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Originally Posted by cdavisdb
. . . Mine had a splash well with a hatch in front of the engine(which leaked unless siliconed). The well was full of water most of the time(we loaded heavy) I don't think the well was nearly as high as you show, but can't remember exactly how it was shaped. Battery were in the stern on the sides,no seats. The boat was a Mosely.
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So the Moesly outboard version of the Seafari had no seats at the back? First I've heard of that! I have a '69 brochure, but it only shows the I/O model. Maybe your boat had a splashwell like
this Bowrider?
The original splashwell on mine, and I think on all the Potter 20' CC models except the MA, was no higher than the seats. (pics below) I cut a hatch in it for access to the fuel filter, bilge and trim tab pumps; I mounted some 1.5" chrome brass trim to edges of the piece I cut out, put some foam weatherstripping on it and used some "hold-down buttons" to compress the foam. It was fairly water tight, provided I replaced the weatherstrip about once a year!