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[wattaway2]

Jdm61 I wasn't lucky enough to grow up around boats but as my kids grew up and it was time to sell the race car and do some more with the whole family I started looking at boats and asking a lot of questions about what kind --- it was amazing who many came up with the same answer to my lists of wants and needs.Sounds like your looking for a old SeaCraft try a 20' . Later after a few years I got man as much as you like your 20 for fishing offshore if you got in a 23 you would swap in a minute . You can learn a lot by asking!

[ocuyler]

Joe -

I've had both a 20 CC and Seafari. Both are terrific, but different. I currently have a 23CC that we fully renovated and is awesome. But she like bigger water and now we are renovating a '67 bowrider 19', which has a 90 eTec. In my humble opinion, the best all around is a 20CC with at least 85 HP up to 130ish.

Arguably, there has been no definitive evidence that any year SeaCraft hull is not worthy with the possible exception of a random structural issue with a 2000 25CC.

If you are willing to make a significant investment in time and energy, you can not make a mistake with a these hulls. As you have seen, you can do what ever with a renovation or just get a good one and run her. You may have it for a long time.

With this great family on CSC, it becomes both the journey AND the destination. Good Luck!

[TomParis]

well said ocuyler!

[jdm61]

Originally Posted by ocuyler

Joe -

I've had both a 20 CC and Seafari. Both are terrific, but different. I currently have a 23CC that we fully renovated and is awesome. But she like bigger water and now we are renovating a '67 bowrider 19', which has a 90 eTec. In my humble opinion, the best all around is a 20CC with at least 85 HP up to 130ish.

Arguably, there has been no definitive evidence that any year SeaCraft hull is not worthy with the possible exception of a random structural issue with a 2000 25CC.

If you are willing to make a significant investment in time and energy, you can not make a mistake with a these hulls. As you have seen, you can do what ever with a renovation or just get a good one and run her. You may have it for a long time.

With this great family on CSC, it becomes both the journey AND the destination. Good Luck!

Thanks, Otto and Wattaway,
The 18 or 20 would work best for me in my current tow vehicle situation. We have my mother's low mileage 2006 Chevy Colorado "gardening truck" as kind of a communal hauling and towing vehicle and it will pull 4000 lbs which is probably less than would require for a a 23. My sister in law had one of those giant GMC Yukon Denali's but it's tow weight is whatever her three kids can stuff in the back. We use the truck to tow my brothers Key West 1990 Sportsman, but that is a fairly light boat. i have no illusions about gong offshore in this part of the world, but getting out to say Egmont without getting my backside whooped would sure be nice and being abel to trailer to the east coast of the Keys and go a little ways out there would be gravy. The better news is that my dad is moving to an high fenced acre plus on the river and the property has a 25 x 35 concrete block shop building with a lean-to on the side up by the road for all of our collective toys. Won't he be pleased? LOL I just saw a 77 Potter 18 with a mid 2000's "Johnzuki" 140hp 4 stroke listed for sale in South Florida right now. Might be worth a look. The ad said it was restored, but who knows what that means?