inboard-pocketless

[gadams]

I'm new to the seacraft scene. Am looking at a 23 sceptre 1977, it has a yanmar 230 hp. the eng box sits way forward, and the owner told me it is not a pocket tunnel. Do you think this was a change over mod. someone did, or did they build some like this? It would seem to me that is to much draft to deal with, specially if I intened to trailer it a lot. Did any one see one of these pocketless I.B. ?

[RalphNitt]

I strongly doubt it since there were so few 23's built correctly - with partial tunnels. I would like to see some pics of it as I have an original inboard myself.

[ericminnig]

ive got a 77 ib sceptre with a pocket. when i put the boat on my bunk trailer the prop is about 10 inches off the ground. The draft on the boat is about 30". My motor box starts about 2 foot off the transom. I have never seeen anything that you are talking about. Good luck. Look at the boat layouts on this site.

[Bigshrimpin]

I've seen jackshaft i/o's with the engine under the console and pocketed inboards . . . but never an inboard with a straight shaft.

[Capt Chuck]

I'm new to the seacraft scene. Am looking at a 23 sceptre 1977, it has a yanmar 230 hp. the eng box sits way forward, and the owner told me it is not a pocket tunnel. Do you think this was a change over mod. someone did, or did they build some like this? It would seem to me that is to much draft to deal with, specially if I intened to trailer it a lot. Did any one see one of these pocketless I.B. ?

Something is hoaky here A 23' Septre with a forward engine box.....I don't think you will have room to fart in that boat. If your wanting to cruise around Hutch Isl, your going to stay mud stuck

Welcome to CSC and get an outboard. "No Bones" has a 23'OB Sceptre he'll sell ya.............

[Bigshrimpin]

oppps . . . . I missed the sceptre part of the post.