Sorry for the lengthy post in advance, questions below though...
Hello, another new member/owner here from Galveston Tx area. Well sort of. My father bought a 1982 18 Fisherman CC for $800 and sort of gave it to me (if I choose to accept it). I have a mid 90's 17 foot Alumacraft Trophy Fish & Ski that I've had for 10 years with a Nissan 90HP that has been rock solid but I've kinda been wanting a CC Fiberglass. I don't know what I'm going to do with it, probably keep it and use as my inshore boat (easy 1 person boat) and use the Wellcraft as my Jetty / rough water boat.
I've been lurking here since he bought the boat and have learned a lot that I've shared with him in his repairs. GREAT WEBSITE! Here's a little about the boat and what he's done and what needs to be done.
- It was owned by an elderly gentleman that could no longer use it and hasn't really been used much in the last 5 years or so. It's been left out in the open uncovered and has that weathered look.
- It has a 1989 Johnson 120 HP V4 J120TLAE motor that my father did a complete ring (?) job himself and had somebody else replace the fuel pump (we didn't know it was bad). It seems to run good now. Compression is good but I don't remember what he said the numbers were. Anybody have any thoughts on this motor and it's general reputation?
- We have only done two sea tests, one short successful one and one disastrous voyage (had to be towed in). We discovered that it had a hole in the gas tank in the V of the aluminum tank so Dad (instead of investing ~$500 on a new one) used JB Weld to patch the very small aluminum hole. He cut two ~ 12 x 12 sections out of the top to gain access to the hole and patch it. He then put the original aluminum section back on (with screws/brackets) and fiberglassed the outside section (metal taped the seams first) and added a screw on gas tank head for fuel level monitoring. Anybody have thoughts on the JB Weld patch and if ya'll think it will hold up long term? It hasn't leaked since he did it last week.
- I haven't found any soft spots and hopped on the motor to see if I could feel any flex in the transom and it felt solid.
- Added a Hydrafoil. I have one on my Nissan and it makes a huge difference. I hope it does on the Johnson.
- None of the gauges seem to work so I have wiring issues that need to be addressed.
- The motor pushes the boat nicely but seems like it's all or nothing, either slow or fast. Maybe we need to adjust the steering / throttle cables?
- I know people like pictures and I'll add some when I can.
Hello, another new member/owner here from Galveston Tx area. Well sort of. My father bought a 1982 18 Fisherman CC for $800 and sort of gave it to me (if I choose to accept it). I have a mid 90's 17 foot Alumacraft Trophy Fish & Ski that I've had for 10 years with a Nissan 90HP that has been rock solid but I've kinda been wanting a CC Fiberglass. I don't know what I'm going to do with it, probably keep it and use as my inshore boat (easy 1 person boat) and use the Wellcraft as my Jetty / rough water boat.
I've been lurking here since he bought the boat and have learned a lot that I've shared with him in his repairs. GREAT WEBSITE! Here's a little about the boat and what he's done and what needs to be done.
- It was owned by an elderly gentleman that could no longer use it and hasn't really been used much in the last 5 years or so. It's been left out in the open uncovered and has that weathered look.
- It has a 1989 Johnson 120 HP V4 J120TLAE motor that my father did a complete ring (?) job himself and had somebody else replace the fuel pump (we didn't know it was bad). It seems to run good now. Compression is good but I don't remember what he said the numbers were. Anybody have any thoughts on this motor and it's general reputation?
- We have only done two sea tests, one short successful one and one disastrous voyage (had to be towed in). We discovered that it had a hole in the gas tank in the V of the aluminum tank so Dad (instead of investing ~$500 on a new one) used JB Weld to patch the very small aluminum hole. He cut two ~ 12 x 12 sections out of the top to gain access to the hole and patch it. He then put the original aluminum section back on (with screws/brackets) and fiberglassed the outside section (metal taped the seams first) and added a screw on gas tank head for fuel level monitoring. Anybody have thoughts on the JB Weld patch and if ya'll think it will hold up long term? It hasn't leaked since he did it last week.
- I haven't found any soft spots and hopped on the motor to see if I could feel any flex in the transom and it felt solid.
- Added a Hydrafoil. I have one on my Nissan and it makes a huge difference. I hope it does on the Johnson.
- None of the gauges seem to work so I have wiring issues that need to be addressed.
- The motor pushes the boat nicely but seems like it's all or nothing, either slow or fast. Maybe we need to adjust the steering / throttle cables?
- I know people like pictures and I'll add some when I can.