Which rides better - very few know !

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by uncleboo

That's the one! Hey, Sandy, saw this sometime back and wanted to share.
http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...1&d=1630684993

Haha.

When I was a tot, I could not say you're welcome.
I said Welly instead.

[bgreene]

See how much fun these posts are even though my thread a “ repeat” on subject.

Believe past info suggested only around 10 of these hulls known to still exist ?

[Bigshrimpin]

[Snookerd]

The 21 is like a knife up front! The 25 is a knife all the way…

[strick]

These threds about which hulls ride better then the other are basically blonde vs brunette stuff...you will get diff opinions... like all ass**les they are different...so heres mine for what it's worth...and I've been on all of them....I never liked the 25 due to it's lateral instability while up on plane...a boat should not list when peopple are moving about...why do you think Big Fluke chopped his all up trying to make it ride different? so the 25 is my least favorite seacraft out of all of them...the 21 Is a great riding hull and rides much like the 23...It is my opinion that the best riding seacrafts were the 23cc and the 20 cc...

strick

[Fr. Frank]

Strick, I'm gonna differ just a bit:
Because of the forward cg and weight difference, and how those affect the ride in a moderate to heavy chop, I'm gonna go with the 23' Savage and the 27' SeaMaster.

The 27' SeaMaster rides better than most 33'-35' offshore boats and significantly better than even the Tracker 32' SeaCraft.

Honorable mention to the 18' Center Console which has a better ride in a chop than the 20 SF and the 20' Seafari (Both of which I love.) Because of the heavy boat traffic here in Choctawhatchee Bay, the average Saturday or Sunday inshore conditions is always a moderate to heavy chop from May through September. Boat wakes.

Downside of the 18' is a propensity to get airborne offshore at anything over 20 kts in 2' seas or higher if the wave period is less than 5 seconds.

[dirtwheelsfl]

Here for more 27 anecdotes...

[cdavisdb]

Interesting. I'm surprised. My fav, of course, is the 25 Seafari. For running the Gulf Stream, there is nothing like it. Infinitely better than the 20 Seafari and modestly better ride than a perfectly set up 23 Septre(Kmoose's boat)as well as much dryer. Hardly notice chop, most of the time. She does lean, no question, but I got used to that real fast. Tabs take care of it nicely. Inexperienced passengers are another matter. In a sharp turn, the 25 banks like a jet fighter, can scare the pants off the unsuspecting. I warn people.

I've run with 30-32 Contender type center consoles in modestly rough conditions in the
Gulf Stream and the 25 was staying in the water. The contenders were launching about every 3rd wave. They were standing up, I was sitting down.

[strick]

Correction never been in a savage or a 27 but I’m sure the 27 is a nice ride but due to shear mass compared to the 23’s it’s no wonder, I could see the savage as being a sweet ride. I’m surprised about the 18 compared to the 20 sf ...blondes vs brunettes again. The 25 was a smooth boat..takes a lot of horse power due to the dead rise..mine felt like a big tractor in the water...just did not like the sensitivity when finally up and going. Yes you could stick your hand out the side and almost touch the water in a steep bank. All great boats that would get the job done. Will also add that the 25 self bailed as well. My feeling was that Potter should have just modified A 23 Hull into a 25 Seafari instead of re designing a new hull. He might have sold more of them.

Strick

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by Bigshrimpin

Look at the forefoot on the 21! I think that is a big part of the magic.
Also notice how far forward the inner step comes into play.