maiden voyage...YES!!!

[phester]

finally got her in.Just got it off the trailer and," Oh S#$%", the plug.Havent done that in about 10 years. anyway starts right up ,idles nice, drop her in reverse spin her around ,out the channel I go.Pass the 5MPH bouy and bought her up to 3000RPM,played w/ the trim alittle.Istayed close to shore [i did wait for a high tide], cracked it up to about 4000 rpms.A real big grin on my face by now.It was pretty calm so I eased it up to 4500, trimmed it out a bit more, motor is just purring.I kept that rpm for about 500 yards, a little more throttle,a little more trim now its dancing pretty good. Bought it to 5000-5100 just briefly ,then back down to a nice cruise speed. throw her into a few turns, I was impressed.This was my first ride in a V20 and I'll tell you this...I'm glad it's mine.Now I got to get it in the soup,whatta hull,I loveit

[chumbucket]

Nice! He's hooked folks. ;) 8)

[Mac_Attack]

Same thing happened to me in "85" had to wait til"04" to have my own V20. They are sweet! Bill Mc ;D

[reelapeelin]

Phester, you'll never forget that ride, but I gota tell you...the FEELIN' will only get worse...few days w/ out splashin' will have you shakin'...then the sweats break out...there's only ONE CURE...throttle up on a V20!... 8)...

Oh, by the way ...now we need pics of your baby in the water... ;)...

[phester]

pics coming soon RAP,I'll probably throw a few on this "general" page as i'm not ready for the gallery yet.

[macojoe]

I never was in a V20, tll I bought one. But I do like my boat!!

Good for you! Have a great season!

[phester]

Thanks fellas!

[chumbucket]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/bospa/502953-postpics.gif

[phester]

I've got a friend visiting from Fla. he's up here today. He has'nt fished any northern waters in 6 years...and he knows his way around computers much more than myself. He already told me he'd post some pics for me today.

[reelapeelin]

Phester...if I can do it ANYBODY can do it... ::) ;D...

[macojoe]

Yea but it took him a month of subdays to learn!! ;D

[reelapeelin]

C'mon, MJ...wasn't but 3 1/2 weeks... ::)...

[phester]

Here "She" is: *;D

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wOTA4OTA2NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wOTA4OTA4NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg

[Franco]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTT

[Pipe_Dream]

She looks GREAT! Nice pics of a nice boat!

[macojoe]

The Bimi is crocked!! ;D Looks Good Have a great season!

[chumbucket]

NICE!!!!!!!! Gotta love them lines eh? 8)

[reelapeelin]

Phester...you gonna have soooooo much fun in THAT boat, you'll wonder what you did before you got her!... ;D 8)...that's a good lookin' rig, you got there...

You might as well learn...can't get by w/ much on this board...MJ's right...top does look a little outta kilter...is it backward?...I know it's your 1st splash and anxious to get her belly wet and all... ;)...

Feel free to tell us to go suck a WET sock or somethin'.... ::)...we've heard it before... :-*...

[phester]

got on the water 9am, around 50 degrees,wind was W/NW 10-15,so it was a bit chilly.As soon as we dropped the top the sun made all the difference, felt like 65 deg. the remainder of the day we ran around[looking for even a bite],with the top down. just had it kinda crumpled up and slid it toward the stern.When came picture time I just didnt want to fuss w/ it to much so tilted it up real quick not realizing it was crooked.[It does look kinda bad]Oh well,no fish either, but just running that hull was good enough for me,its so nice.

[macojoe]

I was so anal about my Bimi I was out there with a tape measure!!
My Daughter was getting pi$$ed!! I was off 1/4 inch and was moving things to get it right!! :o

After all said and done, the top is over to one side to much! I quit

[JeffXJ]

Ever notice how really good pictures seem to draw attention to all the wrong places....Hmmmm,

Your boat looks Great! I was admiring it too much to notice the top.....until after I read the other posts ::)

[JeffXJ]

By the way, when I said "good pictures" I was referring to the quality of the photo.....Just didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea.... :o

[reelapeelin]

Phester, don't worry about it...main thang is you got a V20 AND got her belly WET...all else will fall into place w/ time... 8)...

That really IS a good lookin' V20...you GOTTA feel really good about it... ;D...

[phester]

RAP, it's so nice driving that boat.My good friend,up from Fla., said it was like driving a big ol` 72 caddy...that handled good.Only out 2X but it didnt take long to get a feel for it. It turns left/right on a dime, nice cruise speed, easy up on plane,fast, stable,dry,...it's everything you could ask for in a boat only 20 ft. [its on/off the trailer nice too] Now I just need to get on about movingsome things around, first all the rod holders are,for me, completely wrong,water seperator,WRONG,throttle hit the base of fishfinder, etc. etc.all in do time bimini, yes, abit crooked. Overall I dont think I'll be making major changes....we'll see

[Jester]

Nice boat Phester!!! Enjoy it.

I'm jealous that' you've gotten to splash yours twice already.

[phester]

jester, which one of your boats is closer to it's maiden voyage, the 83 or the84 ?

[Vic]

Very nice boat and ditto's on that first ride.

[TheTinMan]

Here "She" is: *;D

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wOTA4OTA2NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wOTA4OTA4NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg

Nice boat but that Skipper is a little funny looking ::)

[phester]

I was hoping my ugly mug would draw attention AWAY from my crooked bimini. P.S. those pics are a bit dated,the top is now straight

[steplift20]

beutiful boat

[willy]

Thats a golden moment enjoy it

[reelapeelin]

Yeah...I christened my "golden moment" w/a golden shower right over the port gunwale... :o 8)..."Hello Ladies...lovely we're havin' weather..." :-*