1987 V20 CC-SD Cap Off Restoration

[macojoe]

Ok I gotcha! Good work there!!

when you are done Come on over to my place!! I have pleanty of work for ya! ;)

[phatdaddy]

CBE, looks like your gonna have a fun summer. on your cap shot, i noticed the gap in the stern between the side compartments. did you cut the corners of the cap off where they attached to the transom?

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

CBE, *looks like your gonna have a fun summer. *on your cap shot, i noticed the gap in the stern between the side compartments. did you cut the corners of the cap off where they attached to the transom?

If you mean the large cutout in the stern, then no. The center consoles that came from Wellcraft with a full transon use a molded removable insert there. You can see it leaning up against the post just next to the cap. Essentially, this boat is a I/O hull with a special cap. The cap is unlike most CC's which, IIRC, do not have the "battery" compartments on the corners of the back end of the deck. But they do have the flip up hatches on the transom.


This is the insert when it was still installed:

I did not have to cut anything to get the cap off.

Just remove about 200 screws and lift. ;)


Chris

[tsubaki]

cbe, you already got good locations to buy resin, hardware, etc, etc?

Originally Posted by tsubaki

cbe, you already got good locations to buy resin, hardware, etc, etc?

Tsu,

I am going to use MAS epoxies on this project. I will order that and all the cloth online from:
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...D&history=

I get all my hardware and other stuff from River Supply here in Thunderbolt.


Chris

[tsubaki]

Good,I was going to suggest them. Most of their stuff is great and good to cheap prices.
Before I started on mine I had no idea how limited the supplies in this area are till I just walked in there.
Good luck, Benny

[Stillrunning]

I found the same when taking my V20 apart that it does just kind of pop out. I used a pulley in a tree with all ropes meeting just over where the CC was. I then use a car to hoist it out. The only problem I had was when we had the inner shell about a foot or two up we heard a crack and the limb we used gave way. The good news was when it broke it stayed attached to the tree and did not fall on the boat. While you have the inner shell out i would give the flooring a good inspection as it would be easy to replace the wood while its apart.

WOW! Getting the rest of that wood out proved to be a task.

It took three days to get from this:


To this:






I will be grinding the rest of the edges down next. Then I will start moving forward with the madness. ;)

Why am I all ithchy ?? ;D


Chris

[tsubaki]

Oh Man, that looks virgin.
Sorry can't help myself.
So (I already asked) you going bracket or what?

Oh yeah. It will be bracketized! I have yet to find one though. I want a 30" setback without the swim platform. Unless I can find one with a platform that matches the curve of the transom. I have only seen one like that so far. The guy was asking $1200 used. :o

I already have a '94 Merc 200 2.5l offshore. The last of the good ole 2.5's. Weighs only 365lbs. It is a factory NEW powerhead with carbs and intake from a 225.


Chris