1979 Potter Seacraft 20 SF new to the fam! + Restore

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by Andrew Hill

. . . Also, how has a bracket treated you on a 20' SF? How large of a bracket did you go with? Move the tank forward? Spoke with stainless marine in miami and they recommended an 18" bracket, which would not allow for full tilt of the motor - but maintain an adequate balance of the boat...

Much Thanks!

Andrew

The 20 was designed for 300 lb motors, so it's pretty light, a little small for a bracket, and you can really screw up it's CG, low speed planing performance and ride if you aren't careful, especially if you hang a 500 lb 4-stroke motor on it! My Seafari has more weight forward than the CC models, but I still had to do a lot of tweaking after I added a 30" bracket & 429 lb motor to match the 12 mph planing speed and soft ride I had with the old 300 lb motor hanging on the transom!

If going with a bracket, you'll need to move as much weight as far forward as possible, and stay with a light 2-stroke motor, like an Opti or E-TEC if you want something new. I would never consider a bracket with no flotation like the Stainless marine bracket. Forum member Capt. Lloyd put one of those on a 20 SF with a 140 Zuke on it and ended up building a big flotation tub around it! You'll want a bracket with as much flotation as possible, like a Hermco. Don can build them with various setbacks.

For further info on the pros & cons of brackets, check out this post I made on the subject about 5 years ago. http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...ad.php?t=19779