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Originally Posted by JohnC
Thanks for the input! It looks like you have almost what I want. I would guess that your rig is a little lighter than a 20 with a few bells & whistles but it's good to see the performance you are getting with the 90 ETEC.
John, the boat is light but it's not like I run around with a spinning rod and tackle box. I have plenty of ballast with those tanks, coolers and dive gear. The 4 old, fat divers plus gear and tanks = 1800-2000#'s. I think I read where Carl Moesly put a little more forefoot in the old Bowriders than the other Seacrafts to carry the extra weight "up front". All I know is that the boat refuses to "plow" regardless of how much "stuff" I put in the bow. She always rides
"with her point(s) stickin' up, proud and high" as Bob Seger said.
Are the hogfish spots you are raiding in the middle grounds? that's a pretty good haul from Tampa area in a 19' boat - and damn impressive fuel #'s.
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Dude, 60-80 miles round trip, not 60-80 miles out, in the Middle Grounds! I ain't that crazy! I get 3.5 miles per gallon average, with that load. Those hogfish are from 50' of water off of Sarasota and 25' of water off of Bayport. We went scouting Memorial Day weekend at Bayport for the Gag's, which don't open until July 1st here in the Gulf from 35' to 25' of water. Picked up our limit of hogs and a couple of Red Groupers over 20", but saw "Toad" Gags everywhere. I saw one in 25' of water that I swear was 4' long and had the girt of a 5 gallon bucket. NOAA and National Marine Fisheries are Clueless!
John, everybody on this site has a prettier boat than mine. The Marshtackie is an "Axe", but I believe the best thing about a Seacraft is the part under the water you don't see. They are a great "fishing" platform, even if you use 5' Stainless Steel plugs, while on "life support". Mine works pretty good just as Carl designed it with a splash well and a 360# motor. I'm think'in a 25" - 115 E-tec with a raised 25" transom well and manual adjustable 5" offset jackplate like Kmoose is running would be close to what Denny ran all over the Bahamas with in the 80's with a 115 Cross-flow Johnson on his Safari. Be careful with mess'in with too much, or you will change the "center of buoyancy" and you'll start "hobby Horse'in".
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