Trim Tabs for Seafari?

[Bushwacker]

Do you think the 3/4" bulkhead sits in a groove or dado cut into the side frame pieces to enclose and protect the teak plywood edge?

Gillie - A dado would be a good idea, but I don't think it's that fancy. It looks like they just started with a straight piece of stock and carved away one side of it to leave the lip on back side for sealing with door. Will take a closer look at it and try to get some pics in next couple of days. Denny

[McGillicuddy]

Hi Dennis, Thanks. I compared measurements and door and frame they have definitely been replaced. I'm going to try to use the door as is even though its shorter and narrower. I guess I'll expand the frame width a bit or see if I can find an original or slightly over-sized one. Maybe the height difference allows for a portable/convertible 6-10 gal gas tank box. Either way I'll be making a new frame out of teak and attempting to salvage the original teak ply of the bulkhead. Hopefully I don't need to replace it because I really don't even want to remove it. And teak is pricey around here. Thanks for the insight on the tank, too. Thought it might have tapered ends but I hadn't actually determined that. I'll explore that after work...
-Gillie

[Bushwacker]

I believe the bulkhead is just regular plywood with teak-grained contact paper on it. Mine is badly faded, so I'm thinking of just covering it with Formica to match the stuff I used on galley seat; it's a dark mahogany which turned out pretty decent. Will try to get some pics of it and the door/frame this weekend. Would also allow me to cover up some holes in the bulkhead for an ancient radio and obsolete gage and trim switch.

[htillman]

I am looking at an old 20 Seafari, the dataplate is not on the transom. Where else should I look, I remember seeing a post a while back on other locations they maybe found. This 20 is in good shape for not seeing the water in 10 years, she is faded and the bulkhead needs TLC but otherwise is in original condition. Four cylinder IO that may even run. I do not need another project buy I may not be able to turn it down.

[McGillicuddy]

Hey et, With a little help from my friends here at CSC, I found mine was situated on the lower port side gunwale just in front of the rod storage adjacent to the bulkhead on a little black printed foil plate about 3.5"x2.5". Mine is a '72. Good luck. Go for it. Save the Seafaris! Get some pics and put them up review! I can't get enough of these boats - McGill

[McGillicuddy]

Contact Paper! Say it ain't so! Now I gotta spring $$$ for and shape a teak bulkhead -Sh*t- My wife's gonna kill me! Maybe I'll settle for mahogany, still pricey but seafaring and elegant just the same. Wish I could find some black locust out here... Look forward to the new pics, Thanks again, Dennis.