Stretched 23' seacraft hull thoughts...

[kmoose]

Originally Posted by Bigshrimpin

You guys should start a new thread with the stretch limo 23 talk

Agreed! Can we get a little mod help to migrate this mess!

[flyingfrizzle]

Originally Posted by Bigshrimpin

You guys should start a new thread with the stretch limo 23 talk

Originally Posted by kmoose

Agreed! Can we get a little mod help to migrate this mess!

New tread started and old post moved per request...

[shine]

Originally Posted by FLexpat

A bare 23 is about 2800#. I think the bare 27 would be something like 3000-3100# assuming all the various joints are not over-built. My biggest concern is the beam to waterline ratio - it might be getting on the low side - it is more like a race boat.

The 23 is already a bit narrow relative to other similar boats,

[Bigshrimpin]

I like the look of this model . . . looks more like a stretched seavette.

[HeadHunter]

Originally Posted by FLexpat

A bare 23 is about 2800#. I think the bare 27 would be something like 3000-3100# assuming all the various joints are not over-built. My biggest concern is the beam to waterline ratio - it might be getting on the low side - it is more like a race boat.

Nah.

3:1 is pretty much minimum length to beam for a good sea hull. Even a 4' extension would only put it at 3.38:1. No problem. The boat has plenty of room on the deck now, so extending the cabin 4 feet, thus moving the wheel position back 4 feet will greatly improve the ride.

I'll bet that the boat will be faster than now and get better fuel mileage if built right. Certainty no slower.

[Billybob]

There was a guy in Ct who was in the process of extending his 23 CC back when this site started, but I'll be damned if I can remember his name.

[Duxbait]

The 25 Cape Cod/26 Albin is a stretched 23. Ride is amazing

[Islandtrader]

Ken maybe a shout out to Carla and see if her dad has any thought on this...just keep in mind Carl is over 90.

[FLexpat]

Originally Posted by kmoose

Considering the amount of wood and glass in my current raised deck and transom...

If the work on the existing 23 was done with plywood, the mods could easily weigh more than the weight addition of doing a composite stretch of the 23 to 27. NidaCore is now known as CarbonCore - it is the lightest stuff I know of for a core material - practically nothing.

From the sounds of it, the 27 would weigh pretty much what your existing 23 weighs and maybe even less. While the 23 was not Carl's design it would be interesting to hear his comments if would make any. The more I think about it, the more I like it.

The deck of a stock 23 would have to be raised at least 1.5" since it slopes down aft at 1-1.5 degrees relative to the keel - over 4' that is about an inch. Since this 27 would likely be carrying a pretty heavy load a lot of the time, 2" might be a good number.

It looks like the CG would stay in a similar place too.

[kerneltugboat]

I saw this on THT, may be of some interest.



http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-...-seacraft.html