Moving the Center Console

SURFERJRB · #1 03-14-2011, 02:07 PM

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.

tsubaki · #2 03-14-2011, 05:40 PM

Think about the steering and control cables, wires and hoses that need to be replaced to achieve that 2 foot too.

RidgeRunner · #3 03-22-2011, 05:16 PM

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?

SURFERJRB · #4 03-25-2011, 02:00 PM

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.

SURFERJRB · #5 03-29-2011, 10:04 AM

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?

Destroyer · #6 03-29-2011, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SURFERJRB

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?

Didn't want to go with a jack plate for the 200? The 150 will move the boat along very nicely (that was the stock from the factory engine) and will save you lots of gas money in the process I'm thinking.