Boat porn of a 25 Seafari beasty

[strick]

I was wondering if that was the 1st 25' Seafari I ever saw. It was up on blocks with gil brackets all rusted out, but I don't remember the motors. Landscape looked just like that, too. Wasn't S. FL., though. It was New Providence Island, Bahamas, near the Royal Bahamian Defense Force base.

Frank- That picture can be from anywhere. If you do a search on photobucket you can find the boat and the handle of the person who posted the pics. Maybe someone could try and e-mail the person just to find out were the boat is.

Strick

[Bigshrimpin]

Whoever took those pictures captured just the right angles to show off the hull's deadrise.

Look at the dead rise on the back of that boat and the gradual reverse chine on the front of the inner steps.
Wow . . . what a hull

Is the 27' a stretched version of this 25?

[1bayouboy]

The spec sheet says 25.5 degrees.....the next panel out is around 17 and the next is around 14.....interesting...the 23' is 21, 13 and 10......so they differ by the same amount....8 degrees and 3 degrees. But at 25 degrees that
about as sharp as any boat I've ever heard about. Even the vaunted deep V CCs of today are generally "only" 24 degrees.

[Bigshrimpin]

The only boat that I know of that's more than 25.5 degrees is the bertram barron 28 (28 degrees at the transom).

[ScottM]

Is the 27' a stretched version of this 25?

I don't know for sure, but I would say no. Looking at pix of the 27's, they don't appear to have nearly the same deadrise, plus the rake of the bow stem is much less on a 27.

[65Bowrider]

"Is the 27' a stretched version of this 25?"

The 27' was built prior to the 25' being designed.

According to some documents I have, the original 27' was a SeaMaster, with test run documents dated early 1967. LOA 26'9", Beam 9'10"

The 25' was designed in 1968 or 1969. The original drawings indicate an LOA 25', Beam 8' and a deadrise 26 degrees. The 25' was not built until sometime in the 70's and can't speak as to whether or not the orginal design was modified prior to production.
Hope this helps ..."query minds want to know"
Carla

[Bigshrimpin]

Thanks Carla!! I was wondering about that.

I bet these two little mods in this picture make a big difference in knocking down spray.

[Capt Chuck]

I bet these two little mods in this picture make a big difference in knocking down spray

I don't know about that Tim I remember a conversation ScottM and Myself had with Bill Potter at my house a few years ago. He said the 25' hull was a POS. They just could not get it to ride right.
Scott, do you remember this? I forget the reasons but maybe you can shed some insight. I think Rodney & Mark were there also...help me guys

[NoBones]

Well.... Capt Chuck how was the west coast???

OK back on subject, the 25 Seafari is full of concrete
pig weights to keep the bow down. They never could get
the thing to ride right. Although a thing of beauty on the
outside the inner hull is a "PIG"
See ya, Ken

[CaptLloyd]

Strick said

I was wondering if that was the 1st 25' Seafari I ever saw. It was up on blocks with gil brackets all rusted out, but I don't remember the motors. Landscape looked just like that, too. Wasn't S. FL., though. It was New Providence Island, Bahamas, near the Royal Bahamian Defense Force base.

This boat is definitely in the Bahamas, check the front license plate on the car, plus the landscape (it looks like the Abacos to me). Imagine the hoops you would have to jump thru to get this boat retitled in the states Is the Bahamas Chapter of CSC ready to take on this project?

Lloyd