Welcome aboard Bill. This is the time to buy since many people are upgrading or downgrading. Are you looking for an I/O or an Outboard? How much are you willing to spend? The V20 and the V21 are great boats but they do have some known issues. Be especially careful about rotten transoms. (This holds true for any boat actually) People drill into the transom to mount a transducer or something and they don't properly seal the holes. Over time water gets inside and rots out the wood. Take a rubber hammer with you when you go looking at a boat... smack the transom with the hammer, listening carefully at the sound it makes. A solid transom will make a sharp report, but a rotted transom will make a dull sound. Don't just hit one place... rap the entire transom. Also, if the boat is an outboard raise the engine, then push down on it near the prop. Observe the transom as you are doing it. Look for any flex, especially near the top cap. Walk all over the deck, feeling for any soft spots in the floor. The deck should feel rock solid under your feet. And flexing could mean that the underflooring or the stringers are rotted.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango.
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