Free 72’ Potter 20SF to a good home

[muddywater]

I sent in the payment for this listing...

I ran into severe health problems so I cannot do any fiberglass work and at the same time work forced me to move and I no longer have a place to work on or store this project boat.

Included:
1972 Potter Seacraft with partially finished transom job (Cored with Coosa Bluewater 26). The transom needs some more layers on the inside to tie back into the boat and preferably rebuild the cut out stringers at the same time so you get a stronger bond. The deck needs to be rebuilt. I can sell you 3 sheets of Coosa Bluewater 20 composite for $200 to rebuild the deck with which is a price you will not be able to beat (may not even get it shipped for that).
Kobelt Chrome over Silicon bronze Yacht control/throttle which uses 33C cables. I was planning on going for the Yacht look with either a teak or mahogany helm pod.
New Teleflex Seastar under console helm for the pod
I have 2 used Seastar cylinders you can have (though they have been sitting so long the seals might have to be replaced)
Some new Teleflex gauges
4 new stainless rod holders (Gemlux?)
2 new Gemlux through-hulls
OEM Seacraft embroidered Seat back cushion for the console
1 container Part-all paste
The original teak rod holders if you want them. They have been stripped and sanded.
I need to check but I probably have a roll of 24 or 36 oz triaxial somewhere
Some other misc rivets, Gemlux hinges, etc
I had a shipyard build a custom new aluminum fuel tank for it I would like to sell for $200. The design was based on one from another user here. We had two built at the same time and the other is currently in use by another CSC’er.

Keep in mind this is a PROJECT boat. It was already a basket case when I bought it. I have clear title for the boat so you would have to come on a day we can get it notarized so you won’t have any trouble registering it. The trailer is not in good shape (steel) but it will roll. I just put a new tire on one side to replace a dry-rotted tire, pumped Aqualube into the hubs, greased the hitch, and one thing I still need to do is fix the trailer wiring which hopefully I can work on next weekend (the boat is across the state from me). The boat is located in Abbeville, Louisiana. After work forced me to move, the boat got put outside where the sun and rain have beaten on it. A lot of the small repairs will probably have to be ground out and re-done. The hull to cap joint will have to be redone as it was messed up when I bought it. The whole boat has already been completely stripped of hardware which took months because every last piece of hardware on the boat was seized and had to be cut off. The console was trimmed 10 inches, recored, and glassed back together and then gel-coated but it has been sitting out in the sun and rain so the new gel-coat already needs re-doing.

Hopefully I can get some pics posted up later. First to claim it gets it. If the 1st person does not take it, I will move down to the next person.

[Topflitegraphics]

Sorry to hear about your situation, hopefully somebody here can take you up on your VERY generous offer.

Best of luck in the new town and I hope you are back to full health soon

[gofastsandman]

Heck of a nice deal there

[jorgeinmiami]

Seems like most good deals are too far from me

And even though I haven't finished my project I'm already looking for one for my. Nephew

But a 13 whaler would work for him also

[AlabamaRick]

Hey muddywater. I am interested in your boat and also in purchasing the tank and coosa board. I am wanting an old SeaCraft to restore and some day pass down to my grandson. If it is still available, you can contact me here or You
can text or leave message if I don't answer.

Thanks and best wishes regarding your health issues

[muddywater]

So what you are seeing here is the unfinished transom job from the inside. The white part is where the sun damaged the un-gelcoated glass after the boat had to be put outside. Some grinding would have to be done to get rid of sun-damaged glass. Alot of small repairs will probably have to be ground out completely and re-done. All repairs had been done with Raka epoxy.

This was a post shows how it was going before the health problems and being forced to move (which forced me to put the boat outside at my Dad's place). http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...ad.php?t=25098


It was an inside transom job. The old core was vacuumed out and everything was ground down to clean glass. A plywood template was made and then solid Coosa Bluewater 26 was cut with edge angles to match the hull angle exactly. The notch was raised from 20 inches to 25 inches for a 25" shaft engine to reduce the chance of sinking. The outer skin was in extremely bad shape so several layers of heavy triaxial and biaxial went in to resupport the outer skin before the new core went in. Thickened cabosil was put on the coosa and outer transom before putting in the new core. Multiple more layers of biaxial with mat and heavy triaxial without mat went on the other side as well.

Anyway, the plan was to regrind the surface for better bite and then come back and add more layers of heavy fabric tying further into the hull sides because the original corners of the boat were in such bad shape that I would not trust it if I did not add more glass tying further into the boat. The goal was at the same time, to rebuild the stringers so that they had a chemical bond with those final layers on the transom. Knees were cut out of Coosa and radiused with a router, and then I was going to pour in expansion foam (still have it somewhere) but this part never happened because of what happened with work and my health. This pic is what it looks like after 2 years of sitting outside.

[muddywater]

Sadly, this is what it looks like after a couple years in the sun. As you can see, part of the inner liner will have to be glassed back in when the transom is finished. WillyC removed the center part of the liner and extended the deck to the back and then ran his deck drains through the transom. The original drains went through the bottom of the hull and will require some glass/fairing on the bottom of the hull.

[muddywater]

At this point there are a few people in line for the boat. Right now, it looks like it will belong to AlabamaRick unless he changes his mind in which case i will go down to the next in the list.

[martin]

I'll take it .. thanks Martin

[Sharpie]

Add me to the list if the other guys back out. Praying for your situation Muddy