1974 Wellcraft (?) 19' (my first V bottom)

[BigB9000]

I forget what kind of boat it is, but I'm pretty sure it says wellcraft.

This is the first V-Bottom I have had (or, even slightly V'd) so I am hoping it will be a much better ride than the flat bottoms, but I'll see.

anywho, onto the pics:

It came bearing a 1980's 75hp johnson that "ran"
Well a quick compression test proved otherwise. this was the good cylinder:

interior removed

typical bad deck and a 5" section of a bad stinger, the rest are fine.
(the center stinger, between the 2 seats)

The foam is dry!

So, my questions. The good areas of the deck are really on there. Whats the best way to remove it? It seems glued/nailed down to the stingers very well.

The wooden area of the deck seems to only be 3-4' wide, the rest of the sides are fiberglass. this seem right?

Can I get away with only replacing a section of the bad stinger, or do I need to change it all? And whats the best way to get that out of there?

And why is the steering wheel on the left side?! I was sitting in it and it just didnt feal right having to use the lever with my left hand

 

[jcsercsa]

Re: 1974 Wellcraft (?) 19' (my first V bottom)

Hay BigB9000, I know how your felling on the motor I had the same thing with mine my 3 plug was at 60 lbs !! check ebay for another one thats where i found mine !!

On to the boat , My frist question is how long do you plan on keeping her ?? if its just a year or two you can sister a piece of board to the good wood , and fibeglass over that , but I will bet that there is more rott in there , sorry hate to say that but its what i learned from mine and others on here !!

now if you plan on keeping her more then a few years your going to have to redo the stringers !! and I hate to push it but check your transom really well , take some samples with a drill !!!

So man she is pertty ride and its up to you how far you want to go with this , I know i didnt want to go as far with mine but am i ever glad i did she is build so much better then it was , when it was brand new !! John

 

[proshadetree]

Re: 1974 Wellcraft (?) 19' (my first V bottom)

Dude find out what that boat is is to cool.Id pull the whole floor and test all stringers and transom.You got to fix this ride it to cool.Check you old mill might just need rings and gaskets.Cant wait to see more of this project.

 

[BigB9000]

Re: 1974 Wellcraft (?) 19' (my first V bottom)

Yeah, Ill tear into it next week, I travel for work monday-friday
(different city, different state, every week) so weekends are the only days I can work on it.

Transom looks to be replaced. outside looks weak, but my core sample turned out good. the rotted/bad sections of the floor go all the way back to the transom. if it is rotted, its only the bottom 1" (which, if the case, I'll replace)

I figured the engine didnt run, but I didnt care as I have a great running 115hp Evinrude to slap on it. I part it out on ebay to help pay for the materials.

Any tips on getting the fibreglased-in stingers out? and deck?

 

[mthieme]

Re: 1974 Wellcraft (?) 19' (my first V bottom)

That's a fairly shallow vee.
I wouldn't expect it to ride like a Cadillac.
Will you be running on a lake?

 

[BigB9000]

Re: 1974 Wellcraft (?) 19' (my first V bottom)

That's a fairly shallow vee.
I wouldn't expect it to ride like a Cadillac.
Will you be running on a lake?

True. But it won't be like off roading in a prius eather! (I hope) Lake and river. Slight chop, boat wake would be the biggest problem.

 

[proshadetree]

Re: 1974 Wellcraft (?) 19' (my first V bottom)

I used a 4 inch grinder with a cutoff wheel,Not the thick grinding one.This one is about the thickness of a dime.The glass dont tear them up like metal will.I have also use a saws all at an angle but you need to be handy with one.
I have heard ppl on hear use a skill saw set to 1/2 thickness.Don't go through hull it will upset you in a bad way.As far as ride It look like a Tahiti hull I rode in its not smooth but it was a blast.Run a shop vac in the direction your dust blows while cutting it save you a bunch of cleanup and might cut down on the itch factor.

 

[BigB9000]

Re: 1974 Wellcraft (?) 19' (my first V bottom)

that it?


(thats not a crack)

 

[proshadetree]

Re: 1974 Wellcraft (?) 19' (my first V bottom)

Cut it down from the inside at a v clean off and cloth it in sevral layers.Yea I did it on my sidewinder and i cussed for days.Made me sick to look at it I still not trilled about it but it happens.Dont try to fix from out side I ran tape on mine then glassed it from the inside could hardly see it and didnt give any trouble for 3 years till i blew it up.

 

[BigB9000]

Re: 1974 Wellcraft (?) 19' (my first V bottom)

that white line that looks like a crack isnt. you cant even see it on the hull, just on the pic. its probably just light refelecting from swamp gas