v20 seaworthness

P.P.S. I want my name back, taking too long to build up the numbers again. As soon as the rainy season is over here in Brunswick, back to work, with pics, on fixing the dreamer.

[RobsTV]

From the MJ post:

"We were at a area none as Middle Ground about 5 miles from thew harbore when the waves started to get nasty, But mangeable, all of the sudden we came over a 3 foot wave and it was like we droped into a hole a mile deep!! I looked up and all there was, was a wall of water all of 10 feet!! "

Only 5 miles out!!!!

If you are scared to take the V20 out to a point where danger kicks in (5 miles in that case), sell it and stick to shuffleboard.

Originally Posted by msbhammer

cbe, you gotta post pics. of your transom rebuild. You doing it from the inside or taking off the outer skin.
Hook us up with some Pics. *;D

Hey hammer, here are the first batch of pics from the cap removal and transom work:

Well nevermind there seems to be something wrong with the repairs section. NO TOPICS? So I can't copy and paste the link.

Wierd. Anybody else not getting the repairs section?

[RobsTV]

yep, repair section is wacked.

[macojoe]

Ok I agree with everything willy said!!

I have had my V for 9 years, I have been in some real crap, and always got home!!

I got the V cause it was what I could afford at the time. I had a small 17 footer and I use to fish with a buddy that had a small 18 footer. I knew one thing when I bought the V I wanted a boat with room!!
I was tired if not being able to move on the smaller boats.

The V fit what I wanted Large fishing area and cheap!! I had never even heard of them years ago.

I have been 25 miles off shore, but with friends in there boats just incase!!
Everyones area is different!! Here in thew NE the water can get real nasty fast!
My friend on the gulf coast says he has to go 20 miles just to find deep water. so on and so on.

The V has been a great boat for me!! But I have kind of out grown it, it has a 18* dead rise which makes it great drift fishing cause it is so stable, But that very thing also makes it pound crazy in ruff water.

I am now looking for and have been before my accident something not bigger but with a better dead rise to handle the ruff water I fish.

I am looking at 20 to 23 foot boats and I like to be in a 21* dead rise or better. But this also has a draw back, cause a 24* dead rise will cut 5 footers like a hot knife thur butter, ikt sucks in a beam sea as there is no real chine, while drifting in ruff water I will roll like no tomorrow.
This is why I am saying that a 21* or so will be better then what I have for ride and should still be good on the roll also.

Any way here is what I have to say!

Thje V is a great tuff affordable boat!! But no your limts!!

And one lesson I learned years ago is RESPECT the OCEAN!!!

History has taken small tin boats and the largest of curise linners!!

pay attention to the weather!! that does not mean listen to the weather man!! Look at the sky, the wind, the water, and the first sign on white water, dark clouds wind shift head home.

Konw your area, know your boat like it was your third hand!! Pay attention all the time, it might not be weather at all, maybe another boat is going to hit you?

Just be aware & alert!! And most of all do not lose repest for the sea, cause the day you do that, you needs to get off the water and never come back!!

[parishht]

HEAR, HEAR to MJ.
Well said. ;) ;) ;)

DITTO! The V is the work horse of the boat world not the Cadillac.

so basically this an an old question with 2 basic opinions.

1) size matters

2)its not the size of the boat, its how you pilot the ship

all i,m gonna say is my wife loves my boat. and as long as chores get done, she dont care how much i play with it. and the other day she even helped me wash it.

[spareparts]

MJ, take a look at a 23 Sea Craft Scepter or Tsunami, kind of a V-20 on steroids. The center comsoles are selling for stupid money, but there are some deals on the cuddys( Scepter, Tsunami). I've rode in some nasty weather ina 23 Seacraft, and it would take a much bigger boat to replace it. In the 20' range, I'll take my V, in the 23-25, give me the seacraft, 25-30, Bertram 26. ABove 30 won't fit in my back yard, so I'll have to buy a bigger lot with a shop before I get a project of that size( will probably have to live in the shop as my wife would kick me out of the house for bringing home anything that big)

[kamikaze]

Dead rise is one one aspect. An important one I agree but not everything.

I recently fished out of a 2006 HydraSport 29 VX. 24' degree of dead rise, but the boat still road like crap because it had 2 - 250HP 4 stroke Yama's hanging off the rear weighing it down like a anchor. The angle of attack of the hull sitting still was terrible never mind what happened when the power was applied. I firmly believe the balance of a hull is just as important as dead rise. Many of the older boats got it right and lots of the newer stuff made all the wrong concessions on the side of flash and traded off real performance.

Kamikaze