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Old 09-17-2017, 08:28 PM
FLexpat FLexpat is offline
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I had a 1965 20 Moppie with a 5.7/Volvo 290. It has a 24 degree deadrise and kinda rounded on the bottom. I liked it a lot but it did have issues: rolled a good bit on the drift (Bahia Mar is a little worse), 'wandered' at idle-low speed (maybe from the extra weight aft but I moved the fuel from the stern to the CG to help with that), good on bigger waves but pounded a bit in a short chop - the really big lifting strakes probably did that. VERY heavy for a 20 - almost the same as a 23 Sceptre w a V8 since the glass was really thick. The other thing is that most of them had a balsa cored transom and were completely foamed under the deck - I got a lot of the water out of the foam but never got all of it.
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Old 09-17-2017, 10:21 PM
Bigshrimpin Bigshrimpin is offline
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20 Bertram is hard to beat for the ride. The Hiliner 222 is the 2.0 improved/refined version of the Bertram 20. They are easier to find than the Bertram 20 hull.

The Seafari is a great boat. It also has a real cabin that you can sleep in.




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