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Old 02-05-2016, 01:25 AM
McGillicuddy McGillicuddy is offline
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Marsh Bear,

I'm one the young guys here, I grew up with the Mighty Zeppelin and Bobby Dylan...a simple " come on, guys" gets the conversation going in the right direction.

You have a Moesly era Seafari, I'd guess, 1968,'69, maybe '70.
If you cleaned it up and got it running it might be worth $2-4000 to the right buyer.
But the down side is there is little interest in and old i/o.

However, if you're into it for your for your own use, the value could be priceless. The Seafari is a very versatile and very capable little boat. Many have made the trip to the Bahamas in south FL or the runs to oil rigs or the gulf. That old motor or a modern replacement offers a 4-5 mpg cruise and makes a wonderful little pocket cruiser if you will.

Our friend Denny (Bushwacker) is perhaps its greatest advocate having done circumnavigations of FL and the Bahamas in his, and Csick Nick has put 200+lb giant Blue fin in his cuddy off Stellwagen and other hallowed grounds of MA.

Get her scrubbed and see what she looks like. The early ones were very strong. Her bones might surprise.

I urge you to learn all you can about this boat. They are worth the effort. Bowrider65's father invented this hull. She has a complementary website that provides a wealth of information, reviews, ads, and real history. Here is a link to the site:
http://www.moeslyseacraft.com/literature.html

Start using the search engine as well, but remember spelling - its a Seafari not Safari.

Yours definitely looks like the camping edition with the head and maybe the camp stove and sink under the passenger seat (I cant really tell).

Good luck and ask away, most of the guys remarks weren't meant to offend they just wanna buy yer boat cheap But you gotta play nice cuz we're nice peeps, most of the time. Seriously, Like Don said, they just want you to know to look at your restoration budget, and then double or triple it. Or more.

Cheers,
Gillie
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