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Steplift I know how you feel. There's a lot of nice looking boats on the market now but none compare to the V20. I love the flared bow! I rode on my friends 86 V20 years ago and I was hooked. Went looking and found one nearby. Guy wanted 5000.00 for it. It had a fresh rebuilt 170, new outdrive...

Not sure about that second solenoid, maybe to the trim? If the motor checks out ok I would definitely buy the Pertronics module and Flamethrower coil. It made a world of difference on my 170 4 cylinder Mercruiser. No more points and starts faster, runs alot better.

I've got a few short sleeve tee shirts, two long sleeve tees, couple of hoodies, all XL, and a few worn out hats. Would love to have some more of all. I still wear them and get comments all the time. There's a few v20s around me, everybody here are familiar with these boats. MJ hooked me up...

I bought a SEI lower unit, haven't had any trouble with it so far. Its easy to replace, you can save yourself a lot of money by doing it yourself. Unit was under a thousand dollars, only took a couple of hours to replace. Just use all new gaskets and o rings. If you are replacing the upper and...

Welcome Deepdrop2! I've had a 1977 V20 170 I/O since 06. When I bought it, it had sat outside uncovered for at least five years. Guy I got it from in Virginia Beach, Va. said the motor had been rebuilt 5 years ago by Jasper engines and he never got it started. He cranked it and I immediately...

White perch are in the Chowan river now, heard it last night. I only got a day off work, cant get time to go. Got a week long shutdown coming up on the 24th. always happens like that.

The one I saw was looked close to my V, looked good. Was an I/O like mine. Transom was shot.

Spare, guy I know has a Chriscraft and its a nice looking boat. Its a shame the transom is rotten though. He tried to get me to rebuild the transom like I did mine but I just dont have time right now.

Nice work Phat! you broke the ice for 25. Keep it goin!

Ive used Marinetex a few times and it worked great. They make two different kinds, one for fiberglass and one for metal. Both work good.

Nice, looks like you needed a new one.

Hope everybody has a safe and healthy new year!

Supposed to get down to 17 degrees tonight. Working my last night shift, got eight days off starting tomorrow, yeah! Already winterized the V and everything around the house. Its a little early for this kinda cold here in NC. Yall be careful and check your antifreeze.

Not much happening here. Theres a big low pressure off shore, wind whipping hard and surf rough. Tried surf fishing yesterday morning with 4 oz weights on bottom rigs, couldn't keep them out. NE wind kickin hard. Cloudy and misty rain this morning. Still beats working!

Theres a bad front coming across NC today. Yall be careful!

Well I took my Alpha one lower unit apart. Bought all the correct tools and they really did great with the disassemble. When I removed the spanner nut around the prop shaft almost all the threads were corroded away. So instead of spending a bunch of money on a 40 year old unit I've decided to...

Well I haven't had my boat out since my son in law passed away in 2019. Been running it on the hose once in a while. Decided to replace the water pump in the Alpha lower unit. Got a complete kit and it came with the shift shaft bushing. Decided to replace it all while I had it off. Unscrewed the...

Happy Thanksgiving to all! We're doing ours tomorrow because of my work schedule. Haven't been on here lately, been swamped at work and home. Been a busy year. Finishing up a new master bedroom and bath. Just finished a three week shutdown at the steel mill. 86 + hours a week wore me out. Hope...

Anybody ever actually used the bow and stern lifting eyes to lift your V? I have the paint to apply to my bottom and need to lift it off of the trailer to sand off the many layers of old paint before repainting. I can jack and block it up, just wondering if anybody used the eyes to lift it and...

We went down to the annual Stumpy Point Osyter Feast Today. Had a great time. They had the BEST steamed and fried oysters, fried fish and all the fixins you've ever eaten! The folks down there are the nicest people you'll ever meet. We talked with folks from everywhere. Takes a while to get...