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Moving the Center Console
I have owned my Fisherman V-20 CC for about 5 years and decided it was time to put in a new motor and do some modification. My boat used to be set up with a 40 gallon bait tank in front of the CC. I want to move the CC forward about 2 ft. then I have a bait tank that my seats sit on top of behind the CC. It is a smaller tank I think it is a 30 gallon tank.
My question is will moving the CC forward and the bait tank back have a negative impact on the ride and performace. I plan on putting a 200hp motor on it, so I was thinking that with moving the bait tank back and the CC forward and a little heavier motor would have little impact on the ride and performance of the boat. I have the boat complete torn apart so I pretty much have a blank canvas to work with. Any feed back is appreciated. 
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03-22-2011, 05:16 PM
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I agree it probably would be wise to move it forward for the baitwell and a bigger motor back there but tons of work. Will the rigging tube still be under the console or would that need to be modified?
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03-25-2011, 02:00 PM
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Well I have taken pretty much everything out of this boat. Motor, gas tank most of the wiring. Now I find out the tank has several small holes. removed the aluminum transom caps to find wood rot on the top parts of the transom, the transom is strong so I am going to try to fix that. I will have to move the wire access points so that they will be under the console. why Wellcraft put those caps on the transom and left the wood untreated baffles me. Tons of holes to fix and new ones to open up. Will be nice to redo everything and have peace of mind when I am offshore. Will post some pictures soon.
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#5
03-29-2011, 10:04 AM
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Here on some pictures of my project. There are pictures of how the boat was set up and how I am going to set the boat up. I plan on moving the console forward and putting the bait tank behind the console. I had a 45 gallon trash can as my old bait tank, the new one is a 30 gallon oval tank the the chairs sit on top of. Currently I am preping the transom for sealing up the top of it. I removed the rub rail and all the snap buttons(that was a PITA) filling the holes and preping for paint. Also the motor I am going with is a 99 Mercury EFI 150 instead of the Yahama 200 because the 200 is a 25" and I need a 20" I think it will still push the boat well. Any thouughts?
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#6
03-29-2011, 02:32 PM
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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#7
12-18-2012, 12:27 PM
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So after almost two year the boat is back in the water. Moved the center console forward 2 feet. Fixed and filled hundreds of holes from old snap buttons. Since I moved the console forward I had to replace the steering, and controlls. I replaced the old bait tank with as sit on top style. Replaced the old 1980 Mercury 175 with a 1995 Mercury 200 efi. New Gas tank and new hoses. New battery cables and batteries. New switches Fishfinder/Gps.
I had to fix the transom there was some rot under the aluminum cap that is on top of the transom. All the area under the cap is raw plywood, I removed the rot treated it and fixed with epoxy and glass. Removed 30 years of old wiring removed several old switches the did nothing, wires that went to nothing. Lots and lots of work, but I did it all and now I know where every thing goes and what controlls what.
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#8
12-18-2012, 12:59 PM
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Dang that girl sits high in the saddle. Good job. The hard chine isn't even wet. I think mine sits an easy 5" lower than yours at the stern. Now what you gonna do? What will you target with your live bait in Cali?
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 1996 -19' NV Flats 115 Mercury 4-stroke 1983 -20' Wellcraft Center Console 250 XS
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12-18-2012, 01:06 PM
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that turned out great! I moved a couple batteries further forward and some other items on my 18 for a much better ride. I think you will be pleased!
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Really, who ISNT better looking than Charlie?
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#10
12-18-2012, 03:09 PM
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Nice!!! Looks great!!! I sure dont miss the old "BRUTE Can" days......
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- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but obtainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime. 85' Wellcraft 20 Fisherman "Guale Girl" 1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it 2006 WS Tarpon160f - "Mudd Butt"
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