First Boat, Wellcraft v-20

[thebottomfish]

Hello everyone,

I started my search for a boat a few months ago and right away i found a v-20 for sale locally, fell in love with the hull and started perusing this website, lots of great info. I usually fish on a 36' henriques or a 31' Grady White, so I'm used to boats, bigger boats, but not used to owning.
Think i got a great deal, Johnson outboard runs great...once it starts, and the boat is ideal for what i got it for, trailering it down to Raritan bay to fish.
Changed lower unit oil, tilt and trim fluid, put some additives in the gas and took her out for the first time last weekend on the Hudson, went great very happy with it.
two days after i bought it I saw a guy down the street from me had the same boat! Funny how you notice things after the fact
looking forward to modifying it to my liking, but have a very solid platform to start from.

Thanks for all the help already!

Garret

[bradford]

Welcome to the Cult! It only gets worse, LOL!

Congrats on choosing arguably one of the most capable all around hulls for the money. Also this site is full of knowledge for just about anything you'd want to do, and most of all some great people.

Lots of members in your area.

[willy]

Congrats Jersey, I have had two of them and miss them a lot. You will enjoy

[Destroyer]

Welcome aboard. You're in good company, quite a few members are here in New Jersey, and since you're launching in the Raritan Bay you're likely to see a few of them from time to time. Don't hesitate to ask questions if you're not sure of something, cause there's a lot of knowledge floating around here and we like to share.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by thebottomfish

Hello everyone,

I started my search for a boat a few months ago and right away i found a v-20 for sale locally, fell in love with the hull and started perusing this website, lots of great info. I usually fish on a 36' henriques or a 31' Grady White, so I'm used to boats, bigger boats, but not used to owning.
Think i got a great deal, Johnson outboard runs great...once it starts, and the boat is ideal for what i got it for, trailering it down to Raritan bay to fish.
Changed lower unit oil, tilt and trim fluid, put some additives in the gas and took her out for the first time last weekend on the Hudson, went great very happy with it.
two days after i bought it I saw a guy down the street from me had the same boat! Funny how you notice things after the fact
looking forward to modifying it to my liking, but have a very solid platform to start from.

Thanks for all the help already!

Garret

Pictures when ya can!!...

[randlemanboater]

Welcome to the fold.

[thebottomfish]

There she is, motor smoking up a storm, gotta love these older two strokes, started right up for sitting for over a year tho so i can't complain too much

[garbubba]

Welcome Aboard!

[bradford]

Nice Looking V!

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by thebottomfish

There she is, motor smoking up a storm, gotta love these older two strokes, started right up for sitting for over a year tho so i can't complain too much

Nice looking boat. Do yourself a favor though. Since she's been sitting for over a year, changing the impeller might be prudent. It might not need it, but then again, do you really want to take the chance of overheating your engine? Oh, and also, if you have not already done so, buy yourself some peace of mind.... get a membership with TowBoat or BoatUS. It's cheap insurance if you ever need a tow back to the dock.