1974 SeaCraft 23' SF

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Thanks! The owner I bought it from raised the floor and stringers himself. He said he left the underside of the sole uncovered so it could breath (dry out). He said he used high quality fiberglass and not wood for the stringers. But upon inspection, it looks like he fiberglassed in some pressure treated 2x8 boards on top of the stringers. I can't really be 100% sure, but it looks like wood where the saw cut through the top of the stringers. The wood you see in the pictures is from the bottom of the plywood, so it could be all fiberglass stringers. He said he raised the floor 6 inches, which seems like a lot, but the end result looks like it worked out OK. He said he had to raise it that much, so it would be a flat floor all the way to the front.
I will post pictures he gave me of the orginal work done in 2007. The pix were included as part of the sale, at my request. Since I already knew I'd probably be posting here... I mean... It's a Potter built hull... You gotta have the rebuild pix!

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OK... Here goes! Some classic rebuild pix ...from the original owner the pictures came with the boat. They were numbered on the back, which is cool, so these are in order. The first one is dated 03/27/2006 when he bought the boat, the rebuild was finished in 2007. Here are the sides with extra fiberglass being added. Note that he filled in the SeaCraft Vents, but he added vent tubes so air could get in there. You can see the vents in the next set of pix, the tube directly across from the gas tube is one of the vents. He said he took this boat out in some huge waves and was glad he closed up the vents. I like the sleek look of no vents like the more modern SeaCraft, but like the higher bow of the older SeaCraft's. Best of both worlds!

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More pix! Floor being raised.

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And now for the paint and interior finish...

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and it hits the water just after rebuild in 2007, look out fishes!

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Switching the engines. 225 Zuke 25", with a 250 Zuke 30". Will have to change out the lower units.

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The 225 is on the SeaCraft now. I hope it pushes it fast enough. I know it was plenty fast with the 250. But, the 225 only has 100 hours on it. And it used the push the Mako plenty fast, about 41 mph. I've heard 250 to 225 should be a 2 to 4 mph difference top end. And the 250 used to push the SeaCraft about 44mph. If I can break 40 mph, that'll be fine with me. We'll see!