rebuilding a V20 with my dad
 

on and off for the last 2 years I have been rebuilding a V20 that I gave to my dad. when he first saw my boat he lit up. He told me that he always wanted on of these boats. I just so happened to be sitting on two extra hulls. So I gave him one for fathers day. He had just recently retired and I figured it would keep him busy. The boat needed a transom and a floor. I warned him of the anount of work it needed. He was ok with it. So I told him that he would have to strip the hull so we can seperate the deck from the hull. "no problem" he said. and after a few weeks it was stripped. I then got the two halfs apart. I left the hull at work and took the deck to his back yard. Last winter we replaced the transom and cut out all the rotten bulkheads. Over the summer we replaced all the rotten wood in the floor. This last month while I was laid off we finished the bulkheads and bilge drainage, mounted the new gas tank and got the long lost two halfs back together. There is still a long way to go. The boat has an ugly helm. It doesn't seem to bother my dad but I know it could look better. But I didn't want to make any more extra work for myself. But after talking with a wise man from Spartenburg I decided to go for it. Here are some pics.

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here is after I got it back together

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here is the fugly helm

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this is what I did to it

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a cardboard template soon to be replaced with wood and fiberglass


http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1328579241


You were right Ozzie. I spent the whole ride home thinking about what you said. He did do a thing or two for me over the years. Thank you for putting things into the proper perspective for me. More pics to come as I progress.

Damnit, Man!!...is there no limit to your skills???...wish I could have been apprentice to you on your dad's V just to learn the art of "GLASSING" IMO you're eliminating all the sore spots of that hull and replacing w/REEL improvements...I'm really glad to have been a part of your thinking on the way home...and you sure didn't waste any time putting your thoughts into action!!...you musta whacked that puppy soon as you got outta the truck!!...

And there's one other thing I said I don't mind admitting to being right about...you ARE the REAL DEAL...:clap:

looks great, capt pete. looks like your dad might have started a second career. i also have not been a fan of the helm section on mine. i have always wanted to cut it flush with the rest of the dash. i know when these boats were built, they never would believe the electronics we have on these hulls. i have to mount mine on the passenger side.

Man, that do look good!!
Now, don't slow down with the pictures.

[QUOTE=reelapeelin;185028].and you sure didn't waste any time putting your thoughts into action!!...you musta whacked that puppy soon as you got outta the truck!!...


It was the first thing I did when I went to work yesterday morning.


I don't know how much I will be doing to this in the next few weeks. Kinda busy packing and stuff. Hopefully moving on March 15.

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Go to work and work on your dad's boat..WHADDA JOB!!...:party:...

I hear ya on the move, Pete...my birthday...uh...you moving day will be here before you know it...but when ya do work on Dad's V, pics if ya can...just cuz they're gonna be so AWESOME!!...

I remembered after you left, I hadn't given you the teak and stuff off the '84...PM or email me an address to send it to and I'll fire it on up to you...via Lee of course...

Very nice! I love the new helm idea as well!


Good memories with your dad!

[QUOTE=reelapeelin;185060]
The boat is currently in my shop at work. That's where I have been doing all the work. It's got to come out tomorrow. I have real work to do now that I'm not laid off any more. So it will be heading to the warehouse till it warms up enough to work on it outside. I will keep the helm in my shop and tinker with that till I get it just right. I will pm you my address.

Yery nice work Capt. Improving on a classic. :beer: