Looking for a 23' Sea Craft on the West Coast

Serenity · #1 12-12-2002, 12:18 PM

Looking for a decent 23' on the west coast. Plan to ship to Hawaii. I'm looking mainly for the Potter hull (like everyone else...I guess). Please let me know if you know of any (even one that you saw within the last year if there might be some uncertainty of being sold. I found a few but most of it required quite an investment because of its condition. Anticipating that most may require a repower so the main thing is that the hull is good. Thanks!

John R · #2 12-12-2002, 02:14 PM

Center console? Cuddy?

There was a nice one on boattrader.com last week in Cali... Don't see it now though...

ocuyler · #3 12-12-2002, 02:43 PM

Serenity,

Decent 23's are pretty rare on the West Coast, but do pop-up maybe every 5 or 6 months. Good hulls with an older motor/drive sell at reasonable prices, but fairly quickly. I would advise figuring out the freight part in advance and be ready to buy should something become available. $3,500 to $9,500 (or, of course, more)is the range you're in, depending on condition.

Otto

Serenity · #4 12-13-2002, 03:14 AM

Thanks for the reply. Looking for a cutty for its dry storage and comfort for the occasional overnight trip. Crew mainly consist of 2 and an sometimes 3 so 23' is easy to maintain and handle. Ocean freight is figured in total potential cost. I prefer I/O for the potential to put a diesel but seems that more people prefer O/B. Due to much higher cost here for O/Bs, I'm also checking on prices on the west coast. Does any one know of any dealers of trailers and O/B on west coast that they had good dealings with?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Finster · #5 12-13-2002, 09:39 AM

Serenity this looks like one worth looking at out west: http://adcache.boattraderonline.com/6/1/4/37892214.htm
It hasn't been up long and they already came down from 10.5k to 10k. Bet they'd take 9k.

John R · #6 12-13-2002, 10:57 AM

Serenity - that one has gone on BT a couple times and I think it started a little higher the first time around - that may be your best choice, at least with an outboard... The 23s don't happen too often on the left coast...

Nice boat - good price

Serenity · #7 12-13-2002, 11:52 AM

Thanks for reply. This is same one I saw earlier in Oct. when I was in Ca. Plan to see it again in 1-2 weeks. Trailer needs lot of work. Can anyone tell me about this motor? What kind of gph, etc. can I expect or potential problems? Should I put a down to secure (if still avail.)? Hate to see it get away but I really want to see again before total commitment. Owner was away on trip and couldn't run motor, etc.

John R · #8 12-13-2002, 12:47 PM

Based on wht you are saying, you might want to somehow sell the motor and get one new that can be worked on locally. That is a Black Max with 69 hrs? Sounds awfully low for an older motor. If legit, it means the engine might not be used enough for good wear (if that makes any sense)

John R · #9 12-20-2002, 12:49 PM

Just showed up: http://adcache.boattraderonline.com/6/6/4/38880064.htm

Rich · #10 01-11-2003, 11:32 PM

23' in CA.

http://adcache.boattraderonline.com/6/2/6/40208026.htm