Seafari Stern

[nestorpr]

In my dreams I think the same thing, get rid of the pedestals and use the wasted space underneath for baitwell and storage, plus it does give you a bit more sitting area.

[NoBones]

Too much Turkey [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

And Beer for me!! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[ScottM]

Bill,
My father's 23 Sceptre has storage boxes under the seats and they do come in handy. They have overboard drains that run out the side of the hull just above the chine. He uses them purely for storage though. The older Tsunamis/Sceptres had pedestals just like your Seafari and I often thought it was a waste of space.

[Ed]

I think removing the pedestals and replacing with storage boxes (like Grady White) is a good idea. I told CSICKNICK that he should do that so he could relocate batteries and therefore lighten up the stern.

[oldbluesplayer]

BP, Ed, & Scott - thanks for the input - when you look at open floor space, it's hard on a smaller boat to envision giving some of that up, harder to realize that in use it's not really available anyways, and needs better use.

Ed / others - can you give any thoughts on structure / build / layup, for the seat boxes? I'm thinking 3/8 ply for the sides, front, back, with 3/4 for the top, to give a good plate to attach the pedestal bases to, covered with some layup of glass - (1 x mat) or (2 x mat) or (1 x mat + 1 x cloth) or ??

Will be using polyester resin for these structures.

Put a bottom in them, and make them removable, or just glass, or 5200, them down to the floor ? If that, what would be an adequate bottom flange width ?

thanks

Bill

[Ed]

I don't know if you'd even need that much core (or any at all for that matter.)

If I were to do it, I might take a trip to Target, Kmart, etc.....and see if any small plastic garbage cans with similar dimensions might be used for a crude mold.

If not, Strick could tell you how to make one....he has done some pretty nice mold work on his boat.

[cSickNick]

I don't know, but i think the size boxes under the seats you mentioned would be too large for my tastes. On a 23' boat, yeah on the 20' they take up space fast.

I spend a fair amount fishing just behind the capt seat. I usually turn it around or remove it for more space while doing the tube/worm or jig thing while trolling.

For me, a tackle station under the seats footprint would be nice, but no larger. This size would work with batteries under also.

You could go larger on the port side with livewell, but i would like them to match. So a portable live well would work better for me.

You might also entertain the thought of using the drop deck space between the chairs 1st? Plum as a livewell or locate batteries there?? You would need to chop off the bottom of the cabin door for it to open.

I may go this route, since i do not spend alot of time in the cabin, but love the cabin storage. So if the door is a little smaller, who cares. I need to duck in now.

Plus a one level deck would be alot easier to hose down after a fish massacre! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Some feedback anyway .... [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Nick

[oldbluesplayer]

Ed, Nick - thanks for the input !

Nick, can't say I'm much in favor of filling the floor slot. I did climb in last weekend and take some measurements for the boxes - If I try to reuse the rear seat lids on the boxes, I'm looking at the boxes being about 34" long, maybe 32" - those seat lids are 19" deep - could probably do something a little different and only go 30" long

sounds like you like to stand right behind the helm seat, to fish - I could see where the floor box would be a problem for you - still much mental juggling...

Bill

[cSickNick]

Another thought, [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

How about building glass battery boxes in front on the chairs where the foot rest are. They could be about the same size as the pull down foot rests to hold a battery in each side and allow a short run of wire into the cabin.

They can hinge open on the top, and still be used as a foot rest! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

- Nick

[PressureDrop]

i put my batterys in the cabin where the toilet would go to keep some weight foward since i got an 140 johnyzuke on a bracket, hopefully well splash it buy the first of jan., but i just came down with mono so i may be out of commision for a little, my pedistals are the adjustible height so im gonna mount a 50qt. cooler on each side just behing the pedistals, it will be a great place to put beer and bait, and people can sit on them facing back. just my 2 cents