New Member from Cabo San Lucas

[bob20544]

Hi - I just stumbled across your website last Friday and what a pleasant surprise. I own a 1978 23' SeaCraft Center Console, which I keep in Cabo San Lucas, MX. My SeaCraft is somewhat unique, I believe, because of the tower with double seat and full controls, and the large diesel engine. I retired and purchased the boat in Cabo about 9 years ago and repowered about 5 years ago with a 250 HP Turbo Cummins Diesel, which replaced the 135 HP original Volvo Diesel. This engine and its selected Hurth Trans.,created an even greater boat in pure power and economy. With the 100+gallons capacity, range is well over 200 miles.
I have been offshore on numerous occasions as much as 60 miles chasing porpoise to find Yellowfin, and far into the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific to look for Wahoo and Marlin, and although I have the utmost respect for mother nature, I never had to be seriously concerned about weather or winds. SeaCraft performance in heavy seas is, as you all know, excellent. However,in my vessel,I believe the extra weight of the tower and big diesel helps stabilize it even more when quartering or attacking facing seas, which makes for an even more comfortable and soft ride. My favorite pastime is captaining in the tower with the wind in my face, trolling for marlin or Wahoo and scouring the seas for marlin, fins, diving birds or surface action. It doesn't get any better.
I now am registered on your website as Cabo Bob and will be happy to participate in SeaCraft revelry and accomplishments. In 2 weeks, I will be returning to Cabo from our home in Santa Barbara,CA, but will keep in touch with your site with our Cabo internet connection. Hats off to all SeaCraft owners and wanabees. Greetings To All, Cabo Bob

[Miles Offshore]

Welcoe up Cabo Bob!! Sounds like you are in a great place for certain!!!! I assume your boat is an Inboard??? Mine originally came with a diesal also but those police folks changed her over to gas. I am curious about the tower. Most seacraft owners over here that I know have put them on and then removed them cause of instability when drifting. Do you have this problem. I had a tower on my previous boat and miss having one on my seacraft. Anyways , welcome to the board!!!! Craig

[firetaz]

My 23 has a pipewelders tower with 18' lees single spread riggers and is very stable in all seas ,never felt a bit insecure of it, also makes it great on slow days to observe my spread and look for birds anyway on the other hand somedays I wish I had a T top cant have it all ,my two cents

[bob20544]

I concur. I'm not sure what instability you are referring to- roll when drifting? None that I've ever noticed. The original owner took the boat to Newport Beach and had the welded alum. tower built to just encircle the T-top with 6 supports bolted to the floor. Up on the tower is a bench seat for two and a electronics console for radio and gps.
I use two 15' Pompanette outriggers on the tower and one center outrigger on the rocket launcher. I usually spread 5 lures in normal spread plus one on the ctr. rigger way back. Cabo Bob

[Miles Offshore]

Thax Taz and Bob, guess I will start looking for a tower or else have one made [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]