my project wellcraft 180 fisherman

[Curapa]

That's the dilemma. Close them off and loose the self bailing feature, keep them and have wet feet. I compromised and plugged the drains when needed, on cold days mostly.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Curapa

That's the dilemma. Close them off and loose the self bailing feature, keep them and have wet feet. I compromised and plugged the drains when needed, on cold days mostly.

I keep a pair of rubber plugs on board for that reason...when I'm fishing live bait and have a 30 gal tank on the deck, then two guys are at the stern, puttin out lines or playin' fish, she gets a little wet back there...other than that, I typically don't need 'em

[mannydvk11]

what i am thinking on doing is plug all the holes and drill 2 holes adding to bulkheads draining to the bilge

[mannydvk11]

well some more updates after all the rain in Florida finally i had a chance to do some work to the boat here are some pics

some fiberglass work


final product for today





i use this to bond

[mannydvk11]

the motor is in lol now can any one tell me how to wire it to the gauges
some pic for updates

[macojoe]

Don't look now but you have a hole in the transom!!

[mannydvk11]

Lol I know I have a small square of ss

[Stinky_Hooker]

Very nice!! Only other one Ive ever seen with a bracket:






Incidentally I ran into him later that day in my 18 and had to tow him in.

[mannydvk11]

Originally Posted by Stinky_Hooker

Very nice!! Only other one Ive ever seen with a bracket:






Incidentally I ran into him later that day in my 18 and had to tow him in.

i hope i wont need to get tow that suck but his boat looks good

[slick_insanity88]

Manny.. looking good! That bracket setup looks clean, I love it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm guessing you're in Miami judging by the 305 number on the bracket? I was born and raised there