Shaft length on 18 Fisherman

[Kracker Jack]

Originally Posted by jsgeorge4x4

when i re-cored the fuel tank hatch last year the pieces of the stringers i could bash on were solid, when i had the rod boxes out to fiberglass reinforce them two weeks ago the cross stringers were solid as per a mallet, and so are the stringers under the splashwell

you guys just now have me paranoid about what i cant see, after reading all the threads of guys having replaced them

its a shame everything tends to get waterlogged on these boats

That is the reason why I did my stringers so simple, and why I didn't put a fuel cell below deck. In my opinion on my boat the plywood on the floor was good enough for a shear brace rather than glassing a bunch cross stringers. I simply wanted the water and moisture to get in and then the water and moisture to get out. I also have over drill every hole on this boat so far then fill with reinforced thickening resin and drilled the hole to size so all my thru-transom penatrations are sealed. My outboard motor bracket holes will be done the same way. There's a lot you can do to prevent rot.

[Stinky_Hooker]

Natty light is alot like making love in a canoe, its f^*k^&% close to water.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Originally Posted by Kracker Jack

That is the reason why I did my stringers so simple, and why I didn't put a fuel cell below deck. In my opinion on my boat the plywood on the floor was good enough for a shear brace rather than glassing a bunch cross stringers. I simply wanted the water and moisture to get in and then the water and moisture to get out. I also have over drill every hole on this boat so far then fill with reinforced thickening resin and drilled the hole to size so all my thru-transom penatrations are sealed. My outboard motor bracket holes will be done the same way. There's a lot you can do to prevent rot.

Agreed 100 percent. When i pull the liner off the V20 i am looking for soft spots in the stringers. If i find any i will repair them then locate the source of why they rotted. Also i am glassing any open spots to preserve the stringers. I might even pull the tank and get rid of all foam. Kracker has a point, most places do rot due to raw wood and a simple coat of epoxy in holes will prevent that. I purchased West Systems book called Repairing Fiberglass Boats. Best six dollars i have ever spent in my opinion. I learned quite a bit.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by jasoncooperpcola

Agreed 100 percent. When i pull the liner off the V20 i am looking for soft spots in the stringers. If i find any i will repair them then locate the source of why they rotted. Also i am glassing any open spots to preserve the stringers. I might even pull the tank and get rid of all foam. Kracker has a point, most places do rot due to raw wood and a simple coat of epoxy in holes will prevent that. I purchased West Systems book called Repairing Fiberglass Boats. Best six dollars i have ever spent in my opinion. I learned quite a bit.

The pic above is pretty dramatic proof of the answer whether to foam a tank or not...becomes a no-brainer pretty quickly after that...and I need to pick up on of those books you mention, too...

[jasoncooperpcola]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

The pic above is pretty dramatic proof of the answer whether to foam a tank or not...becomes a no-brainer pretty quickly after that...and I need to pick up on of those books you mention, too...

If the V20 needs a new tank, i may have to reconsider my not so good opionion on big plastic tanks. Does anyone even make a sixty gallon plastic fuel tank? Are they ok to use? I have always been leery of plastic tanks. But with the corrosion issues of aluminum they may have a benefit. I havent even looked at my fuel tank in about three or four years!

[phatdaddy]

jason, here's one about 50 miles west of you in daphne. pm stuarbc and see if he still has it



http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...ad.php?t=15988

[jasoncooperpcola]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

jason, here's one about 50 miles west of you in daphne. pm stuarbc and see if he still has it



http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...ad.php?t=15988

Thanks Phatdaddy! I sent him a pm about it.

Originally Posted by Stinky_Hooker

Natty light is alot like making love in a canoe, its f^*k^&% close to water.

Good one Stink

I got all the liner back into the 18 Fisherman, and got it ready to go on blocks in the yard. Hopefully she wont be sitting around in the yard too long.

Not sure if i am ready to put the V20 in the garage and start cutting,

[jasoncooperpcola]

Phatdaddy, stuarbc does not have the tank anymore.

BUT, my neighbor gave me a Tempo model TP27S 27 gallon plastic fuel tank with sending unit. 36" long 12" wide and 16" tall. About to see how it fits in the centerconsole and if i can fit two in there. I might just have my fuel issue solved.

[jasoncooperpcola]

I need two more inches of clearance under the forward seat of the center console to get the tank to slide in. I can fit two tanks side by side under the console. Now if my main 60 gallon tank in the V20 is good, that would give me 114 gallons total if i get another 27 gallon tank, or 87 if i just run one extra.

I sat on the seat on the console and it feels low. I think it needs to be raised 3"

[Redloon]

I just bought a 1983 Wellcraft 180 Fisherman in pretty good shape - the transom and stringers are solid as is the floor.

The boat sits on a trailer but the bunks are not adjusted correctly in my opinion. Anyone have a good picture of how the bunks are situated in relation to the keel on their V20 or 180 fisherman? The picture of the rear of the boat sitting on the trailer shows the left bunk outside of the first step going left from the keel. The right bunk is inside the first step going right from the keel. Should both bunks be outside the first step (like the left one) or inside the step (like the right one).