Getting serious this time...flounder boat project

[FishNette]

Oh heck ya. A 20ft hull is going to be a stable and shallow drafting platform to turn into a Flounder boat

Keep it light, every inch of draft is so critical to a flounder boat especialy in Galveston's typical off-colored waters.
It's easy to over engineer these things by adding things like to thick tubing for rails and fan mounts, diamond plate floors and what not but these things all add up to unnecessary weight.

A boat this big would justify a honda V-twin 18hp fan with a 3 blade composite prop most likely using a minimum pitch.

Oh ya, dont use rudders. You want the entire fan to rotate on it's mount.

Looking forward to following this progression.

We plan to use the same fan motor from the other boat and mount it on a swivel(no rudders).

We will be putting diamond plate on the floor, however, to make up for our poor footing under certain conditions. But we will be keeping the add-ons to a minimum. A 5' deck up front and a center console and some railings. That's pretty much it.

What size outboard do you guys recommend?? I'm thinking 115-150 hp. Thanks

[2112]

Oh heck ya. A 20ft hull is going to be a stable and shallow drafting platform to turn into a Flounder boat

Keep it light, every inch of draft is so critical to a flounder boat especialy in Galveston's typical off-colored waters.
It's easy to over engineer these things by adding things like to thick tubing for rails and fan mounts, diamond plate floors and what not but these things all add up to unnecessary weight.

A boat this big would justify a honda V-twin 18hp fan with a 3 blade composite prop most likely using a minimum pitch.

Oh ya, dont use rudders. You want the entire fan to rotate on it's mount.

Looking forward to following this progression.

[Reef Drifter]

Re: Getting serious this time...flounder boat project

Good luck ! Ready to see the finished product

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[WestEndAngler]

Nice progress! Should be a fun project!

[03Marine]

It looks like the previous owner didnt take care of it. At least its in good hands now. Cant wait to see the after pictures. I might just patrol over there and scope it out some time.

[Curmudgeon]

Cool! The pipe looks like a great solution for the bow repair.

[FishNette]

Since purchasing an old flounder boat recently, I kept wondering what would make it better. It's a little small and 'tipsy' for floundering(2112 warned me of this), so the only thing I could come up with was to replace it with a larger hull. I found a used 20' Weldcraft that is stripped and in need of repair, and I love a good project. We started working on it this weekend and made major progress with rebuilding the front which had severe damage.

I plan to get serious with this one...stay tuned!