I have a brand new Lenco tab setup still sitting in the box. I believe they are 9x12. I was planning on using them but not sure if they’d be too wide with the setback transom. Do you have a pic of your trim tab setup?

Happy to assist with pic- tomorrow

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...1&d=1533225749

Why are the pictures sideways ? No idea........but just turn your computer around :) and you'll see I provided you with two pictures of each side - including under so you can see how I lined up with bottom of hull .

Nice work.

Thanks - how’s the 175 Zuke been for you - fantastic fuel economy ?

What size tabs? Mine are 12”w by 9”l. Yours look narrower.

3 Squids, Did the V-21 have a windshield when you got it? If so would you want to sell it? Thanks.


Fred

Well now that it’s cooling down and I had a few free hours today I figured i needed to go strip the donor boat for this project. Before I stripped it I figured I’d try to start her and see how she runs. It has a 2003 175 Johnson. Motor is super clean and looks very low hour. Got some gas to her and she started but ran very badly. Smoke was coming back out of the air box quite a bit so I knew something was wrong. Pulled the plugs and one was bone dry. Put my finger over the hole and cranked it and felt nothing. Shined a light in and could quickly see something wasn’t right. Figured it’d only take a second to pop the head off so I did and this is what I found.
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Not sure if the VRO failed or what but it’s not good. Cylinder wall is tore up pretty badly. The scratches in it may be able to be bored but it beat the living heck out of one of the ports. I looked to try to find a sleeve but have had no luck. So it’s back to the drawing board.

Anyways I continued to strip the boat, got the T-Top, console, cooler seat, windshield, and plan on snatching the poly tank out as it is a huge tank. It’ll be real nice for trips across the bay. Time to get cranking on this thing, just got to figure out the motor situation. I do have the 200 Evinrude off the boat I got from Destroyer as I’m not convinced I’ll be fixing that boat. Lot of rotten wood in her. May just part it out.

Went out today and set the console and t top in just to get a vision in my head. It looks really tall to me but I do plan on lowering the floor a couple inches so that may help. Still got to play with how far forward I want it. In these 2 pics there is about a 6 inch difference in where it sits. I am liking the more forward pic but am thinking about scootching it a few more inches forward and look at it for a while.
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Looking at the stringers today it looks like from the bulkhead in front of the fuel tank they are solid. And at that bulkhead they actually turn onwards toward the bow. If that is the case I may just redo them from the tank back. Working nights for the next couple weeks so I am gonna have a little free time during the day. Planning on getting the rest of the demo done and start cutting new stringers.