New Member - New Boat ?

[nipper]

Geez, vintage, that looks like a beauty! Tap around on the transom to see if it is solid and even stand on the outboard and see if you get any flex in the transom. I have never plumbed a porta potti in my V20 cuddy. You are right that emptying out the portapotti is not real pleasant if #2's have been done it, but piece of cake if it is just liquid. Even with the #2 it is not bad if you empty it the day it is used and you use the holding tank liquid stuff (can't think of what it is called but you know what I mean). Just do not forget about a #2 until the end of the season. Been there, done that, and it was horrible.

The V is perfectly suited for the uses you have described. Good luck with it. Assuming floors and transom are solid, and the engine is strong, looks like a really good deal.

[Destroyer]

Gotta agree with Nipper. It looks like a nice deal...especially since he said make offer... that means he's willing to negotiate somewhat. I'd look very carefully at the underside of the boat... check the keel and the front bow especially for large dents or cracks... sure signs that it's hit something hard. Take it for a test run. (Offer to pay for the gas). While on land check the bilge area...make sure it's dry, then, while in the water and before you start playing with the boat at speed and taking water and spray over the sides, check the bilge area again for water. If its wet then there could be a leak or crack. Tap the transom all over, inside and out, with the back of your favorite hard plastic handled screwdriver. You don't want to hear a hollow sound. That means possible rotted wood. You cannot plumb a porta potty... you can buy a head and plumb that. But then you get involved with a macerator, piping, holding tank, etc etc. That's going to be a lot of cutting, fitting, glassing et all...It's easier to empty a porta potty.