New member hi guys

[GREYWOLF]

I have been watching this fourm since last week when a buddy turned me on to it , I just got aproved to be able to post replys and start posts. Any way I just picked up a 1984 V20 cuddy in great shape with a mint 1995 YAMAHA 150 with a sweet galvanized roller trailer. I have been rebuilding aluminum boats for 30 some years now , any were from 14' to 24' and made some good $$$ re selling them pluss some great fishing wile I had them. But I have discoverd that they are to rocky and unstable for the type of inshore & offshore striper fishing I love. My new WELLCRAFT V20 should prove to be a great adition to my smaller tinn boats , I will have many questions for you experts , she needs some minor work , such as new rod lockers , cabin door , transom batty. acess. door , but transom and hull are in great shape. Any way I hope to have an educational and fun time near . again HELLOW:nice:

[chumbucket]

:hi: Welcome fellow Ma$$hole.

[draglink]

WELCOME!!!:beer:

[Kracker Jack]

Wellcome to the forum!!! Here's a wood to starboard conversion idea for them doors. Starboard is a little pricey but its good stuff.
http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-how-s/476224-easy-change-wood-starboard-console-doors.html

[Destroyer]

Hi
Welcome to the insanity. The doctor is in. Please pull up a chair and we'll be with you in a short while. :sleep:

[jasoncooperpcola]

Welcome to Wellcraft V20. Seems like you got it easy getting her ship shape. Oh yeah dont forget pics!

[Road King Cole]

fwiw, someone told me that the '84 was the best year the V20's.

Welcome to the site. (assuming your a Pats fan)...

rkc

[tsubaki]

Welcome to the site!
Yes we want pictures.

[UBHSTRY]

Welcome to Wellcraft V20........

Wellcraft??? OH CRAP, I thought this was a HOTROD site :part:
Welcome!

[garagenc]

Wellcraft??? OH CRAP, I thought this was a HOTROD site :part:
Welcome!

What's the difference; one has wheels and the other doesn't :sick:

O by the way WELCOME:sun::happy:

[lumberslinger178]

welcome aboard

[awthacker]

fwiw, someone told me that the '84 was the best year the V20's.

Welcome to the site. (assuming your a Pats fan)...

rkc

'84 was nice, but everyone knows '82 was the best, lol!

Welcome aboard Greywolf!

[smokeonthewater]

getting warmer... in my experience 81 had the most bang for the buck.... I've got what? $15 in mine?... LOL

Welcome!

[phatdaddy]

welcome, and rkc and awthacker are right about the '82 & '84 being the best, but only because they are a copy of an '83

[smokeonthewater]

I wonder if we as a group can represent every year of production of the v-20??????

[willy]

Welcome, you will find what you need here. Plus make a few friends. Watch out for those fellows from Chussetts. They tend to get cantankerous during the winter.

[cfelton]

Welcome! And I like all models as long as its a v20 its a great boat! Post us up some pics when you can, we love pics!

[Destroyer]

What everyone said already. (Oh, and everyone knows that a 78' is "really" the best.):beer:

[charlie_the_tuna]

nice to have you. now go away.:sick:

[GREYWOLF]

GO PATS !! I will try to post some pics , I wanted to start working on her with my fishing partner today but she is coverd with snow and ice & the temp is a bitter 23deg. with a cold wind , so I will wait till tomorow it is going to be warmer, I want to get the battys. out and inside , get any water out of the hull and and make a nice cover with easy access for working on warmer days. any sugestions on making a cover?? all my other boats were stored in a heated barn but it was destroyed this summer by a fire :sad: I have been spoiled for many years with that barn . I will miss it.
any way have made a too do list and cant wait to get going on it. any help with finding rod lockers , enclosed bimini tops would be great thanks again for the welcome.

photos and me

[awthacker]

That's a great looking boat! Since your rod boxes are rectangular, you should have no problem replacing them. Mine were odd-shaped so I chose to repair them. Do a search here for rod boxes and you will find an old thread with some websites selling them.

[randlemanboater]

Welcome to the site!

1984 is the BEST year V-20 EVER!!!!!!!

[Monkey Butler]

Welcome to the site!


The boat has CT numbers but it look slike the plate on the truck is Mass. so which side of the MA/CT line are you on?

[GREYWOLF]

Thanks guys , I am in the PALMER MA area but I boat & fish all along the CT / RI shore

[Monkey Butler]

I'm in Leicester, looks like you are now the closest member to me.

Unfortunately the places I usually launch are Gloucester, Boston Harbor, Marshfield/Plymouth or Buzzrds Bay.

[GREYWOLF]

Yea Monkey Butler we arnt far apart, I have done a little striper fishing around Gloucester & Boston Harbor but not on my boat , my friend in LOWEL Knows those areas well so I go on his 28' SEA RAY, I would love to learn those areas and use my boat. I have also fished the ditch a few times but it was pretty hairy in a 18' aluminum boat.

[msbhammer]

Whatever you do, dont drink the punch. Welcome aboard.