my project wellcraft 180 fisherman

I had the same type on my boat, was a Stainless Marine and they weigh in at about 130 pounds. I thought it was the best upgrade I ever did to that boat!The only thing was with the bracket it steered a bit wide and more to one side then the other.
Looks sweat!
 
macojoe said:
I had the same type on my boat, was a Stainless Marine and they weigh in at about 130 pounds. I thought it was the best upgrade I ever did to that boat!The only thing was with the bracket it steered a bit wide and more to one side then the other.
Looks sweat!
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thanks

i was taking measurements of the boat transom and is had to get the real center line this due to the shape i also check 2 other boats same year same model and it gave me the same according to what i saw the mold of the hall is not the same on the left side its 1/4 longer

Curapa said:
Nice.

Have you thought about dealing with the additional weight of the outboard and bracket further off the transom? My 18' had a problem with letting water in the scuppers and drains at rest with a notched transom.
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i think this bracket weight almost the same as the original the only difference is this one measure 24 and the original is 20 i think the omc bracket with everything on it including the motor weights more
 
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Looks like both of your boats drained into the bilge. Mine had scuppers at the transom and drains on the back sides. Water would always come through, especially with a couple if people were standing in one corner.
 
Curapa Looks like both of your boats drained into the bilge. Mine had scuppers at the transom and drains on the back sides. Water would always come through, especially with a couple if people were standing in one corner.
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Mine was a 1975 V20, His is a 18 CC, You are right mine drained to the bilge. But I think his doesn't, you can see in his earlier pic's the floor drains.
 
Yeah, I see the drain hiding behind the guide post of the trailer now.

I would plug my drains when I did not want water coming in, otherwise my feet would be wet. While landing a large fish, if two or three people were in the back corner we would be ankle deep in water.
 
Curapa said:
Yeah, I see the drain hiding behind the guide post of the trailer now.

I would plug my drains when I did not want water coming in, otherwise my feet would be wet. While landing a large fish, if two or three people were in the back corner we would be ankle deep in water.
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i have being thinking to replace those things i see the ball loos like is old and bad , is it better if i just plug them off and make a drain to the bilge
 
That's the dilemma. Close them off and loose the self bailing feature, keep them and have wet feet. I compromised and plugged the drains when needed, on cold days mostly.
 
Curapa said:
That's the dilemma. Close them off and loose the self bailing feature, keep them and have wet feet. I compromised and plugged the drains when needed, on cold days mostly.
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I keep a pair of rubber plugs on board for that reason...when I'm fishing live bait and have a 30 gal tank on the deck, then two guys are at the stern, puttin out lines or playin' fish, she gets a little wet back there...other than that, I typically don't need 'em
 
well some more updates after all the rain in Florida finally i had a chance to do some work to the boat here are some pics

some fiberglass work


final product for today





i use this to bond

 
Manny.. looking good! That bracket setup looks clean, I love it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm guessing you're in Miami judging by the 305 number on the bracket? I was born and raised there :beer:
 
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