Brokeboatin221
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Well I've been on here for months reading and reading and learned a lot. I've kind of gone against some advice given and but hopefully it will work out in the end. I want to thank Brent, Henry and Cliff for advice and taking the time to talk to me.
History of me is I'm 35 and grew up in Lake Arrowhead, I saved my lunch money, raked pine needles and shoveled snow to buy my first boat at 12. It was a 14ft aluminum boat with a Johnson 9.9 that had fallen into the lake but I got the Motor for free and managed to get it going. A good friend of ours had a 21ft Howard v-drive with a 460 and I use to ski behind it and I was hooked always wanted one or a Schiada.
It's finally my turn to build the boat of my dreams, I picked up a 1977 Spectra 20 for dirt cheap and yes it's a jet/motor box but I bought it thinking any 40yr old boat might as well have new stringers so this will allow me a clean slate to work with. Also there is no wood in the transom which makes it easier to add having a clean slate. My next dilemma is whether to go v-drive or I/O.
The only thing keeping me from going v-drive is the lack of knowledgeable/reliable help in my area (high desert, ca). I have a 460, velvet drive, steering, shaft log, champion box and basically the complete drivetrain from a spectra 24 in my garage I could use. I have noticed that my motor box is in really good shape and my floor was glassed in very well. If I go I/O would it be possible to just run the motor box? I still would like to add a bulkhead and some gunwales for more support to make my deck more rigid. Any insight or advice would be great at this point right now I'm cleaning the hull out, stripping it and will begin to glass in my holes out back. I have already pulled my pump and motor. Thanks for reading my short novel, more pics tomorrow.
History of me is I'm 35 and grew up in Lake Arrowhead, I saved my lunch money, raked pine needles and shoveled snow to buy my first boat at 12. It was a 14ft aluminum boat with a Johnson 9.9 that had fallen into the lake but I got the Motor for free and managed to get it going. A good friend of ours had a 21ft Howard v-drive with a 460 and I use to ski behind it and I was hooked always wanted one or a Schiada.
It's finally my turn to build the boat of my dreams, I picked up a 1977 Spectra 20 for dirt cheap and yes it's a jet/motor box but I bought it thinking any 40yr old boat might as well have new stringers so this will allow me a clean slate to work with. Also there is no wood in the transom which makes it easier to add having a clean slate. My next dilemma is whether to go v-drive or I/O.
The only thing keeping me from going v-drive is the lack of knowledgeable/reliable help in my area (high desert, ca). I have a 460, velvet drive, steering, shaft log, champion box and basically the complete drivetrain from a spectra 24 in my garage I could use. I have noticed that my motor box is in really good shape and my floor was glassed in very well. If I go I/O would it be possible to just run the motor box? I still would like to add a bulkhead and some gunwales for more support to make my deck more rigid. Any insight or advice would be great at this point right now I'm cleaning the hull out, stripping it and will begin to glass in my holes out back. I have already pulled my pump and motor. Thanks for reading my short novel, more pics tomorrow.
) set the strut first and make sure you measure 10 times, after that your home.
