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Rescued a V20, can we ID it?
I have acquired a V20 with a split windshield. It has no hull ID on the transom and was purchased at an auction, has "DONATION -1973" and some numbers on the windshield. I think it was one of those things where two buddies bought it thinking what a cool project it was and had visions of anchoring up on a sandbar with some babes.
 Then they got it home, the beer buzz wore off and the wives had other ideas of how the menfolk would spend this spare time. Hence one of the buddies dropped out of the deal and buddy #2 who's yard it was in decided it needed a new home. I showed up with a buddy and a Bronco, hooked 'er up and down the road we went. Most of the leaves blew out in the first mile or two.  The metal tag by the helm lists a serial of V320327. I suspect the boat was manufactured prior to '73 and the standardization of the federal hull ID. Has the large, plastic V with the 20 inside it emblems on each side by the windshield and the large Wellcraft plastic emblems on each side of the hull by the stern An outboard model, she has the requisite rotten transom core, likely has waterlogged foam under the decks, and would need to be split to repair, I am familiar with the process. Did a '69 Glasspar some years back. It has good looking aluminum saddle tanks, the railings and hardware are complete. It is on a very good and solid Long brand single axle galvanized trailer. I have bills of sale for both. I'd like to narrow down a year on this thing. I will likely put her up on these classifieds to find her a good home, not interested in the least in parting it out- too much to cut up with the chainsaw! Basically I know the trailer is worth more than the boat, so if you want the stretcher one must take the body with. 
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04-03-2010, 06:02 PM
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Eric, have you went through the Gallery for a possible ID?
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/history bradford, update your signature to a kick *** E-Tec! And where are the pictures? Both of you!
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 '75 Cuddy with '00 Johnson Ocean Pro 150 horse Benny
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04-03-2010, 10:09 PM
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Here are some pics- she's pretty dirty, I planned on scrubbing her down today and getting the leaves out of the inside but I got involved in replacing the axle and springs on the trailer for my Glasspar.
She looks just like the V20 in the '73 brochure- it had an inline Merc on it as the front panel is inside the boat, it has a MerControl and I can see the clamp marks on the inside of the motorwell cap. The deck is solid! I jumped up and down on it. Been around enough rotten decks to know one when I step on it. Transom is mush though. The trailer does not look like it's known salt water- springs have only light surface rust. The tires are in need of replacement and I'd re pack the wheel bearings before it went anywhere. It has an electric winch, the plug looks rusty and I have not out power to it. PM sent Bradford!
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04-04-2010, 07:36 AM
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Eric I can't tell ya for sure what year model, but I can tell ya she looks ZACKLY like the '74 I had (pictured below)...ZACKLY!...inside and out...but your right, it should have numbers on the transom if that late a model...can you be sure transom has not already been done before?...I assume no title
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'74 V-20/ BF 150 '95 V-21/ BF 150 '84 V-20/ 200 2.4 Merc '87 V-20/'18 F150 Yamaha 
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