$175000 79 seacraft23 ?

[hammer slammer]

That guy is a joke, he did the transom on my 20' and it is not half the quality of some the work done by the members of this forum. I always look to craigslist to get top quality Work done...lol

[Caymanboy]

I did see one of the Metan boats down here at the Lauderdale Show, very nice, 37k for a redone 17 Boston Whaler, no motor, definitly for a certain clientele.

$6 a beer? That ain't bad. Went to the movies the other day, $13 for a SMALL soda and SMALL popcorn, no extra charge for the butter!!!
$94 for a dinner of four? Be happy to pay that all day long, not Mexican though!! :-)
It's different world we live in. Hard to justisfy what some people spend on their toys.
Pretty sure I wouldn't put $175k on an inboard 23 SeaCraft, on spec. And I LOVE SeaCrafts!!!!
OP

[Caymanboy]

Having done a few restores myself, (my company has done a few also), there is something to be said for restoring something Classic. There just aren't many boats out there that have the lines of a Classic SeaCraft 20, let alone the ride.
Depending on who does the restore and the quaility, there is nothing like showing up at the dock next to some new rides, knowing you have a fine boat and not too many others are like it.
Same thing goes with my Eagle Trawler, pull up next to bunch of newer Grand Banks and what are people talking about and looking at? The Eagle.
Now the secret is, when it is time to sell, to find the individual that has the same taste that you do, and is willing to pay for it.

[red20]

Wonder what the cost is on the R&R 23' they are just finishing? Look over on THT for it. Cap off down to the stingers rebuild. Not to my taste but a real nice project.

[BigLew]

Originally Posted by red20

Wonder what the cost is on the R&R 23' they are just finishing? Look over on THT for it. Cap off down to the stingers rebuild. Not to my taste but a real nice project.

Hey Red,

Can you post a link? I'll be spending a year over there looking for it and STILL not find it.

Thaks in advance. BL

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by BigLew

Hey Red,

Can you post a link? I'll be spending a year over there looking for it and STILL not find it.

Thaks in advance. BL

Here ya go I think its really nice http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-...h-bayboat.html

[joshmon71]

you'd have to be smoking some high test wacky tobaccy to drop 175k on this sled.

whats the market here?

-trailer-able
-diesel
-no cabin
-lack of modern storage(same old anchor locker in pics?)
-outdrive not so hot in water all the time (no pocket on this hull)
-23 feet VDH planing

That above says to me near/some off-shore tuna fishing, family with wife and kids not so much, no different than my rig in its targeting fish and range and wave taking capability, at like 6X the cost. uh yeah. its still a 23 footer.130 gallon tank at 12ish MPG at 30-33MPH for me. so my range is less than a diesel yes, but its not about that range ability maximized, exactly how much pucker factor offshore in a 23 footer are you willing to take? More with an inboard diesel than a modern 4S? gonna head 50-100 each way in this rig? doubt it for most. Diesel raises fish? dunno bout that, get the rigs out of the propwash with outriggers and center rigger, works great for me.

my 2 cents if i go diesel, i go downeast and be able to head 100 miles each way and target giants wherever they show. cabin. trailering becomes not the problem, its the fish being targeted and purpose for the boat. for me its all dreaming i cant afford any of the alternatives! but they would be many before this boat if i was thinking tuna,diesel,175k budget. if want trailering, diesel, cape cod marine 26. even they are overpriced-but look like a bargain compared to 175K 23 footer.

i just dont see this setup as a family boat pulling up on the beach. it could be used for that i suppose, but so many other options at less price if thats the case.

must be some serious money backing, to be doing spec niche boats in this market.

glad to see though keeps people in jobs, and maybe our boat values went up!

[Bigshrimpin]

I hear you josh . . . $175,000 is an incredible amount of money to me, but I do know that some people can drop that on flowers for a party. This price is crazy, but I bet you someone will pay it just because it's so expensive . . . and if not he sure got a ton of people talking about Metan Marine for the low low price of a few crazy craigslist ads.

[workinpr0gress]

People are probably lurking this CSC thread left and right.

[strick]

Someone please let me know what he ends up getting for that boat. I may have to consider starting a night job.

strick