Hewes 20' Light Tackle Dreamboat Build

bigsnook35

I am in the process of rebuilding a 1996 Hewes 20' Light Tackle into my dream flats boat. I am doing this with my father and some help from friends when we can't figure it out. It has been ongoing for a few months now. But it is slowly coming towards the end of the build. Hoping a month or two longer and it will be finished. The boat will be used in the west central area of Florida. Mostly Tampa bay and off of the Anclote river near Tarpon Springs. With hopefully a lobster trip to the keys each year.

The build list:
1996 Hewes 20' Light Tackle
2001 Mercury 225hp Optimax
Minn Kota 80lb iPilot
Lowrance 9" HDS Touch GPS/Structurescan
Dual Power-Pole 8' Blades
Bob's 6" Hydraulic Jack Plate
White Line-x complete cap and inside of all hatches
Vinyl Wrap on the side until repaint or regelcoat
All metal work black Line-x
All new wiring, switches, and accessories
All new pumps, hoses, and thru hulls
Rockford Fosgate stereo and amp
Trailer completely rebuilt
Black Line-x keel guard

bayhawk

I own a 98 20' light tackle with 200 vmax. I love the boat it handles nice and runs shallow enough for most places I fish.

snookaffinity

Subscribed. Looking forward to seeing the pictures.

bigsnook35

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bigsnook35

Wiring will be cleaned up before it is finalized and tightened up. Seems like it is taking forever but we are working on it as much as possible.

Reel4Reel

Nice

bigsnook35

Some more progress made over the last couple of days.

bigsnook35

FS Dan

Lovin it. Isn't it a female dog that the last 10% takes 90% of the time.lol
rigging was always my favorite part. keep us posted.

FSD

1outlaw

Very Nice! I love these builds!

bigsnook35

FS Dan you aren't lying. Thankfully we did a good bit of wiring inside of the console before we ever put it on the boat. So that will help some. Can't wait to take it out and get some slime on it though.