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05-16-2002, 04:24 AM
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SeaCraft Factory 1978
Well Im another Mark and new to this site, I remember as a boy going to the SeaCraft factory and watching my fathers 23 Sceptre being made, Bill Potter was a patient of my fathers here in Miami and he made us a beautiful boat. It was beat up in hurricane Andrew pretty bad by our roof but after 7 years I restored it myself. It took me almost a year. The good news was that I stored it dry all that time, basically gutted the boat, hardly a screw was left then spent alot of time around the Miami River boatyards learning little tips. I did some before and after photos and as soon as I learn how to post the photos, you will see them here. I have a new 250 Merc and it hauls booty. One thing for sure, it was a wanted boat. Atleast once a month someone driving by would stop and leave a message in the mailbox asking to buy the boat, my mother was tempted but alas I won out. Im thrilled about this site and look forward to sharing my restoration story, it has a very happy ending! Mark Sturge
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No this boat is NOT for sale! 
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05-16-2002, 12:38 PM
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Re: SeaCraft Factory 1978
Mark ...Welcome
I had to laugh when I read your post above....I too could have sold my boat many times over!!! It sits in a boat yard as I cant keep the boat in my yard....so people think its "unwanted".. ..The boat yard is all fenced in with a security gate and I've had people stop at the fence and yell to me and start a conversation ... then ask if I want to sell !!!! Its usually great conversation because the people really know the boat... A little more bizarre... I've had a guy, well I think it was a guy, pull up to the boat in a pickup and park in front of the boat and stare through his tinted windows for about 15 minuets.....while I was on the boat...he never got out of the truck ... turned around and checked it out from another angle....That was a little freaky actually... The best was when a customer went into the marina and said "I want to buy that blue SeaCraft" and the manager said that’s a customers boat. The person said "Well there's a for sale sign on it". The manager walked out there and of course there’s no sign on the boat. The guy then said "Well someone just took it down!!! it was there before I came to see you!!!!" So the manager was "forced" to call me at work while he stood there. Well I told her that there was never a sign on it nor would there be.....The guy was really pissed that I wouldn’t sell....I probably could have made a whole lot of money that day ... OH WELL....I rather have my little SeaCraft [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [ May 16, 2002, 11:41 AM: Message edited by: Scott ]
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