Hermit, It really is a Bad A$$ boat. I couldn't believe how big it really was when it rolled down my street. I'm really glad I didn't try to tow it from Detroit to SD. The wind that hull catches would probably have flipped my little truck on some canyon bridge.
Parked in front of the Seafari, it reminds me of your picture of your blue 23 next to the red 20. Serious contrast.
I posted this link at the bottom of the first post but it was easily missed so here you go:
http://s1011.photobucket.com/albums/...Seacraft%2021/
I'm not sure if its the only one on the left coast. It's my understanding that Fluke took the St Augustine boat to Hawaii.
Aside from its storied sea-keeping abilities, the 21 is a very clever design with an amazing amount of storage that doesn't clutter up space. I found 4 props in the cubbyholes, 2 classic electric down riggers, a vintage JRC fishfinder with a carton of paper rolls for it, a Hummingbird LCR, a ship to shore radio a regular marine radio, 4 life vests, a life ring, a 4 hp Evinrude trolling motor, a bunch of rope, 4 spring-lines, three anchors, 2 side planing boards, some anodized tubing that might be part of the trolling system or maybe even outriggers which I haven't pulled out yet, and a couple of boxes with a bunch of maintenance items including, plugs, points, filters, carb kits, etc. And I haven't even tallied what is in the in the floor hatches yet. The removable storage under the aft seats were empty...smelled like fish and there was a 12 v aerator in the top seat cubbyhole that plugs in at the outdoor sockets on the transom board/plate. Thought I had AC when I first saw that... Dude wired his downriggers with A/V plugs for simplicity...Won' fly in the salt environment but they work great right now.
It's like freakin' Christmas every time I board her.
Cant' wait to splash her but my I'm hesitant to dip her with my T100 lest my first memory be sinking my truck at the ramp. She's easily 1200-1500 lbs more than the Seafari, and I slip on the ramps with that... Looking for a bigger truck or maybe something more elegant like a 63 Lincoln Continental to tow my new girl around with
