Newbie from Curacao needs advice

Hi Guy's

I live in Curacao and am thinking of buying a V-20 center console boat to use for scuba diving and fishing here in the south Caribbean.

As a complete newbie can you help me with the following:

Is the V-20 a good choice for me?

I have seen the following boat for sale in Venzuela, can anyone let me know what they think it is worth, and what I need to look out for if I buy it?

Hope you can help,
Kevin

I wanted to post a picture but I don't know how. Bellow are the details of the boat.

Concerned helmet Wellcraft mark, Fisherman model v20, length 6,4 mts., sleeve 2,4 mts., prop 0,9 mts., totally upgraded in power in August 2007. Motor outside hut 200 HP, marks Honda Marine, model BF200, 4 times, year 2004, maintenance to the day, approx 100 hours of navigation. System of hydraulic direction Seamaster. Digital Relogeria (rpm, speed, gasoline, batteries, temperadura), computer and original control mechanism Honda Marine. Fixed console digging, capacity approx 80 lts. 2 diggings in approx prow 160 lts. each one. Breeding ground in approx stern 150 lts. structures ceiling console t-top, seat and stairs in steel stern inox. Ironwork (cleats, tornillería, covers water and gasoline, hinges) in steel inox. Gasoline tank of 220 lts. in steel inox. Fresh water tank of 60 lts. in steel inox, pump flojet 1,1 gpm and kit of shower. 1 marine battery, marks Titan of 650 amp
Equipment of sound am/fm/cd/mp3 marks to Majestic with 2 marine bugles 100w. Marine radio VHF Apelco mark, 5200 model and marine steel antenna inox. White marine semileather tapestry. 2 steel carry-canes inox, new and 6 carry-canes in black plastic console material. 4 life-guards. 2 to fender Coleman. 1 anchor Danford type. Trailer 1 painted iron axis. Papers and insurance to the day.

[macojoe]

Sounds like a great boat!!

Kind of hard to figure all out because you mesure of size is different then ours.

But it sounds like a V20 CC with a 2007 Honda 4 stroke, with T top.

What year is the boat?? Does it have a trailer?? if so whatys the condition of it??

Send me a email at [email protected] with the pic's and I will post them hre for us to see to get a better I dea on what you have.

what we pay here might be cheap or expensive there? Whats the vaule of this size boat there?

Well come to the site!!

[nipper]

Welcome to the site. I am a relative newbie too, but I think you may soon become hooked on this site. I really liked the translation of the V20. My guess is that the ad was translated from spanish to english and some of the translation just does not use the same terminology with which we are accustomed.

I think you would find the V20 perfect for scuba diving and fishing. You can just tell from the age of the boats many of the members of this site have that these things can hold up for a long time.

Good luck with your decision.

[msbhammer]

Welcome to the site. I'm a diver myself. The V20 isnt bad for diving at all. I prefer the cuddy for dive gear storage, thus saving time from loading and unloading the gear all the time. *8)

[Seacrets]

Check the weight on the motor. I believe its a little over 600 lbs. If you sea trial the boat, check the water level on the stern. You don't need water rolling over the transom when you're backing down, especially if it's an older model with no foam floatation.

Hi Guy's,

Thanks for the welcom to your site and the real fast feedback! :)

I'm not sure of the boats build year yet, I have asked for that information and hope to get it soon. Below is the link to the site advertising the boat, perhaps one of you can guess the build year from the pictures and also give me your opinion of the condition?

http://www.caribbean-market.com/_boa...ail=bild<br />

Thanks again,
Kevin

I've just seen that they have added the boat build year (1985) and the engine build year (2004).

What do you think, is it worht the money they ask?

Kevin

[nipper]

That is a very nice looking boat. The trailer does not look like much. How would you get the boat from Venezuela to Curacao? Would you drive it over or would you put the boat and trailer on a ferry? I will let the more experienced weigh in on the price, but it seems a little high to me. Perhaps, however, with all the equipment it has it is reasonable.

[wpearch]

the last two places in the hull Id number are the year ,the ad said 85 can u buy on from the states if so check out the one I posted on four sale on this web site today

[msbhammer]

Nice boat, but way out of my budget.