great i had the yamaha shift shaft problem in mine, but the guy i got the motor from fixed for me with no issues with frozen bolts, thank god!! BS that started this board had the same issue also an d was able to fix himself, that said we are talking about 10 years ago so not as long as now to get the bolts frozen.
Good Luck

I like the dually and agree with some of the others that said for the money, you'd be better off finding one in running condition. I would advise checking the compression on the motor before plopping down the cash tho.

I don't know how far you are willing to drive, but this one keeps popping up here in Wilmington, NC. Looks Nice!

http://wilmington.craigslist.org/boa/2978006875.html

Nevermind. He just sold it. On to my next unicorn....

I see a ton of V's around Wilmington & eastern NC. When I was looking, the biggest problem I found was soft floors. I checked out several and I swear I think my v21 was the first one I found with a solid floor.

Thats what im finding alot of too. I almost put my foot through the floor in front of the capt chair the one V i checked out.

After traveling two hours one way with my 2 kids in the truck i think i found my limit lol. I wish i could go further but any further then id have to account for a hotel room at that point unfortunately

Roger that! I have a 3 & 6 year old myself.

Sorry guys but it doesn't look like I'm going to be a V20 owner. I found this Chris Craft Sea Hawk 215 at a dealer that gave me a deal that I couldn't pass up. At $6K it was a little more than I wanted to pay originally but I think it will be good in the long run. I won't have it for a week or two because the dealer is going over it and fixing everything that needs fixing on the boat and trailer. So pending a favorable sea trial I should have this thing in the water by July 4th :)

It comes with custom complete boat cover, full enclosure, Lee outriggers, VHF and CB radio, Lowarance GPS(w/chesapeake bay chip already), Raymarine depthfinder with sonar, aerated livewell, 2001 Mercury 200 saltwater and all original owner's manuals for everything(boat, gps, depthfinder, motor, etc.).

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMAG0166.jpg
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMAG0168.jpg
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMAG0167.jpg

By the way, that's not a crack on the console. Its a piece of string that seems to be stuck around the hour meter lol