Phase one of my could be major overhaul

[Capt Chuck]

Great Job Craig! Your profile just supports that there are no finer lines than the SeaCraft 23' inboard. The transom lettering looks clean and sharp.
Now go get those rockfish.....

[Miles Offshore]

thanx guys- strick- i wish that was my "mansion" but its not- but there is a 74- 23 i/o sitting on a lift right beside my boat,lol. his "little" sister he calls it.
Chuck- the lines are indeed as clean as they come, one thing i really love about this boat is that with the console placed somewhat aft of center, I can fish around bridges etc in all kinds of running tides, running and holding the boat in place, bopping along from piling to piling while holding the rod and fishing at the same time- not an easy thing to do in other boats and pretty much impossible in any cuddy boat.Pretty nice when the fishing season is pretty much year around here and some of the best fishing is just starting,lol.
Chance- Yes , I have some water intrusion in the transom but it doesnt sound as severe as what you describe. As long as your transom can handle the hydraulic ram and trim tabs, i dont think it is a big deal at all. see y'all and thanx again for the nice comments, craig

[paulfurnari]

Craig, what do you use to paint your trim tabs and how well does it work?-PF

[ocuyler]

Nice job, Craig. Thanks for some motivation...

[Miles Offshore]

Otto- your welcome, now get on it!!!P F Flyer- funny you should ask- it is Petit 1793 transducer paint (comes in a 16 oz spray can) I have always used that black transducer paint that aint woth a sheet on my ducer before. A friend of mine bought a whole can for his ducer and gave me the rest- like 16 bucks a can or something- he used about 2 seconds worth. Anyways after doing my transducer i noticed the can also said for underwater metals. So I gave it a shot, a couple of coats on all my underwater metals,lol. Very thin goes on easy and dries quick. Time will tell how well it works, i really dont know. Figured it cant hurt to try it though. Something else I am trying is putting woody wax on my shaft- 1 coat of insulator wax followed by a thick coat of fleet wax. thought being as hard as that stuff is to get off after it dries good masybe it will keep some life from growing on it. who knows- give er a shot. I'll let everyone know if either one work. I hate redoing the bottom every season, major pain in the as$, but it still beats trailering in my book. just hop on and go. craig

[Gary Hill]

Craig, when is this project going to get wet?

[Miles Offshore]

she is wet back in my old/new slip gary