seacraft seamaster 27/sevilla- Help

[gerardc]

I have an opportunity to purchase a 27 seamaster flybridge or another 27 which is a sevilla. I posted a question on another internet site regarding the ride and handling chareteristics of these boats. The first two replies were- unless using these in the bay, stay away from them, and they are known to capsize!.I am not new to boating have owned a seacraft 23 inboard savage, loved it ,bertram 25, bertram 26.cary/blackfin 32 and albemarle, regulator 26 and so on. I looked over both these boats and I can see that the flybridge (1969) is built much better than the 1970's seavilla. I have seen a local 27 master angler in my local waters and have not been able to contact him for his take on these hulls. Are these 27's the "red headed step child" of the seacraft lineup?

[Ryan]

Pm member 3rdday on the site he probably has the most expirience wih the 27 flybridge.

[65Bowrider]

Gerardc,

The 27' flybridge was my parents favorite boat and used it all the time to go to the Bahamas. One year, many years ago, they and a few friends in other 27' SeaCrafts, got caught over in the Bahamas during a hurricane. They pushed off shore and rode it out. None of them capsized ... and .... I've never heard of one capsizing.

But then, maybe an inexperienced captain not knowing what he was doing ... could capsize any boat.

[Bigshrimpin]

Originally Posted by gerardc

I have an opportunity to purchase a 27 seamaster flybridge or another 27 which is a sevilla. I posted a question on another internet site regarding the ride and handling chareteristics of these boats. The first two replies were- unless using these in the bay, stay away from them, and they are known to capsize!.I am not new to boating have owned a seacraft 23 inboard savage, loved it ,bertram 25, bertram 26.cary/blackfin 32 and albemarle, regulator 26 and so on. I looked over both these boats and I can see that the flybridge (1969) is built much better than the 1970's seavilla. I have seen a local 27 master angler in my local waters and have not been able to contact him for his take on these hulls. Are these 27's the "red headed step child" of the seacraft lineup?

Carla Mosely (and Carl + Jeanne Mosely) endorsement is gospel. I would question those sources since there were only 38 built before tracker's run of 27 center consoles in the 80's (even then I doubt many were built by tracker). hard to get any reputation from around 50 boats. Maybe those people are confusing some 23's that leaked around the scuppers and sank at the dock or the 23 walkaround that fipped when pulling in a giant tuna???