Custom 1979 20" Backcountry SeaCraft

[markdpm]

[sjf7918]

I like what he has done! Is he a member? Is tha a 20" transom?

[markdpm]

Well Ive been in Australia for the last few weeks so I have been long out of touch. That guy lives in Homestead Fla and he told me to Email him the site but all my Emails get returned so ill try to track him down thru a mutual freind. What he told me was he was trying to sell it in its original state and kept getting rediculous low offers so he said he would rather cut the thing up with a chainsaw then sell it so low. Hopefully well get him on and he can answer all the ???s

[Reel Smoker]

Wow that is nice, Im looking at a project 20 that I might pick up and do something like that. That would serve 2 things as a flats and a bait boat, Mark,thanks for sharing,find this guy we need to talk to him [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] RS.

[Gary S]

I`m new to this but I see there is some questions on my boat.Yes it is a SeaCraft yes it has sprayrails and yes it has a 20 inch transom.The boat was not a rag when it went through this change but I could not get $4,000.00 for it and I had redone the entire boat in 1991. I had a Hewes Bone Fisher also and I could not afford to keep both boats running.I used the Hewes 90% of the time because it was cheaper an easier to use and cheaper on gas.
I took 1000# out of the SeaCraft droped the transome to 20" to save the weight of the motor and the extra material in the transome. I raised the floor a couple of inches to make it a true self bailing hull. I replaced all the wood in the boat with foam with the exception of the transome. I used Marine plywwood because a rep. at the factory advised against using foam in the transome if I could`t vacumn bag it.
The project took 20 months to complete and I love the boat. I have another 20 footer in the back yard that will probably will be the next edition.

[slider]

Mark, do you own a Mako?