New to this site and New to the V-20

[Destroyer]

Hi Bpitz15. Welcome to the site. Great entrance.. not all of us have access to an excavator. I'm jealous. Nice looking boat. That's a great pic of the side of the boat looking thru the side view mirror. Love that one. You were right to remove that tank. Judging by the pic of that one hole it was an explosion waiting to happen. Sorry I can't help you with the tank size, but there will be other, more knowledgable people along shortly that will be able to. For now, welcome and happy boating.

[Road King Cole]

Welcome to the forum, good luck with your "new" boat!

I should probably get a new seat for mine too.

rkc

[RWilson2526]

Yea the mirror shot is cool for sure.....You give that hull a wet sand, compound and wax you may be able to get that hull pretty close to what that stripe looks like. I had the same effect with a large vinyl sticker on the side of mine...its nearly invisible now.

[Bpitz15]

Originally Posted by RWilson2526

Yea the mirror shot is cool for sure.....You give that hull a wet sand, compound and wax you may be able to get that hull pretty close to what that stripe looks like. I had the same effect with a large vinyl sticker on the side of mine...its nearly invisible now.

OOOOOOoooo! good idea!! I may have to give that a try! What grit paper should I go with?


Thanks for the warm welcome everybody. That pic with it in my mirror was the day I took her home.

[SkunkBoat]

when I did my 84 (same as 83 I think) i didn't find a Moeller that was quite right. fill & vents are in wrong place. Took the old one to Atlantic Welding Bayville, NJ. They matched the outside dimensions but didn't write them on the receipt, sorry. They did use thicker aluminum and added more baffles so it went from a 60 gal to a 57 gal.

Don't forget. the tank compartment is designed to be a dry space. It does not drain to bilge! always SEAL the hatch!

[Bpitz15]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

when I did my 84 (same as 83 I think) i didn't find a Moeller that was quite right. fill & vents are in wrong place. Took the old one to Atlantic Welding Bayville, NJ. They matched the outside dimensions but didn't write them on the receipt, sorry. They did use thicker aluminum and added more baffles so it went from a 60 gal to a 57 gal.

Don't forget. the tank compartment is designed to be a dry space. It does not drain to bilge! always SEAL the hatch!

I don't mind dropping into the 40-50 gallon range in my boat. I think I just need to do the research here and choose my best option. I would like to avoid going custom built for this as I am trying to keep the costs down.

[awthacker]

Originally Posted by Bpitz15

I don't mind dropping into the 40-50 gallon range in my boat. I think I just need to do the research here and choose my best option. I would like to avoid going custom built for this as I am trying to keep the costs down.

Mine had different dimensions, but I found the best price for the moeller tank on iBoats

[RWilson2526]

Originally Posted by Bpitz15

OOOOOOoooo! good idea!! I may have to give that a try! What grit paper should I go with?


Thanks for the warm welcome everybody. That pic with it in my mirror was the day I took her home.

I think I did the heavy stuff with 800 first and then 1200 if I recall? Do a few google searches and you'll find everyone's favorite method. I had the garden hose on mist in one hand and sandpaper in the other and just went at it.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by RWilson2526

. I had the garden hose on mist in one hand and sandpaper in the other and just went at it.

Oh NO!!...a multi-tasker!!...ppsssssssss....I'm not worthy...

[Bpitz15]

finally got her in the water for the first time on Friday. I planned on it being a shake down run where I would learn all of her strengths and faults. I learned a couple things...

Everything started off well, got her launched, started right up, went through the no wake zone like it should. I started to give her throttle, planed her out and she started bogging down. Crap.

I started doing the analysis...I checked the bulb, it didn't hold pressure when running...had my buddy keep pumping on it and the motor ran fine. Unfortunately for me, my buddy doesn't have the forearms of Popeye so I puttered back in to the launch and took her out.

It's time to diagnose the problem. I am running off of a 6.6 gallon auxiliary tank at the moment. I haven't had the time to purchase a new fuel tank yet but I don't know if it could be undersized fuel lines from the aux tank... i dont know if my fuel pump is going on my motor, and I dont know if its my fuel filter or fuel/water separator.
First things first, I will buy a new fuel/water separator filter, I'll buy a new secondary fuel filter and see what that does.
Second, I'd like to purchase a new gas tank this week and hopefully get that in soon. That should help with the fuel line size issue.
Thirdly, i'd like some help from this forum, do you think I should look into purchasing a new fuel pump or should I trouble shoot first?

Any other ideas/opinions would be greatly appreciated.