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parishht were you looking over the fence when the V pulled into my yard? It's uncanny how you knew what I was doing. Sadly the hauler thought I was giving him instructions on where to back the trailer. Took a while to get it in the right place...

So how is the wifey dealing with the V. ;D

Actually better than I expected. It's amazing what a little extra attention and cuddle time on the couch will do. I'm really pushing the envelope though cuz I'm about to pull the trigger on a GPS/fishfinder combo on Ebay (Garmin 178C).

I emailed her about it a few minutes ago and here was her reply:
"‘OK. Seems like the best deal to me. (as if my opinion matters in this, but awfully sweet of you to pretend). "

I stopped reading at "OK".

Good stuff Tunahead ;D

I am glad you got her across the continent in one piece...

A little fix up here and there and you will have a great boat.

Stopped reading after OK. LOL !!! ;) ;D

tuna we want some more pics ...... we need updating brother!!!

OK...went back and looked at pics...remove all gauges, wiring to fuse-box and old plastic dash...dispatch all to dumpster quickly...

DECIDE what and all gauges, gang switches, etc you want to put IN your new dash...lay 'em out on a towel or somethin' in the general way ya wannem in the boat...easy to change mind in this stage...

take jig-saw and REMOVE all fiberglass that WAS behind ol' black plastic, LEAVING a 3'4" lip all around perimeter, to which you will attach new dash material...

Some guys have had GREAT results from BACK-painting plexiglass and installing gauges, etc...others have used Starboard...you leanin' one way or another?...

Reel, I spent some time alone with her tonight. *The V20 that is. *I need to rant a little. *Here as nearly as I can recall is my exact phone phone conversation with "Mark" the former owner...

Mark: The previous owner crossed the batteries and fried out the electronics. *I am an electrician and have installed 2 new wiring harnesses.
Me: Oooohh Aaaaahhh!!!!
Mark: Yup, Everything is good to go....
Me: Oooohh Aaaaahhh!!!

What I find is the biggest birds nest of crap mismatched plastic coated copper I've ever seen. *Oh... I discovered why the pumps don't work. *The wires to them have been cut. *(A small detail commonly over looked even by competent electricians) Hooked up the raw water washdown pump directly to the battery and she spins like a top.

You advice is well taken. *All of the wiring will be replaced. *What the hell... this way if I see smoke when I turn on the bilge pump I have no one to blame but myself. *My goal for now is to make her safe and sea worthy for this season. *Next winter she'll be put in the garage and the real work starts.

Don't get me wrong. *I still love the boat. *Just blame myself for being misled. *Every problem I have found is fixable.

Tuna,

It'll be okay. *I experienced something very similar when I bought my V. *I traveled all the way from DC down to where Franco lives in FL to pick her up. *I bought her off of Ebay. *Talked to the owner, everything sounded great. *I had to do the whole trip in like two days, so timing was tight. *After driving for Lord knows how long, I get there and the tires on the trailer are cracked along the sidewalls even though I was assured everything was "good to go" for the long trip. *The trailer lights were fried too. *The boat was advertised as an 88, but the paperwork showed 86. *The list goes on and on (and it got longer after I got her home and inspected her more closely). *Well, after traveling all that way, I wasn't about to come home empty handed, so I bought it anyway. *At the end of the day, I'm glad I did. *I've done a bit of work to her and there's much more to do. *But as the guys have said before, this is a labor of love. *It's not an investment, it's a hobby. *It's gonna cost you more than you ever could have guessed. *BUT (and I'm still waiting for this part myself, but I trust the testimony of the others on this list) it's all worth it when you're out on the water on your very own V20. *

You'll be okay buddy. *Take a deep breath, investigate, make your list, and get to work... *

Hang in there. ;)