23' inboard Restoration - Page 3

heynow2203 · #21 02-07-2011, 01:15 PM

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I am also planning a TDI V6 in my 23' Sceptre. Should be a fun project you have there. Let me know if you need anything VW related. Harness, Panels, misc, etc.

Do you have a inboard or i/o set up?

tkbsurf · #22 02-08-2011, 12:26 AM

Direct inboard V drive. Original Borg Warner 1.5, but I may switch to a ZF63IV with the new engine.

heynow2203 · #23 02-08-2011, 09:10 AM

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Direct inboard V drive. Original Borg Warner 1.5, but I may switch to a ZF63IV with the new engine.

I would definatly change the gear

heynow2203 · #24 02-10-2011, 08:46 AM

well glassed in the transom yesturday [image]

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heynow2203 · #25 02-11-2011, 09:04 AM

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[/image] The stringers now glassed back in

heynow2203 · #26 02-11-2011, 09:07 AM

I was wondering whats the best way to approach the existing deck drains they don't seem like they will work well what can i do or are they good? pics would help on any fixes?

heynow2203 · #27 02-14-2011, 11:28 PM

Any help would be great I'm kinda lost when it comes to that the deck seems very close to the water line and i don't know if i should raise the deck and just put scuppers right through the side? anybody have any pics of what they did or is done?

Seacraft84 · #28 02-15-2011, 07:36 AM

If it were me I would finish cutting out the deck leaving about a 2" lip around the outside. Raise your stringers. I redid a 23' outboard with a bracket and raised the floor a total of about three inches. My drains also went out the side. I found some scuppers with recessed flappers in them and put on the sides. They worked great and self bailed fine with 3-4 people and full gas. Of course in your situation you have no bracket to worry about, so your scuppers could go through the transom. Use some PVC and wrap glass around it, and go from the liner to the transom and put your drains out the back. You could also heat the PVC and make it oval and use that instead of round ones. I will get some pics up here of my 23'.

Seacraft84 · #29 02-15-2011, 09:00 AM

Here you go. Look at the last page at the bottom. You can see where the scuppers come out the side compared to the waterline.
http://www.classicseacraft.com/forum...=&fpart=1&vc=1

deepsushi · #30 02-15-2011, 10:06 AM

I have both the thru hull drains as well as scuppers out the back on my inboard. The thru hull ones work well to drain when at the mooring but need to be plugged when running.

My scuppers that run out the stern sit right at the waterline. When the boat has full fuel tanks I can get some slight water come back through the scuppers.

I think changing it out to the "regulator style" (google it) thru hulls and some fiberglass oval tubes might be the way to go.