my project wellcraft 180 fisherman

[mannydvk11]

well this is my new project i pick this boat out of craigslist for a good price i hope i bring this boat back to ship shape and be able to enjoy it i love fishing so this can be a grate little project well here are some pics of the progress so far


here is when i got the boat







here is what i have done so far

remove and clean all the wires from cc









remove gas tank to clean good thing i did that i found the gas tank had a small hole in it











the motor







well so far that's what i have done i will do some more work during the week i will keep posting

[mannydvk11]

now i have some questions to you guys regarding the gas tank should i replace it fix it like patching up the hole or should i cover the old gas tank are and add a small gas tank

the motor lots of ppl say they are bad are they really should i even try to fix it

thanks guys for the opinions and any Questions

[spareparts]

spend the money and put a new tank in place, yo won't regret it

[GREYWOLF]

looks good, I agrere buy a new tank , when you remove the old tank you will get a good look at the stringers and plumbing systems . nice find

[mannydvk11]

How about the motor should I rebuilt o just get a difrent one have any one change the bracket to be able to stear and tilt with a difrent bracket using the omc

This is the bracket I order



This is how I wanted to look

[mannydvk11]

guys i have a new question i am debating if i cut the transom to put the engine what will be the right way to do that also i am thinking on not reusing my gas tank will be a good idea to cover the hole not put the tank and use one of those portable ones reason why is my tank have a small hole in


my main concern about the platform is my friends boat have one similar to the one i like and every time he open up the bow go up hi he had to get bigger tabs to be able to control that i am not looking to spend to much extra money and if i get the platform it sure looks good but my ride will be a pain

if i do this will i have to cut the top of my transom or i can use it like this