23' Sceptre - Roll call!

[77SceptreOB]

I was trying to think of all the 23' Sceptre owners that are active on the site. I know quite a few but would like to meet more...

So post up guys! and include a pic or two of your ride. Also if you have any unique adaptations to your please list or show them. It may be beneficial to other 23' Sceptre owners.

So here goes, I'll start.

Unique features of my boat

1) Custom aluminum/fiberglass hardtop with a removable/fold down crow's nest tower
2) Custom built Fiberglass Splashwell Bait station with 20 gallon tank/sink/cutting board
3) Custom built reproduction of the Teak louvered door and header piece

[jongolds]

I've got a '73 Tsunami with a hardtop, some custom seating & a Hermco bracket

[jongolds]

...and here is the seating.
I'm still learning how to post photos. Sorry

[kmoose]

Originally Posted by jongolds

...and here is the seating.
I'm still learning how to post photos. Sorry

Beautiful refurb! I really feel bad now. Love the helm seating. What does one of those cost?

[jongolds]

Originally Posted by kmoose

Beautiful refurb! I really feel bad now. Love the helm seating. What does one of those cost?

Thanks but don't feel bad. I've done nothing but write checks over the years. No real talent here. I just saved to have pros do a little work each year. I think we're pretty much done finally after about 9 yrs. This winter will only see repair work, nothing new except maybe coaming pads.

I'll have to look up the price for the seats and get back to you. I am blessed with a short memory for pricing.

They are from a company called Nautical Designs out of Pittsburgh and they were cheaper than I could have had them made locally. That is what I'd been trying to do for 6 years. I lost a lot of deck space but gained a ton of storage and still have plenty of room on deck. They've been great for us.

[FLexpat]

Originally Posted by jongolds

They are from a company called Nautical Designs out of Pittsburgh and they were cheaper than I could have had them made locally.

LOL - I had them bookmarked in my wish list spreadsheet but was scared to ask for pricing yet. But those seats are EXACTLY what I'm looking for.

[many scalps]

I had a 23 Tsunami I don't think it gave as good a ride as my 23 cc. Any others feel the same?

[kmoose]

The hull is identical so it depends on where you're standing when a judgment on ride is made. The helm on a Tsunami/Sceptre if considerably closer to the bow so from a driver standpoint it only comes to reason the ride is better for the driver of a CC over the express. That said the Tsunamis are more weight forward and seem to have a better CG at cruise keeping more of the forward dead rise in contact with the water when traversing offshore conditions. More hull in the water equates to the boats ability to "bridge the gap" in a tight chop and reduce hull to wave impacts.

And while we are discussing differences, I might as well go on with my bias and claim the express to be drier than the CCs, have more areas of comfort for passengers, More usable deck space, a dry place to put things and they serve as an awesome platform for a dive and spearfishing boat. Camping on a CC sucks as well. That said there are some disadvantages to the express..... Bow access sucks, especially if you are big boned. Walking a big fish around the boat is limited due to bow access. Gunnel space to access bow is almost non existent and sunbathing is normally performed behind the captain causing safety issue while driving.

In my totally slanted and bias opinion I feel the Tsunami has an edge over the CC in overall passenger comfort and offshore performance while the CC rates much higher in the looking cool factor, fishability and anchoring. For what I do my Tsunami is the best option but if I had permission from the Admiral I would own both.

Here are some pics of my "Class of 74". She is no show boat but she gets the job done well.

[DonV]

"That said there are some disadvantages to the express..... Bow access sucks, especially if you are big boned"

Quit bragging!!

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by DonV

"That said there are some disadvantages to the express..... Bow access sucks, especially if you are big boned"

Quit bragging!!

He`s pretty smart for a moose.
Think he went to Whatsamatta U!