Considering something STUPID!

[Slightly_Twisted]

Hey Frem,

What is the info on your v20 project.

[THEFERMANATOR]

It's an 84 V-20 cuddy cabin with the factory full transom for a sea-drive. The transom has delaminated from where the previos owner replaced the drain plug sleeve with a garboard plug and didn't seal the wood core, and the deck is soft around the in floor storage box. I'm going to yank the sea-drive off of it as it only has 4 hours break in time on it since I built it. It has the windshield, bow rail, and port side storage seat in it. As well as one of the drop in bins is still there in the back.

[Slightly_Twisted]

Does it have a trailer? If it has a trailer what would you let the hull and trailer go for? I'm toying with the idea of selling the center I have and looking for a FULL cuddy rebuild.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by Slightly_Twisted

Does it have a trailer? If it has a trailer what would you let the hull and trailer go for? I'm toying with the idea of selling the center I have and looking for a FULL cuddy rebuild.

Theres a atrailer under it now, but I didn't really want to sell it. I was wanting $250 for the hull complete minus the sea-drive unit(going to part it out as I have quite a bit of money in the rebuild on it). I called the guy on the FORMULA and will probably head over tommorrow to look at it and see it in person. It isn't a complete rebuild like he said in the email, he redid the rear 1/3 of the deck and replaced the transom as well as added in knee braces he said. He told me the rest of the boat was solid and he saw no reason to mess with it. I also found an older 23 SEACRAFT SCEPTRE for $7K that is re-done with a newer 225 JOHNSON looper and an aluminum trailer.

[spareparts]

i haven't ridden in a Scepter, but I've ridden in a 233 Formula and a 23 SeaCraft center, I'd have to give the edge to the SeaCraft.

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Well I went and looked at the FORMULA today as me and the wife needed a day away from my family. It isn't as nice in person as the pictures make it out to be cosmetically, but for the most part it is structurally sound. He redid the rear 1/3 of the deck and glassed the deck directly to the transom all the way across, but he only put in 1 knee brace right in the middle. The stringers in it all sounded solid via the tap test, but he glassed the drains over in the cabin storage compartments and the one was filled with water and had been sitting that way. Also he didn't use any 5200 on the bow rail and water has been seeping down around the mounting bolts all the way through into the cabin, so it's only a matter of time before the rotting begins in the front deck. Also he didn't re-inforce the starboard rear lifting hook and it has pushed the transom in about 3/4" over about a 8"X10" area as it is a lift kept boat. He did alot of nice work, but neglected alot of basic parts of the rebuild as well. All and all it's a nice FORMULA, but definately not a concourse rebuild. I'll probably go and look at the SEACRAFT this week as well since it is a running boat for $6500 now.

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Man, having internet is going to kill me. Now I need to get my HYDRA sold and maybe get rid of my WINNER as well.

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http://lakeland.craigslist.org/boa/1481313385.html
http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/boa/1499158359.html
http://sarasota.craigslist.org/boa/1508712027.html
http://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/boa/1500585409.html
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