New V-20 project

[Curapa]

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[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.

[Blue_Runner]

Looking good so far. Excellent working bringing that tank back from the brink! Keep it up. Gonna be a fine vessel.

[steplift20]

Dam that last pic looks like a animal eating something

[steplift20]

The pic I'm talking about is the 3 rd pic from the first page you work is amazing I can't wait yo se the end result

[Curapa]

Here's a few pics from today.


I've been working on the under deck storage boxes, one on each side of the console. I thought they were good to go until I sprayed them with high build epoxy today. Afterwards, I noticed a bunch of pin holes needing to be filled.





Here's a few pics from the inside of the boat. I'm currently fairing the fishbox and working on the anchor well. The inside is filthy right now and I have a bit of grinding to do before I can glass in the bottom of the anchor well, just test fitting for now.

[nymack66]

Wow, excellent work for sure

[captaingene]

Just in case anyone wants to see it with center console

[Curapa]

I got the outside of the console routed today. The router dug in the ply in a few spots and I'll have to fill a bit before I glass. Otherwise it turned it pretty good.