fantatsic 23 restored seacraft- spray rails?

[Bigshrimpin]

Looks like when R+R rebuilt this 1973 23 seacraft, the size (145gallon replacement tank - 2013 rebuild thread) and location of the fuel tank is very similar to the newer style CSY and Tracker boats. 400lbs of rods holders doesn't help either : ) . . . just kidding. Maybe you would benefit by adding some spray rails. I'm assuming it's somewhat of a wet ride now otherwise you wouldn't be asking about rails???

http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-...r-r-conch.html

[RUSTYNTABATHA]

smart rails is what I plan to use ...

[bigtahuna]

Originally Posted by DonV

Here's my humble call. You don't need them if you are going into, with or in most cases sideways with the waves, that being said if it's blowing and you are quartering into the waves you will get wet, very wet......with or without spray rails in any 23' sized boat on the market. If there was proof, 100% proof, spray rails would stop water coming over the sides of the boat I would have them. Shoot I've been on the fly bridge of 50'+ boats and got soaking wet, being at water level makes it exactly what it is, a small boat at the mercy of lot of water.

My friend that I buddy boat with has an older 23' Mako CC, I've run alongside him when on my boat we were in our rain gear getting soaked, on his boat they never had to even clean spray off their glasses. His boat carries it's bow much higher than mine so I'm wondering if a bow lifting prop could help. Everything I've read says that you need stern lift props on a Seacraft. Maybe that's different on the newer models with a bigger tank moved forward.

[dginge]

Very well put

Originally Posted by DonV

Here's my humble call. You don't need them if you are going into, with or in most cases sideways with the waves, that being said if it's blowing and you are quartering into the waves you will get wet, very wet......with or without spray rails in any 23' sized boat on the market. If there was proof, 100% proof, spray rails would stop water coming over the sides of the boat I would have them. Shoot I've been on the fly bridge of 50'+ boats and got soaking wet, being at water level makes it exactly what it is, a small boat at the mercy of lot of water.

[Snookerd]

Originally Posted by bigtahuna

My friend that I buddy boat with has an older 23' Mako CC, I've run alongside him when on my boat we were in our rain gear getting soaked, on his boat they never had to even clean spray off their glasses. His boat carries it's bow much higher than mine so I'm wondering if a bow lifting prop could help. Everything I've read says that you need stern lift props on a Seacraft. Maybe that's different on the newer models with a bigger tank moved forward.

I think big shrimpin is right on the money about the CG balance. Spray rails, bow lifting prop, and anyway you can possibly put weight in the back of the boat. I have a Suzuki 300 transom mounted on my Potter 23 sceptre. I had duffel bags for five people packed with two weeks worth of stuff plus a ton of other stuff in the cuddy all the way up front on my Abacos trip this summer. The boat was so bow heavy that when I occasionally landed in a small wave trough, we took some water right in the face. I utilized my trim on the motor quite a bit and found a very nice sweet spot when the wave height was low enough or I had to slow down.

[Billybob]

What's that clamshell on the side of the hull?

[gofastsandman]

Tank vent.
Light is right.

200 lbs of rod holders.
Very funny.
Thanks for the laugh Big.

The race boat is almost back down to original glass now.
I`ll pick up again as things cool down here.