68 20 cc

[TomParis]

I cannot answer the question, be patient there are people on the board who can, but I can provide a website that might be helpful.

http://www.moeslyseacraft.com/

[wattaway2]

haven't owned one but from previous post I remember they used a different stringer layout (4) insted of the type Potter used . many think theearlier grid system was at least as good or better . If I remember the fuel tank is in the cc rather than under the floor --I like the tank under the floor myself but??

[Bushwacker]

I believe the change Potter made from Moesly's original 4 stringer design to the 2 box stringers was primarily a cost reduction because it would require less glass and resin, and the change occurred in '73-74 after the first Arab oil embargo when the price of oil, gas and resin went up by 2-3X!. There is no way it can be as stiff as the 4-stringer design, but the fact that it works simply indicates how overbuilt the original Moesly design is! Moesly started out by building the old 21 as light as he thought possible and then raced it to intentionally beat the hell out of it to find any weak spots. Not only did his boats finish races in weather so severe that it destroyed the boats of many competitors, the 21 dominated the outboard classes, so I don't think there were any weak spots! Moesly knew from his racing experience what worked and what didn't. Potter had no boat building experience before he bought the company from Moesly, so whatever he knew he learned from Moesly during a couple of years of working with him before taking over the company. Although I've never heard of a structural problem on a Moesly boat, there have been some rare quality control problems documented on here on a couple of Potter boats - a loose stringer on a 23 and some hull cracks on a 25 Seafari in an area that wasn't built with the ballast tank the way Moesly had designed it.

I believe the scuppers on the Moesly 20's run out the transom instead of down through the bottom, and he may have crossed the drain lines under the deck so port scupper drains out stbd side, etc.

[Terry England]

I located the 4 stringers in my 67 Moesly Bowrider and cut 8 or 10 trapezoid inspection holes in the floor to see what had broken loose in the last 30 years. To my astonishment everything was still stuck together perfectly including the plywood subfloor except for one 12" X 12" spot. I poured some foam in the outer stringer spaces, glued the floor inspection ports back down, and laid a couple of thin matts down on the floor before gelcoating the no-skid in place. That was back in '99. It's still as solid as a bowling alley.
Press on Brother, you're better off with a 69 Moesly that a 2008 Proline, Bayliner, Wellcraft, Aquasport,_________fill in the blanks.

[sktenor]

Thank you all for the insight! I will go forward with confidence now.
This is one amazing forum!
Sktenor
17 mako 1983
21 Seacraft cc 1983
23 2001 contender
24 2007 regulator
2010 divorce no more boats!
2016 back on the block i hope...lol

[Terry England]

Originally Posted by sktenor

Thank you all for the insight! I will go forward with confidence now.
This is one amazing forum!
Sktenor

There are varying opinions about our amazingness! It seems to have a lot to do with introductions and first impressions. Fr. Frank's presence keeps us from using construction site adjectives on some who've earned them!

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by sktenor

Thank you all for the insight! I will go forward with confidence now.
This is one amazing forum!
Sktenor
17 mako 1983
21 Seacraft cc 1983
23 2001 contender
24 2007 regulator
2010 divorce no more boats!
2016 back on the block i hope...lol

Confidence can be a double edged sword.

If you are anything like me, check your confidence at the door.
I was the Yankee barney surfboard ding fixer in my youth.

Ask questions before you get closed out surfing the day after `Cane David while the Ron Jons sat watching.

Since you have not yet received your decoder ring, I will explain and
I never do this.

Imagineer to your hearts content, but ask every silly question you can about
layup, glass types, and anything you plan to do before you make the same mistakes
of those of us who have walked before you, and yes, this place rocks.

Many of us have become friends here.
Welcome,
GFS

PS it is spelled Moesly and please visit moeslyseacraft.com

[sktenor]

Thanks for the correction in spelling. Not sure how that one slipped by me as I have lived on that site all week. Having a seacraft 21 years ago (with little research) was a good experience. I only wish I kept that boat and never upgraded to the fiberglass gods that followed. They were great boats but for my usage that 21 would have been fine. Had teak Spray rails, great yamaha 200, a slick t top and sweet graphics. I hope to find pics one day and post them here. If the 68' happens I will certainly be back looking for pointers. I hope it's intact enough to not have to undergo the full facelift but thats a lot of years to not anticipate something. Stay tuned!
Thanks all again!

Sktenor...