23' Sceptre - Roll call!

[Jeff79Sceptre]

I will finish her up this winter. I'll probably do some sea deck or Ocean grip in a few places. The fuel tank access will be redone with 1/2" Coosa 26. My fiberglass skills are much better after a couple years thanks to this boat.

[FLexpat]

'77 Sceptre I/O. Pic is before I got out the angle grinder and sawzall - ongoing rebuild is in my thread.


Now she is sporting a new Coosa/epoxy transom and engine beds. The stern cap is currently getting upgrades and I am learning how to shoot gelcoat. Bravo 1X replacing the old Alpha and the 260HP/350 Merc stays 'til I have enough cash for a proper (350-450HP) replacement. Decks will get redone soon (I hope) and she goes back together looking kinda stock.

[kmoose]

Tsunami/Sceptres are the kings of deck space! who wants to sit up front anyway...
Personally I think they are some of the most underrated hull layouts on the water.

[kmoose]

Originally Posted by jongolds

...and here is the seating.
I'm still learning how to post photos. Sorry

Beautiful refurb! I really feel bad now. Love the helm seating. What does one of those cost?

[abl1111]

Tsunami, Sceptre, CC - who cares. I have no complaints at all about the performance of mine. Allows me to shove the kids crap in there for the beach and cleans up to be a great fishing platform during the striper run. Handles the rough 2-3' short-chop that comes up quick around here and is just as smooth in 3-4 swells. No boat does it all, but she does enough.

[jongolds]

Originally Posted by kmoose

Beautiful refurb! I really feel bad now. Love the helm seating. What does one of those cost?

Thanks but don't feel bad. I've done nothing but write checks over the years. No real talent here. I just saved to have pros do a little work each year. I think we're pretty much done finally after about 9 yrs. This winter will only see repair work, nothing new except maybe coaming pads.

I'll have to look up the price for the seats and get back to you. I am blessed with a short memory for pricing.

They are from a company called Nautical Designs out of Pittsburgh and they were cheaper than I could have had them made locally. That is what I'd been trying to do for 6 years. I lost a lot of deck space but gained a ton of storage and still have plenty of room on deck. They've been great for us.

[FLexpat]

Originally Posted by jongolds

They are from a company called Nautical Designs out of Pittsburgh and they were cheaper than I could have had them made locally.

LOL - I had them bookmarked in my wish list spreadsheet but was scared to ask for pricing yet. But those seats are EXACTLY what I'm looking for.

[jongolds]

I can't say enough good things about the seats or about Nautical Designs. The company was great to deal with and has great service even two seasons post sale. They are very responsive and professional. Call them. Maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised.

The seats have really changed how my family enjoys the boat. I have young kids so being able to just get on and go rather than simultaneously herding cats while pulling things from the cabin and getting organized mean the day starts and ends with a little less stress.

[abl1111]

I like those Nauti Design seats too. I remember very pricey but they fit the application perfectly. Can you take a picture aft looking forward to show the space to get into the cabin ?

I've thought of making them as I want to say they are near $1800-2000 a pop … Sound about right ?

[Copper Collar]

Originally Posted by abl1111

I like those Nauti Design seats too. I remember very pricey but they fit the application perfectly. Can you take a picture aft looking forward to show the space to get into the cabin ?

I've thought of making them as I want to say they are near $1800-2000 a pop … Sound about right ?

When I called (found the company through a google search 3-4 months ago) the glass was double that and then about 1K or more with a seat. I almost spit coffee all over my computer thinking that a seat and ice box where going to be way more than I spent on a Hermco bracket. EDIT: Found the old email. 6400 for two, only the glass and storage compartments, no seats, no shipping. As of April 2015.

Here is my 74 Tsunami.





And a lovely late fall day going after stripper on the CBBT. The weather picked up that afternoon and we took plenty of white water over the bow coming in. Learned how CSC's earn their reputation that day and my dad has never questioned why I bought such an old boat since.