Seafari Stern

[oldbluesplayer]

G - as mentioned by Scott, I would think a V4-130 would be the ideal engine for a 20" Seafari. Yes, mine is a 115, and gets up and goes nice - WOT is ~30mph, I don't care about speed either, but a good 24-25 mph cruise on a calm day, in these soft riding boats, is nice to have - and with the 130, it would be easier on the motor to achieve, which should mean higher reliability for the motor that's not working so hard, so, yeah, when I go to repower, I'll be looking for a V-4, 130 - 140 hp, and it will be a two cycle, to stay lighter than a 4 cycle.

CSN - yeah, I like it !!! Only thing is, that boat has a square cut outboard notch, the sides are verticle, whereas mine has sloping sides.... but I think something can be done !

and Scott.... so, my man... ya got a problem with the blues [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] ???

"oldbluesplayer".... love the blues on guitar or fish - when I was a wee kiddy, growing up in Conn, my father used to take me and my brother out in LI Sound blue fishin, we've been hooked ever since. My next first upgrade, will be a decent, dual axle trailer, so I can feel more comfortable towing this rig around.

G- and that takes me back to you - and economy. The 20' Seafari, with a 115 - 130 motor, is a lite weight package, that has amazing seakeeping capability, a soft ride, good fishability, and is a reasonable rig to tow. I haul mine with a 6 cyl Jeep Grand Cherokee, and can cruise down the highway in level terrain at 65 without killing anything, and with a full tank of gas in the boat (47 gal tank), out fishing for 8 hours, and come back in with plenty of gas to spare. Given the gas situation this past summer, I'm plenty happy with it. Sure, having a 23 would be nicer, but not needing the bigger motor, the bigger tow rig, or the bigger gas bills, is also pretty darn nice.

Bill