Tsunami or sceptre

John R · #1 05-21-2003, 09:04 AM

Scepter... From an earlier thread it was mentioned that the boat changed names sometime in the mid 70's due to a naming conflict with another boat or marine product. I forget which...

Same boat..

Mark · #2 05-21-2003, 09:51 AM

If it's an '82, it's not a Potter hull. Potter boats ended in August of 1980

ScottM · #3 05-21-2003, 11:37 AM

Steve,
Welcome to the board. I too have an '82 and it is a Sceptre built by CSY. They built SC's from 1980-1986. Show us some pics if you got 'em.

lost2a6 · #4 05-22-2003, 01:28 AM

Thanks for the info, I'll have to scan my pictures so that I can post them. What does CSY stand for? Also are the CSY hulls as good as the Potter built boats? Just wondering.
Thanks Steve

ScottM · #5 05-22-2003, 04:10 PM

Steve,
If I remember correctly, CSY stands for Caribbean Sailing Yachts. IMO, Potters and CSYs are equal in quality.

[ May 22, 2003, 03:11 PM: Message edited by: Scott ScottM ]

JohnB · #6 05-22-2003, 06:23 PM

Their all good hulls, just that the newer they got, the cheaper the rigging/hardware became.
I have been in them from the 70's (potter), 80's (CSY/Tracker), and 90's to current.
They all are about as good of a hull design and construction as you can get.
After 15-20 years, the transoms rot off from all of them, put a new one on and go for another 15-20 years.

lost2a6 · #7 05-23-2003, 12:49 PM

Thanks for all of the info. I already have done the transom about 2 yrs ago. I did it myself with the advice of a professional fiberglass man. What a heck of a job, took about a year of working on it here and there. I would like to believe that it is stronger now than it ever was before. I went with less wood and more glass. I went through 15 gal of vinylester resin.
Steve