Charlie's new V20

[scook]

We have an ‘06 Yukon Denali and it tows our ‘85 I/O on dual axle trailer with brakes on one axle like it’s not even back there. There are a lot of the Chevy version of that rig out there - not super gas mileage, but you’re doing short tows. Another benefit is that you can throw a lot of stuff in the rig, out of the weather and locked up. A lesser known feature (at least on ours) it the very tight turning radius - maneuverability is better than any rig I’ve ever had.

I think one of the guys suggested this vehicle in some earlier thread.

[phatdaddy]

the hull should be around 3400-3500 lbs

motor between 350-375 lbs

not sure of kicker, 100-150 lbs

gas 360 lbs

1200 lbs of misc & crew

all are guestimates, your mileage may very

[Destroyer]

WOW!!!! Congrats Charlie!! Nice looking boat. Happy you finally found "the one". Only bit of advice I can give you is ALWAYS, before launching, MAKE SURE the drain plug is back in and tight.

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[oteps]

Nice boat. It was 55 in PA today, where you out looking at it? Thinking about taking the shrink wrap off?
My keychain has an orange plastic drain plug on it. To get your attention and remember to put one in. Or when that guy next to you forgets and you can give him one.

[Giorgio]

Hey D, I can relate, many many moons ago, my cousin bought this 18' Mako. We worked on it all winter to get it ready and we were just waiting for the Stripers. We got the report, Bunker in the harbor, so we launched her from Prince's Bay, Staten Island and headed to Great Kill Harbor. We get into the harbor and slowed down looking for the Bunker, then I say, Stevie why an I standing in water, we got a leak. I guess you all know what was said next!!!

[steplift20]

Sorry Charlie but my boat( my baby ) is nicer , congads on your new V20 I know that the weight of the hull is 1995 lbs plus the motor ,fuel and gear
I think the motor my motor is about 500 lbs furl ? Gear 300 lbs and a lighter me 200 lbs plus shoes and shirt,underwear ,pants wallet ( no weight there)
I would say total weight about 3000 lbs
Just kidding about mine is nicer , I love my boat so she is always nicer.
Forgot to mention the year of my boat is 1978 so I'm thinking the weight should be close.

[scook]

I think I calculated my ‘85, I/O with 4 cyl Mercruiser 170 on the 2-axel trailer at around 4000 lb, but not real scientific.

[pjbrownva]

Originally Posted by charlie_the_tuna

Thanks Phat. Thanks all. Snow all but gone, but it was about 20 degrees out. Spare, at this point I’m looking for the cheapest dragin wagon I can find. Work is half a mile from my house. Local ramp is half a mile from my house. I don’t give a rat’s a$$ what it looks like. 2nd ramp is 3.5 miles from my house.
I can’t wait to get this thing water ready. My little guy is already rigging up. Needs a bit of this and that, and my wife can’t wait for “I TOLD YOU SO”.
I hope this thing is ready to go. I don’t have two nickels to rub together.

I'm looking forward to it. She looks nice, with a 15 hp kicker too!

[scook]

I like the 15 hp kicker. You don’t need more than 9.9 for trolling, but when I bought my new kicker, I went with the 15 hp, since it’s your auxiliary power if your main motor fails and I think the bigger kicker would keep the boat at hull speed much better in a headwind, and still troll down like the 9.9.

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by charlie_the_tuna

Hey guys. I found a guy on Facebook with an almost identical setup. He says he got decent numbers. Talked about what a light boat it is. I never thought of these as light.
Providing it’s not waterlogged, what’s the weight on a 92?

Congrats on your new to you boat ….best of luck with it