Something followed me home !

[willy]

He's Back

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[THEFERMANATOR]

It looks a little short, that don't look like a V21. Guess you'll have to settle with being back in the regular V-20 club, not that exclusive V-21 one. Looks PURTY though, we need MORE pics(don't forget the supermodels).

[lumberslinger178]

:nice:congrats willy call me and I'll help ya scrub it up:party:

[whale]

How much you want for her???

[tsubaki]

Maybe things will get back to normal here!!
(moe pictures)

[whale]

Is that a bench seat? We need more pics....let's have some interior shots!

[Franco]

Nice ride Brother Willy.

[macojoe]

Congrats Willy!!!!!!!!!! Should of just stayed with the other one if you were coming back!:head:

[lumberslinger178]

Dont let BR or hammer see that bench seat or randle for that fact.....HAHA

[chumbucket]

Just couldn't stay away. Could ya willy? :nice:
Looks like the CEO is calling all her girlfriends bragging about how big it is.:fam: The boat too.

Whatcha doing with the G3?

[randlemanboater]

Congrats Brother!!!!

Now, about that bench seat......:sly:

[willy]

It is a 1992, bought from the original owner, did not fish hardly with it, just cruised in the Toms River and immediate Barnegat Bay area. He and his best friend bought one together. Original engine, approx 500 hrs. even compression within two pounds on all cylinders. Well maintained and very clean. Floors like a sidewalk and transom to match. Kept on a lift until the past two years when he sold his house and bought somewhere else and did not have a lift anymore.
His friends bench seat was bought from Wellcraft and it started falling apart after a few years so he went to a local marine welding shop and had them make a custom version with stainless bar stock, 3 1/2" by 3/4" thick and had custom cushions made for it.
Has two mooring covers, one for when the bimini is up and it needs some work on the plastic window part. The other is in pretty good shape and is for when the bimini is down.
Has three sided enclosure. It needs some zipper lub it looks like, but the plastic is in nice shape and looks serviceable.
Interior and cushions in the cuddy are like brand new, no stains rips or leaks from anywhere.
A couple of things I am going to address this winter.
1. it has the straight cable type steering which I don't like but works smooth and is in good shape.
2. you will notice it has no side wall rod boxes, first V20 I ever saw without them.
3. it needs some rod holders installed in the gunnels too.
4. I am going to put a nice hardtop on it and a bow pulpit and anchor hawse pipe.
5. has good working hummingbird fish finder and that is going to go, going to pick up a good gps/sonar for it. Not sure which one yet, still shopping.
6. Going to play around prop wise, it flys but the rpm max's out at 5000. The hole shot is great.
7. Has the higher floor and is dry as a bone inside, sea trialed in a heavy afternoon windy chop and she was sweet.

So tommorow going to Cape May with the family and when I come home going to go down in the Atlantic Highlands area and try to find the right slip or rack storage for her. The trailer actually is old but in very good condition, well lubed and has all new bearing etc. on her. She towed beautifully.

So here I am again had a big loss when I sold Old School and it has bothered me since that day. Sea trialed at least a dozen other very fine boats the past three months. Drove my wife crazy. She even told me to go buy a new boat last week. Then this one appeared thanks to a good friend of mine watching out for me.
Not bad, especially in this area $6200.00 , compared to the other V's I checked out, eight to be exact she is pristine.
Hopefully I get two or three good years out of the Yammi, then I will buy something new, but at least now I got a solid foundation to build on.

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[chumbucket]

The beauty of no rod boxes is that you have a clean pallett to work with and not trying to find exact replacements for the crappy ones that Wellcraft used.
Nicely done willy.:clap:

[Seacrets]

Congrats Sir. May I suggest SSI rod pockets. You won't be dissapointed. From the looks of the pictures, you got a very good deal. Enjoy.

[lumberslinger178]

willy Ive seen this boat before its a sweet deal I even saw it on criags list.

