SeaCraft 20 superfisherman vs Grady white Tournament 224 in following sea

foghornleghorn · #1 04-21-2014, 10:44 PM

I am considering a killer deal on a Grady with Twin e-tec 115's and am wondering how the Seacraft compares in a following sea.

I currently have a 20 Superfisherman with an Evinrude 175 OceanPro, it's pretty robust for the hull. Seems to handle well in a following sea, but I'm no boat design connoisseur.

Any experience is helpful.

Billpotter · #2 04-21-2014, 11:07 PM

The longitudinal vertical surfaces between the different dead rises on the SC hull help a lot with tracking in all conditions I've been in - I'd put the SC hull up against any comparable sized hull I've ridden in/ run as far as tracking goes.

Tiny · #3 04-22-2014, 08:33 AM

We had a 226 with an sv2 hull, honestly, overall build quality was fantastic, however, there were a lot of gelcoat voids...I digress. IMHO we bottom fish a lot an the boat pitched significantly and the ride, although good was nothing seacraft like.

seakat · #4 03-24-2015, 07:36 PM

I had a SC20 and found it a bit dainty in the rips. I stepped up to a SC23 and am so impressed with its performance in heavy seas. The 20 was a great boat, but at 19'6" and fine lines, it was not a big water boat, in my opinion. I want to be able to make regular runs to Montauk and Block.

thehermit · #5 03-24-2015, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by seakat

I had a SC20 and found it a bit dainty in the rips. I stepped up to a SC23 and am so impressed with its performance in heavy seas. The 20 was a great boat, but at 19'6" and fine lines, it was not a big water boat, in my opinion. I want to be able to make regular runs to Montauk and Block.

While I completely agree on the above....my 20 was an absolute blast to run and was very duable an comfortable for its size. The 23 is just a whole different animal.

Terry England · #6 03-24-2015, 09:29 PM

Ah say, Ah say, Ah say Foghorn,
She'll go a little north of 40 and get at least 1.8 MPG at that speed. Ease it back to 4,150 "just up on the pipes" and it will probably get at least 2.2 MPG. At 1,500 it will make 8 knots and get 7 miles to the gallon. A Grady is not a Seacraft, however C. Raymond Hunt's deep V Bertram and Alim Step-lift hulls raced Carl Moesly's Seacraft VDH hulls for most of the 60's. There are a lot worse choices than a Grady, but be sure to get a thick seat cushion.