Hi everyone, I recently got a V20 1986 dualC

hardboiled · #1 09-10-2008, 10:58 PM

Hello everyone, this is my first post and im a new owner of a v20.

This is the 2nd boat i ever had, a year ago i had other V20 someone gave to me for Free without trailer, a v20 year 1973 with damage rusted inboard engine and pretty much everything else damage too,including the hull outside in under the front and the floor very soft and the transom soft also, first i started fixing it and spent over $200+ in products but then i found it was not worth fixing it anymore cause all the wood was rotten everywhere, so i got rid of it.

Now i bought this other boat the other day 1986 V20 with a damage 200hp mercury xri year 1992, the engine block has a hole on a side.

I dont know much about boats but im trying to learn, i never had a boat in operating condition before, this i believe will be my first if im able to fix it and find a good working engine, so if any can help me on this a little ill be grateful.

1.. i found that the floor under the captain chair side is rotten and soft, also in the front under the boat hull there is a scratch like the first year73 boat i had but not too severed so i believe some gelcoat will fix it.

Also i figured out the Transom was Cut to make it lower or something, im not sure if that is ok but i cant do anything about and i have to leave it the way it is. I will take some pictures tomorrow to show the boat in here to see if any of you can help me on this.

Another thing i found that this boat was posted here before on the forum sale section with a craiglist link

tsubaki · #2 09-11-2008, 04:30 AM

Add to your signature your location, year of the boat, motor type, size and year. This will help us to quicker diagnose problems.
As always, pictures like you planned.
Being you got a Merc, if one comes available near you, with interchangable parts, you got a headstart. If something else pops up very cheap, then that might be the best way to go.
If you do find a suitable motor, insist on seeing it run and do a compression check. Most everything after that should be easy.
Post questions (and pictures) as you go, this will save you time and money.

#3 09-11-2008, 06:06 AM

Welcome aboard!

Skools Out · #4 09-11-2008, 07:03 AM

was that 73 a full inboard or was it an I/O? Man if it was a full inboard that would be my fav. to find one of those.

C YENSEN · #5 09-11-2008, 07:08 AM

Welcome aboard!!!

Skools is back!!!!!! yay!!!

reelapeelin · #6 09-11-2008, 07:29 AM

Congrats on the new aquisition and welcome to the board...if an outboard(sounds like it due to transom cut down), you might want to consider rebuilt power-head...a "hole-in-one" in this game ain't a good thing...if the transom was cut down, as long as it is SEALED and not seeping water into it, you oughtta be OK...

Pictures when you can...

hardboiled · #7 09-11-2008, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skools Out

was that 73 a full inboard or was it an I/O? Man if it was a full inboard that would be my fav. to find one of those.

It was I/O..

I'm in Miami,FL.

I came from work late and tired so i didnt take pictures of the boat yet, tomorrow will see.
thanks for the replys this forum is looking great.

Ok ill be back tomorrow, im out.

tsubaki · #8 09-12-2008, 06:27 AM

There ought to be a lot of motors the same as yours available with a destroyed foot laying around.
Around here it 's the opposite, most people blow the engine and have foots laying around.

reelapeelin · #9 09-12-2008, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hardboiled

It was I/O..

I can't figure the part about the cut down transom on an I/O...

...but I wouldn't think in the greater Miami-Dade area you'd have much probs findin' repower for your "V"...

THEFERMANATOR · #10 09-12-2008, 09:23 AM

He's talking about 2 different boats here. He had a 73 I/O and now he has an 86 outboard with a cut down transom. In 86 the transom could have been cut down by the factory as well though as 20" and 25" were both options at that time. As for your XRI, that is one POWERFUL SOB when it's running, but it sounds like somebody done tweaked the goody out of her. The XRI's were cheater engines that pushed the 10% rule for ALL it was worth. I know my 150 XRI I had on my flat's boat was one MEAN sucker. The 200 XRI's were said to run with any of the bigger 225 MERCURY feeshin motors. As for an engine, there are plenty of good used 200HP 2.5L powerheads around. I would head over to screamandfly .com as them guys are all MERC fans and you can possibly find a good freshawater only powerhead over there. Your also close to LAKE O, there are alot of good used engines over there as well(That's where I picked my cherry 150 up at).