[CaptJJ]

Nice looking boat,congrats and good luck.

[lumberslinger178]

willy my mistake I just went back in some posts and its a different v from toms river.

[Blue_Runner]

YESSSSS!!!

She sure is purdy Willy. Oh and the boat don't look bad either :love:

Seriously, the CEO looks happy, so I know WILLY is happy! Congrats on your 2nd....may it bring you as much or more joy than the first.

[msbhammer]

O Man, I gotta get a V now, since Willy went out and got another one. Love that bench seat Willy. Congrads Man. Lefty is sitting ere telling me how much she miss's our V and all the great sex we had on it !!.

[Airslot]

Welcome back Willy. Sure is a perdy lookin boat.

Congrats on finding such a gem...

[jasonh1972]

just put your rods(old ones) on the front deck that way when they fall off in the water you have an excuse to buy new ones!!

[phester]

just like getting re aquainted with an old friend....looks nice young Will, best of luck w/ her. What are the plans for the G-3 ?

[charlie_the_tuna]

nice deal willy. good luck with her.

[deshet]

nice boat. I actually had a 1992 that had rod boxes but they were very loose I like it with out them.

[C YENSEN]

She is a beaut willy......:clap: Glad you are back in the club.....That is the club of guys who poor tons of money into really old boats:nut::beer:

[parishht]

Good for you Willy, you can't take that money with you, so enjoy it now.

[Bygracealone]

Very happy for you Willy! Nice lookin' boat there. Very clean.

[willy]

Thanks guys for all the comments, much appreciated. Just got back from four days in Cape May with the CEO and family.
Phester the G3 is alive and doing well and I am keeping that sWeet thang. She is my fresh water fish killer and I use it here near my home on two fresh water impoundments and the delaware river.
The as yet unnamed V20 will be on post down in the Atlantic Highlands area of Raritan Bay and I will be looking starting tommorow for the spot.

Game plan is
1. New electronics for her, GPS/Sonar and VHF which she has none.
2. Find out what I need to do to have the bildge pump run on auto also, the owner has it on manual only. It is a fairly new pump.
3. Find out who to see and how much for a hard top, want one on this year if possible.
4. Full service of my own filters/decarb/lower unit and a new battery.

End of season
1. dual battery system, plenty of room but none in yet
2. If not enough rod storage with hard top then I will be investigating the best in wall rod storage for it too.
3.
get rid of passenger side lounge seat and put something there that will hold a good helm type seat and storage along with possibly a decent live well setup HELLO SKOOLS GET TO WORK

[macojoe]

I have 4 welded rod holders and to adjustable clamp on's giving me 6 on the top.
I have 4 in the gunnles, 4 across the back, and 3 on the rail for the bow guys.
Thats 17 rod holders!! With 4 on the side walls I use for boat hook, gaff, ect... ect...

[willy]

if you are looking for good quality fiberglass side rod pockets and other parts like that for a boat you guys got any recommendations source wise?

Like the fiberglass box seats type of thing also.

And stainless gunnel mount rod holders, as this boat only has two of the original wellcraft plastic types?

And was there ever a consensus on what degree gunnel mount we can get in there as far as angle they can face out?

[whale]

Willy, how about "New School"???

:nice:

Here's a good article about bilge installs....

http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/14.htm

[Monkey Butler]

Nice.... Good luck with her....

That bench seat is the ballz. Does it clip into the original plates in the deck?

Steve P.

[willy]

Thanks Kev that might come in handy tommorow, and Monkey it does pin into the factory plates

[reelapeelin]

Big congratulations there Old Geezer!!...nice lookin' V ya got...as far as rod holders, just fed ex all those rods right on down here and ya won't have to worry 'bout 'em anymore...bet that Yams gonna run forever...

I really like the dash set up on that model...looks like plenty room for one of the Lowrance 7" screen combos (I know ya hate 'em, MJ...)

