Ayuh,... Wellcraft Project

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Re: Ayuh,... Went to the County surplus auction Saturday,.....

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Bond-o,
You gonna stick with the Alpha, or will a B1 or 3 be in the mix sometime?
 

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Ayuh,... Alpha all the way,... I've got several...
I've only got 1 Bravo,+ it's goin' in the Atlantis...

I just came in from yankin' the motor,... It's no doubt Junk....
The guy with the 400 just called, he sold it,...
So,... I'm on the hunt again...
Found a 260hp, but it also comes with yet Another barge....:rolleyes: :(

The Good News is,... Even with the motor out,+ further inspection of the hull, stringers,+ transom,...
There's No bad news......;)
 

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Re: Ayuh,... Went to the County surplus auction Saturday,.....

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The Good News is,... Even with the motor out,+ further inspection of the hull, stringers,+ transom,...
There's No bad news......

And even from a boat with carpet! Sure would make a nice little boat for fishing Lake Erie.
 

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Re: Ayuh,... Went to the County surplus auction Saturday,.....

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fantastic find bondo.

all the trimmings are there....top mount throttle...
dual pedistals...

what does the cuddy look like?

and was that an omc conversion?....the alpha bell plate looks kinda round from the pics

oh....dont forget to take all the brackets and perriferal stuff of the old block.....just in case you find a long block
 

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Re: Ayuh,... Went to the County surplus auction Saturday,.....

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fantastic find bondo.

all the trimmings are there....top mount throttle...
dual pedistals...

what does the cuddy look like?

and was that an omc conversion?....the alpha bell plate looks kinda round from the pics

oh....dont forget to take all the brackets and perriferal stuff of the old block.....just in case you find a long block

Ayuh,... Oops, if you knew me better, you'd know that if my name wasn't Bondo, it'd be Pack-Rat,...
I throw away almost Nothing,+ almost Everything I build is from previously Used pieces...
Including my Boats,+ Houses....;)

It appears it's Always been an Alpha driven hull,+ probably was a 350Mag....
The motor I pulled is Not the original...
Btw, Just called about another 400SBC,...
Should know by this evening, or tomorrow whether it's coming home with me...

The cabin is thread worn, but All there, in useable condition,...
There's also a cover, probably a mooring cover, haven't pulled it out,+ inspected it yet...

Just for You, Oops,.....
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And here is an old motorbox from a Slickcraft I junked out a few years ago,...
Looks like it just might work out for me,....
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Btw,.....
Anybody know how the Wellcraft windshields are put together,..??
It's Nothing like any other boat windshields I've messed with...
I gotta fix the portside panel, it's fallin' apart,+ some of the trim/ retainers are fubared/ missin'....
 

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man that is one fantastic find......worth big bux in out area....an easy 10k completed

good luck on the 400
 

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Bond-o,
Your windshield was probably made by Aldon, which Taylor bought many years ago when I was still with WC. Call Taylor, they can help...
 

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Ayuh,... Thanks Bob,...

Oops,... My google searches tell me it's worth from $5,000. to $12,000. depending on how clean,+ general condition...
That's Why it's not already at the landfill....;)
 

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good luck on the 400

Ayuh,.... Bought it,...#s all match,...
If the story the guy told me is atleast 1/2 True,... I'll be a Happy boater, for $460...
Pictures,+ test data to follow....;)
 

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congrats on the 400....

thats a good match for that boat.
lets hope the compression is good ......then a few hours of rigging....some detailing a polish....and wahoo!
 

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I want to see a photo of it flying accros the water!=Good luck!:D
 

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Moved to Resto at OP request.
 

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Re: Ayuh,... Wellcraft Project

i know you are up to your elbows with customers saying ...."i think it needs a tune up....its making a knocking noise" or "i think the battery's dead cause it wont turn over....btw..why is there rust all around the starter?
or my favorite...." i know i just brought it in cause the bow light wont work...but can you adjust my shifter?....it wont shift into reverse when im underway !.....lol

but how did the 400 work out? have you been able to spend time with it yet?
 

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Ayuh,.... I've got the 400 on a stand being preped, 'n painted...

I popped off a few more pictures as I got home, near dark,...
These are the windshield,... I can still email 'em if ya want Seabob,+ thanks again for the insights...
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I'd love to be able to put movable Glass back in these fly windows,...
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I still need to finish diggin' the black CRAP,+ sillycone out of the frames,...
Tried a grinder, 'n brush,... Bad Idea,.. Scattered the CRAP, Everywhere....
Back to manual diggin', peelin', 'n washin' with solvents...
These are the cleanest spots to give ya an idea of the channel,+ how the glass lays...
I need to 2 different vinyl extrusions that interlock the glass in place...
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Oh,... I got the 2 gallons of tropical green Grizzly Grip for the decks...
Busterbrown dropped 'em off Wednesday..
 

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Ok,.... Got te carpeting out today,+ cleaned somemore windshield framing,...

This is what I found causing a Hump in the center of the deck,...
Donno why it was done this way, 'n not so sure I like it...
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I can see myself runnin' a circularsaw down the center to use the kirf for space, pullin' those little shims out,+ laying the deck back down on top of the bulkhead...
The forward bulkhead has the deck directly on it, donno why the aft bulkhead was shimmed up like this...

Unless of course somebody explains why it should be left like this, witha 3/8" Hump down the center of the deck...

Comments,..?? Theories,..??
 

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Well, one theory is that it's like a highway -- high in the center to direct the rain off to the sides and down the side channels into the bilge. No standing water. Someone may have got gun-shy after re-doing the deck.

That said, seems like a silly way to do it, with shims and not angled bulkheads. Did they glass the shims?

Nice barge, BTW. I'd love a project like that.
 

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It looks like a fuel tank plumbed in there w/ sending wire...maybe they did it that way for air flow to vent fumes out?:confused:

That hull has the same lines as the Seaswirl walk-around cuddys, good for the great lakes.
 

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Re: Ayuh,... Wellcraft Project

Bond-o

Any Update? The suspense is killing me:eek:
 

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Ayuh,.... It's been a long S L O W process so far...

The motor is on the stand at the shop, waiting for it's Heads,..

The hull is in the driveway,.. I cut, 'n lowered the bump in the cockpit sole,... It's fitted,+ waitin' for the glass fillers that I found at the backdoor today after work..
I Should be out there Now glassin' it up, instead of sittin' here, but it was a long, Long day on the paver...
I'm just Whooped tonight...
Also got aqua paint-on liner here waitin' to go on the cockpit sole...

The windshield frames are totally cleaned up, 'n ready for puttin' in the glass,...
Got a new panel cut, although I couldn't get 3/16ths", or the tint,... I got 1/8th", clear,...
I've only gotten to cutting samples from the existing window glazing,+ drawn pictures of the frame profiles, measured thousandths,... That all sits on my desk here, waitin' for an Info note, 'n envelope to get it off to Taylor windshields customer service...
I'm tempted to just Glue 'em in with urethane window-weld...But it'll leave a Huge gap around the frames outside...

Hopefully, I'll hear from my Machinist tomorrow,....
The heads are about All I'm lackin' from droppin' in the 400...
 

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Re: Ayuh,... Wellcraft Project

as far as the gap in the window frames, i used a rubber insert from a local glass shop.....worked great !

cheers bill
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