Repower with 1983 235 VRO?

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Gallagher

The problem with the saddle tanks is that you can only fill em to maybe 15 each before the fuel slops out of the side vents. The other problem for me is that there's no fuel in the harbor here. I need to run around to the peninsula on the back side of the island to get fuel. On the other hand, maybe that's easier than installing new tanks ...

By the way, I see 'Gallery' in the forums list but all I find is members asking for a gallery page ...? Are the Gallery photos somewhere else?

Go back to the VERY FIRST PAGE of this site...solid blue background w/a V20 and choices at bottom for Forum, Gallery, etc...click on Gallery from there...lotta BOAT PORN...

[Gallagher]

Thanks, reela. Lots of boat porn giving me ideas.

On yours, assuming you had some cracking in the deck, do those cover/fill with new deck paint? I need to cut a hatch for the bilge pump anyhow so why not roll on some new paint when I'm finished.

Also, on these older models there are no scuppers. Do folks create them? I'll search scupper too. I'm dreaming about a 175 Suzuki ...

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Gallagher

Thanks, reela. Lots of boat porn giving me ideas.

On yours, assuming you had some cracking in the deck, do those cover/fill with new deck paint? I need to cut a hatch for the bilge pump anyhow so why not roll on some new paint when I'm finished.

Also, on these older models there are no scuppers. Do folks create them? I'll search scupper too. I'm dreaming about a 175 Suzuki ...

When I 1st installed the tank/boxes, the floor was solid...problem showed YEARS later as core became soft under the tanks because moistire trapped between tanks and deck...seeped into core and softened...I had 'em like that for 11 years and no problem till the last year...so if you set up like that, provide for ventalation under the tanks so it can dry out under there...or plan to fix in 10 years!!...lol...

Scuppers ASSUME a self-draining floor deck which has to be a little higher than the waterline outside the hull (water flows DOWNHILL)...your floor deck is not higher than outside waterline, so if you install scuppers, you'll probably sink your boat...those hulls drain into the bilge and as all boats, self-draining or not, should be well equipped with high capacity bilge pumps and as much power to them as you and your budget can stand...your boat will never self-drain unless you RAISE THE FLOOR DECK and if yer gonna do that, move out of that hull and into a later year model Wellcraft designed to do that...save yerself a lotta headache...

My '74 and your '73 had saddle tanks and short caps atop the hull and floor decks even with the outside waterline...late 70's (77 or 78) Wellcraft changed it all up and went to belly tanks, raised floor (which allowed self-draining) and taller cap...with this in mind, browse back through the gallery and look at the 70s models vs the 80s and later and you'll see the difference...it's only a few inches or so, but it made all the difference between relying solely on pumps to get ALL the water out vs self-draining to get what water got on the floor, then pumps to get rid of anything that got below decks...

I'm sure by now yer reading this and wishing I would

[Gallagher]

Information is always good! Mine is a 76 or 77 hull so no scupper option I guess. Funny thing is I've run it for 10 years without a decent bilge pump so that's no 1 on my list - getting that hole cut and dropping a high volume pump in the hole once I've isolated the leak source and fixed that. Thanks for the info!!!

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Gallagher

Information is always good! Mine is a 76 or 77 hull so no scupper option I guess. Funny thing is I've run it for 10 years without a decent bilge pump so that's no 1 on my list - getting that hole cut and dropping a high volume pump in the hole once I've isolated the leak source and fixed that. Thanks for the info!!!

No sweat...I said yours a '73...my bad, but same style hull anyway...there may be room in the bilge behind your batteries to mount pump w/out cutting the floor...if me, I'd look into that first...and if yer thinking of the fuel tank/seat-box idea, look back at the Gallery where I had my batteries...opens up a whole new layout and room in the bilge for all the pumps ya wanna do..