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full canvas off 86 Outrage 20
hoppinjohn	#1  Posted on 11/14/07 - 2:15 PM
Member Posts: 10 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/08/07	Will this fit a 1978 Outrage V-20??
Joe Kriz	#2  Posted on 11/14/07 - 2:21 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	hoppin, The Mills canvas site has the same part numbers for 1978 to 1989...... http://www.millscanvas.com/ So yes, it will...
hoppinjohn	#3  Posted on 11/14/07 - 4:40 PM
Member Posts: 10 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/08/07	Went to site and clicked on products. They have one forward shelter for hulls BEFORE HULL number 8A1037 and one for AFTER. My hull number 8A0051. Your reply helped point me to the way to figure this out. Thank You kindly!!!!
Joe Kriz	#4  Posted on 11/14/07 - 5:24 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	I didn't notice that until you mentioned it. I wonder what the difference is in the hull before that serial number? Any idea?
hoppinjohn	#5  Posted on 11/14/07 - 5:27 PM
Member Posts: 10 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/08/07	I believe it is the difference in the V20 outrage (prior to 1986) and the Outrage 20 (1986 on). Just a guess though. The canvas I am looking at is from a 1986 Outrage 20.
Joe Kriz	#6  Posted on 11/14/07 - 5:32 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	You might check with the seller. 1986 seems to be the transition year. Ask them if the boat that this came off of had the removable bow steps. If it did, then this was a V-20 model.... If it had the bow steps built-in, then it was a later model and apparently will NOT fit.
hoppinjohn	#7  Posted on 11/14/07 - 5:40 PM
Member Posts: 10 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/08/07	Sent pictures of his boat, of course with my luck the steps are built in. Joe thanks for your replies. I may try calling mills to see if it is possible to make it fit. Will let you know what I find. John
arthureld	#8  Posted on 11/14/07 - 5:51 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 735 Comments: 7 Joined: 02/15/07	If Mill's tells you they won't fit, ask how hard it would be to alter them to fit. You might find a local place to alter them if Mill's is too far.