NEW V20 owner

[randlemanboater]

Welcome to the site!!!!


Mine had a 28 gal tank in it when I got mine.

[shaneburris74]

I appreciate the input and the welcome aboard's. I'm slowly getting this thing ready. It currently has no seats which is a good thing for me cause its like a clean slate. I found some used seats and posted another thread in regards to seat size that I will need. Check it out and give me your input if you get a chance.

[shaneburris74]

Alright guys I finally got these pics off my cam and on my computer.
Since these pics I've cleaned her up a bunch and put a cover on. Its raining here for atleast and hour a day and when its not raining its a sauna outside so progress is slow.
I have inspected the transom and determined I have to replace it. I'm not too upset about it because after all the boat was free. Atleast I'll know the transom is in tip-top shape. I plan on using NidaBond and using the method outlined in a thread by MauryC.
I've removed the rod boxes for patching and painting and the wooden rod holders have been sanded and refinished. I had a line on a pair of helm chairs but now all my money is going into the transom. Let me know what yall think and any advice on the transom job is appreciated. I have two major concerns about it right now.
- should I be worried about the stringers being rotten also? I have reached up under the floor and banged on them and they "feel" strong.
- If I encounter any good wood in the transom how my more difficult will that make it to peel the wood away from the fiberglass?
Yall have a great weekend.

[tsubaki]

GREAT!!
Also consider while you're spending money weather to go bracket, jackplate, etc.
You can sink a pile into it and/or spend a little along.
As I was greeted a little over a year and a half ago by Pipe Dream,
Welcome to the madness!!

[shaneburris74]

I've seen some of your pics where you have put in a drain plug sleeve. On the drain sleeves , the ones that are not for the plug:
Do I put those in prior to pouring or do you drill and put them in later?
And when they are in how do I mushroom over the other end to make em stay?

Thanks

[nymack66]

Congratulations and welcome to the site, if it wasn’t for the knowledge and wisdom of the pros on this site I would I given up on my V’s a long time ago.
I have also learned pictures are definitely worth a thousand words; after all I spent a thousand dollars trying to fix an engine with the wrong lower unit, I post a couple of pictures and bam the boys nailed it! See my post under repairs for details.
I am currently working on a project hull see my tread it looks like yours!
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...ead.php?t=9457

[tsubaki]

It's probably best to put them in when your done pouring.
Rolling the sleeve can be easy and hard, depending on the methods used.
Cut the sleeve off with a sharp pipe cutter or if you're real good a hacksaw, about 1/8" -3/16" longer than the edge of the transom. File and deburr the cut end. Coat the sleeve and hole with silicone or 5200, install the sleeve from the inside, wedge it in place, use a small ball pein hammer to roll the outer edge, lightly tapping at the transom edge. This will seem to take forever.
You may also do it with a medium ball pein by holding the round end against the sleeve and tapping it moderately hard with another hammer, circling and rounding as you go.
In either instance be careful not to kink the sleeve from hitting too hard or split the edge you are working with.
Easiest way, is with a tool made just for the job.
Hammer had one and said they were readily available. I'll see if I can locate the thread and/or a supplier.
If you haven't rolled a sleeve before, I strongly suggest buying the tool!