23 Sceptre vs 23 CC ride delivery

Jon G · #1 07-25-2003, 10:14 PM

Funny you guys should bring this topic up, up here on the Cape most commercial Striper fisherman that use SeaCrafts use center console I/O's there must be something to it I thought every early 23' CC I/O was on Cape Cod. Its not uncommon to see two or three of them come in, in a row when the wind is blowing. The same boats chase tuna later in the season. On any given day if you go where the fish are you will see a 23' I/O you cannot avoid it. I've wondered what the ride fells like between the two. I'm starting to think that the Cape has almost as many SeaCrafts as Florida [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

BARNABY55 · #2 07-25-2003, 10:56 PM

Well Spoken John,
Plus the gear failure and lines on the leg of the I/O

BTW. What did you catch the other day?

JohnB · #3 07-26-2003, 03:46 PM

BARNABY55,
Slow day the other day,
Managed a couple of dolphin to 12 pounds, a king, some bonitas, and a couple of sharks.
Nice day on the water though. It beat sitting in the office, and we were back at the dock by 2 PM before the storms. Bad storm day late in the afternoon.

ScottM · #4 07-27-2003, 09:34 AM

Jon G,
I wondered about the ride of a 23 CC I/O and a couple of weeks had the chance to take a ride, well sort of. My buddy has a 24 Silverhawk with a 300hp MerCruiser, and boy does it ride nice. The combination of being further back in the boat and the extra weight of the V8 really helps to smooth things out. I can only guess the SC rides the same way in an I/O config.

And you have that right, Cape Cod is the SC capital of New England. That's where I'll be looking when it's time for me to get my own. A few weeks ago while fishing out of Stage Harbor we passed a 23 CC I/O with a doghouse - sweet setup! He had 4 130's in the rod holders, you know what that means.

Miles Offshore · #5 07-27-2003, 09:57 AM

Thats funny, because there are probably I think more i/o's around here than anything else.Stating to see more o/b's but mostly on the newer boats, I use to fish offshore here alot from one and know a lot of folks that do.(canyons are 65 n miles off the beach)The only time I have seen seal failures are usually when left in the water sitting at a pier. Sea turtles are usually the main culprit but your occassional pallet also finds its way under your boat.Not saying that it couldnt happen but I think the chances are very low, and if it does you are going to be in pretty much the same type of trouble either way(except for the big hole).

Runco · #6 07-30-2003, 03:02 PM

I think your chances of taking a big drink over the transom in an OB and getting in trouble is more apt to happen than having a seal go on an IO.
Never heard of a boat sinking from losing a seal.Usually it would just leak,you have to pay attention to any build up of water in the bilge.

MarkR · #7 07-30-2003, 03:28 PM

Great Discussion

I guess with a '75 Sceptre inboard I have the best of all worlds, ride, transom and no big hole. I guess the worst cast is the prop shaft or rudder shaft leaving the boat, what are the chances?

The ride thing is subjective but I'd bet a CC inboard would win. Let's face it, these boats do better than most, that's why we're here.