1981 V20 Restoration

1st coat of bilge paint and our dedicated painter,
Fuel Tank, Foam, Topside primer and paint for the liner should be here tomorrow.
Home stretch now, hoping to get this across the finish line in 6 weeks
June 15 is our goal for launch


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Was that hull really yellow all along? I swear that is amazing!

Looking forward to splashdown of you "new" V20!
 
Dinner break quick update

Decided the hull came back so good we need to paint the liner, windshield pulled.
Gas Tank arrived, aligning for pads and a few other things going on!
And to throw a monkey wrench into todays progress an acquaintance saw what we were up to and said " I have a boat that needs some work, if you want it you can have it for free" 80's 25' Whaler Frontier. went and looked at it.
We now have another project in the works.


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keeping busy
Tank epoxy painted, foamed in
Transom faired, primed to look for the Holidays
Glad it was the primer as the roller started to come apart with the primer


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So my concern was moisture in the foamed compartments with it having nowhere to go and would sit in there forever.
Was thinking how to have a channel at the bottom for the weep holes in the bulkheads on the sides.
So we did a test on the two compartments with the foam left from the tank.
Came up with this idea -
Take a piece of potwarp and coat it in wax and run it along the bottom, foam it, let the foam cure then pull it out. Well the foam cured and I couldn't move the rope. Two guys feet on bulkhead giving it everything we had it popped free.
Now have a 1/2 in weep channel at the bottom of the foam.
 

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Dana A said:
So my concern was moisture in the foamed compartments with it having nowhere to go and would sit in there forever.
Was thinking how to have a channel at the bottom for the weep holes in the bulkheads on the sides.
So we did a test on the two compartments with the foam left from the tank.
Came up with this idea -
Take a piece of potwarp and coat it in wax and run it along the bottom, foam it, let the foam cure then pull it out. Well the foam cured and I couldn't move the rope. Two guys feet on bulkhead giving it everything we had it popped free.
Now have a 1/2 in weep channel at the bottom of the foam.
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Amazing progress!
 
charlie_the_tuna said:
I may have missed this part, but how big is the tank?
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Old 04-19-2021, 11:17 AM
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Modified the fuel tank size to the maximum we were able to get in thru the factory opening gaining 10 gal now a 70 gal tank.
one addition not on the drawing is a second ground tab by the fill
Be here the end of next week.
 
Crazy what a transom repair turns into
After another three week delay due to a movie company filming in the building
Second coat on liner, console,hatches, rod holder inserts last night


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:clap: That is going to be one fine-looking and solid V when you are done. My V I remove the outside skin and poured it with Arjay, the 'curve or angles" on my transom is still factory, One day I will remove the cap and do restoration like yours, at the same time it is going to go from a Cuddy to CC :bat:
 
I've been absent from the internets for a while (and what a blessing it's been!) so I just came back and saw your latest pics. Wow, when you are finished she's going to be better than new! :clap:
 
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