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Old 09-22-2007, 03:25 AM
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Default Re: 23' Seabird

Hey Frank is this you in the Nova?

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Old 09-22-2007, 09:09 AM
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Default Re: 23' Seabird

I had a 25 nova in the mid 80's as a patrol boat with twin 260 mercruisers and loved it.
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Old 09-23-2007, 12:26 PM
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Nope. That's not me. In 1975 I was 15/16 yrs old.

I did own a '77 25' Nova II for a short while in the late 80's. It had twin 260 Mercruisers when I got it, but it had "sunk" on the trailer, and then sat for several months before that fact was discovered. My partner and I purchased a couple of nearly new take-out 330 hp 454ci Mercruisers, with early Bravo CR drives.

Initially, we got a top speed of about 68 mph, at 66 gph. Changing props from Mirage to over-hub 32P Hustler cleaver props got us 76 mph at 62 gph, but with those props it would not get on plane without putting the K-planes all the way down. We sold the boat after about a month for a very nice profit.
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Old 09-27-2007, 08:50 AM
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Default Re: 23' Seabird

Boy, That pic of the Wellcraft brings back a lot of good memeories... I had one the same color w/ single 350/260 Merc. - Lots of partying going on with that baby!!
Wish I still had it - great picknick boat.
Not the fastest boat in the bay, but did get good mileage.
I looked at several SeaBirds- all very nice looking. But I can say they all had a delaminated/rotten core. One even had 3/8" ply (all cut up scraps)for coring.
There is a website for these things - someone had success adding lifting chines to the bottom...
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