[captpete13]

OK so it's been a while since I've updated this thread. Last winter kinda got screwed up thanks to Sandy. So nothing really got done to the boat. This winter I was Hell bent to get 'er done. I finished filling and fairing everything on the topsides. Shot everything in primer. More sanding,then shot 3 coats of Awlgrip. It was the first time shooting paint this large. It looks pretty good. A few sags that can be wet sanded later but not bad. Then I laid down some Interdeck down on the deck and foredeck.










So we were going to use the motor from my Dad's old boat for the new one. But my dad found an ad in the Boat Shopper for a new 150 Optimax for $8995 down in DE (no sales tax) So after a short road trip the v20 had a shiny new motor.





The boat is almost complete. It still needs an enclosure and some wiring. But we couldn't resist the urge to go for a ride. So I wired up a bilge pump,put some gas and oil in it and dropped it in the water. I was suprised with the punch the 150 Opti provided. My Dad was smiling from ear to ear. He wouldn't let go of the wheel except when he let me back it back into the haul out pit.