Yes I saw the pictures of yours, super clean. You could photoshop in some fuzz and yellow it out and I would believe the photos were taken in '79.
Nice to see a few people familiar with the area here. I actually grew up in Pacific Beach not too far away and know Point Loma well. Lots of great fishing around, well within range for a V20. I saw a boat (can't remember who's) in the gallery with a nice 100-120qt cooler with a cushion on it behind the captains chair. I really like the idea and want to do it to mine because those wimpy little fish boxes in the floor will not hold even one Yellowtail!
So back to the boat. I cleaned it up today found a few more minor things to fix but still feeling good about it. Also found it has the entire kicker bracket ready for a small O/B! Found the bow light wires resting on some carpet with wire nut connectors. Didn't need to see any more and put complete re-wire on the list. I am going to start tearing out the foam and try to get the tank out tomorrow. The P/O said when he used it it would gunk up the carb so he mounted a tank on the deck! Hopefully it just needs a good cleaning but I expect a new tank could be a possibility.
Set on the outboard conversion. I guess first thing would be to pull the outdrive and engine. The outdrive actually looks in good shape and since parts are scarce for these it has to be worth something to someone right? Question is how much? I looked and looked on the internet but only found very few for sale from $500 to $1400 for just the lower unit. I am hoping I can get enough to offset some of the bracket cost. Problem is I do not know if this is a good unit and can't sell it as such? How much should I ask?
And yes, the chrome fenders alone sold me on it!
