Thank you for the welcome, and the quick feedback. Definitely some things to think about. Pulling the cap had not occurred to me (again), I'm new at this. But I have an oak tree and the chainfalls to do so. The labor of love to do so, I'll have to ponder that.

I'll definitely try to get the price down on him. As far as looking for other boats, there are many different project hulls out there, but I'm not seeing an abundance of v20s within a reasonable driving distance. How often do these come available in the NC area? Any thoughts on this Hedge?

Also, are their any problem areas historically with the '85 era V20 that I should take a closer look at?