COME ON CRACK, POST SOME PICS FOR US HERE!!!

I stay away from THT...update us!!

This was the 6th rainy weekend in a row for us up here:sad:

Congrats on the parts score. I know how it feels. I have been on craigslist and hitting the fleamarket every weekend. Paid off good. Got hydraulic steering for $75, needs a couple parts. Got a crapload of csm and a big roll of woven roving for $50. Now I am looking for trim tabs! Sounds like you made good progress on your hull work. Keep us posted and get some pics up!

Kracker your the reason I landed here with my Franken V Project you do some good work. I am a painter as well never rebuilt a boat as far as your VA - V.

I cant wait till we get some spare time to pull the engine &out drive to get after her. Keep up the goodwork I am where you were @ the beginning.

Glass Up That transom Put a sea drive on it you have 2 perfectly good 135 Rudes' with all the work & strength you have added she would fly.....:clap:

Kinda nice to out run a squall in open water... I was contemplating a sea drive & a single 300 on mine...:hi: But there I go thinking again.....

Great job once again just got thru the whole thing.... almost...

Edit: I see you sold off the other Rude' But you got the Dual controls.

old sea drives are a dyeing thing, they were a good idea at one time but parts getting hard to find!
Brackets are the way to go now!

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/..._024.sized.jpg

UL I thought about doing a seadrive in the beginning but decided not to due to the guys on this forum. The added "dead weight" and lack of accesible parts steered me away. With the experience and confidence I have gained from being apart of this forum I'm not scared to do a bracket in the next couple years. But for now I'm gonna stick with my single 135 and a traditional outboard setup. By the way welcome to the forum!! These guys on here are awesome and will give you a wealth of knowledge. There truelly are no stupid questions on this forum, just ask and somebody will help.co

MJ is that a sea drive or a.bracket? The one in the picture is what I was thinking of. Thought the extra couple feet would be more stable

Thanks KJ with your skilled work I figured just grab a micro
lam beam and have one fabbed up in a few days.

So what is the difference in a bracket vs. A sea drive. It was back in the 90.s since I was out on my buddies 25 Dusky. He had 2 Black Max 225's on what I thought was a sea drive. Might have been a bracket. Either way it flew in the back country down in the Keys.

The extra couple feet back there made a big difference out off shore.
Made a nice swim platform for snorkeling, good to keep everything out back and out of the way.

Thanks for the welcome.

Let's see what your ideas are for a bracket. I found a Black Max up here for a bracket. I had thought you still had the twin 135s . For as heavy a boat a 135 better suited for a 17' Checkmate. JMHO.

Check my photo bucket for a video of a 64 Tempest with a 600hp 383 stroked we built. I will get a link. Up in Caseville on lake Huron.
Wish I had the V up here with me. Just picked up a 69 Mach I.

UL - the above picture is a 'Stainless Marine' bracket on a V.

A Sea Drive was built by OMC for a few years. It has the "bracket" built into the lower part of the motor

SeaDrive:

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Right I thought the Brackets were sea drives .I hate those Bracket only way to go I thought the bracket was the sea drive. I like them can't believe I thought for the last 25 years Brackets were sea drives..

Thanks for the old schoolin...