NEW V20 owner

shaneburris74 · #1 07-18-2008, 08:19 PM

First let me say thanks to Macajoe for getting my account squared away.
Well it all started when I saw a craigslist post for a V20 for sale about 5 months ago. I fell in love with the boats immediately. I have a ski boat but have been looking for something more fish friendly. I found this website and have been checking it out weekly ever since.....just dreaming.
A guy in my neighborhood has a V20 in his backyard and I stopped a couple weeks ago when he was outside to see if he would let me climb up in his V and check it out.....amazingly enough he told me he was trying to give it away!!! I told him I absolutely loved those hulls and he said "do you mind If I ask why like them so much???"...what a boob. I hauled it off the next day (finally I'm the lucky guy that stumbles on something like that).
It's an 89' outboard model with a rough dual axle trailer. The transom is solid and the floor has one soft spot about 3" in diameter just aft of the fuel tank cover. Other than that she really just needed to be cleaned up.
It will be a while before she sees the water as I am on a limited budget (wife announced she's pregnant 3 days before the V came into my life).
I've got the rod boxes out and the fuel tank cover and fish box cover doing some minor repairs to them.
I live in Kingsland, Ga. and plan on using the boat in the intra-coastal and offshore waters of the Georgia and Florida coasts.
Anywho...enough rambling let me get to my initial questions for the experts...there will be many more to follow I'm sure.

- what is the capacity of the fuel tank? They are large plastic tanks under the deck.
- the deck drains that are on the port and stbd. side aft of the deck that drain out the sides (mine are trashed)....should there be any kind of flapper/check valve in there to keep water from coming or is it simply that the deck is about the water line and "in theory" water won't come in??????

One more thing..I saw a posted picture of one of the members wearing a V-20 T-shirt. Where can I get one of those?
I took some pics and will post them soon.

Enjoy your weekend guys,
Shane

garagenc · #2 07-18-2008, 08:39 PM

welcome to the site and being a new V owner, I can't answer for the gas tanks, both of mine are different only because one is metal and the othere is poly, but they both hold 60 gals.

I think some of the pre 90 models had dual tanks but you can search on the site and you should be able to find that info. I remember others talking about the same set-up as what you have.

tsubaki · #3 07-18-2008, 08:46 PM

Post pictures of everything, see if there are labels on the tanks that may be some reference, most have the capacity on them.

steplift20 · #4 07-19-2008, 07:39 AM

con grads to you FREE wow what a find as for the tank i have 1 55 gallon belly tank and the scuppers theres no flap to keep the water out but what i do is close them up with a plug and when water gets in i take the plugs out but while im drifting i put the plugs in, we need pics in curoius

bradford · #5 07-21-2008, 12:10 AM

Welcome and congrats on the good deal!

Blue_Runner · #6 07-21-2008, 08:10 AM

Welcome to the site!!

You are well on your way to V20 land!! It is highly likely you have a 60 gallon fuel tank unless someone has switched it out.

Congrats on your new addition(s) ....one in the oven and a V20 - best of both worlds!!

#7 07-21-2008, 08:22 AM

Congrats on the boat, sounds like a good deal.

randlemanboater · #8 07-21-2008, 09:34 AM

Welcome to the site!!!!

Mine had a 28 gal tank in it when I got mine.

shaneburris74 · #9 07-22-2008, 08:02 AM

I appreciate the input and the welcome aboard's. I'm slowly getting this thing ready. It currently has no seats which is a good thing for me cause its like a clean slate. I found some used seats and posted another thread in regards to seat size that I will need. Check it out and give me your input if you get a chance.

shaneburris74 · #10 08-01-2008, 07:10 PM

Alright guys I finally got these pics off my cam and on my computer.
Since these pics I've cleaned her up a bunch and put a cover on. Its raining here for atleast and hour a day and when its not raining its a sauna outside so progress is slow.
I have inspected the transom and determined I have to replace it. I'm not too upset about it because after all the boat was free. Atleast I'll know the transom is in tip-top shape. I plan on using NidaBond and using the method outlined in a thread by MauryC.
I've removed the rod boxes for patching and painting and the wooden rod holders have been sanded and refinished. I had a line on a pair of helm chairs but now all my money is going into the transom. Let me know what yall think and any advice on the transom job is appreciated. I have two major concerns about it right now.
- should I be worried about the stringers being rotten also? I have reached up under the floor and banged on them and they "feel" strong.
- If I encounter any good wood in the transom how my more difficult will that make it to peel the wood away from the fiberglass?
Yall have a great weekend.