23 Sceptre vs 23 CC ride delivery

[JohnB]

Scott,
Seatow came out and got us. By the time we got back to the dock 2.5 hours later, NOAA had posted small craft advisories. We were on our way back to the dock. SeaCrafts are great boats, but none of them are much good when not under power and at the mercy of the waves.
First time I have ever had to get towed in.

[JohnB]

Here is one of the few inboards I have found, check it out
http://www.projectboats.net/descript...ified.htm?1312
http://www.projectboats.net/pictures.html?1312
and here is an I/O, check out the hole in the back of the transom I was talking about
http://www.projectboats.net/pictures.html?1322
http://www.projectboats.net/description.html?1322

[ July 25, 2003, 08:24 PM: Message edited by: JohnB ]

[Jon G]

Funny you guys should bring this topic up, up here on the Cape most commercial Striper fisherman that use SeaCrafts use center console I/O's there must be something to it I thought every early 23' CC I/O was on Cape Cod. Its not uncommon to see two or three of them come in, in a row when the wind is blowing. The same boats chase tuna later in the season. On any given day if you go where the fish are you will see a 23' I/O you cannot avoid it. I've wondered what the ride fells like between the two. I'm starting to think that the Cape has almost as many SeaCrafts as Florida [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[BARNABY55]

Well Spoken John,
Plus the gear failure and lines on the leg of the I/O

BTW. What did you catch the other day?

[JohnB]

BARNABY55,
Slow day the other day,
Managed a couple of dolphin to 12 pounds, a king, some bonitas, and a couple of sharks.
Nice day on the water though. It beat sitting in the office, and we were back at the dock by 2 PM before the storms. Bad storm day late in the afternoon.

[ScottM]

Jon G,
I wondered about the ride of a 23 CC I/O and a couple of weeks had the chance to take a ride, well sort of. My buddy has a 24 Silverhawk with a 300hp MerCruiser, and boy does it ride nice. The combination of being further back in the boat and the extra weight of the V8 really helps to smooth things out. I can only guess the SC rides the same way in an I/O config.

And you have that right, Cape Cod is the SC capital of New England. That's where I'll be looking when it's time for me to get my own. A few weeks ago while fishing out of Stage Harbor we passed a 23 CC I/O with a doghouse - sweet setup! He had 4 130's in the rod holders, you know what that means.

[Miles Offshore]

Thats funny, because there are probably I think more i/o's around here than anything else.Stating to see more o/b's but mostly on the newer boats, I use to fish offshore here alot from one and know a lot of folks that do.(canyons are 65 n miles off the beach)The only time I have seen seal failures are usually when left in the water sitting at a pier. Sea turtles are usually the main culprit but your occassional pallet also finds its way under your boat.Not saying that it couldnt happen but I think the chances are very low, and if it does you are going to be in pretty much the same type of trouble either way(except for the big hole).