New V-20 project

[bradford]

Sweet, I love bracket center console models. Have you seen "On the Fly's"?

[Hedge]

wow, what a sweet deal

[Curapa]

I got everything I need to repair the trailer and should get it to the house this weekend if this rain will let up.

I am starting to get crazy ideas like a built in custom fiberglass bracket like the Wellcraft Nova on Sreamandfly...

I will make that decision when I get it to the house and check out the condition of the stringers.

[the daydreamer]

Were can i see on the flys cc?

[Curapa]

Daydreamer, check out the Gallery section.

[Curapa]

I started the project a couple of days ago. I pulled the tank which still had about 30 gallons in it. The inside looks great and the outside had some minor pitting in a few areas. It would be nice to just buy a new tank but I believe this one has more than a few years left and with a baby due next month I can't afford to kill the budget the first day.

I cleaned the tank with my grinder and wire wheel and gave it a good bath paying special attention to any areas that had pitting. I filled any pitting that was more than a couple thousandths with Marine Tex. It then got a coat of primer and a couple coats of epoxy paint.

[Curapa]

I cut the top cap today exposing the inside of the transom. It is in bad shape. The plywood core in the transom and stringers is pretty much non-existent. After examining the transom it is obvious why it failed, the transom is only one layer of 3/4 in its entirety except for the center section where it is doubled. This boat started off as a SeaDrive and was swapped out with an older non-floatation Armstrong bracket. It was doomed from the begining.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Curapa

Daydreamer, check out the Gallery section.

Where's on the fly in the gallery?...I gettin senile or something...cannot find..

[Curapa]

Yep, must be.

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/album81