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I put a bracket on my 1984 Seafarer. Different hull, but I looked at Armstrong and Custom Marine Welding. I ended up going with CMW because they were much easier to work with on some design changes I wanted for additional buoyancy. I maximized the flotation chamber, as I was installing a 300...

Right! I purchased for $2800. LOL! But had a blast restoring. I went to a boat show and a new one was over $105K+ trailer and electronics. Made my investment seem reasonable!

Some video of Lake Erie and the Seafarer.

Sounds like a familiar project! I too am curious. 1984 Seafarer with 2018 Verado 300 was my project. I am sure I wouldn't get out of it what I put into it. She was a restoration project...labor of love (and money). :)

BEAST MODE! $75K + rigging. Not gonna work on my Seafarer...but the advancements in tech benefit the consumer. Looking forward to seeing more videos (saw some on their test boats today). I imagine if your boat costs $900K+ the adder for 2-3 of these is just pocket change. I am sure I'd get...

+1 for Loadmaster for my Seafarer. $5400 for SS hardware, electric over hydraulic, etc. I am located in Pennsylvania so I travelled to Norfolk VA to pick it up. Very pleased with it. Over 4500 miles of towing it thus far. As KY GRADY did, I upgrade later to AL wheels with Endurance tires.

I like this! Is the rear section a ladder? I have been trying to think of a way to make it easier to get in and out.

As a frame of reference, I am running a 300 Verado on a 22' Seafarer. I second the idea of "go as big as you can afford." https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKY3HuZDoWwR_iSbBmZmWEkSuhFlgBwjb

I troll on Lake Erie with my 300 Verado. My planer boards pull hard. I actually have to bump up rpm on Verado to hit the speed I want. I wasn't sure if I'd need to add a kicker. Thankfully I didn't. If I troll without planer boards I have a bucket I throw over each side on a rope. It slows...

This is a great thread. I'd love to add Radar, but I trailer and my garage door is a limitation. Wish there was a quick connect one that I could install when I want and remove when I want! Looking forward to seeing your final result!

I bought my boat as a 226 and converted to a 228. I am told that the bracketed 228 suffers when in reverse. I will say that it doesn't reverse "great" but it's not a problem for what I do. Now, if you were in a current and against wind and needed to reverse and turn....it would be a...

This is what I use:

Congratulations! Been waiting for this! :)

I redid my transom. I made several videos. 1984 Seafarer. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKY3HuZDoWwR_iSbBmZmWEkSuhFlgBwjb

I look forward to seeing the results!!! I am sure it will be awesome. Happy New Year!

I dealt with this on my boat as well. 1984 Seafarer. I moved my fuel tank forward and created a usable space. I reused the deck plate and rebuilt to make a hatch. Turned out great! Yes, my desk was the small squares. I used COOSA board to rebuild, West system 105 and 1708 fabric. It's now...

I'm 40 minutes from my driveway to having the boat in the water at the ramp in Erie, PA. Love my time with my family and friends and the Seafarer does a great job. Primarily, we troll for walleye. But we pick up the odd catfish and can run to deep water for some Steelhead (Lake Run Rainbow...

Greetings! I hope you find what you need here. Lots of Seafarer fans. Mine is a 1984. It has a hard top and no bow pulpit. I did fabricate an anchor pulpit for it out of Aluminum. I do have a YouTube channel to show it. I repowered with a 300 Verado in 2018. I am of the opinion that...

I think what you really want to do is put the boat on the trailer and determine tongue weight. I had to set mine on trailer...weigh tongue load...and then adjust. That's the important thing for your towing. Yes...it's some messing around. You may need to shift bunks forward (I did that on...

Could always convert to Mercury. Can't go wrong (from what I read) with Yamaha, Suzuki, or Mercury. I repowered my Seafarer with 300 Verado (L6 Model). I am tickled with it....quietest and smoothest engine I've experienced. Punch of supercharger is crazy. The newer 300 V8s are very...