New guy, 3 feet short of a V20

kennykenny

kennykenny

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Hey guys, I know its not a V20 but I can't find any info directly related to it. 1974 Wellcraft 17' Center Console. Lumberslinger178 is my old man, so I found my way here. Anyway on to the pictures...

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My #1 toy, the tow rig:
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Glad to have you as a member Kenny. Nice looking boat.
BTW knowing your dad do you think he'll give you h&ll for the trailer light wires hanging like that. :haha:
 
looks like a great project. when i saw the lights, i thought, finally, somebody has figured out a way to get lights to last more than one season.
 
Welcome to the fray!!...hope you like it here and we look forward to seeing the progress on your 17...there are several of those here, so you'll be right at home...

The good news is you got a great starter boat..appears somebody took good care of it all these years...you'll enjoy using it once you splash it!!

The bad news is your old man set the bar right HIGH for you...his DC and that sweet Etec are a tuff-to-beat combo...we just wish he'd clean the damn thing up every now and then...criminal how he neglects it that way...:you:

Keep us posted on what you do and if you need any opinions just holler...there are plenty of those around here...:fight:
 
Started eliminating some of the wiring that has built up in it over the last 37 years and after trying to locate where things came from and where they were going I just decided to gut it and re-wire it myself. It will give me some piece of mind, I also removed and tossed all the fuel hoses, I might as well go the extra mile now.
The nest:
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Welcome Kenny. Nice boat.. good luck with her. (As an aside, would you please speak to your dad about him cleaning up his boat? He's giving the site a bad name. I mean ...really...):hide:
 
Welcome aboard Kenny! Looks like you gotta a nice one there.......if you are even half the hands on guy your dad is that Wellcraft is gonna turn out fabulous! Best of luck! D
 
Hey guys progress has been slow but I'm getting closer to seeing if this thing actually floats, shooting for a memorial day shakedown. I'll post pics of the progress soon. I've searched and found myself lost in the math equations trying to figure out what size bilge pump would be sufficient for my application. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
 
nice boat for a first one mine was a glass 14ft clinker with a seahorse 40hp it had electric gears no tilt and electric start
took it out after giving it a paint job had it going flat out then i hears a drowning noise the engine come off lol lucky for the old steering cables kept it from sinking. good news got it home got all the water out and it only broke a key way on the flywheel so i made one and had it out on the water the same day

think i was doing a bit of this:beer:when i put the engine back on
and about the 3 ft short my wife always tells me im a few inches short lol
 
kennykenny said:
Hey guys progress has been slow but I'm getting closer to seeing if this thing actually floats, shooting for a memorial day shakedown. I'll post pics of the progress soon. I've searched and found myself lost in the math equations trying to figure out what size bilge pump would be sufficient for my application. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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And to make things worse...two are better than one...:hi:
 
I used a triplex round wire at 16 gauge for a 500 gph pump(Auto pumps need 3 wires). Honestly you can get away with running 18 gauge for everything on the boat. I gutted about 85% of the wiring on mine and replaced it with the 18 guage for most of the runs in the console. Then to power my fuse block I used a 6 gauge feeder from the battery.
 
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