Old SeaCraft Donated to Potter Family

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by 65Bowrider

Yes, I do have Cliff's old 21 !!!

The boat started out being a 1962 SeaCraft ocean raceboat owned by Johnson & Kirby, #26, powered by twin 55hp Homelites.

As I sit here fifty years later, I smile for many reasons.

Homelite 4 strokes? Yep. Bearcats? Yep. 110 hp on a race boat? Yep.

A 2012 VW Bug has more hp. Go Herbie!

This is not a purpose built race design. These were all stock production boats. Not chopped and altered hybrids. You have to see the boat in person. HUGE for a 21. As I stood on the keelson, I could only see stars. No trees. No radio towers. Just stars. You could put a 20 and an 18 in her and smuggle them into any port of call unseen by prying eyes.

Now people ask if they can put a 100hp 4s on a 20.
This really speaks to the efficiency of the VDH design.

Everyone should visit Carla`s site.

Cheers,
GFS

[Snookerd]

I just realized that Cliff Root is in the Power Squadron I'm in on Anna Maria. It appears he moved here from Miami full time. I will be discussing Skip and Carla's 21 with him. I'll post what I find out

[nestorpr]

I'm so glad that boat finally ended up where it belonged! I picked it up at Mr. Root's house (a very fine gentleman by the way) and stored it at the RV storage yard in Homestead ARB next to my 20' Seafari for a few weeks until Jeff picked it up. It still had one semi-complete engine on the port side ( I thought it looked like a '60's vintage 4-cylinder Evinrude/Johnson but it could have been a Homelite, it didn't have a cover) and the lower unit of another on the starboard side, most of the floor was gone and she looked a mess. Hell, even the trailer was an original unit with round tubing for the frame! I was very impressed by the hull on her and her beam, looked wider than most 20 footers.

Anyway, thanks Carla for resurrecting her, she deserves it.