I can't wait for the fine tuning and fairing stage!!! That's were I'm gonna excell. I'm a perfectionist or atleast try to be. Yea I can't wait to slick her up and prime her. I have a buddy of mine who's a true genius when it comes to painting and he is insisting on painting this boat. He's gonna spray the VC performance epoxy on the bottom of the boat and paint the outside the boat "fighting lady yellow". I also have a cousin in Fayetteville,North Carolina who owns a auto/marine paint store and she is basiclly gonna give me the 3 quarts of Imron for the outside the boat. The inside is gonna be rolled gelcoat in a workboat style. I saw a boat today that inside was painted at the beginning of the summer and it already looks like poop!!! So gelcoat it is.

Nice Work Cracker
 

Well I have mine closed in so time for a bracket. Just have to plug the hole from the I/O. I just picked up a 25" Zuk 200 for the battle wagon.

What kind of Bracket do you reccomend, Designwise if we make one.
Looks like mightr need a spool gun for the MIG.

I/O is nice but the water is going away up here in the Great Lakes cant use the launches with I/O any More:nut:

Let me know on your Bracket research KJ

My I/O convert, a flotation bracket is a must!! http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/album91

Thanks MJ looks like a plan. Sorry bought the hijack Kracker.u
Still chime in if you found current info. Off the deep end....

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Wow! I haven't posted on this thread in a while! I worked on the v today. Glassed last of the inner rail up forward at the bow. I plan on glassing the bow arch tomorrow and maybe glueing a screwing it in place. I also cut my recesses or access channels in my guwhale supports today which I have pictured, this is gonna allow me to run my 2 16 foot led shots from bow to stern and any other future wiring. Hope to have her done soon,it shure did feel good to work on her today.

finally
 

Looks good man keep us a little more updated. Last one was before the end of the world. Glad they postponed it. Got my new DT200 ZUK

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Precut cloth and let it relax and get some memory before I glassed it.
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Had to get my little sidekick to help me today seeing how I can't get any of you guys to give me a hand!
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All wetted out and ready to be glued and screwed and then tabbed .

Good idea on the recesses for the led's. Looking good.

Naaaa....It's not that we don't want to give you a hand, it's just that we didn't want to be shown up by her.

Well you said it best, work on the small details
GOD will take care of the rest....

Keep the build over board. KJ like Big E....:sly:

Union are you talking about edwardPic on THT?

Man the boat sure is looking nice. What is even nicer is all of the room you are going to have in that thing. That's one of the things I liked about my old V20. It didn't have the molded in bait well and fish box which gave it a lot of room. Don't get me wrong tho, I like the molded boxes on the V21 because I use one for beverages and the other for fishies without having to take the cooler. I also bring along a fish bag for those lunkers that won't fit in the fish box. But I've only had to break out the bag once and that was for a fat YFT. Fish that won't fit in the box = an awesome problem to have IMO....

Yes that guy is pretty crazy. Now I know where you get it from.
I am learning quite a bit from you guy's.

Embarking on another build need more room for TUNA. Doing a CC Bertram 25. When is rockfish season I will come down for a splash.

Now if we get some temps that will be condusive to glass.....:party:

Keep up the good work. Spring getting closer and closer.

Me and big E have a lot in common. He just has nicer tools and toys to work with. My build is in the true fashion of a shadetree,makeshift restoration.

Great work SO far...
 

Yes that is what makes it fun, trying to do everything perfect for a budget minded restoration. I am taking notes on both of you guys. Both of do great work, he sure has the right tools. those molds come out nice.


When the V is almost next in line. We can have out right materials lined up. Need to find a set of DT200 ZUK controls, and find a bracket.

Then the floor repairs. She looks like a snow girl out there. Under the Shade tree with the engine hanging from the Gantry. Keep up the good work. Looks like a nice warm spell for you down there.

We can almost drive the Disco on the ice!:oh: come on spring...:happy:

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Here is my project for tomorrow. I'm gonna be glueing and screwing and the tabbing this bow arch in place. This will be my last structual piece that I put into place. As you can see 2 inch course thread stainless screws will hold it in place on the port and starboard side and 6 1 1/2 coarse thread stainless screws hold it in place under the anchor rope locker. I can't wait to get this piece done and move on to the cap. She not glassed in yet and she is solid as a rock!!!!!
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For some reason this picture makes the bulkhead look like its not level and out of wack to the rest of the boat. But its not.

