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05-08-2012, 03:27 PM
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05-08-2012, 04:30 PM
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Beautiful boat BTW.
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05-08-2012, 06:54 PM
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Nice. Boat were are you that you found it? i think there may be a 4 pix limit to the forum code
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05-09-2012, 06:03 PM
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I went diving every other weekend, year round, 20-40 miles+ offshore, for years, in a 20 seafari. 3 divers, 10 tanks, 150 lb ice, 56 gallons of fuel(16 in a barrel on the deck), etc etc. Comments about not shedding water in a head sea are just ignorant. Believe me, you can fish 3 guys, no problem at all. 4 might be a little tight for fishing, not my area.
The boat likes weight, makes it ride better, and its tough enough to handle more than you can. It can be wet in a steep chop and cross wind, but what 20 footer isn't? That is what the windshield is for. With an 1/0 v8, you will probably have the torque to slow way down but still plane when its snotty, big advantage. Put tabs on it and that's a done deal. Great find, congratulations! Connor
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05-09-2012, 06:59 PM
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Pprussel,
Give it a chance. I have the 23' with an I/O 260 and am looking to go to 300+. It needs new power. I love it! A little different in an following sea. Don't try to overwhelm it. Start by riding the back side of the wave in front. Then begin to spool it up to where you are just comfortably riding up/pushing through and moving down the front. Use the weight to your advantage. It will keep your butt in the water and that is good. Don't be afraid to try a few different things. Moving your movable weight around and playing with your tabs. Start with them a bit more down. Take a friend along and tell him it is a reconniscence trip - not fishing. Then he knows what to expect. The boat's abilities don't change, the Skipper's' understanding of the boat does. Let it teach you what it likes. Should take an afternoon in a good blow. You'll have a few stories to tell - good and well...? There is a guy on here from Western Massachussetts that boats the Great Lakes. He didn't believe how he could balance it out and make everyone come up to him at the dock and ask what the hell hull he was in. He couldn't believe what it would do in a following sea and chop! Good luck and ask questions when you get back.
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Getting home is more important than getting there! Plan accordingly! Last edited by BigLew; 05-09-2012 at 07:08 PM.
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05-10-2012, 08:08 AM
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So nice! I see she's got tabs, perfect!
That is a big kicker. Mine had a 150 outboard for main power. I found when I put a relatively heavy kicker on a bracket(for a Bahama trip with the wife, light load forward) that it did not like the extra weight aft. It was still fine running when it got snotty, but, at rest, you could tell it was a lot of weight aft. You might try running with and without the kicker to see how it does. Enough weight forward and you may see no problem at all. Connor Last edited by cdavisdb; 05-10-2012 at 08:11 AM.
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05-10-2012, 10:02 AM
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You say you have big swells? where are you at? I agree that the kicker looks a little on the large size. The stern drive is all the weight you are going to want back there. Maybe put it in the bow or sell it and get a yamaha t-8. I saw your post on THT. Good luck with the seatrial.
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05-10-2012, 11:56 AM
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Yeah, we were looking at several boats, a Tiara 25, Skipjack 24, the Sea Ox 20. When you stick your head in the bilge, the Tiara quality is tops. Huge gel coated glass stringers, for example, better than Tolly, who also does it great. The Skippy has the best fishing layout and well built, but has that rep of transom and stringer rot. I never warmed up to the Sea Ox, due to the WA layout, prefer the cuddy.
As for the weight aft, we were going to carry our 6-man valise rescue platform, fishing tackle, rods, porta potty, ditch bag and heavy weather clothing in the bow. Hoped it would offset the kicker. We fish on the wire most of the time and the kicker is required to keep you around 2 knots. That keeps the balls down when you are in the 100-200' depth range. Hope we are not making a mistake with the small SeaCraft here for this type of ocean fishing.
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05-10-2012, 12:25 PM
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