New Member here

[Jdog]

Hello all, I have been checking all of your threads and I have learned alot, I just got my first boat and I have lots of questions. I got a 1987 Wellcraft v20 CC with a 1996 Johnson 200 Ocean Runner on it and a old 2000 Skipper B trailer. I haven't even put the boat in the water yet, it turns out that I can't find the vin# on the trailer to get a tag. so the DMV is making me get it inspected to issiue a vin# so I have to wait. The boat is in ok shape with some soft spots on the deck by the seats and console, I also found a hole in the bottom of the front anchor box. and a small hole on the front of the boat right under the rubber rub rim. looks like it was by the dock in heavy seas and came down and hit the dock and pressed in a fist sized hole.
Thank's for viewing this post and any advise would be great!

[phatdaddy]

all right, somebody else from south of I-10. welcome to the cult

[Destroyer]

Welcome Jdog... pull up a chair and set a while.. Life's good, skipper a Wellcraft. :beer:

Oh, and about your comments on your boat, remember......:thre:

[cterrebonne]

all right, somebody else from south of I-10. welcome to the cult

Welcome Jdog! If you don;'t know how to use fibergalss you will shortly

[Destroyer]

Welcome Jdog! If you don't know how to use fibergalss you will shortly

Spelling "fiberglass" however takes a little longer. :you:


(Sorry cterrebonne... I couldn't resist.) :hide:

[cterrebonne]

Spelling "fiberglass" however takes a little longer. :you:


(Sorry cterrebonne... I couldn't resist.) :hide:

haha, Thats what going to public school will get you here in Louisiana.

[Road King Cole]

Welcome to the site!

rkc

[Ambush]

Welcome I'm new here too, great site for Wellcraft...

[tartuffe]

And another center console owner!!! Show us pics of what your concerns are and we can go from there. Are the soft spots in the deck in front of the console or behind?

[Hedge]

Welcome to the madness

[Jdog]

Thx 4 all the love, yea I am south of I-10 I live in Gulfport MS. I will take some pic's soon of the boat, and the soft spots are on both sides of the CC and behind it. I was looking at the caulk line at the bottom of the console and it's in bad shape so I belive that is why the deck is rotted out and the caulk line for the big area that covers the gas tank is not even there. All I can do is pray the stringers are not rotted.

I took the seats out today cause I am going to put a 100gallon ice chest instead due to the fact that my big *** won't fit in the small seats.
:sad:

here is the only pic I have so far.
4375

[RABBITFISH]

I have the exact same model and have had to do a little work on it, if I can help you with any questions feel free to ask! Love mine and still using it since I got it new.
:nice:

[macojoe]

IJdog
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Thx 4 all the love, yea I am south of I-10 I live in Gulfport MS. I


I was there last year!! my friend for 30+ years and are tec guy for the site (valiant200) bought a house there in Gulfport 15 years ago, thats were i stayed! Love the gumbo down the st. from his house, i think it was called the crawfish hut?
He is here right now on vacation and will be going home sunday.

[Jdog]

Thank's Rabbitfish, and yes the food around here is great, so what is valiant200 ?

[macojoe]

he has a few of them starting with a 1963 Plymouth Valiant, a 1965 rag top, also a 1966 i belive? I helped him restore the 65 and worked on the 63 with him when he lived here in the north, then he took them with him to Gulfport

[Hedge]

Thank's Rabbitfish, and yes the food around here is great, so what is valiant200 ?

valiant200 is the webmaster (technical guy) for this site

[macojoe]

yes, i am the owner, valiant the tec guy, and yodaddy the sponsor for the server. its a great partnership!!

[Jdog]

Man my first car was a 1973 Plymouth Road Runner, I miss that car soooo bad. It only had a 318 v8 in it but it ran like a scalded dog lol, I must of went threw ten sets of tires on that car, they just don't make em like that anymore, but I would have to say that the new Dodge Challenger is a bad mofo and maby one day I will own one.

I have a question. Will water drain out of where the gas tank fits under the deck or would it have to be pumped out? 87 v20 CC

[chumbucket]

Man my first car was a 1973 Plymouth Road Runner, I miss that car soooo bad. It only had a 318 v8 in it but it ran like a scalded dog lol, I must of went threw ten sets of tires on that car, they just don't make em like that anymore, but I would have to say that the new Dodge Challenger is a bad mofo and maby one day I will own one.

I have a question. Will water drain out of where the gas tank fits under the deck or would it have to be pumped out? 87 v20 CC
My first car was a '69 Road Runner. 440 with six pack and four speed. :party:

Any water in that compartment should drain so long as the holes in the compartment bulkheads are clear.

[macojoe]

you guys had nice cars, my first was a 1972 Ford Galaxie 500 w/351 man i beat that thing to hell!!

[Jdog]

Man your car would of stomped my car in the mudd with that 440 omg. crap both of your cars would of stomped my car but you would of known I was there lmao.

Thx 4 the reply on the boat, I got more bad news today when I found sawdust under my seat post with wings stuck to the floor. then on the far back left hatch I foud more sawdust and wings that had fallen off. :cen:

Am I the only one that has termites in there boat?

:cen::cen::cen:

[randlemanboater]

Welcome to the site!

Since this is a welcome/my first car thread...my first car was a 1972 Chevy Cheyenne shortbed pickup...and I still drive it (which only seems impressive if you know I got the truck in 1982).