Let's talk hulls - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

keeperreaper · 08-07-2006, 11:53 AM

Amen.

When your miles offshore I like to know I'm riding a seaworthy safe overbuilt boat for peace of mind.

Krispy · 08-07-2006, 12:38 PM

Im just starting a long term project on a 20' Seacraft. You would not believe the amount of glass laid up on these boats. 35 years old, hull mint, stringers mint, floor solid, transom solid, not many boats built these days would last that long.

zacs · 08-07-2006, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Krispy

...hull mint, stringers mint, floor solid, transom solid....

So whats the project? sounds like new power, some new electronics and maybe some paint and you are off to the races?

Krispy · 08-07-2006, 01:12 PM

converting the 650lb i/o thats sinking the scuppers 1.5 inches below the waterline to an o/b. Raising the floor 2" , repositiong the fuel tank forward and converting the cuddy (Seafari model) to a CC by cutting the top off and remolding the cap edges w/ supports. Will also need a few rib supports added into the hull as well.

JohnR · 08-07-2006, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Krispy

converting the 650lb i/o thats sinking the scuppers 1.5 inches below the waterline to an o/b. Raising the floor 2" , repositiong the fuel tank forward and converting the cuddy (Seafari model) to a CC by cutting the top off and remolding the cap edges w/ supports. Will also need a few rib supports added into the hull as well.

Hey ND - take a look on CSC in Trayder's (he owns CSC) pics to get an idea on when he rebuilt his 20 from near scratch. In fact, when you are up in the NPT area I can probably arrange a quick Q&A with him plus seeing the boat if you are interested.... Good luck with that project...

JohnR · 08-07-2006, 01:59 PM

I'm not a nautical engineer like some here

but some of the advantages of the Seacraft hull is that because the longitudal steps decrease in deadrise from the center of the hull and out, you get a cushioning effect as the hull goes in the water with each outboard step flatter than the inside. So the advange is that you have a deep V center step but a more tame outermost step to mitigate some of the roll of a DeepV. The disadvantage is it still takes a lot of HP to get this hull (like most other deep Vs) up on plane and to remain on plane.

There are more than a few 20' boats with 90hp outboards that do OK but you'd need at least 115 on the 20 SC. The odd 23 footers have 175s but a 23SC is going to want 225 or more...

Krispy · 08-07-2006, 02:02 PM

Thanks John, I would really appreciate that. CSC is an incredible resource for anyone redoing any boat. Ive looked over Trayders pics a million times

as well as all of the other 20 projects, and have a good idea of the direction Im gonna go for each step.

capesams · 08-07-2006, 03:17 PM

Krispy....just a note of caution...be carefull of moving the tank to far forward...that and leaving the cabin on can put to much weight forward making it bow heavy..rain water or any other water may run forward and not drain out the scupper's without adding lots of weight in the stern......this happened to a man I know who did the very same thing your thinking of doing, but he did it to a 23.