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[Huron Blue]

Here she is. Branson feel solid as a rock. Stringers too seem real good. Typical Wellcraft built like a rock. Only thing is I see the floor under the seats is soft. At least that center floor section comes out. Or maybe I can get at it through those access holes??? Expanding foam?? Yes seems 1/2 *** but it could work maybe.. Gas tank must be there eh?

[Huron Blue]

$430 on eBay and only a 1/2hr drive away :]

[Huron Blue]

Opps I meant to put this in the general threads not performance. okay ... so will this 200hp get me to 50mph?

[Roycie]

Sounds like a good deal.. Think the 200 will do just fine. Working on a 86 cuddy
can see some of the picks under general fla restoration..
Good luck

[bradford]

Thats a clean center console for the money, love the old Novas, Welcome to the Cult.

[phatdaddy]

great deal on a center console, haul it to florida & i'll double your money

[Huron Blue]

I was in the Keys for two weeks... sure didn't want to go home!! Beats the heck out of MI weather! Thanks for the double my money offer Phatdaddy but I really don't know what I'd then do with my 200hp on the pallet in my garage! ha Can't wait to get started fixing this thing up!!!!!

[Huron Blue]

Originally Posted by bradford

Thats a clean center console for the money, love the old Novas, Welcome to the Cult.

Yea... cult isn't too far off. lol The way one thing leads to another in a project boat I'll be lucky if I'm still married by the time I'm done! ha My wife doesn't even like boating!! I really should have had a better screening process... turns out there were other 'qualifications' I needed to investigate. LOL

[Destroyer]

Welcome to the site. Good that the transom is solid. That's one of the weaker spots on the V's due to dry rot of the wooden interior. I went to school in Wi, so know about the weather up there. You're right on the money that it's not boat fixer up time. Put a cover over her and wait till the sun makes things warm again. Last thing you want is something snapping due to being brittle from the cold. Soft spots under the floor are an indication of rotted stingers. There's lots of discussions and threads here about how to go about fixing them. Just do a search. In all cases, once again, welcome aboard. Don't hesitate to ask questions, there's lots of guys here with decades of experience on these boats that love to share their knowledge.

[SkunkBoat]

Welcome to the site. Good luck with the V20.

sorry to highjack the thread but I have a question/request. What year is that?looks to be Late 70's ? I love the way the motor well is open straight to the deck.
If you get a chance, could you post a pick of the motor well from several angles. Its got me thinking of a project to remove the "spashwell" on my 84 cuddy, since I'm redoing the transom this spring.
I see there is a deck hatch for the battery?

Here's a pic of what I'm thinking of removing.