Soon to be new owner

[tommyt654]

On the way this mornin to p/u this gal, she looks to be in good shape and will do a thorough inspection (I have seen her already but just a quick visual) to make sure there no more damage than seen. The rear floor access panel is soft,but the remaining floor is intact and solid all around that panel and going forward is solid,hull looks to be very solid,no cracks to be seen,but will do a more visual inspection before driving her home, wish me luck , http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/boa/4047199124.html

[spareparts]

looks like a clean boat, good luck

[macojoe]

I like the naked bottom! Looks good if all checks out!

Good Luck

[tommyt654]

Well I got her:), negotiated the price down to $1050 as there are several areas that will need attention, spider cracking ,bad repair job, but the hulls solid and the stringers I could check out were solid except for 1 and it looks to be an easy fix,the transom area scares me a bit as they covered apparent damage with S.S. as shown, I'll take a hard look at that 1st and move on from there . The motor on her will go to a Wellcraft Classic 170 I have and that boats motor a Merc 115 T.O.P. will go on her later,she had apparently been purchased simply for the motor a 200 h.p. Merc and allowed to sit. She's a Tallahassee girl, soon to be a Savannah girl I hope once we move from here in Cartersville,Ga to the coast in a few months as we are coastal folks, my wifes a Jersey Girl, lived in Norfolk and Charleston. I'm a Chesapeake Bay boy born in Baltimore but raised in the coastal areas of Wilmington N.C. and Tampa. Hope to learn lots here and hope ya'll don't mind a little brain pickin from time to time. Hreres a few pics from the driveway

[ssiredfish]

Well at least he left ya $0.27 towards repairs in the bilge

Good lookin hull, best of luck with her!!!

[smokeonthewater]

Tommy, I saw the "visitor message" you left on my profile... of course you can ask me questions.... preferably tho just do it in the forum so others can contribute as well and ALSO just as importantly so that others can benefit from the questions and answers in the future. The way a forum works is that we have a group discussion and everyone chips in if they have something to add.

Welcome to the family

[willy]

Good luck with the new boat Tom

[tommyt654]

Thanks gang look forward to many years of boating with her once I deem her seaworthy.As a high schooler in Tampa we had a 20-21 ft vessel that my Father who was the terminal manager for Shell Oil co. in Port Tampa had access to use and we would occasionally take it off its davits (almost a weekly occurence) to ensure it was running properly and go racing against the local C.G boat if they were around. I can't remember the make or model and other than the fact it had twin inline 6 cyl motors. I vividly recall outrunning the C.G. boat often across Tampa Bay between Gandy Br. and Courtney Campbell Causeway, it was a fast, well handling ,v-style boat and may have been a V-20, it was very similiar in styling and when I saw this boat nearly 2 yrs ago on a hunting forum for sale for $1500 w/no engine I checked up on it but it was too far away to actually go and see her then(Commerce,Ga.). Miraculously she showed up about 2 months ago on Craigslist for $1500 in Marietta,Ga., then he dropped the price down to $1200 a week ago so I pounced. Using my negotiating skills to get her down to the $1050. I plan on a full restoration eventually once we have settled near the water,although I do have a large lakes nearby(Lake Allatoona and Lanier). Either way look forward to the new project and comradery here as well,Thanks
Tommy

[Destroyer]

Hello Tommy, welcome to the site. Good looking boat. Like MJ said, I love the naked bottom. Hope she turns out as well as she looks.

[reelapeelin]

Welcome, Tom...If that trailer's as good as it looks, you got the rest for free...good luck w/her and keep the pictures comin!!...