Recent content by Watermann

I used 5200 in the transom holes. It's best to put the transom in place, mark all the holes then pull it out, lay flat and drill the holes straight through. I got a cheap HF drill guide to make sure the holes were straight.

Lookin good, I'd go :poop: in there :LOL:

Fair winds and following seas to you and Joyce.

You can see all the little pieces separating, the old styrofoam is deteriorating. Clogging up limber holes and possibly a bilge pump in the future, I'd ditch it for some new closed cell foam.

That's a shame, bet the chief finds itself in a new home in a field for probably a couple decades until who knows what.

One of the few slick sides from the 70s

I use the catalyst hardener with the Van Sickle paint and recently on a trip had the Chief moored for 5 days with no issues.

Guess I should rephrase that from just boat to boat and loadout. All decked out for fishing it would be heavy for a 70 with his boats loadout. Specs... https://starcraftmarine.com/model/166-dc/

I have a 115 Merc 4 cyl on my 18' SS and it weights in around 400 lbs. Although the V5 variant does have double knee braces with a very robust splashwell. The splashwell drain holes are still low like any other model with a 15" transom. Water does come in sometimes when launching on steep ramps...

Most times it's lack of HP that causes such issues, trim tabs can help but the real fix is more HP in your case that heavy of a boat would need a 90.

Very nice V5 SS and getting more rare as the years go by.

Yeah factory style vents made in the 70's won't be found today, most today are stainless and plastic.