Please teach me something

[Scott1115]

Thanks for the replay - love the name

[Terry England]

Scott, I've been running these boats since the mid-70's and I'm still trying to figure out how they do what they so well. It seems like as the variable deadrise "panels" change angle at the reversed strake they break the adhesion from the water that the continuous deadrise hulls have. Seacrafts seem to want to get up and dance across the surface rather than plowing a slot where ever they are pointed. The entry at the bow on the center panels is as deep as any 24 degree hull, then the Seacrafts seem to "manipulate" the water better as things go aft. While boat builders in the early 60's were trying to figure out how to style the fins on the gunnels, Carl Moesly was taking his aeronautical experiences he learned flying and applied it to hydrodynamics. His boats dominated the 500 mile Miami to Nassau races for a decade with the little Seacraft outboards. And nobodys built a boat with prettier hull lines - ever. Regulator will eventually go the way of Alim, Hiliner, Sea Bird, Aztec, Aquasport and Islander, but there will always be SeaCrafts at the ramp - with fish in the coolers.

[jonbrush]

I know this has been discussed here but I am new-ish member. This thread reminds me of a question I've been meaning to ask. Is the "Sailfish" design a knockoff of the Seacraft VDR hull? Has anyone driven one?

http://sailfishboats.com/index.php/sailfish-difference/

"Our exclusive, patented, Variable Degree Stepped (VDS) Hull provides the smoothest ride of any fishing boat on the market. Its unique design actually features three distinct running surfaces; the first, with a deep deadrise that cuts through the water and two others that provide for lift and stability. "

Jon Brush
76 Sceptre 23/225 Optimax

[Terry England]

Yes Jon. Sailfish, Helms, Seawolf, Sarasota Skiffs and 17 others have copied Carl's Moesly's patented VDH design once the patents ran out. If you were a boat builder, why would you copy a "Euro-Design, Micro-wave Melted Cheese" Bayliner?

[bigeasy1]

Originally Posted by Terry England

Yes Jon. Sailfish, Helms, Seawolf, Sarasota Skiffs and 17 others have copied Carl's Moesly's patented VDH design once the patents ran out. If you were a boat builder, why would you copy a "Euro-Design, Micro-wave Melted Cheese" Bayliner?

"Microwave melted cheese" ha ha I love that line.I think a lot of these new boats look like a big bleach bottle, or kind of like the old American motors Pacers built then put in a big furnace to make the melt into a blob with wheels.