rebuilding a V20 with my dad

OK so it's been a while since I've updated this thread. Last winter kinda got screwed up thanks to Sandy. So nothing really got done to the boat. This winter I was Hell bent to get 'er done. I finished filling and fairing everything on the topsides. Shot everything in primer. More sanding,then shot 3 coats of Awlgrip. It was the first time shooting paint this large. It looks pretty good. A few sags that can be wet sanded later but not bad. Then I laid down some Interdeck down on the deck and foredeck.










So we were going to use the motor from my Dad's old boat for the new one. But my dad found an ad in the Boat Shopper for a new 150 Optimax for $8995 down in DE (no sales tax) So after a short road trip the v20 had a shiny new motor.





The boat is almost complete. It still needs an enclosure and some wiring. But we couldn't resist the urge to go for a ride. So I wired up a bilge pump,put some gas and oil in it and dropped it in the water. I was suprised with the punch the 150 Opti provided. My Dad was smiling from ear to ear. He wouldn't let go of the wheel except when he let me back it back into the haul out pit.
 
I snuck up under the shrink wrap and got a few better pics of the helm. I think it turned out pretty good from what it was before.



 
bradford said:
Looks Great! I like that wheel.
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Thanks. The wheel came off a Triton. We used to be a dealer for them and they were often removed for a different style wheel. So we have a pile of them laying around.


Thanks everyone for the kind words. It has been a long time since I started this project and I sure am glad it is just about done. Early March the wrap comes off so an enclosure can be made. Then the final wiring,passenger seating and anything else that needs finishing touches. Spring can't come quick enough.
 
jeez cappt pete your killing me, im worried about taking off a panel to fix a stripped out screw and you just took your boat apart and buy the way she really looks beutiful priceless dont ever sell her classic classic classic
 
Nice work! Did you sea trial with the engine at that height? How was the performance. Also how high did you mount the 225 on your v?
I'm asking b/c I haven't run my v20 ever and was wondering if they like being a little higher on the transom than the standard cavitation plate height before I mount an engine for the first time. Thanks
 
Thanks guys.
Vic, I used two coats on Interdeck by Interlux.

Keith, We sea trialed the boat as you see it. It ran better than I expected. I used a Merc Enertia prop. I have my motor mounted one hole shy of all the way up. No problems with cavitation. The Rev 4 prop holds water like a champ.
 
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