My 1987 Fisherman 20

[Night_Sailor]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

Assuming your going to run in the ocean or LI Sound, better to have a 25" transom. Then get a 4 stroke motor.

You'll never get a perfect match of gelcoat because the boat has faded

Well, why not go to 30". If I raise the transom higher is better, eh?

I don't know much about outboards. I work on inboard diesels mostly.

Why a 4 stroke? Is the fuel economy that much better? What can I expect to burn at WOT with a 150HP 4 stroke compared to a modern 2 stroke 150HP?

I'll try the gel coat first and if the color looks too bad, maybe I'll paint it with Perfection. I like black, navy blue, and pale yellow for topside colors.

I'd rather have simple white gelcoat because I plan to store it on a trailer and would like to lose the bottom paint. Bare gelcoat would faster and easier to keep up. At some point, I might get motivated and start sanding the bottom paint off. Does anyone else trailer store their boat?

Even with the gelcoat color slightly off, that is far better than the ugly rough yellow patch repairs it has now. I'll try mixing up a bunch of test batches and see what looks closest and give it a try. If bugs me I can always paint it. My experience is that painting always turns out to be a lot faster than gelcoat repairs--for me anyway. I'll think about that some.