would like an opinion from everyone

[wellcraftv20step]

Ok I am very seriously thinking of selling my pursuit and buying a 22/23 footer for myself. If you all were in my position what would you be looking for, now keep in mind I would love it to perform as well as the v20 but have the room of the 22/23 footer and not break the bank. I also have a rebuilt 175 evinrude 25 inch shaft that runs real well that I could put on it if in fact it were an outboard boat

[Destroyer]

If you all were in my position what would you be looking for?
I'd be looking for a redhead, about 5'3, with green eyes, freckles, good mind and a nice body that owned a boat. (Ask her to send pics of the boat). :party:

[charlie_the_tuna]

funny. I also love redheads. green eyes. freckles. gotta be a real redhead.

[phatdaddy]

20' dusky with a bracket

[smokeonthewater]

how about a coastal.... with a brunette who has a redhead girlfriend!!

[inaforty]

Good choice Destroyer
Redhead, BLUE EYES, freckles, and loves boats and the water!
She even waxes and paints!:love:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d41/inaforty/Bertram/20140420_165440_zps55768670.jpg (http://s32.photobucket.com/user/inaforty/media/Bertram/20140420_165440_zps55768670.jpg.html)

[Pipe_Dream]

I'd be looking for a redhead, about 5'3, with green eyes, freckles, good mind and a nice body that owned a boat. (Ask her to send pics of the boat). :party:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Misc/irishenvy.jpg

Her eyes are green. Trust me.

[inaforty]

Eyes????
what eyes???:beer:

[Striper80]

I don't think a 175 would be enough power for a 22/23 footer.

[inaforty]

Good point Striper.
We have a 200 Yammie on our 23' Wellcraft and I wouldn't want anything less.

I personally don't think our 23' Wellcraft runs as good as the V 20 in the chop here in Buzzards Bay. It's not bad but I still feel like the V 20 is better.
The 23' Wellcraft has much more cabin space but no where near the cockpit space as a V 20.

A 23' hull that runs as good as V 20 might be a Regulator or Contender or SeaCraft/Potter? I don't believe Bertram made a 23" hull.

I personally am not a fan of twin hulls (cats). Having spent time on a 26' Glacier Bay a beam or rear quartering seas can get really scary.

I'm interested in hearing what others have to say.

[THEFERMANATOR]

If you want a V-20 on steroids, look at the DUSKY 233. It is 3 inches wider, 3 feet longer, and just looks to be alot bigger boat in comparison. Of course you coudl also look at teh DUSKY 256 which is 3 inches wider than the 233, and 2 feet longer, but is still simliar in design to the V-20 with a moderate dead rise, and a big bow flare going on up front. Also the newer WELLCRAFT 23 footers(not the 228 or 230, but I think it's the 233) is a soft riding boat and can be pushed by moderate HP.

[Striper80]

I'm pretty happy with the ride of my 99 22WA. Not sure if this is the model hull Ferm was referring to. The LOA is actually 23'2". The hull is a bit different than a v20. My first boat was a V 18 and I loved the ride. I moved up to a 21 Striper WA and I never liked the way it rode, impulse buy due to the wife wanting a cabin.

[wellcraftv20step]

I am a big fan of the Dusky and Seacrafts, I will be searching hard this spring. As for the Coastal I owned a 91 236 coastal for 10 years, it was a good boat , but not a lot of room for 3 adults to fish ( 350 I/o ) . I once owned a 21 ft Regal Regency family fish. it was the roomiest 21 footer I have ever seen and had an incredible ride. Flush deck walkaround. I found one on craigslist in Jersey but it needs to much work. I am really trying to narrow this down though. A 23 Formula would also be pretty cool.

[smokeonthewater]

Didnt the smaller coastals come in outboard also?

[wellcraftv20step]

Smoke, yes they did come with outboards. my inboard outboard was actually the only one I ever saw on the 236 model .the thing that bothered me mostabout it was that with only 2 men on board we would be standing in an inch of water at the transom when fishing.I guess the deck was to low,

[smokeonthewater]

or you had a 1200 lb power plant......


and maybe the deck was low too... I dunno

[randlemanboater]

This sounds kind of familiar...

http://wellcraftv20.com/community/showthread.php?t=20409