1986 Seacraft 23' - question

[Capt Chuck]

Welcome GATO to CSC.

Nice find and a great Looking SeaCraft. SIC built a fine boat. As Scott mentioned, post Potter options are hard to decipher. Based on many SIC boats we have encountered, I would have to say the teak on the console, the anchor locker and transom access hatchs and the rod racks were standard. I think the teak coaming bolsters was a custom add on from a previous owner.

PS: It appears there is a solar panel on the T-Top, is that to keep a trickle charge too the batteries while at mooring [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Good Luck with her and keep us posted on Bermuda happenings [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Scott]

GATO
Nice Looking boat!!! and welcome to the site [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
Looks like someone has given the boat some TLC ... Teak looks great

What are your plans for the boat ... Fishing , Diving, just cruising ??

Good luck with her!

[Gato]

Scott,

The prior owners kept her in pretty good shape, but I did spend some time cleaning up and doing some minor improvements. Aside from removing, stripping and oiling all the teak, I had a soft spot on the bow deck that I had to repair prior to the installation of a Horizon electric windlass. This caused me to have to paint the entire topside. I installed new nav lights, bilge pumps, all deck hardware removed, replaced and re-set, new deck lights, repaired the teak swim platform, rewired the battery cables, and changed everything you should on the diesel engine.

I use the boat mainly for cruising and raft-ups with friends. I am a diver and Bermuda is not short on wrecks and reefs. I use it for inland reef fishing and have ventured offshore only a couple of times so far where Wahoo, Yellowfin and Blackfin Tuna and Dolphin, are all in abundance. She is well equipped for fishing with outriggers and downriggers for trolling the outer reef lines. I am still getting use to operating these but getting better.

Paul

[riprunner]

Capt Chuck is right, I have the same teak on our straight inboard.

[Gato]

Capt. Chuck

I think you are correct. When I removed all the teak last year to strip the seven coats of varnish the prior owner applied, it looked like the holes from the original coamings were still there. Rumor has it the original owner was a guy with money to burn, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he had it custom done at some point. Lucky me.

The solar panel is indeed to provide a trickle charge to keep my batteries topped up. It seems to be working fine thus far, but I am usually not away from it for more than a couple of weeks at a time. The boat stays in the water at it’s mooring all year long except for my annual haul out to clean and paint the bottom and do some routine maintenance. Unless of course a Hurricane is coming and then it will get pulled and placed on land to ride it out.

Paul