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In case, I have not said it yet, Thanks for everybody's replies and advice. :clap:
My computer absolutely hates photobucket :arrr: , but seeing how well they show on here makes it worth it. Besides for some reason my camera pics wont upload straight on the manage attachments bar.

Depending on how well this project goes, I may keep the 18 Fisherman, I have some ideas for her. Possibly cutting the sides down all the way around and turning her into a flats/bay boat with a custom layout and casting decks. And she might be getting the 2.5L Mercury 200 if I repower the V20. Hell it weighs the same as a 150 JohnnyRude.
 
jasoncooperpcola said:
In case, I have not said it yet, Thanks for everybody's replies and advice. :clap:
My computer absolutely hates photobucket :arrr: , but seeing how well they show on here makes it worth it. Besides for some reason my camera pics wont upload straight on the manage attachments bar.

Depending on how well this project goes, I may keep the 18 Fisherman, I have some ideas for her. Possibly cutting the sides down all the way around and turning her into a flats/bay boat with a custom layout and casting decks. And she might be getting the 2.5L Mercury 200 if I repower the V20. Hell it weighs the same as a 150 JohnnyRude.
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Been having the same problem lately with Photobucket, old computer it would work great, this new Dell -- Well....


That is a ton of work you got done is she ready for paint yet?
 
LOL. It will be a while before she is ready for paint. still trying to get the garage cleaned out. I did get the cuddy liner broke loose yesterday and have to lift it out now.
 
Great thread and pics. I would build everything stronger than you would need now that you've gone this far. My fuel tank was a pain too, know what you mean about the swamp/sewer smell underneath.
 
Had three teeth pulled today and hoped to work on cleaning the garage. No luck, I was hurting so bad I HAD to get my pain medicine script filled. I had hoped to throw it away as I have done all the others.

Anyways the V had a substantial amount of water in it from rain. And it was draining out......... from around the high speed pickup mounted on the hull. Pretty good drip too. The V has always pulled hard to the starboard side. the pickup is mounted on the starboard side about a foot from the keel right where the cuddy starts. its in a bad location for what i need. i need it towards the stern for my livewell and washdown. should i move the pickup to the rear and repair the hole? just because it is a hole in the bottom of the boat i may have a pro do it.
 

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Wow that's some incredible work you've done ...... all the way to the bone.

Now you can re build the transom to be stronger than original - and therefore handle nearly any outboard you want to rig.

Good luck with it.
 
glassing the bottom is no worse than glassing anything else BUT if you for some reason don't want to then seal it up with a new thruhull and 5200 then plug it with a bronze pipe cap or a bushing and a bull plug.... my montecarlo had 4... 3 'ducers and 1 speed temp when I got it.... I put 1 'ducer in w speed temp built in and plugged all 3 of the others this way.

This also leaves you a place to hook up a raw water washdown in the future.
 
Jason I have all the confidence in the world that you can repair that hole. The internet and YouTube and other boat sites will tell you all the info you need to do a progressive patch on that spot. Can you acess the inside of that repair or only the outside?
 
Kracker Jack said:
Jason I have all the confidence in the world that you can repair that hole. The internet and YouTube and other boat sites will tell you all the info you need to do a progressive patch on that spot. Can you acess the inside of that repair or only the outside?
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i can get to both the inside and outside. its just one of those things that i would feel paranoid about everytime i wet the boat lol . My West Systems book has a few different methods to repair it. I am leaning towards dishing out BOTH sides at an 8:1 ratio then doing an entire wet layup for the most strength. The V always had a wet bilge I just thought it was water leaking thru the floor livewell, either way it was a surprise to see water dripping like that from the pickup. Still trying to decide on epoxy or polyester resin. I will repair this hole with epoxy just for piece of mind. might even get some carbon fiber cloth to use in it
 
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glassing the bottom is no worse than glassing anything else BUT if you for some reason don't want to then seal it up with a new thruhull and 5200 then plug it with a bronze pipe cap or a bushing and a bull plug.... my montecarlo had 4... 3 'ducers and 1 speed temp when I got it.... I put 1 'ducer in w speed temp built in and plugged all 3 of the others this way.

This also leaves you a place to hook up a raw water washdown in the future.
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Smoke, the location of this hole is in a bad spot. Hard to access, and it is almost against a stringer. Not to mention I dont want any more holes in the bottom than I need. I was hoping to mount a high speed pickup on the bottom towards the stern. The way i plan to build the transom area i will have tons of access there for a livewell and saltwater washdown connections.
 
With regard to your boat pulling hard to starboard, that has more to do with your trim tab (behind the prop) not being adjusted correctly. I can turn my boat with one finger to port while it takes my entire hand with some muscle to go to starboard. My trim tab is boogered up so it cannot be properly adjusted.
 
Tartuffe I had the trim tab kicked to port side quite a bit. I think with the pickup mounted forward like it is gives it more "leverage" I did get the pipe that runs under the fuel tank removed and now the boat will drain. now i have a sea of foam to deal with. i knew i should have vaccumed it out when dry. the cuddy liner is loose ready to be pulled when i get a chance to lift it out. i really do not think it is going back in.
 
Got the cuddy liner out. It is not going back in. I can do better than that...... I hope. I have hammer tested everywhere in the boat. The only solid member left is the piece in the bow that is v shaped. So everything will have to come out.
 

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Jason that's some GREAT WORK!...that's just what my '84 needs...I'm surprised to see that much foam!...as ya put it all back anticipating bigger HP, just remember you can put it back STRONGER no doubt...but more weight is more weight and it may tend to squat w/too much.

So yer gonna rebuild inside of cuddy from scratch?...and if yer gonna leave out the floor well, can you move the bulkhead forward and go w/a bigger (longer) fuel tank?...
 
Reel that is my plan. I want to go to a 100 gallon fuel tank. Should be 2/3rds longer than the stock tank. I could not believe how good of condition my tank was. I am still debating tank placement. It seems my floor is good in the cap so I almost want to keep the tank in the rear just because I have the access to it. I thought the cuddy top deck was rotted out, its not. One of the supporting members that runs all the way across in front of the slide had broke loose. I discovered that when I pulled the carpet out. I am also pondering a pilot house build and worried about too much forward weight if I move the fuel tank forwards. When I stick it all back together the cap is getting glassed to the hull. I was quite suprised too about the foam in her. I thought that someone on here said they only sprayed around the edges of the cap from the rodboxes?
 
Got a little free time and removed the glass over the transom core. I think for its age the transom is in ok shape. I was expecting worse. But the only bad areas are where holes were drilled. Yet the top engine mount holes had no soft. Trying to remove the plywood now.

Here are a few pics. Notice how much was cut off the stringers where they attach to the transom. And still trying to figure out the hole above the bilge plug hole.
 

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My transom core is in three pieces each two layers of plywood. So far its all wet. Got one layer off the port side.
 

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