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I know that a lot of people say that a 150 is the ideal horsepower for a V20 but to my mind a 200 is way better. Granted you cannot normally use that much speed on the ocean because of the waves, etc. but on a smoother lake or river it is just a sweet ride at WOT. Your dad's boat looks nice.

The gap I was talking about is inside your boat. if you stand inside and look at the stern where the bubble comes through the transom. Follow the stringers and there's a place where the vertical stringers go through the horizontal stringers + They could have been joined together for more strength but Wellcraft didn't do it. They left a gap between them of about an inch. That's the area I was talking about. Hard to tell from your pics if they did that on your hull but that was the case on mine.
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Yea I like a 200 on these hulls but a 150 does its job. For this project I have a 2004 Johnson 175 so I guess I’ll have the best of both worlds?? I bought a 20’ Palm Beach center console that needs a floor. It’s just been sittin because well, it’s really not my style of boat and I haven’t wanted to spend the time or money on it. But it was a deal I couldn’t pass up. I can easily part it out and get my money back but instead I am just going to part it out to myself for the V-21. I now have a console, T-top, leaning post, motor/rigging, fuel tank etc. The trailer it’s on is also nicer than the one the V is on so I’ll swap that out to.

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If anyone local wants this Palm Beach hull when I’m done she’s free to a good home. Needs a floor and the PO cut some of the floor out and it’s been open in the rain so I’m sure the foam is logged.
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Interesting. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-Wellcr...gAAOSwx95bFWi4
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That an 18’ right?
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Yes. Still... it's an interesting find for anyone looking for a smaller boat.
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1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
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I’m actually in the process of converting my cuddy to a cc and am doing it like you are glassing the floor directly to the sides setting on top of the stringers. Looking forward to your progress pics.
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Here’s a pic that kinda shows what I’m doing. Completely built console from scratch not quite finished with it yet.
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Here’s a pic that kinda shows what I’m doing. Completely built console from scratch not quite finished with it yet.
Very nice. I can’t wait to get mine started. Unfortunately work is keeping me away from it recently. I did manage to have 10 free minutes yesterday and I dug into some of the foam and just as I suspected the last inch or so was solid water. I had dental surgery yesterday and by doctors orders took today off so I plan on going out today and getting the foam all out and clean her up and get a cover on her.
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