21' Seacraft For Sale

[m.budreski]

Hello,

My boat is going up for sale. It was posted once last year, but I took it down after a few tire kickers and used it for the 2nd half of the season. The only thing I haven't done is check the current engine hours as of last Fall... I will need to do that with my mechanic's computer when the shrink wrap comes off in April. I have also lowered the price to $25K. This does boat does a nice job of getting out to the tuna grounds AND chasing stripers in tight. This is not the 20' Seacraft. It is the new 21' they started production on in '98.

Here are the details:

1998 21' Fighting Lady Yellow Seacraft in very nice condition
1998 Mercury 225 EFI W/ Stainless Prop (new starter and trim/tilt unit 2005)
Long Dual Axle Trailer / new hubs 2006 / 2 spare tires

Safe, dependable, very well-maintained inshore/offshore hull. Exemplary fit & finish, & the legendary variable deep-V Seacraft stepped hull. Open deck plan includes a casting platform forward, 2 large in-deck fish boxes, wide forward gunwales and a centerline in-floor livewell. Cruise at 28-30 mph / Top speed of 45+ mph / 100 Gallon Aluminum Fuel Tank. Engine maintained by Brian’s Outboards Barnstable Harbor - have all receipts and service orders.

Electronics:

ACR mini-b EPIRB
Furuno 1712 Radar (new in 2004)
Standard Horizon Color GPS (new in 2005) with C-Map chip & recent updates
Standard Horizon Matrix VHF (new in 2005)
Standard Horizon Rechargeable Handheld VHF (new in ’05)
Shakespeare 4 ft digital antennae
Lowrance X-107 CDF Color FF with Temp and Speed (new in 2006)
Polyplaner AM/FM/CD Stereo Flush Mounted w/ 4 speaker surround

Custom Fabricated radar arch (fabricated by Fastech in 2004)

ALSO INCLUDES: Saltwater Washdown & hose, 2 Rule Bilge Pumps, 2 batteries, Bennett trim tabs, 2 Igloo coolers, matching canvas covers for console and leaning post, shore power hook-up and shore power chord, all safety gear (life jackets, anchor & rode, safety flares, fire extinguisher. Under gunnel storage for up to 12 rods. Flyrods & 2 I-fly suction mounted holders.

Disclosures:

Therea are a couple of gel coat scratches, and the bottom could use a coat of bottom paint if you plan to moor it) runs great, fishes great. I am pretty meticulous when it comes to caring for the boat. Trailer brakes should be replaced if you plan to trailer alot. I trailer locally on the Cape and have not needed to replace them. I also have a complete marine survey for the boat done in 2004. All electronics, nav lights, accessories, trailer lights, etc. are in perfect working order. Available for water test most weekend sarting in April at Sesuit Harbor East Dennis, MA

Email: mark@capeflies.com

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[m.budreski]

I have attached a few pics as well:

[fatkenny]

That is a slick ride. Way nicer than anything you could buy on todays market. The new seacrafts have no soul.

I tried to talk one of my buddies into going to the New England boat show last weekend, but he would only go if "they show stuff from 1982 but brand new." Basically he wanted to go to the 1982 boat show.

Good luck with the sale.

[m.budreski]

If you did not see the price in my first post and have emailed me, I am asking 25k. My bad, I will make edit the post and make it bold b/c I understand it is hard to see.
Thanks,
Mark

Thanks for the comments Fatkenny, yes, I have put alot into this boat. And the 21.5 degree deadrise with the stepped hull gives a v. nice ride.

I kind of 1/2 agree with you on the old vs. new. There's alot of talk about how owners take care of their boats to varying degrees, and how that can make a big difference when it comes to the shape of your boat, no matter how old or young the boat is. The new boats have composite materials which helps alot, but alot of people don't like the mass-production mentality of some manufacturers. Apparently since Seacraft moved their manufacturing facility up to a new facility in NC recently, they are getting higher marks. One of their employees from NC seems to be on the classic seacraft site alot, and I think they are taking an interest in regaining the reputation they have with the classic Seacraft crew. My boat is no classic... but is is based upon the classic 23 seacraft hull (just a tad shorter). The same hull that gave rise to the Silverhawk, etc. When it comes right down to it, some guys really love working on their boats and other guys would rather just go fishing. It's a decision that a buyer needs to face when purchasing used... The classics are excellent, but you need to deal with things like raising and replacing the decks, transom, etc. Very rewarding but also time intensive work, as you know. Work that is made easier by many of these it seems :-%

[Lucky]

Mark,

might be wrong here but i think a "stepped Hull" is a hull that has cut aways fromt he bow to the stern in order to increase the amount of air that can get under the hull with the effect being a faster ride. Something that boats like fountain and cigarrete have perfected for the offshore racing maket that they are brining into their large CC fishing models.

If my understanding is correct, then I am pretty sure your hull isn't "stepped"...it does have a great deadrise and entry angle with a unique chine arrangement that Seacraft is famous for but it's not "stepped".

Not trying to be a nit-picker, just want to check with the board to see if my understanding is correct or if i'm wrong. anyone know for sure?

[m.budreski]

Lucky - Seacrafts have a longitudinally stepped hull. See attached or visit the SC website for their own description of the 3 sets of steps on each side of the centerline.

You are referring to a multi-stepped hull (like a fountain), which this is not.

[RogerStg]

FWIW, the SeaCraft and similar hulls are generally referred to as "Variable Deadrise Hulls.

Of course, the actual 1966 patent on the hull design refers to bottom surface as a series of vertically stepped planing surfaces connected by longitudinally running vertical risers....

That's a sweet boat you're selling, and the SeaCraft ride has to be experienced to be believed. :)

[m.budreski]

Thank you to those guys that emailed. If you are on the Cape and want to see the boat in March, I do have a zippered door in the shrink wrap that can provide access, but the whole thing comes off next month, and it would be better to see the boat when it is all set-up and ready to be launched. April will be good for sea-trials too.
Thanks,
~Mark