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09-13-2012, 04:46 PM
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Finally doing something to my Seacraft
Hello all. I grew up fishing with my dad in Miami on his 1972? Seacraft with an I/O for many years. We went everywhere with that boat. Several trips to Bimini and 30 miles out off of Marco Island and trolling offshore the rest of the time. My brother in law has a 1974 SF. Sixteen years ago I bought my 1976 MA with the intentions of fixing it up. Well, I started that project and managed to replace the fuel tank, change the engine to a 225 Johnson and replaced all of the wiring and the coring on the cap. Fast forward 16 years and I've had that boat in the water about 3, maybe 4 times. I lost interest in the project and became busy with life. I thought about selling it a few times, but never put an ad in the paper or anything. For some reason, I kept that boat...stored in Miami then a few years at my house in Venice and now it resides in my shop again. A couple of months ago my 5 year old woke up one morning came straight to my room and asked if we could go fishing. Well, I didn't go to the shop that day. We went fishing. Every chance we had, we would go fishing....off the beach, the pier, at the boat ramp, from my canoe, from the john boat. Finally, he asked why don't we use the boat that is at work. ( I also have a 1961 13' Whaler that lives on the top shelf of the pallet rack) That was my "AHA!" moment. Why the heck don't we use the boats? Now I have the bug and motivation to do something about it. The Whaler and Seacraft are running again. They haven't touched water yet, but we're getting there. That 225 is way too much so I'm going to re power with a Yamaha 150 shortly and when things slow down in the winter, I am going to tear it apart and do what I had always envisioned. Hopefully, it won't take another 16 years. I've dealt with a few of you out there. I apologize if I forget some names, but Terry and Todd come to mind. There's my long winded intro. Some of the pics were from way back when.
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#2
09-13-2012, 07:37 PM
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Sweet! can't wait to see your progress. My MA is the "beater" of my fleet but still my favorite. I too, many years back, envisioned a complete re do but life and other boats / interests have prevented the project.
It is on my 5 year plan to take the MA to a local shop for a complete upgrade since I do not have the time to ever finish such an undertaking.
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#3
09-13-2012, 09:23 PM
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Welcome to Classic SeaCraft Fossilman
Good Luck with your refurb. You need another "AHA" moment so dump the Mako consel. The Original SeaCraft one will suit you to the 9's..... 
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#4
09-14-2012, 10:15 AM
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Hey Tony...
It is a good thing that you did not sell the boat to me last winter.  Be sure and read the top post done by Strick, this will get you going in the right direction. The 21 is almost ready for paint. PM me if you need any suggestions on how to spend your money in the re-do  Terry PS: If anybody needs a custom Aluminum tank give him a shout.
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] "If You Done It...It Ain't Braggin" my rebuild thread: http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...ad.php?t=18594
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#5
09-14-2012, 11:51 AM
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Mako console, huh? It's been so long, I don't remember where I acquired it. I sold the original to a customer in Miami that worked at Seacraft in the mid 70's. More than likely worked on my boat. I never cared for the original console, though. This one is a bit wide, but we'll see....
Hey Terry, I guess it was hard to part with it. I have a hard time selling things.... I've started to go through that thread. It's taking a while and it's like a good book...hard to put down. I have to force myself to stop. I peeked at the end result and I really like his color scheme. Awesome boat. Just amazing. Heading out this afternoon to look at a new motor. More later.....
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#7
09-21-2012, 09:20 AM
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Now sell the old one.
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] "If You Done It...It Ain't Braggin" my rebuild thread: http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...ad.php?t=18594
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#8
09-22-2012, 12:22 AM
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Hi Fossil man nice boat i love mine.
Funny you say slow down this winter sept is my slow month and most places i know in florida
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#9
09-22-2012, 09:53 AM
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Quote:
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] "If You Done It...It Ain't Braggin" my rebuild thread: http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...ad.php?t=18594
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#10
09-22-2012, 10:31 AM
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I'm going to put some time in today on the boat and at the very least remove the existing motor. Need to make a stand first. Oddly enough, this has been one of the busiest months for me. It comes in spurts....this is one of them. I'm working on a game plan so it doesn't take a year to do what I want. Let's see how that goes....
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