West Coast Seacrafts

ScottM · #1 08-03-2005, 03:11 PM

BigMike,
Pacific Seacraft still exists as a sailboat and trawler builder. Cabo was formed by a couple guys that either worked for or started Pacific Seacraft (can't remember which). As you know by now, there aren't any similarities between our SeaCrafts and the west coast Pacific Seacraft other than the fact they are both boats [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]. There are a couple members of this site from Cali, namely Strick and Bigshrimpin. I think they live in northern CA.

littleminnow · #2 08-04-2005, 01:56 AM

I am from southern california with a 20ft cc sf-77 and unfortunetly I dont see alot of seacrafts on the west coast

BigMike8o9 · #3 08-04-2005, 12:48 PM

Right Scott, The owners sold out Pacific seacraft and started Cabo yachts in Adalanto CA. They are a few miles from my house.They made a nice line of sailboats that could be bought as kits or complete. About the time they sold they started the little walkaround and I had heard that they made a few as pacific seacraft, although I'm not sure if thats true. But when they sold out they moved to Fulerton and the first Cabo's were 26 ft walkarounds then moved to the desert to make big boats. They are not allowed by contract to make sailboats.
I was hopping that the info given to me was wrong and it was a cabo 26.That had the name pacific seacraft on it. Kinda hunting the mythological unicorn.
the people at Cabo realy know how to service people. I walked in looking and smelling like a homeless person because I had just spent five hours fixing a big machine for a customer. They trated me like the president.All I wanted was a brochure and I got a tour of the plant.

ScottM · #4 08-04-2005, 01:48 PM

Mike,
I read a really interesting article about Cabo in a boatbuilding trade magazine last year (can't remember name of mag). It's quite a success story. The interesting part is reading their explanation of building boats in the desert. It certainly doesn't seem to hurt business any.

BigMike8o9 · #5 08-05-2005, 12:40 PM

Hey Littleminnow,what part of Southern California are you from?

littleminnow · #6 08-07-2005, 05:41 PM

scott Im from Yucaipa,about 40 min from bigbear.The nice part is its a small town for southern ca.I can be to the ocean in about 1.5 hours and be fishing mexico in 3-4 hours.

gss036 · #7 08-08-2005, 03:14 AM

I am on the West Coast, but a few miles north of you, right on the Canadain border in Bellingham, WA. I have an 89 Seacraft 23WA which I purchased new from Hawleys. They went out of business when they lost their Bay Liner franchise. They carried the SeaCraft line for one season, they sold 3, 23WAs and one cuddy and a couple of 19-20 CC. I think the other 3, 23s went to Alaska. I have the only 23 WA in this area.

littleminnow · #8 09-18-2005, 01:11 AM

gary i was born and raised on the oregon coast. North bend coos bay to be exact.have be up to your neck of the woods many times in my youth,hows the fishing. good to hear from a fellow coasty. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

BigMike8o9 · #9 08-10-2005, 08:57 PM

I've been to yucaipa many times. I'm on the other side of the mountains from you. Next to Hesperia, near Victorville. My kids played basketball there.

littleminnow · #10 09-18-2005, 01:38 AM

bigmike8o9 hey your just a hop skip and a jump away.so many questons,where and what do you fish for.Ive only been in yucaipa a couple years,the ocean fishing is so differnt down here,any info on fishing and the boating is appreciated.