Can you Tell Me About This Boat?

[chumbucket]

The "F20" designation was assigned by Wellcraft showing that it was built as a V20 Fisherman model. I had a 1987 with the same F20 designation and still had the fisherman tag on the side of the hull as well as the original brochures and owners manual. They came from the factory with aluminum tanks (or at least mine did).

[reelapeelin]

I may have missed it but I didn't see mention of a water separator...hope you have a fresh one in the fuel line...when I got the hull I have now, there were concerns about water in the tank...w/Spareparts help, we worked through it w/out having to remove the tank...hopefully he will see this cuz he circulated and filtered the gas in/out of my tank over time w/a pump/filter gizmo he put together that did the trick...water being heavier than gas will sink to the bottom, so if you can pull from the dead bottom of the tank, it may be possible to clear all the water out, then treat what remains w/a fuel/water treatment...there are several on the market...

Sounds like you might be doing a little striper fishing on Lanier...

[chackett]

Thanks for all the info ya'll.

Reelapeelin - definitely looking to do some striper fishing on lanier this summer season. My dad and I bought this boat from a fellow at BaldRidge about 2001 ish. We fished the lake for about 4 seasons and then my dad dragged the boat to Bluffton SC when they moved there. It was mostly neglected until this past spring break when I brought it back up here and started getting it back into shape.

Also .. there is a water separator in the fuel line, but I'm 100% sure it needs to be replaced. Also, here are some pictures of the "gas" I siphoned off the tank just before I took it out for a spin this past Wednesday.

Chumbucket .. thanks for that explanation of the "F10" designation. I wondered why everyone calls it a "V20 Fisherman" when it clearly is stamped "F20" and the sliding window on the console says "Fisherman" on it. Do you know any resources where I could figure out the year from the HullID?

Here is the "gas" I siphoned:

Jar1 (all water with sliver of gas at top):


Jar2 (little less than 50/50):


Jar3 (all gas with sliver of water at bottom):

[chumbucket]

The last two numbers of your hull ID designate the year of build.

Here's a link to our site history section.
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/history

[Destroyer]

Chumbucket beat me to it, the last two numbers of your hull VIN number are what designates the year. So according to your photo, your boat is an 89. Nice looking boat. I'd look at the vents personally. I've had similar experience with another V where the water was coming it that way. Moved them and the problem went away.

[RidgeRunner]

Welcome aboard.

I have a 1983 F20. All info here is spot on.
I see your Mason jar of water/gas. Even the third one with a sliver of water is way too much. The pick-up tube that goes in the top of the tank extends down near the bottom so that little sliver will be the first thing to be sucked up. Once the water makes its way in the carbs, well you got a little more work to do. Carb cleaning will be in order if the boat has sat for 2 years anyway.
Reel has a point, even the pickup tube does not make its way to the dead bottom of the tank. That is where you need to go to get all the water out.

[chackett]

Thanks RidgeRunner,

I guess I should provide a little more detail. When I initially got the boat I siphoned off all the gas / water I could, until I was not able to siphon any more liquid out. Over the course of the next 5 weeks or so, I worked on engine and anytime I ran it, I ran it on a small external tank.

Once I got the motor running well, I put 20 gallons of fresh fuel in the internal tank. The next time I took it out, I started on the external tank, but when I switched to the internal tank, I couldn't get the motor to turn over. That's when I got towed back in (Thank you Boat US!) .. the day after I got towed in .. that's when I siphoned off the three mason jars I posted pictures of.

I probably siphoned off another 2 or 3 jars until there was no water in the tank. Then I ran the motor on the muffs for about 30 minutes total (10 minutes on, 10 minute rest, 10 minutes on, etc..) on the internal tank.

The following day I dropped the boat in the water and ran the remainder of the 20 gallons from the internal tank off. I'm really hoping the last bit of water I siphoned was just water that was left over from the first time I drained the tank and didn't get all the water that's in various places in the tank.

Thanks everyone .. really glad to be here.

Chris