V20 Vs. Bertram 20

[bigshrimpin]

Dan - The 23 seacraft isn't too bad on fuel. Almost identical to my v20 with a 200 yamaha.

Bradford - That guy in NY with the 25 was a nut bag. He posted on the CSC site that he took the boat and had it crushed at the Nassau County Landfill. I know people that offered him full price.

Please post some pics of the seacraft lady . . . That must have been a real site to see.

[dan4836]

That's good to know...

I thought the 23 Seacraft would be terrible because of the deep V. I guess the strakes really help.

[inaforty]

Big Shrimpin,
Great video!

This one list on Cape Cod

http://capecod.craigslist.org/boa/4433503231.html

[spareparts]

the Seacraft is very fuel efficient, the inverted strakes aerate the hull longitudinally, its kinda hard to see whats going on unless you run in another boat beside one. We ran a 23 with a single 225 Opti from Charleston to the Georgetown hole and back(55 miles one way) on about 38 gallons. I was way too rough to fish, but the boat handled it well. The 20 Seacraft is a great inshore boat, but its not in the same class as the 23

[bigshrimpin]

Originally Posted by dan4836

That's good to know...

I thought the 23 Seacraft would be terrible because of the deep V. I guess the strakes really help.

The variable deadrise makes it plane real easily. outer panels are about 10 degrees.

This is from the professional boat builder article. One of the unmentioned boats competing for the contract mentioned below was supposedly the Alim v20 which was already being used by military.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/broch...sly/index.html



this was a pic of the v20 and the powercat going to war . . . note the comments.