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Looks like a Pilot International 590.

The new craft looks reasonably tidy. The only help I can give is that the new owner of the Wilson Flier moulds is a chap named Gary who lives Southampton way and posts on the WSF site. He seems a very helpful guy so may give advice on your particular model. Whatever you do with it good luck & may all your problems be minor ones. If you ever need a day on the water feel free to come out with us it may just give you a pick me (as in you) up

Good luck Hooky. As for manual tilt: I used to do it a Baiter. Would not want to do it again. That skeg on the engine could easily stab you or your crew's foot. Any shallow slip would be a nightmare. Whatever engine you get it has to be power tilt. ( In my humble opinion ) All the best. Jim

Good luck! As you suspect, so do I, that this isn't a flyer. The flyer moulds have an extra chine or 2 (2 on the 20) that makes them distinctive. Good luck with the build. First thing I'd do if go weigh it and see what weight it is at, give you a clearer idea if it's full of water. Plus cut some hatches in to the deck to look for water. Engine wise, how about a pair of 40's or perhaps bigger? I'd have thought you'd want 100+ hp from single and more if twins. Enjoy!

It's a Sunday night , time to think on what to do , what would you do ????? Strange thing are telly, there appears to be funny brownish thing falling around a ice rink. Im not female nor a homosexual , hence time to ask advice on this ere forum ,. How many of our members have (or had) one , a quick Google finds very little information, I believe the Wilson moulds have been used by loads of builders ( one in Poole) also a few have been torn apart due to water ingress in the sealed hull. Horror stories of knackered transoms , so builds have been very poor , some have been superb , used commercially due to huge stability.. What have I bought ? Dunno , I bought it from a very well respected member of a Welsh small boat club . The old engine is. Yamaha 60 , described as not run for a while and not pumping water means one thing . Its scrap, it has manual tilt , just so happens I'm pretty good with messing with old scrap , I have a few options , the 40 Yamaha from the Hobbit is re -build able, possibly. Little chance of it putting a 20ft boat on the plane , lets see what I can get for it . Mariner 60 , I have one with low compression complete with all controls , it has tilt/ Trim , it was a very good engine . I have been informed these things weigh 1850 kgs plus , Gummidge is lending me his braked trailer , just as well , no trailer with the sale , it will go back onto my old mooring , I have taken full responsibility for the old Hobbit , it's mine to salvage , also means I have to sell the hull , it a bit of plastic so might fetch a few quid , it's fine for anyone whose daft enough to buy a old hull , after all , what could possibly go wrong.