23 Seacraft inboard rebuild

[Thomas70]

Just started a total rebuild on a 1977 23 with a 230hp Yanmar in it. The rebuild will include pulling the topcap and liner for recoring, digging out the wet foam in the stringers and pouring new foam, hinging the console and adding hydraulic rams to raise it, the Awlgripping the entire boat. Here are a few pics so far.
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Here are some shots of the T-top modified to attach to the console.
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I'll post more as we go.

[Tarpun]

What are the performance numbers on your boat ? Dave

[Thomas70]

I do not have the numbers it is a customer boat that was brought in to us.

[omaier]

Dave,

I am the owner ... I have done some minor fiberglass work on this boat but this project was out of my league so I enlisted the help of a professional.

Performance ... top speed is (was) 33 knts. When the boat comes back together with fresh coring and foam I would expect to pick up a little speed and reduce my time to plane.

Mike

[bitsamonkey]

Congratulations! That's going to be a hell of a nice boat. What was your cruise speed before the work started? And what kind of fuel burn? It seems like the 23' with the yanmar should be an ideal combination.

[bitsamonkey]

One more thing... make sure you get that console attached really well and braced as it will have a lot of stress on it. Pay special attention to the way it will handle side-to-side loads since the front and back of the console are basically open and don't provide much strength. I've noticed a lot of flex and creaking on my inboard cc (25 whitewater) when drifting in slop with the t-top snapping back and forth.

[grgrmouse]

I am really interested in seeing this one done....Go baby.

[omaier]

She has about a 29 kt cruise with a real-life load. Not sure about the fuel burn but it is pretty miserly.

We plan to do some work to the console including coring the sides, filling in the rear access and replacing the removable shelf with a structural shelf to stiffen the console. How was your console held down on the Whitewater?

[bitsamonkey]

My Whitewater is a fishable work in progress right now. I'm getting ready to put a new console from Whitewater in it and hing the whole console/t-top like you are doing. Right now it has some other console the PO put in it with the t-top screwed to the deck. I will be fabricating some seriously beefy hinges and bolt the console to the deck with aluminum angle backing. I plan on having to remove a few bolts to tilt the console back since there is a big door in the front to do routine maintenance and checking fluids.