cut stringers?

[jm9919]

one of the pics didn't upload.will post more pics tomorrow when I get home

[beastley]

Yes that's an overnighter. The stringers have built in chases, so what you're looking at is factory built. Here's a shot without the tank during my rebuild. Notice left side forward in the caufin. I seem to remember one of the tabs on the original tank was not attached just like what you show.

[Bushwacker]

Welcome aboard JM! As others have said, you have a 20' Overnighter, a very rare model, so we'd love to see some more pictures! I believe it was only built by Potter the last couple of years he was in business (~'79-80). It appears to be sort of hybrid which used the hull and inner liner of the 20' Seafari and a top cap that was basically from a 20' Scepter, perhaps with some slight modifications.

I once saw the 20' Sceptre and Seafari models lined up side by side at the Miami boat show with the transoms up against a raised walkway, sometime in the late 70's. The one difference I noticed was that the bulkhead was about 6" further forward on the Sceptre, which therefore had a slightly larger cockpit but only some storage boxes on the sides under front deck. The cabin bulkhead on the Seafari is about 10' forward of the transom, so I'm curious to know what that measurement is on your boat, i.e., does it have a Sceptre or Seafari-size cockpit?!

The Seafari cabin is quite comfortable for sleeping aboard with 6'6" bunks (vs only 6' on the 23 Sceptre) and a hatch that becomes a big air scoop when opened, but the disadvantage is that you have to walk around the gunnell to get to front deck to handle anchor, etc. vs. the walk-thru windshield on the Sceptre models. I wonder if Potter created the Overnighter for folks that liked the large cabin, dry storage room and enclosed head on the Seafari, but were less interested in sleeping aboard and also wanted the convenience of the walk-thru windshield of the Scepter?

Regarding the "cut stringers", all CC models have a channel molded into the top of the stringers for fuel fill and vent hoses (port side) and engine control cables & wiring harness from console to engine (stbd side), so I suspect Potter just used the same basic hull and stringers on all models, even though the Seafari, Sceptre and Overnighter models don't need the channel for engine stuff since they can run that stuff back below the gunnel.