23 CC rebuild - shine

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Hi Shine:

I decided to jump in on this one a little more in detail. Maybe I can help a little bit.

Distribution of weight must be considered first.

The more you move things forward the better it is on these 8’ beam SeaCrafts. I moved my center line (bow / stern) 12 to 18” forward which of course will effect how far down the stern will squat. If you don’t take this factor into consideration you could place your scuppers below the water line. Which has cause many problems on SeaCrafts.

I moved my tank forward, I removing the step down storage section under the CC and adding a extra 20 gal. of gas. I also moved the batteries the oil tank and a 15 gal fresh water tank under the CC as well. I also moved the live well forward from the transom. The live well center line is now 42” forward of my transom. I decided to go with a single motor on the transom and did not raise the floor if I wanted to go with twins I think raising the deck and going with a twin flotation bracket would be the best way to go.

The center line of my scuppers is 5 ½” up from the bottom corner of the transom.

Review ALL the pictures of boats sitting in the water on your thread and you can see the differences in how they sit and how the scuppers would be effected.

My scuppers are a straight shout out the back from the deck.





Livewell Tank and the stern of my gas tank is under the Seat and tuns to the hatch just infront of the CC door.






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