79 Vsteplift 20 new to me

[William]

I was given a 1979 20 foot Vstep lift Cuddy. I wanted to thank everyone on this forum for the gobbs of information. I will try and post pictures. I currently I am replacing a part of the deck. I got real lucky and every other part of the hull is solid

[RWilson2526]

Welcome......being the boat was given to you you are ahead of the game it seems....take some pictures of that floor repair. I have a few soft spots that i need to address sooner or later.

[willy]

And welcome, great boats!

[reelapeelin]

I was given a 1979 20 foot Vstep lift Cuddy. I wanted to thank everyone on this forum for the gobbs of information. I will try and post pictures. I currently I am replacing a part of the deck. I got real lucky and every other part of the hull is solid

Welcome!!...keep us up to date on the progress of your boat!!...Are you looking for a motor?...

[Kracker Jack]

William, welcome to the best boat forum on the web. send some pics so we can see your rig.

[Destroyer]

HI William. :hi: Welcome to the insanity. This is a great place for info on your boat, and to just make friends with some of the greatest guys on the water. We love boat porn here, so pics are always welcome.

[Road King Cole]

Good luck with your "new boat" and welcome to the site!

rkc

[Steveib]

Welcome. I have learned alot on this site. It is the goto site for info.

[William]

Sorry it took me a while to get back with everyone. The best thing about this deal is i almost bought the boat last year for $ 2k on the trailer.this year free with outthe trailer. Which i do not need:-) I've taken some pictures, I'll try and post them. I've got to cut the hole all the way to the outside bulk heads. My father has some fiberglass angle(just like a stick of angle iron) that I'm going to bolt to the bulk heads to give the plywood more support. I'm looking at putting a Yamaha 115 four stroke on a bracket and glassing the splash well up. I know it won't be a fast boat but I've had this motor on two other 20' boats and got 28knts wide open and cruising easily at 22knts and the mpg are GREAT!

[Destroyer]

Sorry it took me a while to get back with everyone. The best thing about this deal is i almost bought the boat last year for $ 2k on the trailer.this year free with outthe trailer. Which i do not need:-) I've taken some pictures, I'll try and post them. I've got to cut the hole all the way to the outside bulk heads. My father has some fiberglass angle(just like a stick of angle iron) that I'm going to bolt to the bulk heads to give the plywood more support. I'm looking at putting a Yamaha 115 four stroke on a bracket and glassing the splash well up. I know it won't be a fast boat but I've had this motor on two other 20' boats and got 28knts wide open and cruising easily at 22knts and the mpg are GREAT!

LOL While we all like to brag about how our boat will go faster than the speed of sound, the fact is that all of us know that going out and getting back are much more important. Nothing wrong with 28 knots. That's respectable in any league.

[William]

I've got photos but am having trouble posting them.

[phatdaddy]

this is from the "How to" section, screen shots are a little dated but should help

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/community/showthread.php?t=4763

[William]

After doing tittle work. I've found out its a 77. Also since I'm only able to use my phone for the internet and I don't know how to copy and paste with it, no pictures at this time

[William]

http://m1340.photobucket.com/albums/wallace206/ this link will show you pictures

[bgreene]

William - nice boat and wow......a 115 4 stroke -you'll likely have fantastic range based on the fuel economy.

If you run in some choppy waters, I can vouch for trim tabs - makes the difference between pounding in 2-3' seas and cutting right through on plane.

Anyway, best of luck with it. Good people on this web site.

[William]

I'm pulling the tabs off the hull the motor is sitting on. That hull has a 50gals tank. had a range of over 200mi. I could run three charters before refueling and never came close to empty.

[William]

http://s1340.photobucket.com/ I've added a few pics

[randlemanboater]

Welcome to the site and good luck with the "new" boat. Looks like you have a really nice hull to start with.