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Originally Posted by tommy54
Thanks, I spent a few hours later that night reading posts. I think that hoping for someone to write a book detailing the restoration of a Seacraft 20 might be asking a bit much. I plan on compiling a file on each of the projects involved, try to knock off one a night for a while. I've been up in the air about just running it as is and sort of treating it like a work boat(which it actually will be, I have a boat rental business and marina. It will be a chase/rescue boat), or going through a full restoration. Such a pretty boat and I love the construction of them.
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Tommy54, I've been thinking about you post for a while. Some say I process data only slight faster than sloth, but I'm very methodical! You see it is very difficult for us to know about the present condition of your boat and therefore how to prioritize a repair schedule on your particular Seacraft. Please understand that there are 2003 Seacrafts that need lots of attention and 1974 ones that can effortlessly make the run to Bermuda.
I think you need to preform a survey first.
If the keel isn't ground off on the cross member of a trailer, than usually the hull is good and the stringer system is typically indestructible. Soft spots appear in the floors where screw holes were not properly sealed and water has gotten to the floor core, be it plywood or foam. Transoms, can be the biggest issue but there are some around the are 50 years old and still dry and solid and much newer ones that have turned into mulch. Coring in caps sometime deteriorates where water gets to the core where rod holders, deck penetrations or screw holes have let it in over the years. As you know any of the new fuel injected engines cannot tolerate contaminated fuel. Some here have re-powered from an old two stroke which ran poorly to a new modern fuel injected four stroke just to find that the problem with their old motor was really a leaking fuel tank that was allowing deck water to get into the fuel. $11,500 later they find out what they really needed was a new $750.00 fuel tank. And now they are standing in water at the back because the decks are awash with the new engine weight.
If you would share a little more about the condition of the boat with us and think about phasing or prioritizing the repairs, I think you would get more helpful responses. Survey the situation and circle back around with some pictures - lots of help here if there is a little more to go on. There are a couple of Seacraft workboats and a freighter or two on this site and we agree, they are the prettiest little Work Boats and Freighters on the water.
08-14-2016, 11:33 PM
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