BuilderFL's 1980 CC - New Pictures

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BuilderFL

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Bracket & Trim Tabs
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Location of bait well
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The V
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Closed transom
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Inside
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Your V is looking great. Love the paint job. Would perform alot better without that bracket. Yanker her off and sell the bracket to me. I also accept Freebee's. ;D ;D
 
Thanks Hammer! It’s been a long and expensive renovation but I’m very happy with the results. Can’t wait to be back in the water fishing the stream and going to Bimini. By the way, bracket is in the mail. 8)
 
Hammer, I've had that shopment cancelled. Seems we couldn't have "our" UPS lady coming to your house while Lisa is in AC with Willy ;D

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Nice looking work.

I have a ? for you guys, my V-20 has that off white color and I'm removing everything off my transome except the trim tabs so I filling all the holes by countersinking and installing 5200 and then rescrew the fasteners in. I was planning on finishing by coating the screw head with 5200 and smooth.

Is there anyway to get the exact offwhite color?
 
Nice looking work.

I have a ? for you guys, my V-20 has that off white color and I'm removing everything off my transome except the trim tabs so I filling all the holes by countersinking and installing 5200 and then rescrew the fasteners in. I was planning on finishing by coating the screw head with 5200 and smooth.

Is there anyway to get the exact offwhite color?
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I have done this and the 5200 turns yellow, you better off leaving the screw heads showing. Just make sure you get plenty in the holes when putting screws back it, clean the excess ASAP

Yes there is a way and a few here have gotten the right color match.
I am sure someone will chine in. I have just never tryed, in ll turns the same after awhile.
 
FLBuilder:

Any chance you could let me know if your hull has any braces up front where your seats/boxes are. I'm thinking about removing the casting deck of my 74 CC in order to make the deck one level (similar to yours) and was wondering if additional support is needed support the hull after I remove the deck?

Thanks

Kamikaze
 
Oh...THOSE new pictures!!...OK guys, I'm gettin' wood here... :o ...


No kiddin' that's some radical work and looks GREAT ...can't wait to see end result on that one!! 8) to da MAX!!...


BuilderFL, you got VISION ;) ...


What length shaft is your bracket set up for?...
 
Great Gallery, Builder...there's a V20 w/ some history...and future ;) ...what motor ya gonna hang off that new bracket?...


...in your Gallery, several pics show a yellow tank, then what appears to be a larger, gray tank...looks to be a good move :D ...
 
you old guys never read!! the yellow was the old 60, then he decided to change it to a 98 gal, $2.35 X 98 = $230.30 :o

But that would get me 5 trips to the fluke with having to refill ;D
 
BuilderFl:

Thanks, great reference pictures - just what I was looking for! It looks to me like On_The_fly may have some competition in the best looking CC on the site!

I have another question for you. How did you determine where to place the 93 gallon tank you installed? Any special consideration to the weight distribution between the bracket/live well and that of the tank to determine its location?

I'd be interested to hearing how you like the balance of the hull once you’re up and running.

Kamikaze
 
Kamikaze

We did some weight distribution/displacement calculations (I will look for them and post later date) but basically the gas tank was moved forward up to the first floor (perpendicular bracing to runners) and second floor removed. Water tank, 13 gal. followed by two empty compartments, one storage, and the other bilge. The console is being moved forward, a new hardtop and the two batteries are moving from bilge to under console. Although the weigh (250 #) of the full removable bait well and the additional (249 #) of fuel when full concerns me, I believe that the Bennett M-120 Trim Tabs are going correct for listing and uneven weight distribution. Why such a big tank? Enough fuel for a round trip of fishing to Bimini without having to re-fuel at about $5 a gal.
 
reelapeelin
I’m hanging the original 1980 Merc. 200, completely rebuilt and painted. A bit loud, but lots of power. By the way, I’m trying to find replacement decals.
 
Builder, if you can find a good pic of a 1980 200 Merc, any good vinyl shop should be able to reproduce the decals. I'll bet the guy painting your boat is hooked up with somebody who does boat graphics.

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BuilderFL said:
reelapeelin
I’m hanging the original 1980 Merc. 200, completely rebuilt and painted. A bit loud, but lots of power. By the way, I’m trying to find replacement decals.
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Bigshrimpin's usually got a pretty good handle on Merc stuff...if he doesn't post here, ya might wanna shoot him a PM... ;) ...

...and w/ that 200, she's gonna fly ;D ... but you already know that ;) ...
 
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