Project Seacraft

[JohnR]

Nice Work Krispy - The Fun Part (almost), the destruction....

VF - Are you going to glass in some extra knees?

Here is some of this weekend work

[JohnR]

Couple more

[Vectorfisher]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Nice Work Krispy - The Fun Part (almost), the destruction....

VF - Are you going to glass in some extra knees?

Here is some of this weekend work

No I am going back to a fresh water cooled I/O, I can't justify cutting that transom up for an outboard, IMO the lines are much better and it is a safer boat as an I/O it will be trailered so no worries

[JohnR]

Which engine / drive? V6/Alpha?

Hmmm, marinized Ford SHO (Yamaha) engine might be nice

[Vectorfisher]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Which engine / drive? V6/Alpha?

Hmmm, marinized Ford SHO (Yamaha) engine might be nice

Nope just a 4cyl Mercruiser FWC hydraulic steering 140 hp they are already stern heavy, the tank will go in the floor and moved forward to combat some of the stern weight. I hope to get 3-4 mpg out of it, economy is key, if the little diesels weren't 13k I would opt for one of them

[Krispy]

I REALLY like the i/o lines, but my boat desperately needed the floor raised, the scuppers were completely underwater. Keeping the i/0 and redoing the floor around the engine box woulda been a pita. Also want to shave alot of lbs of this boat, the current volvo is 650+lbs, an outboard will save over 200lbs in the back. If I can afford to do the floor w/ composites, along with all the glass Ive removed on the rear end, I hope it will sit a little better.
And I will be keeping the SC in the water, sometimes grounded at low tide
John, Im honored you made this a sticky. Maybe we can change the title to include all our S-B Seacraft projects.
Thanks for all the encouragement guys!

[JohnR]

Krispy - I didn't make a sticky but I would have anyway - I look forward to see what you and VF do on your boats

A little birdy mentioned something to me about some Penske board last night. When he knows more and gets some more detail I'll let you know as far as a floor / transom composite.

Does it need a transom? I'm guessing yes because of the age but maybe it had been done recently...

[zacs]

Originally Posted by Krispy

I REALLY like the i/o lines, but my boat desperately needed the floor raised, the scuppers were completely underwater.

I think (and I am certainly not an expert) that if you focus on solving why the scuppers were below the water, then you will not have to raise the deck. What comes to my mind is wet/waterloged wood & foam.

Also, you don't want to change the way the orginal weight was distributed tooooo much, as it could significantly alter the ride of the boat.

Just some thoughts, I still think you are doing great work, and I am excited to watch the progress. I am sort of living vicariously through you, as I bailed on a project this year due to lack of time (new baby, etc...) and wimped out and bought a new boat.

Zac

[Krispy]

John, so far the transom looks good in all the holes, its not wet. There is some delamination at the top between the 2 sheets, but believe its neither structural and could be corrected easily. But theres a big hole from the i/o, and if Im gonna hang an outboard there, Im considering replacing the whole transom instead of filling the hole to err on the side of caution. John, Id defintely be interested about the Penske
Zacs, the scupper issue is inherent to the SC 20' design. Either it was the through floor scuppers that didnt drain well unless underway, or the thru transom design like mine, thats just plain to low. None the the foam on my 20', which is just between the outer stringers and hull sides, are wet. The stringers are hollow and the transom isnt waterlogged.
There is alot of weight distribution to consider, lighter rear, moving the fuel tank forward and possibly replacing for a larger one and having a large livewell aboard and having removed all the forward cuddy weight.