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Unread 12-21-2012, 07:12 PM
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yes, check the seacraft site, just be careful, they are a bunch of snobs, seriously, they are pretty high opinionated of themselves over there and they get in some stupid pissing matches over minor things(especially if you own a Mako).
Personally, I don't think any one makes a better 23 offshore boat than the seacraft, I've ridden on a bunch of 23-25 ft boats offshore(including the Formula 233) and the Sea craft is the best I've ridden on. I've been in seas that I had no business in, we where running a 23 with a single 23 Opti, ran it hard getting out(60 miles), got there and it stood up on us, got real big, real quick, tried to troll but couldn't keep the spray out our beer at 6 knots and had the tips of both riggers(laid out wide) in the water at the same time between swells( big and short). Pulled everything back in, set the boat on top, and surfed it back in all the way, never hooked, never pounded, never slammed. That being said, it will roll you at low speeds, 23's are narrow beam boats, in rough seas especially drifiting, they will pitch you all over the place. And they are wet, we had full fowl weather gear on that day in March(reference the spray in the beer remark). The Scepter/Tsunami will give you better protection, but you will be moving around more seated nearer the front. BTW, you can't plow these boats thru waves, you have to grow a set, put the throttle down and run on top, its not for the weak of heart. If you try to plow thru the waves, you're going to just mush around and get no where. As far as construction goes, they all need the transom redone, the stringers are solid glass so you don't have to worry about that. I go against the grain, but the best ones I've found are the early Tracker years, they had less wood, more modern features, drain gutters in the floor, higher floors and generall weigh less. The Seacraft snobs generally frown on these so you could pick up a decent deal on one vs the inflated "Potter" hulls(que the angles singing) BTW, there are no good deals on them out there right now, I've been looking for Willy for the past month, Best bet is to find one that's in need of re power but has already been restored, the owner is usually spent out at this point. low ball the offer,bite the bullet and put a new motor on it

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