Sunbird Hull - Page 3

Finesse · 01-07-2007, 11:25 PM

ScottM ...
Thanks for posting man !!! and welcome to the site !!! lots of great people around these parts

Byrd ...
restoring or just simply putting these things back together does get a bit expensive

BYRD · 01-08-2007, 09:20 AM

Thanks Scott M. About how haeavy is your boat?

WAHOONBOX · 01-08-2007, 11:09 AM

I FIND THIS THREAD VERY INTERESTING AND I THANK ALL WHO GAVE A GREAT READ HERE!!!!

CORRECT ME HERE PLEASE......

BYRD WANTED TO BUY THIS HULL HE THOUGHT WAS A SUNBIRD...

THE BOAT GUHRUS HERE ON SFC FIGURED OUT IT WAS A SEABIRD...IS THIS CORRECT?

NOW....WE ARE HEARING WHAT A GREAT HULL IT...THE SEA BIRD.... IS....

WE ARE EVENING HEARING BYRDS BRIDE MAY GO INTO SHOCK IF HE BRINGS THE PROJECT CRAFT HOME

I ADMIT I DON'T KNOW THIS HULL..... BUT I TIP MY RIGGERS TO YOU BOAT DETECTIVES...THIS IS A FASCINATING READ!

AND KNOW....I SEE THAT THE OWNER OF THE WHITE HULL....SCOTT.... HAS LOGGED ON ..WELCOME ABOARD SCOTT!

BYRD...IF YOU GET THIS HULL.....PALEEESE DOCUMENT WITH A PICTORIAL ESSAY THE WORK FROM START TO FINISH!!!

FASCINATING READ GUYS!!! WTG.....

ScottM · 01-13-2007, 11:02 AM

Byrd,
According to a '71 Seabird brochure posted on the Seabird owner's site http://users.boardnation.com/~badger...ay;threadid=16, the hull dry weight is 3200# for the V-24 Mariner, which is the CC version I have. My deck and gunwale cap is balsa cored, and I believe some boats came with optional balsa-cored hull sides. The interesting thing about Seabirds is that the liner is the structural support, so there are no traditional stringers. These boats are also interchangeable in that the liner is the same for CC, runabout, cuddy, etc. There is a toe rail along the inside edge of the gunwale cap that allowed the mfg to bolt in the various deck configs. Pretty ingenious.

Some members on the Seabird site have removed the liner and added stringers upon restoration. My boat is very original, that is, never been restored. It was converted to an OB 6-8 years in FL and brought up here to MA by the previous owner, so the transom is in good shape, and the fuel tank is only 5 years old. It has a Wellcraft console in it so I have no idea what the original console looked like. I suggest posting your pics over on the Seabird site to see if some of the experts can help you more than I can.

Finesse and Wahoo,
Thanks for the welcome.

lost2a6 · 01-22-2007, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capt-D

Here are some pics form an ebay listing for a 24' Seabird Fiberglass Boat Hull 1973

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/24-Se...mZ270073742207

I'd say your hull is a Seabird!

-D

My dad just bought this boat, we just got back from picking it up. The boat seems to be in pretty good shape. It was about a 750 mile trip for us one way

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01-08-2007, 11:09 AM	#23
WAHOONBOX I'M SPEECHLESS Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MOREHEAD CITY NC 28557 Posts: 15,286 Credits: 52,085.9 Boat: I AM A FREELANCER Home Port: MOREHEAD CITY, NC Best Catch: PONEYTAIL Occupation: OFFSHORE MATE VIDEOGRAPHER	I FIND THIS THREAD VERY INTERESTING AND I THANK ALL WHO GAVE A GREAT READ HERE!!!! CORRECT ME HERE PLEASE...... BYRD WANTED TO BUY THIS HULL HE THOUGHT WAS A SUNBIRD... THE BOAT GUHRUS HERE ON SFC FIGURED OUT IT WAS A SEABIRD...IS THIS CORRECT? NOW....WE ARE HEARING WHAT A GREAT HULL IT...THE SEA BIRD.... IS.... WE ARE EVENING HEARING BYRDS BRIDE MAY GO INTO SHOCK IF HE BRINGS THE PROJECT CRAFT HOME I ADMIT I DON'T KNOW THIS HULL..... BUT I TIP MY RIGGERS TO YOU BOAT DETECTIVES...THIS IS A FASCINATING READ! AND KNOW....I SEE THAT THE OWNER OF THE WHITE HULL....SCOTT.... HAS LOGGED ON ..WELCOME ABOARD SCOTT! BYRD...IF YOU GET THIS HULL.....PALEEESE DOCUMENT WITH A PICTORIAL ESSAY THE WORK FROM START TO FINISH!!! FASCINATING READ GUYS!!! WTG..... __________________ I STRONGLY SUPPORT: DEEP DIVING AND EASY TRIPPIN' OLD SALTY PLANERS FINRAZOR RODS & THE ABSOLUTELY DEEPER ATTACK WEAPON: SNIPER PLANER RODS THE GIANT BLUEFIN TUNA HEART STOPPER: POON HARPOON

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01-07-2007, 11:25 PM	#21
Finesse I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 1,077 Credits: 1,774.1	ScottM ... Thanks for posting man !!! and welcome to the site !!! lots of great people around these parts Byrd ... restoring or just simply putting these things back together does get a bit expensive

01-08-2007, 09:20 AM	#22
BYRD Crab mustard is good Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Poquoson, VA Posts: 869 Credits: 10,132.3	Thanks Scott M. About how haeavy is your boat?

01-13-2007, 11:02 AM	#24
ScottM #1 Lurker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Marshfield, MA Posts: 2 Credits: 3,463.0	Byrd, According to a '71 Seabird brochure posted on the Seabird owner's site http://users.boardnation.com/~badger...ay;threadid=16, the hull dry weight is 3200# for the V-24 Mariner, which is the CC version I have. My deck and gunwale cap is balsa cored, and I believe some boats came with optional balsa-cored hull sides. The interesting thing about Seabirds is that the liner is the structural support, so there are no traditional stringers. These boats are also interchangeable in that the liner is the same for CC, runabout, cuddy, etc. There is a toe rail along the inside edge of the gunwale cap that allowed the mfg to bolt in the various deck configs. Pretty ingenious. Some members on the Seabird site have removed the liner and added stringers upon restoration. My boat is very original, that is, never been restored. It was converted to an OB 6-8 years in FL and brought up here to MA by the previous owner, so the transom is in good shape, and the fuel tank is only 5 years old. It has a Wellcraft console in it so I have no idea what the original console looked like. I suggest posting your pics over on the Seabird site to see if some of the experts can help you more than I can. Finesse and Wahoo, Thanks for the welcome.