23 CC rebuild - shine

[shine]

Picked up my next project boat yesterday Its a 23' CC.

Some work has already been done on this boat. The transom has been enclosed, and the stringers raised 2" . The work was really well done (all epoxy), so i will not need to rip it out. The transom enclosure has a couple hatch liners included, which was nice

The boat did not have liner, so i will need to either core the sides or make a shelf/frames to stiffen it up.

I plan to use all wood/epoxy/biax for this one. I will probably keep this boat myself, so wood is not a concern.

Since I did not have the pleasure of ripping the boat apart
I do not have measurements/locations that I will need to "re-locate" console/tank/baitwell/etc. Im hoping some of you guys can help me with these. I will post individual questions later as seperate topics, this thread I will just use to update progress.

will get better pictures next time I pull the boat out..

[rcm]

i was tryin to buy this boat. you beat me to it. you wouldnt happen to know where another one is would you? anyways. looks good so far. how do you plan on doing the baitwell in the transom?

[shine]

have not found another very close.

Im not sure Im going to use the baitwell in the transom, if I do ti will be a secondary well. Im figuring my weights right now. For fishing the rear well is nice, for CG issues it might be tough to make it work without moving fuel/console up too. Good luck finding another one.

[htillman]

I'd move the tank forward and go with a single 150 gallon tank. The batteries were originally installed in the bilge area behind the tank. They should be moved under the console which will help. In my opinion on a CC the more weight moved forward the better as my 1977 runs "bow proud". I can get some measurements but you can get most from the brochures list on this site. Good luck.

[JohnB]

I am not sure what your plans are for using this boat, but when I redid mine, I put in a 150 gal tank, and with a single suzuki 4 stroke, I probably only needed 100 gallon. When you try to plane it out with 1/2 tank of gas, the gas all sloshes to the back, and you have to work it a bit.
I have never been able to burn more than 50 gals in a day.
It is probably the only thing if I had to do over I would change.

[Bushwacker]

I. . . When you try to plane it out with 1/2 tank of gas, the gas all sloshes to the back, and you have to work it a bit.

That's a good reason to consider installing two smaller tanks! You'd have better control of CG that way!

[FELLOW-SHIP]

I went with a 120 Gal. Tank and that’s been working out pretty good for me.


FellowShip

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Just for the Grins

Official 23’ SF Antique Classic SeaCraft Owner

[JohnB]

I hindsight, twin 60 gal would be great, but it is what it is now. When I get a 40 gal livewell in the transom full of water, 100 pounds of ice in the fish box in the floor, the 250 suzuki hanging 3 feet off the back, and a couple fishing buddies decide to sit on the transom, it can take a minute or so to get on plane. The trim tabs pretty much fix the problem.

Weight is an issue with these boats, and my goal has been to remove every pound I don't need.

[FELLOW-SHIP]

Hi Shine:

I decided to jump in on this one a little more in detail. Maybe I can help a little bit.

Distribution of weight must be considered first.

The more you move things forward the better it is on these 8’ beam SeaCrafts. I moved my center line (bow / stern) 12 to 18” forward which of course will effect how far down the stern will squat. If you don’t take this factor into consideration you could place your scuppers below the water line. Which has cause many problems on SeaCrafts.

I moved my tank forward, I removing the step down storage section under the CC and adding a extra 20 gal. of gas. I also moved the batteries the oil tank and a 15 gal fresh water tank under the CC as well. I also moved the live well forward from the transom. The live well center line is now 42” forward of my transom. I decided to go with a single motor on the transom and did not raise the floor if I wanted to go with twins I think raising the deck and going with a twin flotation bracket would be the best way to go.

The center line of my scuppers is 5 ½” up from the bottom corner of the transom.

Review ALL the pictures of boats sitting in the water on your thread and you can see the differences in how they sit and how the scuppers would be effected.

My scuppers are a straight shout out the back from the deck.





Livewell Tank and the stern of my gas tank is under the Seat and tuns to the hatch just infront of the CC door.






FellowShip

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Just for the Grins

Official 23’ SF Antique Classic SeaCraft Owner

[Cheg]

If I could jump in here with a question. Fellowship, where is the water line in relation to the scuppers?