Seacrest boats?? 20' Seafari on craigs $600

[cdavisdb]

Continental sounds right. You look at one and it looks like a Seafari, but not quite, windows aren't right and the height of the gunnel and cabin are a little different. Your eyeballs say something isn't right, but your not sure what it is.

i've seen at least one more where it looked like they tried to copy the idea, but not as close as Continental.

[bilgerat]

I bought My 73 20 sf for 500 bucks with a old merc and sold the motor for 400 as a parts engine

[77SceptreOB]

I checked out the Craigs List ad and saw a Yellow one that is listed as a SeaCraft. Maybe the owner/poster corrected the ad...

[cdavisdb]

and right next to a 25 that looks pretty good, but with inadequate power.

[bigeasy1]

***Well,it looks like I bought myself a Seafari***

So anyway,the seller called me back,and we talked about the boat.I asked him if he was sure that it was a Seacrest and not a Seacraft.
His reply was "That's what it is,! a Seacraft,not a seacrest". That's why he changed it in the ad.

I asked a few questions to which he seemed to answer truthfully.He said the cabin was a mess,and needed work.The motor doesn't turn over,but he thinks it is a shift problem as he can't get it out of gear,and it wont start unless its in neutral.
He claims the original owner had the transom professionally done in 2000 by a shop in Burlington.
Claims the hull is in very good shape,and a very small soft spot in the deck floor.The trailer is a bunk style and is solid.Needs some tlc and a little glass work on the soft spot in the deck.
It comes with four electric down riggers although he didn't know what brand.
I know down riggers inside and out,so as long as they are one of the major brands,and work ok,that's at least $400.00 right there.

So I told him,if it's as decent as he claims,and has the paper work(title)as he claims,and the trailer can make the 4 mile trip,consider it sold.
He claimed that i was the first inquiry and that he would hold it for me till he gets home tomorrow night about 5:00 pm.He will give me first shot.

So,hopefully he is telling me the truth and will hold it for me at 5:00 pm tomorrow
I hope he's a man of his word.nowadays you never know.

I'm excited,but have no idea why.I really don't have a need for it,although my 23 Tsunami is 400 miles,and 6-1/2 hours away on the great lakes,and yet I'm only an hour and a half from the salt in Rhode Island or Connecticut.Maybe it can be something to do a little striper,fluke,Bluefish,and sea bass fishing out of.

So I have my fingers crossed that I'll have it tomorrow night,and I know I'll have lots of questions for you guys,as I know nothing about the Seafari's. Thanks all.

[DonV]

I'm with ya on the downriggers, at least $400 in those. Good luck!!

[Bushwacker]

John,

A professionally redone transom is worth a couple grand as you probably know, so sounds like it's probably not a "project". Soft spots in the deck are often the fuel tank hatch, so easy to pull that and fix. Probably a good value if trailer is in decent shape. It's got a bigger cabin than your Sceptre, and it's easily trailerable, so would be a good boat to have for exploring Florida when you retire down here!

I've attached a checklist of stuff to look at on a Seafari. If you'll PM me with an email address, I can send you some more info on it. Do you know what year it is and what sort of power it has on it? Denny

[FLexpat]

John - Really hope this works out for you! Its not often you can say you paid high dollar for some riggers and got a boat (Seacraft, no less), motor and trailer thrown in as a sweetener.

[cdavisdb]

To reinforce what Bushie said, if you are coming to Florida and want a boat to explore, that one is just about perfect, great offshore performance, d next to no draft so skinny water is easy, decent fuel economy even with an older engine, cabin to sleep in, perfect.