'73 V 20 CC

Hi
I am brand new here, I just stumbled onto this board and I got excited. I own a 73 V20 CC that I completely restored. I bought it a couple of years ago and I'm done for the most part. I love the boat. Any place with more info the construction/original equipment/specs, etc?
I've seen the '73 catalog in the gallery and I was surprised that it didn't have a specifications page like modern day catalogs.

Thanks
Mike

[chumbucket]

MikeB, welcome. A lot of the older brochures didn't supply all the info they gave in the later years. Don't see too many of the older CC's. I'd like to see some pics of it if you've got any. Send a message to BigShrimpin and he'll set you up in the gallery to post any pics you want.

Hi Chumbucket;
Thanks for the welcome. I'm going to get some better shots when I uncover it this week (45deg. by Saturday). Unfortunately I lost a bunch of "before" pics when my hard drive crashed last year. I don't have a single before pic. I've really enjoyed rebuilding this boat. I've done a ton of stuff to it. It's probably worth the same as before I did anything but that's ok with me.
I use it for trolling for salmon and trout in Lake Ontario. It's really a brute and I've had it in some 6-8'ers. Chop is a little rough.

This is so cool, finding a site like this. I can't believe it.

Mike

[chumbucket]

What'ya got powering it? Winter isn't over yet my friend. :'(

I've got it powered with a 1987 Yamaha Pro V-150. Runs Great. When I bought the boat, the Yami came with the boat, only problem, it had a 20" shaft. 25" transom! I bought a 5" lower unit extension from Bay Manufacturing in Ohio. It works great. I had the power head rebuilt and I ran it about 30 or 40 days last year without a hitch. Also came with a prop made for a 40' Donzi!! I didn't pick up on that one til I sea trialed it after some work. Didn't have a single working gauge in the console. Lots of holes though.
Man, have I got stories on this boat. Its also my first boat that I redid.

Mike

[chumbucket]

Did you re-do the transom on your rebuild? I always thought the older V20's had the step-down at the point of where the motor mounts onto the transom and utilizing a 20" shaft motor.

somebody did some transom work before I bought it. Its one of the suspect things on the boat. There is a step down but its exactly 25" to keel. I'm looking at some of the pics in the '73 catalog and it really looks similar to those. Only someone installed two stainless steel plates inside and out that the motor bolts through. I'm really not totally sure how to check to see if the transom is waterlogged/rotted etc. It doesn't seem to move when underway but I'm not real happy about finding out that way either.

Mike

[chumbucket]

Hmmmm, well, there a several ways of determining if the transom is water logged or not. You can just drill an inconspicuous hole that can be epoxied in afterwards to check the drill shavings to see how "wet" they may be. Try to find someone that has a moisture content meter. Many home inspectors use them. They will read the moisture content right through the gelcoat. Finally (this one's not as easy), we used to use small hard plastic mallets at the Boston Whaler Factory, tapping the hull all over and listening to the sound. A good solid filled hull will give a sharp crisp resonance, where a wet hull or one with voids will cause a dull thud.

I guess I really don't think its waterlogged, The boat is trailered everywhere and I think its been out of the water for a good many *years. If there was any damage, it would have occured a long time ago.
One other issue, I have two batteries, and a 9.9 kicker bolted to the transom and with all that weight, the scuppers are a bit close to the waterline. they won't drain unless underway. Thats kind of a pain. I've replaced the scuppers with ball scuppers which work good for not letting water in at least.

Mike

[chumbucket]

You're probably right. ;D