SC Hull Question?

[hiliner222]

Originally Posted by Bushwacker

8 have been identified, 6 of which we know the location of: McGillicudy, Island Trader, and SkipperTee each have one. 3rdDay had "Black Jack" that he'd restored and traded to a guy in Texas for his 27, and I believe he still has the one he salvaged from the Keys; I believe Big Fluke bought the one that was for sale up near St. Augustine a few years ago and had it shipped to Hawaii. The other 2 were rigged for serious diving with big full-width folding swim platforms, and owned by Bob and Roy, a couple of engineers I worked with at Pratt & Whitney, but I've lost track of those boats: Bob's "Unohu" http://moeslyseacraft.com/Owners.aspx was a 2-tone brown model identical to Gillie's and belonged to a good friend of mine that retired about 10 years before I did. I lost track of him for a few years and he sold it in the meantime! I must have followed that boat for about 2000 miles all over the Bahamas and would have bought it in a heartbeat if I'd know it was for sale! He claims to have sold it to someone up in the Canaveral area, but we haven't located it. Roy's "Osage" was a 2-tone green version, with a Ford/Mercruiser outdrive that I went diving on once. Roy's dad was the original owner of my Seafari! Roy sold the Osage was to Frank Brown of Brown & Hauptner Marine who used to crew for Moesly on some of his race boats. Frank supposedly sold it to someone in the Keys that was using it for dive charters, but we haven't located it either. The one Brian salvaged from Keys was the same color as the Osage, and but I sent Roy some pictures of that one and he said it was not the Osage.

As Ryan posted on another thread, there are no 23 Seafaris, only the 20 and 25. There was a walk around cabin version of the 23 built for a few years but they are even scarcer than the 25 Seafari's. I believe Capt. Lloyd has one and another member out in Washington state has one. If you were interested in the 25 Seafari that DonV mentioned, send a PM to Carla (alias 65Bowrider)!

Wow the 21s are distinct, that one of Unohus' has quite a cuvature along the top side edge, Nice! I'll PM 65 bowrider, thanks. You know your SCs Great info, appreciate all the good info.

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by hiliner222

. . . that one of Unohus' has quite a cuvature along the top side edge, . . .

That reverse sheer is one of many clever Moesly ideas . . . it provides almost 5' of freeboard at the bow with only about 30" at the stern so it's easy to climb over the transom or grab a fish. Also, have you ever seen another 21' boat with 7' bunks?! (There was no bulkhead below instrument panel, so your feet go underneath the seats!) The sliding hatch fwd of windshield can be raised at the front to act as a wind scoop, much like the Seafari hatch. Very nice feature in the Bahamas in the summer time. Here are a few pictures from one of our Bahama trips that show some of those features. The last two are a neat size comparison of us rafted up at West End: a 21' SeaCraft, a 23' Formula, and a 20' SeaCraft!

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...t21pics007.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...t21pics008.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...edGuanaKey.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...t21pics010.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...t21pics009.jpg

The Moesly 21 is undoubtedly the worlds BIGGEST 21' boat! Denny

[McGillicuddy]

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