For the offshore gang

[pelican]

Originally Posted by mrobertson

This one's for the offshore gang. Captains who are running their seacrafts 30+ miles into the ocean chasing pelagics and other offshore species.

The question is - would you rather be in a sceptre than a CC?

Don't get me wrong, my restored 23 CC with single 250 4 stroke gets the job done but I keep toying with the idea of restoring a sceptre. A hard top with an enclosure, bracketed twin outboards, and a nice set of rupp outriggers sounds like it would make a nice little offshore rig.

-Mike

no way !

the sceptre is nice,but not for me - closed bow area - restricted access to the bow - and worse,bracketed outboards...

if you're getting wet,look into a set of spray rails and a good,quality made enclosure...

[pelican]

Originally Posted by pelican

no way !

the sceptre is nice,but not for me - closed bow area - restricted access to the bow - and worse,bracketed outboards...

if you're getting wet,look into a set of spray rails and a good,quality made enclosure...

lt me add to this a little...

the sceptre - the helm is more forward than the center console - this will effect how the ride "feels" - the furter aft you move,the less movemet you will feel

"bow area" - when it comes to fishing,real fshing,marlin,tuna,etc - the flush deck of a clean bow is the ideal platform - theguy at the helm can watch the guy on the rod,and react to what's going on - the boat handles much better,when the bow is going forward,versus backwards.
no pulpit,no obstacles to catch your feet...

sceptre - the transom is where to fish - with bracketed outboards,it's tough,there's 3' of engines sticking behind the boat,room is limited...

in the case of chunking tuna:

the boat's anchored,with a boat with a closed bow - like the sceptre,the acces is hindered.if a big fish is hooked up,you want to chase that fish,your access to that anchor is hindered - granted,you can use a "pelican hook",but when the fight begins,once again,you're hindered...

i'm not saying a sceptre can't be fished,what i'm saying is,is much easier to fish from a center console...

[bigeasy1]

Well,I'm not a saltwater guy,but on the great lakes (Ontario and Erie)we'll make frequent runs of 20 miles or so offshore,and It may be flat when heading out in the AM,but it's usually kicked up on the way back to port at the days end.
Always seem to be at least two footers fairly close and I love the Tsunami/Sceptre for those conditions.

With the full windshield and side glass and the full canvas work,I can get up on top of them and get in without getting a drop of water on us.The guys riding amidship in the canvas chairs love the dry ride.

My Tsunami is an I/O and all we do is troll,we never stop.For me this works out great,the high transom keeps out any of those creepy waves at the stern and allows for a nice area to net fish without having to worry about getting the net snagged in rigging as in an outboard.

I can see where the Tsunami/Sceptre may be at a disadvantage for you fellas in the salt who use several different techniques like casting,fly rodding,drifting etc.,but for straight trolling the Tsunami can't be beat.
Different fishing methods require different boat models for many of us.I'm glad that Mosely and Potter kept building that great hull in both designs as cuddys and ctr consoles.

[deerhunter]

ive taken my 20 ft cuddy out 25 to 30 miles many times for cod and haddock. just gotta pick your days.

[eggsuckindog]

When I started blue water fishing the east coast I bought a Sceptre - absolutely a great trolling boat. The cuddy supplies extra storage for rods and dry storage - out of the way. The huge uncluttered cockpit is great for multiple people running around and dragging fish in. I usually fish cc's but that was my favorite for long trips either grouper fishing or trolling, the windshield keeps the wind from beating you up, our grouper trips always involve hours of running in and out - its nice. There is no reason the helmsman can't keep and eye on the fish and fisherman - I wouldn't do brackets as the motors will be way back there though. I had a 650lb V8 on mine and didn't have any issues with water coming into the splashwell which is huge anyway.

In summery - the windshield is nice on long runs - the cockpit being open is very nice - I had 2 movable Pompenette fighting chairs and a 155 igloo and still had plenty of room. Even the infloor livewell worked fine although we didn't have these new ones back then - its like a marine aquarium, you never get it all out LOL - but a feeder well would have been nice - depending on cost.

Being in Fla with the heat I had a bimini with a space between the windshield for air - had a connector but the only time I used it, it quit raining by the time I got it up - that and the side curturins were a total waste of money.