Eating my words :) 1972 25 Seafari Project

[cdavisdb]

Sexy is as sexy does, and . . . OH Myyyy. . . . .

[bilgerat]

mine is bracketed with big heavy Armstrong brackets and twin 150 mercs and I dont think the center of gravity is off that bad. besides I like the center of gravity a little to the rear, she rides like a dream, turns on a dime and hauls azz!

[Bigshrimpin]

Bilge - Looks great in the water! What kind of performance numbers are you getting with the 2 merc 2.0L 150's?

[bilgerat]

Originally Posted by Bigshrimpin

Bilge - Looks great in the water! What kind of performance numbers are you getting with the 2 merc 2.0L 150's?

speedo said 44mph @ 5700rpms with a real light load, and she rockets out of the hole , not sure on the fuel burn but she will suck up 17gals in a hurry! Im almost finished with My new fuel tanks then Ill see how she runs out loaded down with 100 gals of fuel

[Bigshrimpin]

Bilge - Thanks! That is a great point of reference. Been reading about sprucing up the 351W . . . looks like you can get some decent power out of them (285hp - 300hp) without spending too much $$$

[Blue_Heron]

Originally Posted by bilgerat

mine is bracketed with big heavy Armstrong brackets and twin 150 mercs and I dont think the center of gravity is off that bad. besides I like the center of gravity a little to the rear, she rides like a dream, turns on a dime and hauls azz!

bilgerat,
In the picture, your boat is very lightly loaded. Once you've got your tankage and other pieces/parts back in her, she's going to sit right around where your bottom paint/boot stripe are.

This hull's handling changes a lot with changes in loading. With a light load and an aft CG in smooth water, she runs like a scalded dog. But she'll launch on a reasonable size wake. In bumpy water, she likes weight forward, or you'll spend a lot of your time in the air. That being said, a fresh water tank placed strategically under the cabin sole will serve the purpose nicely. Yours doesn't look too tail heavy to me, so maybe it's a more viable configuration than we've thought.

I've seen several of these boats converted to outboards on craigslist, but you're the only active member here with one. So it's good to be able to add your observations to the knowledge base as you're fitting her out. Hopefully, we can eventually get you to a gathering with the Florida crowd and compare notes.

Dave