Is this where Boat Builders Annonomous meets?

[wildlandjeff]

hi my... My name is Jeff and I'm a BoatBuilderAholic. There I said it. Its been 9 years 10 months 21days since my last build. Well thats not exactly true I've helped buddies with their boats A rebuild or repower here, a rigging or new outdrive there(I just needed a little Taste). "I thought I could Handle it!".

Then My so called friends started in "Do you know anything about Jet boats? The Yellowtail are Hitting! What kind of boat should I get? You should get a boat". I SHOULD GET A BOAT! They know how hard it is for me to stop at just one. Do you see what kind of friends I have.

Then a couple of weeks ago I was cruz'n Craigslist looking at the boats for a friend (No No Really) and up popped a cute 20' Seafari.

Oops got to go so I will finish this when I get home.

So where was I oh yah seafari. Made a call and then went to see her as I slood looking across the fence at her I could swear I heard her calling "come stand on my nice soft decks" and I did and they were soft almost as soft as her Transom but she still called "buy me, take me home, fix me and I will go fishing any time you want. I made a offer but couldn't possibly come close to the asking she just needed to much. Iwas told they would get back to me later that night but no call came.

The next Day found me looking at a 30' SeaRey just to freaking big I like trailer'n

Sunday I found McGillicuddy's CL post for his 23' Seavette but by the time we made contact it was to late to see the boat we would have to wait until monday night after work.
Monday morning I when to Classic seacraft.com and down loaded the 2 views and specs for the Seavette. The Seavette had in my opinion the worse upper lines of any SeaCraft I wanted her to fish and camp on so if I bought her she would need a nose job.

****Note purest please don't scroll past here****

So My plan is...

[77SceptreOB]

Hi Jeff.

[BigLew]

hi my... My name is Jeff and I'm a BoatBuilderAholic. There I said it. Its been 9 years 10 months 21days since my last build. Well thats not exactly true I've helped buddies with their boats A rebuild or repower here, a rigging or new outdrive there(I just needed a little Taste). "I thought I could Handle it!".
Then My so called friends started in "Do you know anything about Jet boats? The Yellowtail are Hitting! What kind of boat should I get? You should get a boat". I SHOULD GET A BOAT! They know how hard it is for me to stop at just one. Do you see what kind of friends I have.
Then a couple of weeks ago I was cruz'n Craigslist looking at the boats for a friend (No No Really) and up popped a cute 20' Seafari.

Oops got to go so I will finish this when I get home

I think we have an(other) new patient with SCS! (SeaCraft Syndrome)

Bless his heart. Don't anyone break it to him that it is a terminal! condition!

[Bushwacker]

Welcome aboard Jeff! The addiction/affliction isn't terminal, but there is no known cure, except maybe more than one SeaCraft! Gillie was most impressed that you already had a plans drawn up for the boat when you came to see it! We're all looking forward to hearing about them!
Denny

[wildlandjeff]

Yea My fish'n buddies use to joke I would die with a pole in one hand and resin roller in the other.
Day 2: Outside those doors it was really raining and cold. that heater was going full blast

[wildlandjeff]

Thanks for the welcome. Gillie came by Sat. Day 5 with more boat stuff from his shed and I put him to work. While Gill and my brother Jon took the trim tabs off I got the top ready to move

This move was to see if I could live with the gofast windshield.


My Girl friend said she wouldn't go to Catalina with me unless the cabin was inclosed. What? duct tape and butcher paper works for me. Really I wanted to look at just the relationship between the windshield and hull lines the paper was to keep your eyes focused on that and not what held it up there.

[McGillicuddy]

Hey Jeff,
Thought I 'd chime in and say hello.
And thanks for buying the Seavette.
You ain't muckin' around!

For all of you purists - fret not... This boat is in good hands.

When Jeff and Jon came over we talked boats, restorations, design adaptation and SeaCrafts for 3 hours. What a pleasure! When Jeff showed me his plan I was, "Wow!, a man with a plan!"


I took a picture of your boat the other day cause I never got a good look from the side once it was in my driveway.

So I messed with your SeaCraft Seaburban a bit. Sorry, I couldn't get the whole bracket in:



If you're on it tomorrow I'll drop by and restock the shop fridge...

[Bigshrimpin]

hi my... My name is Jeff and I'm a BoatBuilderAholic.

Nice work Jeff!! I always liked the design below and though the cabin design would make a nice west coast seavette.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsf_1gr3xJU

[floorboy]

Cool boat!! Big azz doghouse though.

[wildlandjeff]

Sadie says Whos Azz is you call'n big?
Remember Camping and fishing be the plan.