Like Tree1Likes 78 wellcraft F20 project - Opinions wanted

[RippinLips757]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

Why do you refer to your boat as an F20? I could be wrong, but, to the best of my knowledge all of the various hull designs (Cuddy cabins, Dual consoles, Center consoles) were all V20 Steplifts. Could it be you're confused because it's a V20 Fisherman?

Truthfully I've never heard of a F20 before your post

In all cases, yes, she is most definitely worth restoring. They are awesome boats that will get you out and bring you home again at the end of the day. Good luck with your project and please, keep us posted with lots of pictures. We love boat porn here

Will do, currently working on the 225 honda outboard I picked up for it and for it to cool off a bit for the glass work.

The hull is stamped F20, looking it up wellcraft used V20 as an all encompassing name due to it being the same hull, but with the fishermans (center consoles) they are a Fisherman 20 (F20)

[Myfathersson]

My 1987 has an F20 stamped below at the end of the HIN. The original vinyl said Fisherman 20 on the side but if you look closely at pics of the cuddy version the hull is exactly the same down to the little rise just behind the bow flare. Slight variations year to year in fitments and underdeck arrangement but all in all they're the same beasts. Looks like a good find to me. If the transom is solid just make sure it's sealed up well and the thru holes are sealed up tight. Even a less than stellar transom replacement should give you more life than the factory solution if they made use of the right materials. Plenty of threads here on different restos so I think you're in the right place. The search function is your friend!