Re: Question on Boat Purchase
Yes like RP says, a newer hull will be a much better project!!
There have been more then one older V20 sunk at the dock!! They had no floation before 79 I belive. nWellcraft says they will float but that was only by air traped in the bottom. They would get caught under a dock edge and as the tide goes out it would just pull it down.
The newer hulls have a smaller freeboard (not much) to allow for the floation, and a self bailing deck is great!!
I have a 75 so all water has to go to the bildge and be pumped out as there is no self bailing deck :(
one thing I will suggest is in your search, look for a I/O boat. You can add a bracket to it and have a full transom. IMO this is the only way to go!
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1986 V20 
Old Fishermen never die, we just SMELL that way!!
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