Seafari 25

[McGillicuddy]

Hey Brandon, Regarding your Grandpa's beautiful Seafari 25, I suspect the boats 6 month wait to be picked may have been due to the aftermath of the 73 oil embargo and the "energy crisis that followed through Jimmy Carters presidency. I fact I believe Mr Carter had solar panels installed on the White House in '77. I was a stocker in a grocery store then, and I remember the cost of peanut butter skyrocketing while Billy was sipping suds on the family farm, but I digress... Back to your Granpa's pretty blue Seafari - I noticed the hinged "toilet seat halves" on the back of the passenger seat pedestal - does that serve as support allowing the seat to be flipped back 1/4 turn so one may sit facing aft while the chef cooks the walleyes and steak? Perhaps an improvement over the 20 design eh?

[seafari25]

Hi McGillicuddy, No the seat is fixed and upside down when the galley is in use. The toilet seats just hold the stove level. The difference I see in ours and some of ones i've seen on this site is that ours only has one piece that flips over instead of two. The 2 burner stove is to the left instead of the right of the sink. There was a fire years ago in the boat due to the alcohol stove so I've always been afraid to use it. I removed the stove and use a coleman now. It's not as convenient as the original but I still have it and may bring it out of reirement one day. I will try to dig up a pic with the galley in use

[seafari25]

Hey McGillicuddy,

I was leafing through the 79 brochure and the red Sceptre has the identical unit to ours also with the "toilet seat" teak supports. It has 2 units actually 1 port 1 starboard...I wonder if there's an icebox or fridge in the other one...that would be nice. The only difference is ours sits on a 4-5" wooden riser. I guess that's for increasing the height of both the seat, and the sink and stove while in use.

Btw the only pic I could find wasn't a very good one. There weren't any walleye that day...just cheerios.

[seafari25]

McGill, FYI here is a pic that shows the wood frame that the galley sits on. [image][/image]

[McGillicuddy]

Thanks Brandon,
Dang, that's a sweet boat. If you think about it try to get a side picture with just the pilot house enclosure up. Wow, That's a serious rig.

[seafari25]

[image][/image] [image][/image] I hope this is what you're after. These were taken before the rear top was made. I used it like this for a couple years but the rear enclosure is much needed to keep out the skeeters at night on georgian bay.

[htillman]

I think I spotted the "famous" 23 Sceptre ladder that is used as a step to the bow on your 25. Looks just like the 23 ladder. Does it fold up and can be used as a boarding ladder and as an access ladder to the bow as on the 23's.