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Unread 01-21-2013, 11:08 AM
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I remember seeing a bracketed 18 Fisherman at a buddies house. I just text him and he said it rides sweet and drafts 8 to 10 inches of water. He has a 135 Johnrude on it. Batteries are in the stern and fuel tank is under the console which is where Wellcraft put all of them. no complaints.
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WELCOME!!!

I got here the same way you did....been over on ClassicMako for years!!
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My 20 has a bracket. Sat lower with the Yammy 4-stroke. Being slightly heavier in the stern keeps her in the pocket more if that makes sense.....
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Alright guys, thanks for all the input. Went and looked at the boat after work and needless to say I was slightly disappointed. The boat was in decent shape, it had been used, which i didnt mind. The problem came with the transom. At the top of the transom in line with the bracket bolts, was cracking, on both sides. (see pics). The guy at the yard said there was a soft spot in the floor too. Running full steam away from this one, not worth the time or money. The price would have been a little steep even without those issues
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You did the right thing. That's Trouble with a capital T. There are lots of other V's out there.. you just gotta look. Getting a boat is a lot like getting married... gotta keep looking till the right one hits you.
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If we could embed video I'd post the Monty Python rabbit clip...."RUN AWAY!!!! RUN AWAY!!!!"
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Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime.

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1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it
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