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[FL Bill]

I just bought a 1988 Sport Fisher 20. I do not know what the difference is from that and the v20 is...?


I do love the looks of this boat. I bought it with no motor and I will say for being such an old boat it is in great shape.


I already had a motor for it and have already hung my motor on it but still need to do some rigging.



I am looking forward to learning more about this hull.


As a young kid my father had a close friend that actually worked at WC. All these years later I own one now. Full circle for me I guess...lol


I am in the Tampa bay area. I will try and post some pictures when I can figure it out.


Wet hulls!





Bill

[Destroyer]

Hi Bill. Welcome aboard. There is no real difference to the hull between the fisherman center console, the cuddy cabin or the walk-thru dual console. The hull is the same for all of them. Topside of course they are different, but the hull is the same. I know you said you have an engine. What HP is it? These hulls seem to perform best from 140 hp to 200 hp. Factory rigged they came with 150's If you have any questions there are several really knowledgeable people here that can probably answer them, so don't be shy about asking. As the saying goes, "There are no dumb questions, only dumb answers".
Again, welcome to the site and good luck with your new 20' pride and joy.

[Blue_Runner]

Well said Destroyer, welcome to the Forum Bill! Looking forward to hearing more about you and your boat!

[FL Bill]

Thanks for the welcome!
My motor is a 2004 yamaha z150 HPDI. It has super low hours, 283 hours.
http://https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPhUthgevtegdXYBPcnsaLfWjstlqa1m_ufOZek
I am not sure if that picture will come through, but we will see.

What is a stepside? I understand the hulls are the same betw
een the different deck layouts. Did WC only make 20.6 foot hulls back then?


I kind of hit a road block with rigging my motor and had to pull it back off to finish the rigging tube on the transom. I just did not have enough room to work with the motor on. the transom motor cutout is very small.


My problem is the hole that was there for a rigging tube is much bigger then the flange I have for my rigging tube.http://https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNagGF99mvN1KQzRBB_032NMZQD8HE6r0fhIkfv


I tried to upload some pictures, but they did not display.


Any tips? I am looking forward to getting on the water.
Oh I may have figured something out...difficult though...

[FL Bill]

How come I am not getting notifications from this site?

[oteps]

Looks like a dual console like mine. Mine has a rubber boot covering the hole for the controls. Looks like you need a larger boot.

[SkunkBoat]

Do you have hydraulic steering?

That rigging tube won't take a steering cable..

You can use a square of StarBoard to cover...

[Pipe_Dream]

Looks great, Bill! Welcome to the site!

[bgreene]

Hello Bill and best of luck with your boat.

Lots of useful info here from Destroyer and others.

The 150 is a great fit for the boat.
I had one on my V21 and it was totally adaquate

[FL Bill]

This is how I set up my old boat with same system. I also had too big a hole on this one and had to move it a few inches up. However on this boat the Gelcoat was white and east to match. The WC is a cream(ish) color.


Anyone have a part number for the rubber boot? That would make my life easier. The boat came with what was left of a rubber boot, but only the base was left.

[Blue_Runner]

How come I am not getting notifications from this site?
I'm not sure we are that sophisticated around here!!!
:embarsed:

[Destroyer]

Thanks for the welcome!
My motor is a 2004 yamaha z150 HPDI. It has super low hours, 283 hours.
http://https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPhUthgevtegdXYBPcnsaLfWjstlqa1m_ufOZek
I am not sure if that picture will come through, but we will see.

What is a stepside? I understand the hulls are the same between
the different deck layouts. Did WC only make 20.6 foot hulls back then?

Oh I may have figured something out...difficult though...


I think you may have meant Steplift, not Stepside. A steplift hull refers to the lifting strakes that run along the bottom of the hull. As the boat gains speed they help lift the hull up out of the water so it gets on plane using less HP from the engine. Saves on gas, wear and tare on your engine.


Yes, WC also made several other hull sizes during the same time period that they made the V20. Most notably they made a V18 foot that looks almost identical to the V20. Towards the end of the production run they started make V21's also. Several guys here like blue_runner, bgreene and myself own them. They also made racing Scarabs in various lengths, as well as Coastal cruisers in the 25 foot range.