I Found One!
I think I've decided on this '87 V20 Cuddy that has the original 175BlackMax motor. He has taken very good care of this boat from what I can see. Cranked the motor and it fired right away but did not idle until after the 3rd start. Sounded very smooth, revved it up just a little and it sounded very good. Returned to idle and it never stalled, had good strong peetale, and normal blue smoke. I went around the hull hitting it with my hand and walked the floors pretty hard and all felt good. Owner has added battery switch dual batteries, raycor fuel seperator filter, vhf radio, stereo, sonar, no gps but I have a handheld marine anyway. It has the bimini top from the windshield to the back with removable curtains on the sides. Looks like a very good solid boat to me upon inspection. When I go to get her, I'm going to look her over again, but if there was any of the rotting and falling apart issues I've seen and read about on here, wouldn't it be pretty aparent? Is there anything else I should look out for? I am having second thoughts also due to the age and make of the motor. I have only experience with my Johnsons, and with a manual I tuned and repaired them myself. Is this motor a reliable motor? Haven't found much info about these older outboards. I hope this one will last a few years so I can trim out the boat the way I want first. Anything else I should be worried about or tips and tricks with an old boat like this? Can't wait to get it out on the water and try it out.
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