1978 V20 CC Rebuild

[Fldivebum]

Thanks for the info. I already have a poly tank that was given to me. It came out of a wrecked boat. Boat was run hard into a dock and destroyed the port bow area.i have a few pics of my v20 so far and will be taking more throughout the rebuild process. I am hoping things work out and get the top cap off tomorrow.

[phatdaddy]

Bundle up, its cold for us thin blooded florida folk.

[Redloon]

I'm very interested in seeing pictures of the stringer setup once you get the top cap pulled. I'd also like to see pictures of the underside of the top cap if you can get them.

My 1977 V-20 Center Console will probably need stringers replaced in the near future also and the floor needs some work for a couple of soft spots behind the center console.

[Fldivebum]

Redloon, I got the top cap off Sunday and sitting on saw horses. Waiting for weather to clear up to get some good pictures. I will post them later. Do you have the bench seats/storage on both sides of the bow or do you have the raised deck in bow area? I have the seats on each side of the bow. I have several spots on the floor that are soft as well. Most of the area behind the console is soft. Especially around the helm seat. After removing top cap and further inspection of the stringers and bulkheads, I found all of the bulkheads are rotted and very little wood in the stringers. Most of the floor is rotted too. Good luck with yours.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by Fldivebum

Redloon, I got the top cap off Sunday and sitting on saw horses. Waiting for weather to clear up to get some good pictures. I will post them later. Do you have the bench seats/storage on both sides of the bow or do you have the raised deck in bow area? I have the seats on each side of the bow. I have several spots on the floor that are soft as well. Most of the area behind the console is soft. Especially around the helm seat. After removing top cap and further inspection of the stringers and bulkheads, I found all of the bulkheads are rotted and very little wood in the stringers. Most of the floor is rotted too. Good luck with yours.

TIP: When you replace the underside of your deck, cut the marine plywood into irregular size pieces. (Kinda like a jigsaw puzzle) If you make long seams all in the same place you will create weak points. So by making some large and some small you will avoid that. Then, when you have it all glued in place (Liquid Nails Construction adhesive or it's equivalent) place a thin sheet of fiberglass over the wood so it's permanently sealed against moisture.

Additionally, when you replace the stringers do the same thing with the fiberglass. Water is the enemy of wood. By sealing the wood with fiberglass you avoid any problems in the future. If Wellcraft had done this simple and relatively inexpensive step many more V20's would still be alive instead of sitting in landfills.

[Redloon]

My V20 CC has the two bench seats/storage up front instead of the raised deck.

When I remove the cap on mine I've been thinking of making boxes for the 2 storage area so that the foam/stringers are not exposed and making it harder to lose items into the bottom of the hull.

[Fldivebum]

Does anyone know how to upload pictures to the forum from an Android phone? I have a Galaxy Note 3 that has all my pics of the boat restoration so far.

[Fldivebum]

Thanks for the tip Destroyer. I will be rebuilding the floor along with making a few changes to it.

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by Fldivebum

Does anyone know how to upload pictures to the forum from an Android phone? I have a Galaxy Note 3 that has all my pics of the boat restoration so far.

You won't be able to do it directly because your pix are too High Res so the file size is >1 meg. There are some threads about posting pix, try searching, but here is the abbreviated version...


One way, get a Photobucket account online and post them from your phone to there, then copy and paste links to your thread here using Insert Link.

Another way is to email them to yourself as Medium or Large file size (not original size), save them to a folder in your Pictures folder (I have a folder called "email pix" so I can find it easily) and then post them to your thread using Insert Image

[Fldivebum]

1978 V20 hull with cap removed.