Does anybody in the Charleston area own one of these? I am considering one for a winter project. It is pretty far away and really would love to go for a ride on one before I drive 10 hours to look at it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
-Will
There’s one at Ripley Light Yacht Club
There is one for sale on Ladies Island in Beaufort. Don’t know much about it. If you are interested I can at least get you the phone number.
ZX
Anyone know the owner of the one at Ripley? I’d love to just look around it one day.
tanks, if you could get me that number that would be great
In the AM.
ZX
got one at my shop with the motor out right now, neat boat. Ive run it a bit, at 3000 rpm its a great ride, anything above 4000 its like trying to stand on a football
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Originally posted by sparepartsgot one at my shop with the motor out right now, neat boat. Ive run it a bit, at 3000 rpm its a great ride, anything above 4000 its like trying to stand on a football
Yep.
My buddy had a completely decked out 21 CC with a 351… boat was too fast for itself. It got very squirrely at higher speeds, and was all over the place in a following sea. The boat just had an odd riding attitude - it felt like the ass end could wash out at any time.
I think they are designed to be a 17kt boat…
Fish, I stopped by the boat for sale on Ladies Island. The for sale sign said it is a 1991 with a 302 Ford. The trailer is near new and I would rate the boat overall as fair. There was no Price/$ on the sign but 16K was pinned at the bottom.
The phone number was 302-604-2778
ZX
Thank you, I’ll give em a shout
Aiken,
I have a 20 foot shamrock predator cuddy with a hard top on it. It’s powered by a Ford 351w. I love the boat. It’s wet in rough seas, pounds pretty good sometimes but it’s a beast of a boat and feels much larger than it is. Maintenance on the 351 is a cake walk and that little sucker makes plenty of torque. Really neat boats. The keel drive takes some getting used to. Text me at 843 582 1991 if you wanna check out a local shammie before you make the drive.
Capt. R. Killin
Sea Hooked Charters
I will say that the ones I’ve seen, and I look at boats very closely, are well made and solid boats. There is no 20’ boat that rides dry in every condition. I’ve been soaked in 60 footers. But Shamrock builds a pretty good boat. If I were you though, I’d get a hull survey before buying. If the boat you want to look at is 10 hours away, I’d hire a local surveyor to look at it first and give you his professional opinion before you make the drive. That would probably be cheaper than gas, hotel rooms, eating out and such, and could save you a lot more than it cost.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
Aiken,
Things you need to stay on top of with the shamrock will be the stuffing box, oil pan and the exhaust. I’d check the motor mounts on the one you’re considering, fuel tanks and the bottom of the oil pan. The motor sits low in the bilge area and if not maintained correctly corrosion can be a real issue. The shamrock is a tank but it does require a little more attention in some areas.
Capt. R. Killin
Sea Hooked Charters
One just came up for sale in the swap shop. Looks like a pretty decent deal.
http://old.charlestonfishing.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=165526
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
First off, what model? I’m assuming it would be a older 20 since they’re the most common. But there’s big differences between years and models, so some info from you on that would be great. Without getting too technical with years and model numbers and names, the older 20’ hulls are 8’ beam. The 90s and later 20 and 22 are 8’6" beam. 6" doesn’t sound huge, but put them side by side and the 8’6" beam hulls dwarf the older ones. When the 8’6" boats came out they still made the older hulls for a while under a 196 model name. But there’s also 17, 20, 22, 24, 26, and 27 center consoles, so need some more info from you on what model.
I’ve owned 2 Shamrocks, a 17 and a 20 cuddy. The 20 cuddy I sold to KillinR. My opinion: the hulls are pretty well made. As with any old boat you could end up with soft decks hatches stringers and leaking fuel tanks. Leaking fuel tanks in a gas inboard is serious business so don’t try to skimp on that. Add motor mounts for the inboard, but take off the transom worries for the most part. I replaced the tanks in the 20. The scuppers are low. Also there are two long channels for drains that run just under the center hatches back to the scuppers. They’re out of sight under the edges of the hatches. I don’t like that. You could be taking water through the scuppers over the gutter into the bulge and under the hatches and not know it because you never saw any water on the deck. I kept the scuppers plugged unless I was running. With the really flat dead rise it can really beat you up. But it will also stay on plane down to around 10-11 knots with the tabs all the way down. When you run it like that it will eat up some seas but is wetter than a submarine running like that. Better have some curtains. That’s the way most inboards going to ride though, through waves not over them. The following sea ride like mentioned about can be a little unnerving until you get accustomed to it. Once you do though it’s just fine. Running around on flat water and knowing how to adjust the tabs for this particular