For Sale? how much?......:head:

We will forgive you....

I have never been in the seafarer but I know the gulfstream is a HEAVY boat for a 23'. This is good thing as far as ride is concerned, not so good for trailering and fuel economy. The one I rode in often had a fuel injected 250hp yamaha saltwater series on a bracket. The motor was a little low IMO and would nearly dunk when coming off a plane. My buddy struggled to keep fuel in that boat. I'm thinking it got somewhere around 1 mpg with that set up, maybe a little better.

I wonder how much lighter the seafarer would be?

I'm with you on the center consoles because of the wind and cold factors, but with one of those really nice gunnel to gunnel CC enclosures a CC would be an awesome cold weather boat and just simply heavenly for summertime.

Keep us posted on your R & D and don't do something you might regret.:zip:

What year did GW go to this hull?...

I think SV2 was around 95 ish. My buddies Gulfstream was a '91.

Slotster...I asked on THT what years different model GWs went to Sea 2V hulls...here's what I got back...hope it helps in your search...:party:


28ft- 1989
26ft- 1991
22-25ft- 1992
208-209ft- 1993
192ft- 1994
180ft- 1998
Just sold my Seacraft and looking at a 22ft Seafarer. Not alot out there in the CV2 hull for sale at a decent price, people are not really budging on the prices. I have cash now and just waiting for the other end to come down some....

I stand corrected...wonder why they didn't change all in the same year. Seems kinda silly.

They are great boats, my buddies is a 1987 24 footer and it is a good boat, it is heavy as heck and in big swells it does good. But in the normal chop or sloppy seas it rides like crap. He cant stand it either. My V20 rides thru the same stuff much better.
The other issue is that during the 70's into the late eighties Grady used a plywood that did not nold up well along with the issue of they used staples to hold the sheets together in the transom. Guess what happens to staples soaked in moisture for a few years.
Up here there are two or three mariners that are good glass and transom men. They told me that the old Grady;s make up a large percentage of their rebuilds because of it.

Do watcha gota do. That 23 Gulfstream is a nice rig. I have fished from a freinds a few times. His is matched with twin 150 2 stroke yamies. Nice rig!!!

Wellcraft 24 WA's are in the mix as well. Looks like I got a bad case of 2 foot itis. Fishing partner wants to scratch it with me :beer: