sea squirt boat questions

[gulfcoastsurf]

just got an 1983 18' center console sea squirt needs alot of work before i put the time into it i like to see what any past owner thought and if they are a quality boat, if they are unsinkable like a whaler,and some other facts, it dose not have self bailer so look like it needs a good bilge

 

[NSBCraig]

Re: sea squirt boat questions

First off every small boat is unsinkable like Whaler.
(marketing)

I've tortured a squirt when I was a kid, people with jet skis thing that they are fun!

 

[gulfcoastsurf]

Re: sea squirt boat questions

yeah i can pull the plug on my whaler 13 if a storms coming and its going to produce a lot of rain but i dont have enough courage to try it on the 18 foot sea squirt

 

[NSBCraig]

Re: sea squirt boat questions

yeah i can pull the plug on my whaler 13 if a storms coming and its going to produce a lot of rain but i dont have enough courage to try it on the 18 foot sea squirt

All small boats have enough floatation to keep them afloat when full of water and up to the max carrying capacity on the plate.

I went fishing with two friends last year on a friends Polar and he forgot one of the many plugs on the transom, we still hung out and fished for hours.

The boat cannot sink! it is impossible.

Just because Whaler injects foam between the hull and liner doesn't make it any better then any other boat. It's marketing and that's it.

A whaler is no better in anyway then a Sea Squirt, unless the horrible ride of your 13' (made that way cause it's a yacht tender for stability when loading and unloading groceries ) is in some way more fun to you.

 

[gulfcoastsurf]

Re: sea squirt boat questions

so the seasquirt with the plug pulled will be buoyant enough to keep the motor out of the water

 

[NSBCraig]

Re: sea squirt boat questions

yep

 

[ray317]

Hi bought a 17ft seasquirt. Bilge pump don't work.is it under the gas tank.any other way to ckecking it out .tx Ralph

 

[southkogs]

Howdy Ralph:

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