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Old 06-14-2011, 09:49 PM
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Default Re: Another 25 Seafari goes under the knife

Thanks, Brandon. Hey, have you got yours in the water yet this year? It's high summer down here. Temp topped 100*F today.

Good point about the center support for the windshield. I have thought about it. Since it looks like I'll be making my own frame, I was going to scale it down about 10% in height. I've done a mockup using 1x2 for a frame and it's hard to tell it from the original. But the height works better with the raised helm deck. I'll be able to look over the windshield when standing at the helm and look through it when seated. With the reduced height, I think I can move the center support forward and get good results. That and my frame will be wood with miterd corners, so it shouldn't be as flexy in the joints as the aluminum extrusions in the original frame.
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Old 06-15-2011, 11:51 AM
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If you can set it up so that you look just over the windshield when standing, that is a major advantage. My 20 was that way and I miss it on the 25. The 20 could get pretty wet and you had to dodge water on rough days, but you won't have that problem with the 25.
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Old 06-15-2011, 03:17 PM
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If you can set it up so that you look just over the windshield when standing, that is a major advantage. My 20 was that way and I miss it on the 25. The 20 could get pretty wet and you had to dodge water on rough days, but you won't have that problem with the 25.
You don't dodge the water for long on rough days. After a while, you're soaked anyway, so you just go ahead and enjoy the ride!
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Old 06-15-2011, 05:04 PM
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Its not the "soaked" part. Mostly I'm wearing a bathing suit anyway. Its keeping enough water out of my eyes so I can see where I'm going. No windshield in front makes seeing much better.
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Old 06-15-2011, 06:35 PM
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No windshield in front makes seeing much better.
Well, I got the no windshield thing covered so far.
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Old 06-15-2011, 09:15 PM
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Dave, no, I haven't put her in yet. I would usually have her in by now, when she was on Georgian Bay but now that she's on the east coast, I'd like to do a few mods and preventative maint. before she goes in the salt. I just don't have enough time down east to do everything I need to do. I am going down this weekend so I'll start with taking the tarps off and go from there. If I'm lucky, I might get her in by the end of summer.

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