So my 1975 18SF sold in record time for a record amount back in September, and is now living somewhere in Freeport Maine.
This allowed me to grab the upgrade I was hoping for.
A local Cape Cod boat that was owned by a customer of the boatyard I work for. Kinda had my eye on this one for about 6 years or so now.
Owner upgraded to a 26 Regulator this season, so I made him an offer.
1979 23 Sceptre with a 2012 Etec (146 hrs), enclosed transom, Armstrong bracket, raised deck, replaced fuel tank, coat of Jade Mist Awlgrip (all in 2002).
New Seastar helm, hoses and ram.
New-ish Garmin chartplotter-fishfinder (little bitty unit).
Full welded stainless bow rail with anchor pulpit.
All for less than $10 K!
Of course there's a catch.
On the flip side, she needs some work. (don't they all?)
Major item is a crack in the bottom of the transom across the drain tube. When they enclosed and replaced the transom it appears they left a small void in the bottom of the V, right where they put the drain plug tube, which is just a stupid plastic thru-hull.
So over the intervening 15 years it looks like the bracket was working the void/tube over and over again and it eventually cracked.
Fortunately its still pretty dry in there. The new-ish plywood isn't rotten or anything, just a bit moist.
Boats been in storage for awhile now since we pointed out the crack to the owner during the summer season 2016.
So bracket/motor needs to come off the transom and I need to get in there and have a good root around.
Small cabin floor is like a trampoline. Need to somehow cut out the floor, re-core it and replace it. Maybe make it removable?
Anchor locker bulkhead needs replacement.
Bracket needs some primer and paint while its off.
Full re-wire with new panel, battery switch, fuse block and batteries.
Mouse fur delete.
Previous owner lost the bow access ladder so I need to come up with a solution there somehow. Anybody got one kicking around? Or a template? Or some measurements?
She's going to live on a mooring and I need to make it easy and safe for the wife to get to the bow.
Also need to do a little weight distribution and try and get the bow down a little, and trim her a bit to port. Maybe move the batteries from the transom to the port fwd?
Anyhoo, off on another SeaCraft adventure!
Here are a couple of pics for you guys to chew on. Sorry some are grainy those are from the previous owner.
