Vintage Seacraft 21' -- 1963

76Red18 · #1 12-04-2007, 01:03 PM

Looking at your pictures, the 1st pic in the 2nd row shows a bow shot. It appears to have a very narrow beam. I know the beams on these early ones are narrower(for good reasons I might add; cuts like a warm knife through melted butter) then the later ones. Is this picture resized? Trailer looks narrow also.

3rdday · #2 12-04-2007, 01:14 PM

Like a warm knife thru butter exactly , if you don't mind me adding; with the speed of a samurai.
Yes, what a great eye you have, that pic was taken with the camera verticaly. when I loaded the pics I rotated this pic. 90 degrees to horizontal. I had that same thought, it didn't change it much, as I was concious of that and looked at it both ways. The trailer is narower than the average. You have such a expert eye for detail, and imense knowledge on this boat! Wow!

76Red18 · #3 12-04-2007, 01:32 PM

Thanks for the compliments and thanks for the pictures but I'm very far from being an expert. My info is gathered from the real experts on this site. I build houses and I have an eye for architectural detail and it just looked a little out of proportion. I have an 18, would love a 23, but that 21 is really a masterpiece. If work was as steady as it was 2 or 3 years ago, it would be mine regardless.

3rdday · #4 12-04-2007, 04:07 PM

Ok, so back to the ladies

question. I know I was side-tracked Marveling at this boat. Any Ideas on what this boat is worth in its current condition ? ? ? I really think she would like to know and I am curious also.

Fr. Frank · #5 12-04-2007, 07:14 PM

What's it worth? Given a cost to have restored of over $30K, and a value restored of about 2/3 of that, it's not worth much from a strictly financial point of view.

But when has any SeaCraft fanatic ever worried about that? What a tremendous boat to restore!

I'd estimate it's worth around $1000, knowing how much even partially restoring it will cost. It's not a financial investment, it a sentimental one.

76Red18 · #6 12-05-2007, 12:23 PM

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What's it worth? Given a cost to have restored of over $30K, and a value restored of about 2/3 of that, it's not worth much from a strictly financial point of view.

But when has any SeaCraft fanatic ever worried about that? What a tremendous boat to restore!

I'd estimate it's worth around $1000, knowing how much even partially restoring it will cost. It's not a financial investment, it a sentimental one.

Fr. knows best

3rdday · #7 12-05-2007, 12:42 PM

That's the 4th time I have heard that number. The other number was about 1/2 of that.

Mariner · #8 12-22-2007, 08:27 PM

My son sold a classic 19' outboard bowrider to Carl Moesly a couple of years ago. It was a freshwater boat and he wanted to restore it. I can't disclose the price only that it was delivered to his house on the Withlacoochee (?) river in W. FL. on a "storage shelf" trailer. The point is my son spent the day with him when he came up here to look at it, and Moesly told him the 21 ft hull was the best from a performance standpoint of all SeaCraft, and of course SeaCraft are the best small boats. One of the reasons he wanted the low number 19 ft. '66 outboard was because it represented the first production bowrider (his idea) without the design flaws of later bowriders.

65Bowrider · #9 12-23-2007, 09:32 AM

Mariner, You may be interested to know that little 66 19' bowrider is doing just great. Carl decided she was too much boat for his river & passed her on to us. She's been totally restored, repowered & gets compliments everywhere we take her. Now known as "CJ". I can send you a 'google invitation' if you'd like to see some pictures of her restoration.
Please pass on to your son, she's well loved, cared for and appreciated.
Carla

LoveMySeacraft · #10 12-23-2007, 02:41 PM

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Mariner, You may be interested to know that little 66 19' bowrider is doing just great. Carl decided she was too much boat for his river & passed her on to us. She's been totally restored, repowered & gets compliments everywhere we take her. Now known as "CJ". I can send you a 'google invitation' if you'd like to see some pictures of her restoration.
Please pass on to your son, she's well loved, cared for and appreciated.
Carla

Carla, I see you are in NPB. To side-step for a second, are you familiar with the old 12' "Florida Skiff" from that area & do you know if anyone is making them in recent years? Thanks, Ed