New here, just adquired a 1984` V20

[jjjtronics]

Hi, my name is Johnny Torres, from sunny Puerto Rico.

Her new name is "PESTANAS", or "Eyebrows" in spanish.
99 Yamaha 200 like new, hull in fair detail condition, but solid and complete, all stock and original. Almost no electronics, and what she`s got does not work. $6000.
What a dream !!!
Smooth, solid, simple, we plain LOVE her !!!

Have a question; The cabin roof ( where the sliding door is ) looks like is sinking in the door area, so the water on top of the cabin roof runs inwards instead of outwards. I have the feeling it is supposed to be raised in the middle, or at least leveled. Am I right ?

Will post pictures soon.

JT

[Mac_Attack]

Welcome! You got one thing right already we like pics! Billy Mac ;D

[macojoe]

Welcome!!

Sounds like the two walls under the dash, on both sides is rotting and falling.

You will have to remove and add new wood there, easy fix!!

I don't know if you have Starboard there ans what the cost is but thats the way to go!!

Here is a pic of mine, I have done this repair with 3/4 Starboard.

http://syncboard.com/albums/Boat-Tackle-Box/560_G.sized.jpg

[frayed_knot]

Welcome to the fold! Being as it's an '84, he don't have that same setup as far as the walls go. Does it have a rod going from the back side of the bow eye up to the cleat on the top of the bow? It's inside. If it does, it could be the deck has pulled away from the screws on the cleat. Mine did that, the cleat stuck up above the deck about an inch. I cut a piece of 1/8" aluminum plate about 6" square, bored a hole in it big enough for the rod, removed the rod with the cleat attached, pushed the new plate onto the rod and ran up 2 new stainless nuts behind the plate, reinstalled the rod and tightened it up, then I ran the bolts and plate up to the underside of the deck until it was snug up to the bottom of the cleat and tightened the second nut up to the first. It's good and tight and very solid now.

[tsubaki]

Welcome to the site, congrats on the V.
When adjusting the wall supports, pay close attention to how the windshield opens and closes. Usually you can't measure and level to achieve the correct height.
Raise (or lower) the supports till the top of the windshield is even (and opens and closes easily), this will be the height basis for the new supports.

[macojoe]

fry, is that all that holds the deck in the newer stuff??

If so I am glad to have the old boat!! I have the same cleat and the rod rotted off years ago, I can stand on my deck with ease, and I am over 300 pounds!

I still say the supors what ever they are at the dash is were the problem lays!!

jjj,
tsubaki has a good point, lift dash till you get right height and the windshied lines up, that will be youe measure

[reelapeelin]

Welcome to the sight jjj!!...does the center-glass to the windshield fit into place when closed?...if so, it's not the support under the dash...your 84 isn't like mine and MJ's at all ... can the area around the sliding hatch support your weight w/out hearing cracking sounds or more sagging?...

show us some pix so we can better help ;) ...

[frayed_knot]

fry, is that all that holds the deck in the newer stuff??


Nope, we just don't have the same walls under the dash as the older boats, it's all one piece molded into the liner, nothing is seperate. There is a good possability that all the wood under the cuddy roof is rotten causing the sag, like when the floors go soft.

[jjjtronics]

Thanks a lot everybody !!!

I will look under the cabin tonight. For now, the windshield looks alligned and opens and closes perfectly.
I can see how the cabin roof is pushed down when my kids get on the top. I am very concerned. That`s #1 priority now. Tonight I will take pictures of the inside of the cabin and show them here.
Thanks for the photo macojoe, thats one sharp and clean deck/boat.

JT

[jjjtronics]

Thanks for your photo too Reelapeeling, I bet that Honda is a sweet one.
JT

[Blue_Runner]

Welcome to the site JJJ - these guys know their stuff and will get you straight...I look forward to seeing your pics.

Blue

[macojoe]

I am going to have to start looking at some of this new stuff.

[reelapeelin]

I am going to have to start looking at some of this new stuff.



Ya got the EYE for it ;) ... 8) ...

[willy]

Did you hear that Wind Talker you got a clean :o looking boat. My have things changed up on the Cape ;D

[willy]

JJJTronics are you saying the roof of the cabin is soft or are you saying the sliding hatch itself is concave and letting water flow to the center of it and then back?
And where in Puerto Rico are you, visited that beautiful Island and love it there. Trying to get the wife to buy property there for when the anchors, upps I mean children are out of the house ;D

[Shawsee]

Welcome to the site JJJ. These V-20 veterans will give you great advice and they do love PICS! ;D

[parishht]

Exactly, we love pix,
it is like my wife says, why are you acting like you are readingthe newspaper,
you know you are just looking at the pictures. ;) ;) ;D

[macojoe]

Did you hear that Wind Talker you got a clean looking boat. My have things changed up on the Cape


Yea the boat don't look close to that pic anymore!! In the last 4 trips the best cleaning I did was throw a 5 gal bucket of saltwater over the cut area and thats it.

Maybe I get to it after this weeks fishing trips??

[jjjtronics]

How do I send photos ????????????????? :-[

[msbhammer]

We have a thread here on posting pics. on teh main page, I think under "general". Also set up a free account with photobucket.com. Its easy for posting pics.
Any problems, email me the pics. and I'll post them for ya.
Welcome to the cult. ;)

[chumbucket]

Did I hear someone say something about a V20 meet in PR? ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) 8)

[parishht]

How do I send photos ????????????????? :-[


Go to this link and it will explain all.

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=howto;action=display;num=1170686181 ;start=0#0

[randlemanboater2]

Welcome TRE J!

Mine is an 84 as well, and it does seem like the cabin roof sags toward the middle. *Mine is as solid as, well, uh, it is solid, it just doesn't shed water very well.

There are a couple of drain holes under the hatch slide that can get clogged, check them to see is they are open, otherwise, don't keep anything you want to keep dry under the hatch area in the cabin. ;D

[C YENSEN]

welcome aboard......I also have an 84'. if you got any questions, feel free to ask....

and post some pics. ;D

[jjjtronics]

Saludos everyone !!!
I have been very busy this days. Since we got the V20 30 days ago, we have been in the water 11 times, one of them I stayed overnight.
I have done a lot of work. I had to change the steering gear box ( Teleflex ), and a lot of Electrical work. Had to repair the Fuel Gauge Wiring, installed new bilge pumps with float switches, and many other "little things", and it`s just the begining.
We are planing a trip to Culebra Island this w.e. Culebra has one of the World`s most beautiful beaches, Flamenco Beach. It is 22 miles east from us. I will let you know about this a little later.
JT

[parishht]

Take the digital camera, so you can post pix. ;) ;) ;) ;)

[msbhammer]

Welcome to the cult. Just dont drink M.J.'s Kool-Aid. ;D
Post pics of your problem. Sounded like the sliding hatch, then the cuddy roof itself. we need lots of pics. ;)

[TunaHead]

Welcome to the site J3!