Bracket on a 20 Master Angler

[GradySailfish]

Thanks Tayder. I appreciate the info. Your boat came out beautiful, not only aesthetically, but the plumibng electrical, and other stuff that one normally "does not see" was also done with excellence. Thats the true mark of a craftsman.

I think I'll go against the bracket. I'll raise the transom 5 inches and engineer a clever new motorwell splash guard.

I'd like to see pics of how you finished off the stern section of your boat, espeically the motor well area.

Thanks guys, I promise you all a great picture gallery.

[GradySailfish]

Oh two more questions, do all the 20's have trouble with water coming back through the stern scuppers? I've read of some people rasing the floors on thier 20's to avoid this, but I'm also inclined to think that these are the 20's that run bracketed outboards.

Sorry for all the questions, I'm a long time fisherman, but new to the Sea Craft family! I always knew they were great boats, just didn't know much about thier particularities.

Second question: Is the deadrise at transom 24 degrees? I know these boats ride well, just wondering how well.

[Trayder]

Grady-

The boat is under wraps right now so Pics of my stern section will have to wait but here is a link to Mark's 20, his makes mine look like a wreck: Mark's 20

I do not think the Master Angler suffers from the same "wet feet" syndrome as the Superfish 20, Roger St. or Capt. Brad should be able to fill you in there they own 20 MA's

As for deadrise the 20's are only 17 degrees. It is not the deadrise that gives SeaCrafts the great ride it is their infamous Variable Deadrise. Check out the logo in the uper left hand side of this page for an exaggerated image of how the hull works .

or see here:

The SeaCraft Variable Deadrise


other hull's

[RS]

On my MA, the scuppers exit from the transom. I solved the wet feet issue with ball scuppers.

Regarding a bracket on an MA, I don't think the "notched transom safety issue" is a big deal. A simple board allows a splashwell to be created which contains the errant wave that makes it over the transom.

[Ikan Besar]

his makes mine look like a wreck

A bit of an overstatement don't you think?!

[GradySailfish]

Roger your boat looks good...even if I only see the stern area.

I'm glad the ball scuppers resolved the "wetfeet issue" Do you have anymore pics of your boat or the process involved in taking it apart.? If so I'd like to see them.

I looked at the boat again today and it appears to have a solid both, floor and transom. It's hard to believe but my 210 pound arse jumping up and down on the deck and hanging on the old "rude" of the transom didn't really make it move much. The only thing I saw that worried me were rust stains where the back eye rings go. Could it be possible a 78' hull has solid transom?

Yes Trayder, your boat is indeed a "wreck" you should be ashamed of yourself for slapping together such a hunk.

[RS]

There is an older post here

I've also made some other minor changes and added a contender style recessed rail.
I also slightly modified the ball scuppers because I was getting water in the boat when in calm conditions. However, at the dock, with no one in the boat, she self bails just fine.

BTW, the guy that did my gel coat didn't think I needed a transom since it moved so little. I insisted and once he opened her up saw that it was all rotted. Apperently SeaCraft did not skimp on fiberglass in this area. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Finster]

those classic seacraft guys aren't as friendly as these here classicmako owners.

Gradysailfish, after reading your unwarranted post at another site, I'm thinking you may want to go with a different boat for a restoration project. Especially since your here to pick the brains of the experienced restorers.
And after reading threw all you posts here on CSC I have seen nothing to justify a comment as that.

This sort of crap steams a hell of a lot of folks around these parts. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

[RS]

Gradysailfish, after reading your unwarranted post at another site, I'm thinking you may want to go with a different boat for a restoration project. Especially since your here to pick the brains of the experienced restorers.
And after reading threw all you posts here on CSC I have seen nothing to justify a comment as that.

This sort of crap steams a hell of a lot of folks around these parts. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

WTF? I'm sorry I wasted my time on these replies. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]