Ironman I think it's a stroke of genius for the previous owner to cut the cap. You get the benefit of the M/A cap and deck with the dead sexy S/F shearline. Imho the best of both worlds. That's how they would lay them out today if SeaCraft was still in business.
Keep posting pics, boat looks really good. Also if you want another guy with some good info on bracketed 20s look up Ole Parker aka caymanboy
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