My little project

peiserma · #1 09-25-2010, 08:24 PM

Brought home my new (to me) V20 today. It needs work. The gelcoat is oxidized, the floor is mostly soft, the passenger seat is missing, and the engine has been sitting for 5 years (it does have good compression). But I think the price was right. Trailer is good. Also has a hummingbird fish finder, marine radio, and GPS. The electronics aren't installed, so I do not know if they work. It looks like the connector for the radio is shot.

I need to finish my shed first, then I can tackle this baby.

Destroyer · #2 09-25-2010, 09:25 PM

Looks like you have the potential for a great boat there... congratulations!!! Remember...small, tiny steps.. don't try to take on the whole job in one fell swoop.. Post boat porn pics ...we love them!!!

garbubba · #3 09-26-2010, 05:17 AM

Nice boat, looks just like mine, what year is it?

Doug

RWilson2526 · #4 09-26-2010, 06:09 AM

I wonder if its an 86....it looks EXACTLY like mine right down to the dash and grab handle on the passengers side.

Good luck with it by the way!...That boats going to clean up in no time.

lumberslinger178 · #5 09-26-2010, 08:47 AM

very nice should polish up like a new penny, post up those pics.

peiserma · #6 09-26-2010, 09:07 AM

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. Yes, it is an 86. Although I bet yours has all the seats, haha.

I will be posting deconstruction / reconstruction pics as I work on it. Just remember it will be a while before I start, so don't be too impatient. I figure I can always start mail-ordering supplies and parts.

Destroyer · #7 09-26-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by peiserma

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. Yes, it is an 86. Although I bet yours has all the seats, haha.

I will be posting deconstruction / reconstruction pics as I work on it. Just remember it will be a while before I start, so don't be too impatient. I figure I can always start mail-ordering supplies and parts.

Naaa...we're never impatient.. next week is fine.

lumberslinger178 · #8 09-26-2010, 01:09 PM

did ya start yet???

peiserma · #9 09-26-2010, 07:33 PM

haha... I started to, but honestly unintentionally. I just wanted to change the gearcase oil to see if it had water in it. Apparantly, the previous owner could not get it to seal, or for whatever other reason, decided to glue the drain plug shut. Not that I could tell it was glued from the outside... I even went out and bought the proper sized screwdriver beforehand, but I just ended up stripping the slot. Not that I've ever done *that* before. If I had an impact bit for my air tool, things might have turned out different. But I ended up using a screw extractor to get it out, and then running a tap through it to try to clean out the hole. The threads were too much of a mess. Then it started raining, so I used an O-ring and some RTV to stop oil from dripping out. It looks like I will be drilling the drain hole oversize. I was planning on removing the lower unit anyway to get at the water pump and to clean the housing up. The housing has got some pitting where the paint flaked off.

No more boat work until the shed is done...

BTW, can you buy just a lower unit gearcase housing for an old engine (1986)? This is more of a curiosity question, since a new housing is probably more expensive than a decent used lower unit.

Destroyer · #10 09-27-2010, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by peiserma

Apparantly, the previous owner could not get it to seal, or for whatever other reason, decided to glue the drain plug shut.

Some people should never be allowed to own anything mechanical.

Not that I could tell it was glued from the outside... I even went out and bought the proper sized screwdriver beforehand, but I just ended up stripping the slot. Not that I've ever done *that* before. If I had an impact bit for my air tool, things might have turned out different.

Go to Sears and buy a hand impact tool. Under $30. You hit the tool with a hammer and the downward force is translated into a twisting motion at the same time. It keeps the bit firmly in the slot and turns the screw. No more stripped screw heads.

But I ended up using a screw extractor to get it out, and then running a tap through it to try to clean out the hole. The threads were too much of a mess. It looks like I will be drilling the drain hole oversize.

Buy a heli-coil kit of the size the present screw is, tap the threads with the included tap, coat the heli-coils' outside threads with LocTite Yellow and insert the heli-coil into the new threads you just tapped... let dry.. jobs done. Put the new screw in after it's dry and move on to the next job.

I was planning on removing the lower unit anyway to get at the water pump and to clean the housing up. The housing has got some pitting where the paint flaked off.

Given the length of time the boats been sitting, changing the water pump impeller is a smart move. You might want to consider sandblasting the outside of the lower housing, priming and painting it with an epoxy paint. Nothing like epoxy paint to stop corrosion in it's tracks

No more boat work until the shed is done...

Ummmmmm...ya..

BTW, can you buy just a lower unit gearcase housing for an old engine (1986)? This is more of a curiosity question, since a new housing is probably more expensive than a decent used lower unit.

If you look long and hard enough you can find anything on the internet.

Hope this helps a little