...and I know ya gonna put a new stereo of some kind in there...

as far as rpms...what's Yam say she sposed to red line at?...try a 17 pitch...

[willy]

I think it is a 17 on there, but will be investigating you old coot, thanks

[Blue_Runner]

if you are looking for good quality fiberglass side rod pockets and other parts like that for a boat you guys got any recommendations source wise?

www.fpmarine.com (http://www.fpmarine.com)

[Mac_Attack]

Willy nice boat! Have fun decking her out. Be careful of the Nortin Snaggers you use. Billy Mac :beer:

[willy]

Thanks Mac, no Norton Snaggers on her, going to do it right.

Well a couple of updates, I am the new renter of a rack storage spot at Twin Lights Marina, right on the entrance to Raritan Bay across from Sandy Hook, he is charging me 1500 for the balance of the season, which for you southern gents is a good price in this area for the best prime location and a rack setup.

And I just ordered my gps/sonar it is a Lowrance LCX-28C HD, seven inch screen and 30gig hard drive and the HD means it is pre-loaded with all the Navionics Gold charts. Plus inland lakes though she won't be seeing them with the G Spot here.
Should arrive on Monday, maybe tuesday. Hopefully the install goes without hitch and I can bring the boat down on tuesday afternoon. Picking up all the tune up stuff for the engine tommorow and will have her ready by monday.

I have decided to hold off on the hard top for now. I want one but I got a functional three sided enclosure/bimini now and cannot justify spending the money until I need to. Going to hold off on the rod boxes now too, unless something extraordinary shows up, going to make that and a few other things a winter project.
I do need to put in some gunwhale rod holders though and will be looking for them right away.
Don't want to do much right now but feel that V hull under me out on the Hook and fishing thru the Shrewsbury Rocks. She is sweet and she deserves to be fished for the first time in her life and I am just the guy to git her done.

[whale]

Willy, with the Lowrance unit I highly suggest you invest in the EP-60R fuel flow sensor. For $50 (currently at Cabela's) you will get gallons per hour and miles per gallon when networked to the new unit. You can display this right on the new unit or get a digital gauge (LMF-200 or LMF-400) but for the money the gauge is not really needed. You can display all you need right on the LCX-28C without the standalone gauge. I have the EP-60R with an adaptor connected to the GPS that came with Old School (Lowrance) and I love it. The install is a breeze and connected to the gps you will get mpg in addition to gph. You can't beat it for the price!

[steplift20]

i dont like that shirt, it would look better on me
nice v20[dont you just love them]

[willy]

So after a couple of weeks of running and putzing with the new V I decide to launch her today for her inaugural run/sea trial/
So the CEO says , take me fishing!!
So I grabbed my little boat babe and head out for the seatrial and do a little fluking, and mostly cruising, checking electronics etc.
Well gents the rack system is the foshizzle, love it. They take it out when I am done and put it on a work station for me and I flush the engine and wash her down, sweet.
She rode like a champ, went all over the bay with the boat babe, caught a few non keeper fluke but mostly got everything sorted out and tested and she is sweet.

The CEO hard on a fluke

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The new Lowrance 7" screen, very cool

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Earle Naval Station, don't get beyond the marked bouys or something nasty will come and git ya

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Some of the boys out fulking as MJ would say, ran into a nice fellow named Bill in a V20 I/O, he was on the hook, pulled along side to say hey and he told me he was broke down. Offered to tow him in but he wanted to work on it awhile first. Stayed in area and spoke with him on VHF and he got it running so said goodbye and told him about the site.

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One very pleased Norton Snagger, put new dual battery system in with Perko dual switch setup, it had single battery before. Put in new bildge pump and sensor and new wiring as original stuff looked 16 years old. New Lowrance 28LCX in. Got new rod holders going in tommorow.

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Wednesday is the big fishing launch, my two best friends who have never fished together will be on board for the V20 day of fulking.

