about the 25 seafari is true. It is a very sensitive boat when on plane. One you are going to have to drive for a while to get used to. I suspect that the more I drive it the more I'm gonna like it. I just have to take it out and spend some time in it to learn what it is capable of. For starters going into a tight turn is a bit un-nerving. The boat banks like an F16 fighter. I think Clay said that the rub rail was almost touching the water. This makes you want to take your turns more slowly then say with a 23 seacraft. Running head on into a chop it is the same as any Seacraft nice and smooth. It requires use of the tabs when guys are moving about...I would say more so then a 23 seacraft. The boat runs light in the bow. Yesterday I did not have any fuel in the forward tank nor did I put any water in the 14 gallon fresh water tank which sits in the bow. I had about 60 gallons of fuel in the main tank. The boat needs more weight in the front so on the next voyage I will fill up the fresh water tank and probably put 15 gallons fuel in the forward tank.

As far as comparing the 23 to the 25 goes I can tell you that the 23 is a more user friendly boat. It requires less use of the tabs when up on plane and is less sensitive in turns. Running head on into the waves there really is not much difference...I'd say the 25 is a little smoother. That may change when I get more weight up front. One thing that I noticed which is surprising is that the 25 is just as stable as the 23 when at rest. Not sure why that is.

Overall I really like the boat. It is going to be perfect for what I intend to use it for. The enclosure I had built came out really nice so I will post some pictures of that soon. Bolsters are installed as well. Only thing left to do is the headliner and bow cushions. Also non skid the deck now that most of the traffic in and out of the boat has subsided. I am thinking about extending the tabs like Brandon did. I will post more pictures and videos of the boat soon.

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