New member in Va.

[3 Squids]

Here's some before decal removal pics. Now I'm not one to bash on anyone for liking their own style. This guy wanted his boat to be green and purple and by God he made the darn thing green and purple and rocked the ish out of it. But soon as I took possession that stuff had to go. My wife was thankful we have tinted windows and couldn't be seen. Twice on the interstate I seen pictures being taken, I'm sure to be posted on FB. But hell I couldn't be prouder. I finally got my CC V-20 (I've owned 2 cuddly V's in the past) and feel I stole it. Anyways here's the pics of how I got her.

















So that's her. Tonight my buddy gave me some pretty nice cowlings to put on it so I can get these off and painted nice and pretty. Hopefully I can get going on the hard top and I'm thinking about powder coating the T-top white as I can get that done pretty cheap. Also hard to tell from the pics but it looks like someone took a rub rail off a dang tugboat and put on her. That has to go to. Anyone know a good source for a nice rub rail?

[Striper80]

The green isn't bad looking now that you pulled the decals off. Good luck with the boat.

[phatdaddy]

Looks like a great deal. I think with the cowlings back to black, it will tone it down a lot. Unless your planing on standing up there, I'd keep the canvas t top. Had a friend with a 20 dusky that we put a glass top on with a belly ring for cobia fishing. Great for site fishing, but made it much more tippy.

[3 Squids]

I'd like to have a spot for a cobia spotter but it won't be me as I'm 6'5" 300lbs. Gonna talk more to the guy about what my best bet would be for someone to be able to stand up there.

[SkunkBoat]

Looks like a Mardi Gras float.

The green is growing on me...


TTop looks like StainlessSteel..why powder coat?

[3 Squids]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

TTop looks like StainlessSteel..why powder coat?

It is stainless. Just thinking a more updated look. Definitely not neccesary but I can probably get it done for about $100 so may just go for it.

Swapped cowlings today and the less purple that's on it the more the green grows on me. Haven't got the wife's opinion on that yet. That will really let me know what color she will end up.



I also got the new water pump in and in checking the plug wire condition 2 of them came apart so soon as I get those she'll be ready for a test run. Curious to see how this motor runs in the water.

[Jeb]

I love the green. I agree that the purple is not working, but I dig the green. She looks clean as hell. Congrats.

[3 Squids]

The cap is not as good as the pics make it look but it all looks original and it's impressive for a 37 year old boat. The green paint has a beautiful finish other than some scuffs.

[Jeb]

Originally Posted by 3 Squids

The cap is not as good as the pics make it look but it all looks original and it's impressive for a 37 year old boat. The green paint has a beautiful finish other than some scuffs.

I just got mine ('84 cuddy) a couple months ago and the cap was looking pretty bad. I used 3M imperial marine compound and a makita buffer and it made a really big difference. Not new, but like you, I paid less for my boat/motor/trailer than I should have paid for the motor alone. My iphone pics dont tell the story at all, so I dont even want to post them. But, I was surprised.

[Jeb]

Also - a little off topic, but what's your oil setup on that merc? I have the '89 Black Max 150, which looks pretty similar. My dad ad I just removed the oil injection system as I decided to mix instead. I was just curious if you're using the original oil injection system, if there was a newer one installed or if it's gone and you're mixing.