"Go Braket Young Man" -MJ

Not bad, but to much I think. Why are all the wellcrafts in Fl. :o
Whats the deal with the sea drive. Is that a aftermaket thing or came from the factory that way. Looks like alot of weight on th etransom.
 
Hammer,
Sea Drive was an option beginning in 84 or 85. They were made by OMC and were in essence the grandfather to modern day brackets. Willy has a former Sea Drive boat as well as a couple of others in the Gallery. They are the perfect bracket conversion V20 boat.
 
msbhammer said:
Why are all the wellcrafts in Fl.
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I'm just guessing here, but it seems logical to me that if Wellcraft builds fishing boats in Florida, a state where there is alot of good fishing. Alot of the boats never make it out of the state.
 
If one of those former Seadrive models comes up for sale closer to me,Long Island,N.Y., I WILL be checking it out.I love my '86 25" w/ 150 hp, however a full transom, bracketed 200, cuddy w/ a full enclosure is the $hit
 
That would make a great bracket boat!!

you guys all wanted to start making a new V20 at one time, well I have a better cheaper deal!! Buy all these old V20's rebuild them with brackets or what ever they need and resale them!!

You don't see them making moldes for 57 Chevys, but after they redo one over they are worth a craop load of cash!!

And boat parts are alot easier to find or make them them old cars are!!
 
lol actually they do have a mold of a 55' 56' and 57' Chevy. now you can buy a 100% new one even Yr One makes 100% new 67-69 Camaro's and 66-67 Chevelle and 68-72 Chevelle body's out of metal, SCARY HUH ???
 
but thats a fiberglass mold, they no longer have the oringal metal parts.

Any way you can fix the real thing and sell as a classic!
 
Hammer the big advantage to the Sea Drive from what I have been able to determine(as far as hanging a bracket) is they have a very small opening thru the full transom to install a sea drive. And they were very well sealed from the factory. Mine was closed up by a professional glass man and I cant even tell where the hole was and the transom is very dry and strong. They also have a large round baitwell in the floor where the I/O would normaly have been. From what other guys on this site have sent me photo wise the hole for a sea drive was approximatly 5" x 7" , enough for some controls etc. to fit thru. Some of the guys on this site have closed up I/O holes which were much larger and they look beautiful but for a no talent glass man like me that little hole would be a lot easier to do and that would be my first choice if I was going to do it. Of course if you are Skools or MJ or Stinky you could close up the Holland Tunnel and make it look good
 
Re: "Go Bracket Young Man" -MJ

Looks has nothing to do with it for me!!

I did it and did it right and strong!! But as for pretty, I did not even bother trying to get it to look good!! I fixed the hole and when I had it built out to the right level I covered with marine tex, Did not even sand it, I covered it with the bracket and no one will ever see it ;D

Someone here, I suck remembering all the names and who did what, any way they had a bracket installed with out ever fixing the hole from there Seadrive!!

I don't like that Idea cause if the braxcket was to ever spring a leak it would fill the bracket then the boat!! :o
 
By the way did you guys ever see the commercial, were the boat gets a leak and the gril plugs the hole with a tampon!! I LMAO!!
 
MJ this past summer here in the Atlantic Highlands we had a new boat that I believe was twenty five feet sink, it sunk when his I/O bellows got ripped open by some debris in the water, I never heard of anything like that but I know it went down and quick like to, I cannot imagine someone leaving a hole like that relying on the plastic cover in the bracket itself to keep his boat afloat.
 
Re: "Go Braket Young Man" -MJ

here's one of the 69 Camaro Conv. 100% NEW completed check it out they are back boys.

http://www.corbettsauto.com/cost_of_a_camaro_restoration.htm

http://www.corbettsauto.com/1969_camaro_new_body_parts.htm

http://www.nextgenparts.com/enthusi...ww.nextgenparts.com/Articles/tech3.asp?AID=71

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Re: "Go Bracket Young Man" -MJ

macojoe said:
Looks has nothing to do with it for me!!

I did it and did it right and strong!! But as for pretty, I did not even bother trying to get it to look good!! I fixed the hole and when I had it built out to the right level I covered with marine tex, Did not even sand it, I covered it with the bracket and no one will ever see it  ;D

Someone here, I suck remembering all the names and who did what, any way they had a bracket installed with out ever fixing the hole from there Seadrive!!

I don't like that Idea cause if the braxcket was to ever spring a leak it would fill the bracket then the boat!! :o
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I think that was CT V20, not 100% sure. He hung a 03/04 150 Johnson on it
 
I wish I had two trucks to take with me when I go to pick up my V20 in Palm Beach. I'd buy this one too and pick it up on my way back home just for parts. Or, heck, I could put a couple hundred bucks into it and sell it on the left coast for big bucks ;D

Hammer, do you really think it's too much? Just curious.
 
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