Recent content by jvitiel

I bought a V two years ago with a 1995 Merc 200HP EFI on the back of it. I rebuilt the low pressure fuel pump and replaced the switch packs when I got it but since then it has run great - strong and smooth. It can be hard to start once in a while but for a motor its age I feel its running very...

I’m mostly new to fishing so please help me with the ‘drill down’ process if you can. I have limited knowledge about where to fish in the local bays but this is my proposed strategy for finding an area as quickly as possible. Please tell me what is wrong - or more importantly, what is missing -...

Hi All, I'm a junior fisherman and I just got a Penn Squall SQL20LWLC for Christmas. I want to use it to troll for Stripers in the Long Island Sound and Sandy Hook Bay. I'm guessing that I will drag MoJo's with it but not sure. Can anyone recommend a modest but reliable rod to go with it...

So I have had my '89 V for about a year now. When I bought it I tapped around on the transom and it sounded solid but I don't have a practiced ear for just how solid it should sound. In the spring I mounted trim tabs so I drilled into the transom and the wood was what I would call damp. It was...

Ok, I'm all proud of myself so I thought I would share :-) When out fishing it seems that the unused rods are always in the way so I wanted a holder up by the bimini where they wouldn't interfere with our efforts. Still, the boat is used for family activities quite a bit so I didn't want...

Post #10 in the following THT thread. Ouch.. http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-forum/788263-how-dispose-fiberglass-hull.html

Hi All, I have a fair sized list to starboard on my '89 cuddy. I bought it last year and the list was there when I bought it. I assumed that it was due to the batteries that are in the starboard locker by the transom but having moved my 200 pound a$$ back and forth I'm not so sure there isn't...

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This was in Wellfleet on Cape Cod for a few years (may still be there). It caught my eye during a few visits and I credit it to my pursuing a V of my own... https://goo.gl/photos/FHru7fv8oqksEHSLA

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Hi All, I just bought my first V (love it) and am in the process of fitting it out. I plan on adding a four bow bimini over the winter so the old three bow unit has to go. Its free to anyone that wants it on a first come, first served basis that can pick it up in Rockland county NY. It also...