New Sea Craft

[TUGBOAT]

No Other! We did some time in Mexico,'79 fight'n the Ixtok #1 fire,Whew what a Oil Rig Fire ! HotnNasty.Yep I can say His Branches were a lil' SEARED!
Think ol' Johnny will leak out the surprise? [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Ntrain2k]

No Other! We did some time in Mexico,'79 fight'n the Ixtok #1 fire,Whew what a Oil Rig Fire ! HotnNasty.Yep I can say His Branches were a lil' SEARED!
Think ol' Johnny will leak out the surprise? [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Ya never know..... [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[kwluis]

Ron, I did get that link thanks.

While installing the electronics on the boat this Friday/Saturday, I found a few more cons:

There was no kind of conduit/pvc pipe to run wires up to the console from the back. Most of the boats that I have seen have this. All the wires they ran under the deck up were all criss crossed and made it a mess to get the snake through. At one point, the snake got stuck with the transducer cable...we were able to get the cable back, but the snake had to be cut and we left about 8ft of it under the deck. We re ran the snake a different route, cut the transducer plug off the cable and then were able to get it up to the console. My father was able to make all the connections and the transducer worked...he wasn't too happy to say the least about cutting the cable.

Yes, the in deck live well is a pain and fills up...yesterday with soapy water when I hosed off the deck.

The fish boxes held ice a little longer than leaving it on deck.

The console tackle box was leaking water in to the console after I sprayed of the console...it was coming in through the edge where the starboard comes together.

Console access was tough when flush mounting the electronics.

But after riding the boat yesterday for so long, I forgot about all the problems and am very pleased with the boat.

I don't regret my purchase at all, and if these few little quirks with the boat are fixed eventually, then this boat will be truly amazing.

Yesterday, the boat maxed out at 5000 rpm at just over 35 knots gps. The merc manual says the engine should turn 5000-5750 rpm...and suggest that it runs in the upper half of that range. The prop is a mirage 17P...don't know the diameter. The hole shot was good...but I know that I am missing out on a lot of speed. For the most part we cruised at 4500 rpm at a speed of 29-30 knots.

I had the chance to put about 120-130 miles on the boat yesterday...burned 60 gallons of gas.

Luis

[FELLOW-SHIP]

I was at Outdoor World yesterday mostly because I was a little board and didn’t want to sit around watching TV all afternoon. At the Outdoor World here in Dania Florida they always have a good supply of SeaCrafts in stock SOOO since I wasn’t doing anything anyway I looked at the NEW 23 CC and the 25 CC and came to a conclusion “If I was in the market for a NEW boat 23’ long I think I would buy a NEW one”, for a few reasons. Now you guys all know I re did my 1976 and am totally happy with that. But not everyone has the ability, time, patience, and beer to re do a boat. Most guys want to buy new because they cant or would never consider a project boat. So I looked at the SeaCrafts from that point of view and concluded that the 23’ CC if still a great choice. Both in design and in COST the one I looked at was something like $48,000 or so and that’s not bad for a 23’ boat with a 225 merc on the back with a Very Good T-Top and Leaning Post Seat. As for the 25’ at $70,000 with twin 200 merc. No Way not enough boat and too much great competition out there on 27’ CC in that price range with a bigger foot print and such. As for quality control I thing we all have a big ??? regarding that part “Time Will Surely Tell” and for me I wouldn’t want to make any final decision while the jury is out. Unfortunately it’s a up hill battle for SeaCraft to convince the public that there a boat company that can be trusted again. If I were them I would do what Evenrude did to help win over the public again by truly building a better product and by giving a warranty that gave people the sense of confidence needed for they to put their name on the dotted line. I think we all remember and will not forget “I have a Little Problem” and the reluctance of SeaCraft to go one step beyond to prove their commitment to excellence for THEIR NAME SAKE no matter if it fell into the exactness of the warranty or not. People look for someone or something they can TRUST. SeaCraft needs to be more that fare and a company ALL can trust. Sometimes loosing a battle can help win a war.
Anyway I still like the 23 CC and for the 25 they should stretch it out to 27 to 28’ with the same power and cost and that one would be a winner as well. As for the 32’ personally I think that a un bracketed boat with a above the deck large live well is required feature to compete with the rest of the bigger CC boat builders out there.
FellowShip [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[SeaMaster]

This Post Is Worthless Without Pictures! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Just kidding! Congrats on the knew boat! But we need some pictures now!

[kwluis]

SeaMaster...come up to Big Coppitt [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[SeaMaster]

SeaMaster...come up to Big Coppitt [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Actually we live on Big Coppitt. Right across from Circle K! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[kwluis]

I have the boat at a friend's house in Tamarac Park. I will be moving it in a couple of weeks and keeping either on Emerald or Tamarind...my friend has houses on both of those streets. I live in Big Pine, but the only way I can keep it in the water is to leave it down your way.

[ScottM]

Well said Fellow-Ship.