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So I really liked the look and function of draglinks sprayshield on the "natural light" boat I saw pictures of. So I made one today for my console. I also milled some starboard trim for my console opening.

Now thats ironic right there......I just downloaded those pictures bc thats what I want to do with my sons console on HIS V. I hate the old '73 console....want a smaller one and that spray sheild LOOKS AWESOME!!.......and my Natty Light was the inspiration for it!!

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Well I've come up with another backyard scrap wood idea. I wanted a leaning post behind the console but don't feel like paying the big money for one and then I would lose lots of storage area. So I took my old bench seat and have built a 12 inch tall box on top of it, and by cutting a large lipped hole on the back side I can keep life jackets in the bottom of the bench seat and make a starboard covering board that will be bottom of my upper opened storage area. I will incorporate 4 or 6 rod holders in the back ( black magic marker pictured) and right below the rod holders on the back will be that upper tackle storage(black magic marker drawn on the back). I will then get my buddy to make me a low profile pad for the front. I keep my same foot print of the cockpit with added storage. And like Emeril would say "BAM"!!!!!!!

yea she was inspiration. I asked you about that sprayshield in the very begining when i first started my build. When i saw your pic i knew i was gonna incoporate one.:party:

I like the ingenuity there Kracker. That will look nice when done. Heck I just realised that I can start building my console and leaning post if I go ahead and shorten my cuddy and get it glassed.

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Well here she is fellas. I improved my storage added a leaning post and a rocket launcher all in one piece. All I needed to do now is glass her up. As you can see I made the hole big enough to were I can remove and acess the lower storage and still have upper storage for tackle and knick knacks.

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Here's laila grey doing her thing!!!! She said "daddy I can't wait till we paint this boat, because I'm really good at coloring and painting" lol!!!!! Im gonna let her paint something under the console with some acrylic.

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I glassed up my spray shield on my console today. Tomorrow I will glass on my box on my bench seat. But here is my basic foot print of the console and leaning post.

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I put 2 layers of CSM on those under the cap acesses for my lighting.

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I also glued and screwed and glassed my bow arch in today. I will be glueing my cap ply on tomorrow. I'm getting very excited at this point. Everything seems to be coming together as planned.

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Here's the inside view. Ran the 1708 14 inches past each joint on either side.

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Here's a view under the cap showing the Chase holes that's gonna be used to run my 16 ft strip lighting and future wiring. The inside corners under the cap will simply tabbed in with a strip of 1.5 CSM.

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Good glassing weather here in va beach

Suck to be you:haha:

Pic from a couple hours ago in Gloucester.....couple inches now!! I was out cruising in my old Grand Wagoneer

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Hey drag, was wondering about you guys up there. We got a about 3 inches here. Were loving it out here in the county. Already took the 4 wheelers out here at my buddys.

Hey Kracker, we got about the same....wish it was a little more(and then melt by Monday)!!

Had a ball last night....loaded up a cooler and went riding on my '56 Allis Chalmers!!

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Cold cold go away...so I can glass on a warm day!!!! Over this weather boys!!! This boat is ready to snap together.

I FEEL YOUR PAIN KRACKER!!!

My sons project V is just waiting under a tarp for some decent weather. She might go in the garge this weekend so we can get this project going again. Really need to find a console. Gonna hit budget boats one day this week. I called them, they said they had a few laying around.

If you go to budget boats give me a shout. I will meet ya for a beer. Or come out and check my v20 and get a beer.

Thanks for the invite Kracker!!

Actually I snuck out of the office for a couple hours today and ran down there. Found a nice solid one with doors for $100!!

Side note: They had a nice late model V20 center console there. Needed cleaning and repower. Saw it on my way out and didnt ask them about price....looked like they might have just got it

Did it have Orange color pin stripping on it?

No, neither the console I bought or the V20 I saw had orange stripping

there a older 70's v20 cuddy up there for 500 dollars.

I should call them and see what the deal is...its prob a late 80's CC that I saw

I talked to the owner today at the boat show. They havent priced the one you saw.The cuddy thats on the website he said he will sell for 200 bucks. he also has a old mckee craft like a 16 footer he will sell for 250 bucks. There are some projects up there to be had. I might go grab that mckee craft.

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Here's the teak helm style pod I've been talking about. It's in the rough in stages. It will get a couple coats of epoxy,sanded then some alwgrip clear.