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[Kracker Jack]

Hello everyone!! I am new to the forum. I am from virginia beach ,virginia and have fished all my life. What brings me here is that I was raised blue fin tuna fishing and wreck fishing for black seas bass and taugs on a v20 centerconsole. Im now 34 years old and own a 1989 24 Albemarle but oddly enough about 2 days ago I ran across a v20 center console with a ez-load trailer for FREE!!! Yea i said it right free!!! I am unaware of year and the trailer is in great shape it is pushed by a 76 135 evinrude. It seems like a 135hp is a little small to be on this set up. My dads v20 was powered by a 200 seahorse johnson and it handled very well.any advice is welcome and thanks in advanced.. the boat has a v type bench seat set up in the bow and my dads was just a flat step up if that helps narrow down the year of this boat

[Hedge]

Kracker:
Welcome to the forum, You have come to the right place for help and advice for anything V related. Congrats on the FREE boat, those are the best kind. Best of luck with her.

[step up here]

welcome!
x2 hedge is correct. but sometimes free can get expensive. hope its not the case for you. good luck :clap:

[reelapeelin]

Take a look just under the rub rail on the starboard side of the transom...the boats HIN (Hull Identification Number) is molded into the fiberglass provided a previous owner hasn't done away with it...the last two NUMBERS are the year model.

The 135 should push a CC along pretty well, but loaded it'll never be speedy.
Just depending on what you want from a boat it may be adequate...run it for a while and if it doesn't measure up, start looking for a 150 minimum to replace.

Post up some pics of your new V-20 when you can...and welcome to the nut-hut...:zip:

[phatdaddy]

welcome to the fold, is there really such thing as a free boat? those are the ones i end up spending the most on.

[Kracker Jack]

Im not unfamiliar with spending money!!! I just repowered the Albe after burning the motor up during striper season. i have wanted to do a project boat for a while. I tried a 23 sceptre 2 years ago but sold before I was even able to start on it!!!!! I really happy about being able to give this wellcraft a second chance seeing how i was practiclly raised on a v20. my dad is pretty stoked too, he wants to ride in one again he misses the ole' KRACKER JACK hence the reason for my forum name

[cfelton]

Welcome Kracker Jack! I bought my V from a guy in Virginia Beach. Hope all goes well with the new addition.

[RWilson2526]

Welcome AND.................:thre:

[Destroyer]

Welcome AND.................:thre:

X2....what RW said.. We love boat porn here.

[randlemanboater]

Welcome to the site!

[lathehand]

Just keep in mind free ain't really free.Mine V was a free one too till I brought her home.Not complaining though all the work and money spent on it is a small price to pay for all the pleasure the family gets out of it.Good luck and welcome to the site.

[Kracker Jack]

still no pics sorry fellas!!! but I did find this v20 cc for sale here in Va Beach. This boat is insane!!!!!! about as custom as you can get a v20!!!!

[lumberslinger178]

Thats a sweet cc .... welcome aboard.....

[RWilson2526]

still no pics sorry fellas!!! but I did find this v20 cc for sale here in Va Beach. This boat is insane!!!!!! about as custom as you can get a v20!!!!


Yea we were admiring that one a few weeks ago when somebody posted it....Was asking a boat load of money if I remember....definitely give you something to shoot for.

[Kracker Jack]

Right at 15,000 for that rascal!!!!! for being such a custom boat he kept that simple carolina custom design. My brother was a mate on a 52 foot Paul Mann which is a boat builder out of Wanchese,North carolina now thats a Carolina boat in my mind!!! and this guy with that center console added that same charm to a factory boat.

[randlemanboater]

I remember someone on here doing up a center console like that, it may be that one for all I know.....it was a while back.

[lumberslinger178]

RM I do remember seeing it also ...there was one in Barnegat Light , I posted pics of and MJ ID'ed the boat..

[bradford]

I remember someone on here doing up a center console like that, it may be that one for all I know.....it was a while back.


I think it was On the Fly's:

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/community/showthread.php?t=5023

Pretty clean and sweet looking, except for his avatar.

Oh, and welcome to the cult Kracker Jack.