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new owner
HI when I bought my boat i was told this is a nice club to join I do have a question though iwas told the only problem that some people have had with these boats was with the transom is this true so far I am very pleased with mine been out in the bay twice and felt very safe
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04-25-2009, 09:44 PM
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Welcome to the club....I dont know if I'd say V-20's are THAT much more susceptible to transom rot than any other 20 year old boat that it would have a reputation for bad transoms. I guess the aluminumnum cap on the transom is definitely a weak link and if not kept sealed well can lead to trouble.
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04-26-2009, 10:00 AM
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Welcome to the site!
Look around and see if there that many boats around as the V20 for the age. Basically most of the other boats aren't worth the effort to restore or even repair. That's more than likely where the bad transom rumors got started.
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04-26-2009, 10:39 AM
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My 1975 (thats 34 years old) was solid as a rock!! But that said it was a full transom, the outboard transom were more of a issue cause of the transom cap mentioned above.
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1986 V20  Old Fishermen never die, we just SMELL that way!!
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04-26-2009, 11:35 AM
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Welcome to the site. The boat is a classic design. Anything that stays around long enough is going to need repairs. I'm living proof. My transomcap was made of plastic but my transom was solid when I replaced the cap. If you let water intrude and then have 400lbs hanging off it, flexing I would imagine it would be a weak spot with any boat. Have fun you'll enjoy owning a V20. Here's a link to my cap redo.
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/album50 Again welcome! Billy Mac 
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 Now being pushed with the Force of an E-Tec! http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...1990-V20-Sport http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ESnJm4uxug
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04-26-2009, 11:49 AM
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Welcome to the board. Tanker...
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'74 V-20/ BF 150 '95 V-21/ BF 150 '84 V-20/ 200 2.4 Merc '87 V-20/'18 F150 Yamaha 
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04-27-2009, 08:36 AM
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new owner
thank you for the advise I have a metal cap on mine that has two splits mabe I will replace them or seal them. also any ideas on how toget the hatch on the cuddy to slide easier
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04-27-2009, 10:23 AM
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Take the teak off and clean all underneath, maybe sand it so its a hair more space and while you have the rails off put lots of teak oil, they will be good as new!
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1986 V20 Old Fishermen never die, we just SMELL that way!!
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04-27-2009, 11:01 AM
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tanker1025
ok will try that thank you
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