North Rip Boats

[gran398]

Excellent  sealion....a good Carolina boat-loving guy...You read my mind

Here's the pic of the Henry O'  220.  No small feat finding it. We used to call it "The Shark".

BTW guys...it was/is a total POS. NO stringers...and rode bow-heavy, dug badly...and the forward entry chines only exacerbated the problem.  Any vibration from chop...went directly to the soles of your feet. Mated on the factory ride back then in the KM tourneys.

Probably why there are no pics around. Folks quickly sold them after the word got out.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=henry+o+ ... 29,r:6,s:0

[sealion2288]

There's a big Henry-O at a shop in MHC. I'll snap a few pics of it next time I drive by.

[MarshMarlowe196]

Sorry guys, I'm with Lew.  I don't have a left of anything that I wouldn't give to own that bulbous beauty.  I think she's gorgeous.

Lewis is actually the one that first showed me the pics of that SeaCraft a few years ago.

I know Tracker has a bad rep for build quality, but it can't be any worse than the original wood cored SeaCrafts from the 70's.  It's still the same famous hull design, and to their credit, it was Tracker that gave us what might as well be the most beautiful boat ever conceived - the 32' SeaCraft

[gran398]

We're all with Lew. What a nice story. And we're all in agreement... 'twas bulbous.

Now going forward to the Bass Pro 32 Seacraft being a real Seacraft.

Wouldn't spend  170K to find out, JMO.  But what is you're thinking...would you go the 170K on the new product?

[MarshMarlowe196]

Sorry, I got the idea that a few members thought the old Moesley was ugly.  I agree, the styling is dramatic and I could understand being put off by it compared to the potter.

As far as whether or not the Tracker SeaCraft is a real SeaCraft... well that might be implying that a when a namesake of a boat that has died and been resurrected by a different company, it no longer deserves its namesake.  I would agree with that if it had been cheapened or restyled into something that no longer resembled what created the enthusiasm of the brand in the first place.  But, I can't agree that either of these scenarios apply to the Tracker SeaCraft (or the Genmar Aquasports for that matter).  Improvements were made to both the build quality and the original hull design of the modern SeaCrafts, and they're still unmistakably SeaCrafts as far as styling.  It's hard to tell a resto job from the Tracker version.

I had the pleasure of riding in a 32' SeaCraft a few years ago, and yes it was every bit a SeaCraft.  Though I could have picked a better company to resurrect the SeaCraft, I'm happy the name didn't fade away.

Wouldn't spend  170K to find out, JMO.  But what is you're thinking...would you go the 170K on the new product?

If I was lucky enough to have so much money, owning it would be on my short list