[macojoe]

Very very very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't forget to add a few pic to the photo contest!!

[randlemanboater]

Looks like a nice time Willy, glad to see you back in the saddle again.

I kept my GW-25 at a dry stack marina when I had it. Call em up, they would put it in the water, make sure it would start, even gas it up and put ice and bait on it if you wanted (at a price of course)......I loved it. They would flush the motors and hose off the hull when they pulled it.

[macojoe]

What if you needed to be in the water at 4 or 6 am? would they put it in the evning before??
I have been trying to think of things to do to save gas and towing has been one of them.

[randlemanboater]

What if you needed to be in the water at 4 or 6 am? would they put it in the evning before??
I have been trying to think of things to do to save gas and towing has been one of them.

Yep, they would put it in and tie it up, it would be there waitting when you got there.

They had dockage so you could leave it in all week if you wanted, or they would haul it daily if you prefered.

[macojoe]

Thanks I am going to have to look into it. That sounds good. Be such a relife not to have to trailer it all the time and just get there and go!

[C YENSEN]

beautiful willly....just beautiful:clap:

[Blue_Runner]

I'm so glad Willy finally came to his senses and got another V.

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[THEFERMANATOR]

And keep me posted on that LCX-28HD. I've been seriously considering buying one of them or a 7200 with a BBS.

[chumbucket]

willy. You two look so happy with the new V. Most excellent my friend.:clap:

[randlemanboater]

Thanks I am going to have to look into it. That sounds good. Be such a relife not to have to trailer it all the time and just get there and go!

The trouble is the cost, it was around $900/year back then (8-10 years ago) but I have heard that it is over $2500/year now at the same place.

[macojoe]

Well I will look, but I can tell you this for $2500 I going to trailer and get some female friend ship on the side!!

[willy]

its more around here MJ, can't really afford it either but the difference in work and enjoyment is phenominal. The end of the day they pull it for me, put it on a work station, I flush the engine with salt away, spray and wash it down, have my truck right there to load things into and after I am done they put her back high and dry, more expensive than a marina but very nice and you can really take care of your boat and she stays out of the salt.

[reelapeelin]

Hey Willy...good talkin' to ya last nite!!:beer: ...I can see now where water goes under the seat and into the splash...that's pretty cool cause no floor drains to clog up on ya...in the transom picture, looks kinda like a flap or something the transducer wire's comin' out of (can't see it good as all black so probably wrong)


...anyway, looks like you and the Admiral are all set:clap:

[willy]

No you are right there Oz, he had the wire going thru there for the transducer. That is now gone and the motor well drain is free. But replacing those little motor drains are my winters project. There are no floor scuppers on the 88 and above years I believe, unless they are diffrent for the I/Os. The floor is about three inches higher and they don't need them to be fully (and quickly) self bailing. Deck water runs out like niagra falls. Obviously no thru hulls at the water line either which I like a lot.

[reelapeelin]

No you are right there Oz, he had the wire going thru there for the transducer. That is now gone and the motor well drain is free. But replacing those little motor drains are my winters project. There are no floor scuppers on the 88 and above years I believe, unless they are diffrent for the I/Os. The floor is about three inches higher and they don't need them to be fully (and quickly) self bailing. Deck water runs out like niagra falls. Obviously no thru hulls at the water line either which I like a lot.


I like it!!...I was too rough on you the other nite when I said I wasn't gonna drive all the way to Yankee-Land to see you...I just wish I had the TIME to do it anymore...

[willy]

you are welcome at my home anytime brother, you were not too rough, I know you are a'scared when you go north of the mason dixon:beer:

[reelapeelin]

you are welcome at my home anytime brother, you were not too rough, I know you are a'scared when you go north of the mason dixon:beer:


I just picked up Cincinnati (and Dayton) as new additional region ... goin'p there?..yeah it's scary:sleep:besides...you know me Willy...my moral compass default setting is definately set on SOUTH!!