Simple_Gesture in the Gallery

[bigshrimpin]

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/albums/album23/boat3.jpg

[macojoe]

I have been wanting a arch like that for a long long time!! Bet its BIG BIG $$$ to :'(

[simple_gesture]

Yea the arch is great and it looks great with 4 penn internationals up there coming home from a day of sharking...
The arch actually wasnt too much it cost a little more then a grand...i bought it last year at the NY Boat Show from Atlantic Towers...

[chumbucket]

A quote from the Dodge Hemi Ram commercial comes to mind..................."sweeeeeeeeeet!" ;D
Nice arch! Welcome to the site. Lets see some pics of the sharkin'.

[Fitz]

Great looking boat. Please give us some additional photos and specs.

[simple_gesture]

Thanks guys ... i got a lot of pics of fishing on the boat but I need a scanner to get them on the internet ... however this weekend I'll take more pics on the digital camera of the way the inside is set up...Post them as soon as possible.

John

[labii]

Great looking rig ! What kind of range do you get on the 40 gal. wit an I/O ?

[simple_gesture]

An average trip we'll take offshore is anywhere from 60 to 75 miles roundtrip. About 12 miles from dock to inlet, then another 15 to 25 miles offshore depending on where we are traveling. So with that a little trolling and depending on the seas we'll usually burn anywhere from 25 to 30 gallons. Most trips we'll be switching tanks just as we're getting back to the inlet. So we basically get about 2.8 to 3 mpg.

John

[labii]

Not bad at all . Are you running the original engine and outdrive?

[simple_gesture]

Nah it's not the original engine...Me and my brother bought the boat in 1998. We ran that engine for a year...then my uncle sold his 26 bertram and he had a spare engine lyin around his yard which he was never gonna use. Therefore he gave it to us. It only had 20 hours on it...So we made out pretty good with that.

[Seakindly]

It's all good, except for 12 miles to the inlet.

I'm guessin that you dock behind you house, and don't want to give that up.

[simple_gesture]

Just added some more pics of the inside of my boat to the gallery.

John

[chumbucket]

Nice! ;D That's in great shape for it's age. Interesting to see everyone's solution to the lack of mounting space for electronics.

[capt]

What does it cost to have a full cockpit enclosure made like the one on Simple_Gesture's boat?
The rig I am considering has the stand up type bimini and there is a zipper for a connector to the top of the windshield. This rig shown here though with side curtains and all is what I need for the squalls that pop up all the time here in the Gulf.
Capt. Jerry

[macojoe]

Welcome Capt!! Were are you from?? You say you fish the Gulf. I have a budy that lives in Gulfport Miss.

I have just a bimi and I am no help on the cost?? Just wanted to say Hello!

There will be a guy here soon to say welcome to you , by the name of Chumbucket. Watch for him cause he swings both ways!! ;) And he likevs to travel!!

[Fitz]

Hi, Capt:

I have the same type of enclosure on my boat. I replaced all the canvas at the end of last season at a cost of about $1,200 (using my existing frame). See the last photo on this page:

http://www.eurnet.com/wellcraft/restored/index.htm

It's a very warm and dry setup. I'm sure you'll like it.

[capt]

macojoe,
Yesiree I live on the Miss. Coast in the Biloxi area.
This area lies on the continental shelf therefore you have to run 25-30 miles south of the barrier islands (40 miles in total from shore) to hit deep water. Never gets over 60 feet deep so when the wind whips up past 10 knots we have a very steep chop to deal with. I am hoping the V-20 will provide a decently soft ride. Easy to see with that bow flare that it will be dry but if I buy the rig I wrote about today in the for-sale area I wont hang on to it long if it pounds in a chop.
Regards,
Capt. Jerry

[capt]

Fitz,
What a beautiful rig!!
Can you tell me where I could get the enclosure that you have? 1200.00 seems resonable to me and since it's such a standard size (the V-20) it should be easy to order over the phone.
Also the rig I am about to purchase (87 V-20 Cuddy) has the padded armrests mo;ded into the gunnel next to the port and stbd. helm & passenger seats and the wood inside is rotted and the foam holds water. I thought about taking them off and plugging any holes but would rather replace them. Any idea where I could find them or get them made up?
Regards,
Capt. Jerry

[Fitz]

Thanks, Capt.

The canvas company is at my office. I'll get it for you tomorrow.

I didn't have to replace any of the vinyl on my boat, but I think it's a relatively easy job. I'd just remove the existing pieces, cut new backer boards, drill holes in the same locations; buy new stainless fasteners, and take all of that stuff along with the old pieces to a vinyl repair or upholstery shop. All the shop would then have to do is cut new cushions and staple on the new vinyl.

Good luck.

[Fitz]

Capt:

Here's the info on the company that did my canvas replacement:

Contour Canvas, 231 Northfield Ave, Northfield, NJ, 08225. Phone: 609.457.9065. Web: http://www.contourcanvas.com.

Good luck.