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Additionally, when you replace the stringers do the same thing with the fiberglass. Water is the enemy of wood. By sealing the wood with fiberglass you avoid any problems in the future. If Wellcraft had done this simple and relatively inexpensive step many more V20's would still be alive instead of sitting in landfills.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless. 
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12-15-2016, 07:22 AM
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My V20 CC has the two bench seats/storage up front instead of the raised deck.
When I remove the cap on mine I've been thinking of making boxes for the 2 storage area so that the foam/stringers are not exposed and making it harder to lose items into the bottom of the hull.
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12-17-2016, 03:16 PM
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One way, get a Photobucket account online and post them from your phone to there, then copy and paste links to your thread here using Insert Link. Another way is to email them to yourself as Medium or Large file size (not original size), save them to a folder in your Pictures folder (I have a folder called "email pix" so I can find it easily) and then post them to your thread using Insert Image
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12-17-2016, 08:51 PM
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As you can see in the pics, the bulkheads have little to no fiberglass covering the side facing the tank. Due to no coatings, they are rotted enough for me to push my finger through. I removed some of the foam along the sides today and upon closer inspection, most of the wood in the stringers and bulkheads on sides are 75%-90% gone. Most of the joints were not glassed properly. Large gaps that allowed water and moisture into the wood core. Most of the fiberglass tabs are poorly layed out. Some appear to not have enough resin (dried out) or was left with large wrinkles in the glass not sealing core material. I am not happy with the way it all looks. However, it will all be reworked correctly when I replace all the bad material.
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12-17-2016, 10:12 PM
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I had a 1984 Wellcraft 180 Fisherman and saw the same thing with the bulkheads next to the hull sides - parts of the plywood was not covered with fiberglass leading to rotting wood. It appears that taking a shortcut or just poor workmanship was a common mode of operation back then.
Thanks for the picture of the hull with top cap removed. How did you get the cap off - forklift or other means?
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1973 Mako 20' Center Console 1984 Wellcraft V20 Cuddy 1977 Wellcraft V20 Center Console 1975 Wellcraft V17 Center Console 1964 16' Super Skeeter with 55Lb thrust Motorguide Trolling Motor 1985 Glastron HPV-175 - sold 1984 Wellcraft 180 Fisherman - sold 1973 Mako 17' Angler - sold 1972 Mako 17' Standard - sold 1972 Mako 19' Center Console - sold Always looking for the next one.
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