I know, it's not a Potter

Blue_Heron · #1 01-12-2006, 09:08 PM

Hi all,
I'm new to the site, but I've been lurking about a week. Lots of good information here.

I've been looking for a 20' seacraft, preferabbly a Potter, but can't find one that isn't a project in my price range. I found a 1983 20'CC that looks pretty good. I understand Sea Craft changed hands a couple times after Potter sold it, and there was a period where they were not well made. I'm not clear on whether there were strength issues or balance and weight issues, but I sure would like to know which years to stay away from and why. Can anyone enlighten me?
Thanks,
Dave

Trayder · #2 01-12-2006, 10:15 PM

Welcome aboard-

There is a thread about 3 down from yours that addresses your questions and there are probable 20+ more on the site. Try a quick search.

Here is a link: link

Blue_Heron · #3 01-12-2006, 11:02 PM

Thanks, Trayder. I musta looked at that thread five times before I found the link. I also figured out why my search attempts were yielding no hits. I finally realized the default time period is one week. Duh!

So the 83 hulls were made by CSY. Now that I've figured out the search, I can probably find the info I was looking for.

Dave

Capt Chuck · #4 01-12-2006, 11:07 PM

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So the 83 hulls were made by CSY

CSY took the Tooling & the Molds for the 23' & 27' hulls only and produced for approx one year..

Blue_Heron · #5 01-12-2006, 11:29 PM

Ok. So who made the '83 20'? According to NADA they were considerably heavier than the Potter 20' SF. About 300# dif. 2100 vs 1800.

Capt Chuck · #6 01-13-2006, 07:30 AM

Your HULL ID will tell you. If it is not on the hull then check the title. More likely it was produced by SIC (SeaCraft Industries)

As far as weight goes, I think they were estimates as I doubt anyone was weighing them on a scale of some sort [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]