This hurts me to see this.

[Bigshrimpin]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEDW%3AIT

Someone on the east coast buy this boat please. Otherwise I just might.

[ocuyler]

The bi-coastal multi-boat theory has been explored before with disasterous results. Consider this the shot over the bow...

[dcobbett]

I give up; I'm new to this site and I am just getting my feet wet with respect to the various versions and editions of the earlier SeaCrafts. The boat is in my area. Is the HiLiner a SeaCraft by another name, or a close second/wanabe?

[ocuyler]

dcobbett,

Welcome to Classic SeaCraft. Once in a while, a knowledgeable member will throw a boat up here that is a very cool boat for the money. It's certainly no SeaCraft, but for $1,000, one would hate to see go to someone unappreciative of the potential.

We typically focus on the various models of SeaCrafts from 18 to 27 feet, with particular emphasis on the Potter era (roughly 1969 to 1980ish). There is a lot of information archived here. Using the search function will uncover pretty much everything you'll ever want to know about these boats.

Several members have completed or are the the process of renovations, including myself. Ultimately, we're about drinking beer and braging about how cool our boats are.

Tell us a little about yourself, what boat you have or would like to have and the type of use (cruising, fishing, chicks, etc.). The usual suspects will chime in with (mostly) helpful comments. Pleased let me be the first to warn you that the site can be addictive. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[PipeDreamsMarine]

Hillman Hi-liner..Their most popular model was a 22 Cuddy. They only came with a I/O and a OMC at that. Great sea boat with a Bertram/Forumla pedagree. The 22 is starting to become a cult boat like Sea Crafts with people buying them for pennies and rehabing them. I've seen two 22's that have been redone and are sweet rides.

[ScottM]

If anyone wants to learn a little about Hi-Liners, check out this guy's site - http://www.geoffdevine.com/. There's some interesting info on their background. I never realized they were still in production into the '90s.

[Ed]

I saw an old Highliner 22 behind a guys house just last weekend. I asked him about it and he said "it is not for sale...some day I am going to get around and rebuild it for myself." Yeah right, I thought to myself as I scanned the yard and looked at three other hulls that were also growing roots in his yard.

Definitely a C. Raymond Hunt design...and yes they were made in NH for quite some time.

[dcobbett]

Otto/Five Boat Theory: Thanks for the welcome. I’m a little embarrassed in that I should have been able to put the Hi-Liner together with Ray Hunt, living where I have all of my life.

I’m an avid fly fisherman and currently fish out of a 17’ Parker with a 70HP Suzuki 4S. It’s a commercial hull that the original owner set up with a coffin type box located just forward of amidships. Tiller steering, and, aside from the box, the only other think attached to the sole is a custom SS “chicken stick” affair (something to hold on to) that doubles as a place for my compass and hand held GPS.

Even though we have a relatively short season up here, my legs have been getting tired, and I’ve been thinking about adding a center console to the Parker, or trading up to a SeaCraft. I’ve known about SeaCrafts for many years, and a few years ago I became acquainted with another fisherman in the area that fishes out of a Potter 20 (1973, I think). To round this out, last Saturday, I had the pleasure of looking at a 23 with Ed Mancici.

[ScottM]

dcobbett,
Trade up to the SeaCraft, you'll never regret it.

Now, as far as Mancini showing you SeaCrafts for sale, be careful because, after all, he does own a Mako. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Just kidding of course. Ed is a great guy and he won't steer you wrong. Welcome to the site! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Mark]

Even at the "Buy It Now" price, you could have the boat, trailer, three cases of imported beer and a good chain saw (for the disassembly) for under $1500.