new owner
 

HI when I bought my boat i was told this is a nice club to join I do have a question though iwas told the only problem that some people have had with these boats was with the transom is this true so far I am very pleased with mine been out in the bay twice and felt very safe

Welcome to the club....I dont know if I'd say V-20's are THAT much more susceptible to transom rot than any other 20 year old boat that it would have a reputation for bad transoms. I guess the aluminumnum cap on the transom is definitely a weak link and if not kept sealed well can lead to trouble.

Welcome to the site!
Look around and see if there that many boats around as the V20 for the age. Basically most of the other boats aren't worth the effort to restore or even repair.
That's more than likely where the bad transom rumors got started.

My 1975 (thats 34 years old) was solid as a rock!! But that said it was a full transom, the outboard transom were more of a issue cause of the transom cap mentioned above.

Welcome to the site. The boat is a classic design. Anything that stays around long enough is going to need repairs. I'm living proof. My transomcap was made of plastic but my transom was solid when I replaced the cap. If you let water intrude and then have 400lbs hanging off it, flexing I would imagine it would be a weak spot with any boat. Have fun you'll enjoy owning a V20. Here's a link to my cap redo.

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/album50


Again welcome! Billy Mac :beer:

Welcome to the board. Tanker...

Welcome to the cult Tanker. Try the Kool-Aide.


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new owner
 

thank you for the advise I have a metal cap on mine that has two splits mabe I will replace them or seal them. also any ideas on how toget the hatch on the cuddy to slide easier

Take the teak off and clean all underneath, maybe sand it so its a hair more space and while you have the rails off put lots of teak oil, they will be good as new!

tanker1025
 

ok will try that thank you

When you get the teak off you might find that the plastic angle they used is all worn and broken, I used 1/8" angle you can get from any hardware store as a replacement. But you will have to make the teak grove deeper for the extra thickness.

I used a length of corner used in vinyl siding...much thinner than metal angle and slides great...it comes shaped to wrap the corner of the house and you cut away the angle you need...stuff is TOUGH as nails and might be easier to cut and work with than metal, depending on your skills and tools...and you won't have to cut the teak away to open up the groove... :party: