Info on sea crafts

[FLexpat]

After the first ride, any new boat becomes used and worth substantially less, so you might want to drop that from the equation. 'nuf said.

When the 20 Seacraft was in production one of the best motors for it was a 2 stroke 115 (~330 lbs I think) - it was pretty awesome; efficient and handled really well. If I recall correctly that was crankshaft horsepower and not propshaft horsepower so a modern 115 is equivalent to a good bit more and is a whole lot more efficient. I think that Yammie 115 is about 380 lbs and the Armstrong brackets are Al (not being made of stainless is good there for a whole bunch of reasons starting with mass). The HP seems right to me and the weight aft only slightly high.

As far as being an all-around hull (inland and ocean), you would be hard pressed to find a better one.

I think that year was all composite, or close to it and you should verify with others, but the chronic rot (deck & transom) issues should not be significant.

One advantage of an older boat is that it has been 'seasoned' to the point that you should be able to see any problems.

Have fun with your decision.

[TomParis]

The other thing to keep in mind, more HP does not ALWAYS = faster and better riding boat. In this case listen to all these guys, that motor is plenty for that boat and possibly too heavy as it is.

If you want a boat with a 150 Yamaha VMAX on it this is not the boat to buy. I never want to steer people away from Seacrafts because I love them, but at the same time dont try to make this boat into a go fast fishing boat because its not a Pathfinder or Maverick, it's a Seacraft that was not designed to have a 500 lb motor hanging on it. Hope you consider everyone's advice and knowledge on this situation.