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Our old Wellcrafts have value!
Today I pulled into the fuel dock near Harbor Island on San Diego Harbor. The attendant sees big and little boats all day every day, of course. He sees slick Chaparrals, and other 20 foot boats that sold for $40K up! He remarked and kept commenting, "that is a nice boat!" I told him it is 40 years old, etc. and he knew all about it. He said the "deep V" hull shape is increasingly unusual today-- and accordingly very desirable for those who encounter rough water. He said he wants "first refusal" if I ever want to sell it. I promised.
I shouldn't have told I had gotten boat, motor, and trailer for free and later bought that huge Bimini top and those leather Chaparral seats for $100 on Craigslist, ha. So I swaggered back into the Marina, proud to be driving an old Wellcraft among 30 foot sailboats, whose canvas alone would cost multiples of my whole rig! Larry
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1975 Wellcraft V20 Steplift with 1979 Evinrude 150. Newly rebuilt dual axle trailer. Boat is in a slip behind Harbor Island on San Diego Harbor. Last edited by Larryrsf; 07-09-2014 at 07:33 PM. 
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07-09-2014, 09:05 PM
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Yup. You've caught the fever...don't fight it, just savor it.
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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. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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07-09-2014, 11:24 PM
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Hence the reason I said cutting out the cuddy would destroy the value of the boat. Sofa boats are a dime a dozen but these are WORTH keeping in one peice.
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07-10-2014, 07:52 AM
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Value? Yes! Worth more parted out unfortunately.
Look for a replacement if you don't think they have value. I look then I crawl back under my rock and forget the whole thing for a while.. 23' Sailfish at Capt. Pete's Yachet Sales looks mighty nice, but I digress. Fever indeed. 
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07-10-2014, 11:16 AM
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1975 Wellcraft V20 Steplift with 1979 Evinrude 150. Newly rebuilt dual axle trailer. Boat is in a slip behind Harbor Island on San Diego Harbor. Last edited by Larryrsf; 07-10-2014 at 11:40 AM.
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07-10-2014, 12:04 PM
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Perhaps only to the current owner!
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07-10-2014, 02:45 PM
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I searched iBoats and found NO Wellcraft V20s anywhere near San Diego or LA. I would seriously consider taking on another project on a V20, especially one with a decent trailer. I could have someone rent a car and tow it out here, then fly back. Larry
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1975 Wellcraft V20 Steplift with 1979 Evinrude 150. Newly rebuilt dual axle trailer. Boat is in a slip behind Harbor Island on San Diego Harbor.
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07-10-2014, 04:33 PM
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Got 2 I'll give you. $750 each with galvanized tandem axle trailers. Bring 2 trucks.
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07-10-2014, 06:15 PM
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07-11-2014, 08:41 PM
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If I ever get around to getting a camera and taking pictures I owe a few people here some pictures of my V20 first. The Chris Craft and the Chaparral are decent PROJECT boats. They need some work, but aren't rotted out hulks like some I've seen. The trailers are the real deal, you will be hard pressed to find one for the price I have them at in any kind of decent condition, not to mention with a boat on them. I would repack the bearings If I was gonna take them cross country. The tires on the Chris Craft trailer have some dry rot, I've trailered ones with much worse though. Figure on replacing everything electrical and mechanical wise. I would at least pull the tanks to see what your working with and probably replace them, they're 30+ year old marine fuel tanks. Some glass work depending on what you want to remove and fill accessory and hardware wise, plus glassing in the transoms for a bracket if you chooose to go that route. Both have strong decks, but the Chaparral has a slightly spongy fuel tank hatch cover and the Scorpion will need a bulk head as you step down into the cuddy. Like all project boats (and all boats really) as you dig into them you usually find additional things needing attention. Both of these would be great for a bracket conversion and pushed with a 150-200 hp outboard. Both are sweet old school classic V hulls which to the right people are worth saving. So in other words, nothing you couldn't throw $20-$30K at and have a nice boat to be proud of, $10-$20K if you do all the work yourself. 
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1985 Wellcraft V-20, Evinrude ETEC 150: SOLD 1979 Marine Trader 44, twin Ford Lehman 120s 2006 Panga 14, Tohatsu 20
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