I'm looking for a shop or rigger to put everything new into my 81 26ft Wellcraft hull. I was told this was one of 10 factory built with arneson #6 also velvet V/drive 72C I've had the drive rebuilt,the trans rebuilt new u/joints ,new 03' vortec S/B roller. Eddie exhaust ,air gap intake msd ignition. Have lots of new parts ;hyd. trim tabs hyd str. Oil & hyd cooler ,etc etc etc. NEED to find some HELP to wire ,install gauges etc etc andrewmasonsr

you keep it in nantucket??? i used to go up there every summer!!!! been chased off many a beach by the cops at night (when i was younger). Do you still ive up there?

oh welcome to the board!!!!


as for re riggin how much you looking to spend? Tres martin does damn fine work but he isn't cheap. And he's in luaderdale BUT liek i said he doe sdamn fine work and has a great repuation. whichi is rare these days!!!!

we are in tampa,and can handle that for ya,give a call 813-247-3049 AL

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. I'll follow up when I tow the boat down in the next couple of months. andrewmasonsr

so wher edo you keep it? not to many fast boat sin nantucket. I was actually up there this summer still enjoy it there

Puder. I bought the project last 9/11 02 I hope thats not a bad omen. It had been sitting waiting for a savior ,or maybe a blind man. I found a guy Plymouth Ma to take everything out and clean it up I've spent the last year rounding up new top of the line parts. Sent the Arneson to pacific surface drive for all new moving parts and seals and bead blast for the Magnesium case and all new hyds./hoses. Sent the Velvet drive [72C] usually used with Rats not S/B to V/Drive rehab shop in Fairhaven Ma. Same deal,all moving parts/seals replaced. Bought a '03 S/B 350 roller from Doug Russell. Now I'm having composit mtr hatch ,Mtr./cockpit bulkhead,and floor inserts installed. When thats done ,off to Fla. to try to finish up . Anybody out there have experience with this early 80's Wellcraft hull ?? I've tried to keep it light. Went over scales @4000 with mtr,trns,drive but no seats wires gauges fuel ,etc. that stuff should be 1000 lbs. or more. Hope I like howw the hull works, if I do then I'm going to have a BIG S/B built to keep every thing as light as possible. Then Naples in the winter. Nantucket in the summer.

if its help out at all. i have an 87 26' scarab and with a bravo and 550hp she runs mid 60s. Still playing with props but i think high 60s is it unless i come up with more HP. I might try a shorty lower.

i think the surface drive might be a trick setup and shoul amke her a little quicker.

Mark Mcmanus is in Ft meyers. Look up Mcmanus superboats.