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Some kind words of advice:

It's very easy to become swayed towards a particular boat or car or just about anything. You want it, you think of all the good times you can have with it with your family, etc etc etc. So you start looking for the object of your desire, and pretty soon you come across a boat such as this. It looks good, the price seems right, and you buy it. Now you're on your honeymoon and you get home with the boat, the next day you put it in the water and BLAM!! You suddenly realize that something isn't right with your new baby. What I'm trying to tell you is that you want to avoid that situation. How do you do that you may ask..? Well, you did the first thing right... you looked at the boat, made an appointment to see it in person and (most important) you asked a bunch of strangers here that know these boats from the inside out what they thought of the unit.

Personally, I'd be very leary of that boat for the following reasons.
1) It's sitting on very expensive boat stands. That probably means that the seller is a professional. There's nothing wrong with that if it's a Marina or a mechanic, but if it's a private sale from a home that probably means that the seller is someone that's buying, doing minimal fixing and then selling at a profit. In other words a used boat salesman. They are to be avoided like the plague in my opinion. A pressure washing and a coat of paint will hide a ton of problems. But the problems are still there. Tread carefully around people like that.
2) Look at the pics... The boat is completely white. The rub rails, the "W" wellcraft logo on the side... everything is white. That means it's been painted to look good, but it's a sloppy paint job.
3) Look carefully at the picture where you see the the transom from the left (port) side of the boat. See the pain drippings on the transom reinforcement? Sloppy work like that is a sure sign of a hurried job. What's he trying to hide?
4) It's hard to see, but look carefully at the windshield. See how the top of the center window doesn't line up properly with the top of the right window? It might be nothing, or it might be a rotting base.. either way it's something to be concerned about.
5) What's this about trailer "numbers"? Does he mean the registration? Make sure he has a registration with the same name on it as his name. A lot of times a dealer/salesman will never register a trailer or the boat in his name, since he just wants to sell it. So make sure that the names on both the boat and the trailer registrations match.

In short, I would be very careful about this particular boat... The Wellcraft V20 is a great boat, but sales people are sales people.. they are only trying to make a profit.
There was a story about a month ago about several people that were lost at sea when the transom of their boat cracked. You can find a thread about it here on this site. You certainly don't want that happening to you and your family. The ocean is a loving mistress, but take her for granted and she will kill you without a seconds thought. Take your time and look carefully at the boat. Then ask any questions you may have here and we'll all try and answer them, based upon our own experience.

Red skys at night...