Best " year " for the V20

[reelapeelin]

They are like snowflakes...you can find a '75 that somebody took care of and have a great boat...or a '96 that was abused and neglected and have a POS...

Assuming a reasonable amount of care over the lifetime of a given "V" I'd be lookin' in the mid 80s to mid 90s...and starting from scratch, a full transom (sea-drive preferred), add a bracket and best 25 or 30" OB your budget can handle...150 hp minimum...

[Steplift 72']

I've had the old low profile deck design, and the later self-bailing higher profile deck design. The hull is the same, the ride is identical, but it seemed to me the lower deck design had a more solid ride. I attributed it to the deck design of the later hulls having more flex in the cap, not the hull. Both ride outstanding.

i took a big wave over the motor and transom of the old 72' and lived to tell about it. My 83' model was great and the self bailing deck gave me much more confidence, but a bolt of lightning hit less than 100' from the boat giving me a new respect for weather. Nothing is a 100% guarantee but this hull design is solid, but there is also a matter of luck involved beyond seamanship to say the least. On a lighter note, I saw I couple guys I considered heathens on their knees praying to God after that bolt of lightning.

If you are out on the water in a small boat it's a risk, but the V20 is a design yet to be improved on in my opinion. The ride was shocking when I first went offshore in mine in 73' after riding in lesser boats.

Wow, going to have to get a ride on one of these..........

Saw one out of Shark River Inlet, Belmar, NJ this past Sunday.
Just a few miles out the inlet. Looked nice.