V20 or 250 Sportsman

jasoncooperpcola · #1 06-30-2011, 08:43 PM

I have a 1986 250 Sportsman with twin 1986 150 Yamahas and a 1983 V20 with a 1985 Johnson 150. Basically i do not need two boats. I cannot afford two boats. I am on the fence as to which one to keep. I have listed my 250 Sportsman on here already for sale. Each boat has its own advantages and disadvantages.

The V20 is small,nimble, and actually has more usable room on the deck than my 250 Sportsman. But its slower and uses more fuel than my Sportsman.

My 250 Sportsman is fast, has a 2x larger fuel tank along with twin engines and a very big cabin (much more than i need). We have been 45 miles offshore in her. We can run a helluva lot faster in rough seas versus the V20. (nothing to do with the V20s water handling, its just a bigger boat thing) But the step up cockpit area is the biggest waste of space. All of the compartments are useless to me. Also its like a beached whale when it comes to something that it can hit. The motors are so close together they don't work like you would think they should for docking. Me and my dad have lots of time and money invested in the 250 Sportsman.

So my question is which would you keep? In a typical offshore trip we run 8 miles to the pass then 25 miles offshore. In the V20 we would use all 60 gallons of fuel running 32 mph. In the 250 Sportsman we use about 40 gallons of fuel plus we run 43 mph.

Sorry if i am boring yall with all this, i have been cleaning out the big boat and have rediscovered my long lost connection with it.

nipper · #2 06-30-2011, 08:54 PM

25% bigger, uses less fuel while running faster. plus lots of time and money invested, I have to vote for the sportsman.

THEFERMANATOR · #3 06-30-2011, 09:02 PM

I vote repower the V-20 with a modern loop charged outboard and watch your fuel useage drop by at least 25% if not more. For me it would come down to do you really need the extra room? Which boat do you stand a better chance of recouping your money on?

bgreene · #4 06-30-2011, 09:06 PM

Sell em' both..... then buy a newer boat with much newer engines.

jasoncooperpcola · #5 06-30-2011, 09:12 PM

At this point i am not worried about recouping the money i have invested. At $4000 for the 250 Sportsman i am taking a loss. If i sell my V20 i would probably ask $2000-$2500. I do not want to repower either boat. I feel more confident with the twin Yamahas if for the least reason there are two motors. As for the extra room no i really do not need all the cabin on the Sportsman. I would love to have a 250 Offshore. Them things have at least 15 feet of back deck with no cockpit step up.

reelapeelin · #6 07-01-2011, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jasoncooperpcola

At this point i am not worried about recouping the money i have invested. At $4000 for the 250 Sportsman i am taking a loss. If i sell my V20 i would probably ask $2000-$2500. I do not want to repower either boat. I feel more confident with the twin Yamahas if for the least reason there are two motors. As for the extra room no i really do not need all the cabin on the Sportsman. I would love to have a 250 Offshore. Them things have at least 15 feet of back deck with no cockpit step up.

Post some fresh pics of the V20...inside and out...might be helpful

Monkey Butler · #7 07-01-2011, 11:30 AM

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In a typical offshore trip we run 8 miles to the pass then 25 miles offshore. In the V20 we would use all 60 gallons of fuel running 32 mph. In the 250 Sportsman we use about 40 gallons of fuel plus we run 43 mph..

???

With my 250 (225HP 1991 Yammie, my sig is out of date) I get a solid 2 MPG ant anything above idle. Confirmed by GPS and flowscan stuff.

So if I go out 25 miles I'm going to burn 25 gallons.

You have twin 150's and go 8 miles + 25 miles = 33 miles * 2 = 66 miles and burn 40 gallons =