Looking for Love in all the wrong places, SO CAL

[NoBones]

OK, your good..
Someone added the spray rails (glassed in) and beefed up the
keel with a skid on it...

They threw a coat of bottom paint on, so be weary of what lurks
underneath of it..

It is a genuine SeaCraft !

[strick]

Agree that its most likely a late 60's era model. they used those metal placards till late 72 I believe? after that they started stamping the Vin on the transom...I think thats the boat that has been for sale for quite a while down there...advertised as mostly a fresh water boat?

To answer your question about the below the deck drains..well they worked really well till they didn't..thats how they were built with the cockpit deck drains going strait down...there are stories of those failing and you can guess the rest of the story...most of the restores you see will have the deck drains re routed out the transom.. Good luck in your search as there are few Seacrafts here in Calif...there was a 20 sf on face book 6 months or so ago...up here in N. Calif....I went to look at it but walked away as it was in really rough shape...I would say be prepared to drive some distance for the right boat...I know of two seacraft enthusiasts (or dummies however you think about it) that recently drove half way across the country to trade boats...

strick

[fishingproblem]

HI Strick, Did Strick and BS do the deal? Did you look at the 20 SC CC that was north of you last year for 1700? If it had a road worthy trailer I was going to make the 8 hour drive but it sold. The pictures made the hull look new.

Thanks to all that helped confirm its SC origin.

[Beaver]

I looked at this boat yesterday. There are several patches on the bottom that may be a concern. Like someone said, the bottom paint may be covering more. It also looks like a good amount of trailer rash.

[strick]

Originally Posted by fishingproblem

HI Strick, Did Strick and BS do the deal? Did you look at the 20 SC CC that was north of you last year for 1700? If it had a road worthy trailer I was going to make the 8 hour drive but it sold. The pictures made the hull look new.

Thanks to all that helped confirm its SC origin.

Yea BS and I did a trade...the boat north of me had some issues I was not wanting to undertake not to to mention the trailer was a disaster and the area it was in was in the middle of the gold country with very steep windy hair pin turn roads etc...so where I usually leave with a seacraft this time I left a seacraft lol..

strick

[SailorChlud]

For comparison, here are a couple of photos of an unmolested bow on a 1972 hull:

[Fr. Frank]

Originally Posted by NoBones

OK, your good..
Someone added the spray rails (glassed in) and beefed up the
keel with a skid on it...

They threw a coat of bottom paint on, so be weary of what lurks
underneath of it..

It is a genuine SeaCraft !

My first SeaCraft was an early Seafari that also had a glassed-on spray rail, very much like in the photos. My uncle did that to stop my aunt from complaining so much when they went running down Lake Worth in a chop. As I found out after a mishap, they were actually 3/8" quarter-round molding pieces glassed over with some light cloth, faired very nicely and then gel-coated, running about 2/3 of the way back from the bow.
Just didn't take well to hitting a floating 4x4 at about 25 kts.

[Bigshrimpin]

Originally Posted by strick

I know of two seacraft enthusiasts (or dummies however you think about it) that recently drove half way across the country to trade boats...

strick

I still can't believe that happened

[Bigshrimpin]

This looks like a nice old 4 stringer CA 20.

[fishingproblem]

Originally Posted by Bigshrimpin

This looks like a nice old 4 stringer CA 20.

Prey tell what is a CA?

I certainly like the idea of 4 stringers.


Thank you.
David