New to the board 1973 23 SF CC

[wattaway2]

Welcome aboard Josh ! How do you like your crows nest have contemplated doing one with out controls for awhile don't want to get stuck up there while everyone else fishes

[jnamowitz]

I love the spotting tower. If and when I repower, I will run fly by wire controls up there. It's great when trolling offshore down here to spot weed lines.

[FLexpat]

Sweet ride!
I gotta admit I'm partial to I/Os in spite of needing the extra gearing and the dreaded gimbal bearing for the outdrive. The I/O 23 SF is really nice. Alpha or Bravo? What are the performance numbers?

[jnamowitz]

Thank you for the nice comments. I run at 3500rpm and that gets me a cruise of 30 knots. At 4500 rpm I get top end of 38 knots. I run a 14.5x19 prop. I love the heavy ride of my I/O. Cruising offshore of key west in 2-4 foot seas, I can still cruise at 25 knots. I just picked up the boat this past February from a guy down here in the keys. He brought it down from Virginia. It had a name burned into the gelcoat "summertime" with a home port of Yorktown, VA. I just got done restoring the gelcoat. It appears everything on the boat is original which I love.

[jnamowitz]

Stern is done

[jnamowitz]

Starboard is done. Tomorrow the port side....

[jnamowitz]

More of the stbd....