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How'd I find Seacraft?? I got married.

There is more to it.

I had a Bertram 25. I was 29 years old and my very happy life consisted of doing nothing but working, working on the boat and diving. Until Karen came along, which required some adjustment. I realized there wasn't time for both the Bertram and Karen. Much as I loved the boat, something had to give, so I kept Karen, good decision. That left me boatless while I did a lot of research on what next. It had to be smaller, much easier to maintain, less expensive to run, ride well in rough water and be very very tough, a fairly difficult list of characteristics. The guys in my dive club, St Pete Underwater Club, were the source of my Seacraft compulsion, recommending a 20 Seafari as just what I needed. There were several in the club and they had stood the test of time and use. It also met every criteria and, for sure, nothing else in that size class could stand up to the punishment. The advice was outstanding. What a great dive/camp/fishing boat. I loved it and kept it until circumstances forced parting. Much later, and several boats, I was doing research on what should be the next boat and kept coming back to how good the Seafari was, but it was just too small for what I needed. Then I discovered on this forum that such a thing as a 25 Seafari existed, a very few of them, out there somewhere. I found one on the east coast and bugged to owner for years to sell it to me. The rest is history.