1980 Welcraft Retail Price List

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labii

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I just came accross a 1980 specs. and retail price list . Both the Fisheman and Steplift listed for $6295 W/O motor . The I/O from $11945 to $13095 depending on H.P. At those prices I would take a new one today and not even ask them to come off of the price a dime . I am going to send this list along with the option list and 1980 catalog to Bigshrimpin for him to post.
 
Thanks, labii...specs are always fun to read...yeah, if they could make that hull and sell 'em less than 7 grand they'd be layin' up a lotta "glass"... ;D...

How much involved to dismantle a V20, pull new molds from it and go to layin' up our own?...we might even be able to actually SELL some... :o...think about it...NEW V20s fresh outta the mold.... ;D....
 
I think you would have to talk to Wellcraft first before building their boat :'( ..... But it could be done. My brother-in-law manufactures molds for new boats, aircraft, etc. (which is where I plan on getting some good help from ;D). I could get him to make a mold.....hmmmm ::)

I think Wellcraft tried to bring back the V20 a year or two ago :D.....I'm not sure what happened, but I noticed it's not in there new lineup. :( Might have had something to do with the pricing along with it not being much different from their Sportsman model. ??? When I looked at a brand new one last year (I think, maybe year before. Time flies when your having fun!) I wasn't all that impressed. It had the same euro transom as their other boats and not near as much cockpit space as the old V20... >:(
 
It was a total hunk of $hit!! And people who new the old V20 did not want anything to do with it!!

When they said they were going to reintroduce it they should have just made one from the old molds with some new tech stuff in the inside!!
 
If you could, it would be sweet to have an early 70's hull and a v-21 transom with all updated deck and cockpit space.
 
Well, I don't think anyone will be rushing to make a new V20/V21 hull made from the model we all know and love unfortunately. Whatever patents were held on that particular hull design, I'm sure have more than likely expired. And, even if one were still current, a slight modification to the hull would get around that.
The Steplift" that Wellcraft came out with last year was a thinly veiled attempt at trying to lure loyalists to buying a "new V21/V20 Steplift" when in actuality I think any traditionalist could see that it wasn't even close.
I realize that time marches on, unfortunately in some cases, but call it something else. We consumers aren't as "oblivious" as they think we are. >:(
 
I think Macojoe put it best with regards to the new V21. I was told by the former Wellcraft dealer here that the old school V21 was still his best seller up until the time the killed it off. I guess it just looked out of place in the line with all of those trendy euro's.....
 
First it was T-shirts.... then hats..... now molds of the hull.... nobody can say this group doesn't take the initiative!!!

Mold an old V-20.... sounds like a worthy cause to me.... preserving a hull design for future generations!!!

And once we have the mold.... well a Kevlar/Carbon composite boat can't be far behind can it?
 
You guys are hittin' all around what I'm talkin' about...WE, collectively design a boat using the v20 hull...WE put in all the stuff we want in a boat(maybe a full transom for instance)...WE leave out all the Euro-design crepola we don't want...I'm like CB...whatever patents existed on the hull have most likely expired...that Wellcraft took it outta production demonstrates they are no longer interested...they are convinced the market has dried up for this boat and maybe in the numbers they would need for production, it has...

BUT,...Limited production of this boat would certainly fill a "nitch" market...look at the success of this board and we're a small number of all the V20 owners still out there...

Hey, MJ...we'd make 'em w/ tackle drawers built in under the port dash....60 gal belly tank...full transoms w/ aluminum brackets...full flotation...all the stuff...big, open dash for electronics...

Anybody?...
 
I am all for it!!

But we are forgetting one thing!!

MONEY!!

Who is doing the backing for this project??? Its not cheap to start making boats!!
 
See, MJ..there you go w/ the negative vibes...think positive...as in "I'm positive I ain't got the money!"...

I don't know, but this is a pretty resourceful crowd here...first, who's gonna donate his boat to be dismantled...yes, you on the third row... :o...

JeffXJ...ask you're brother in-law what it'd take (on a shoestring)...
 
Hmmm....something to think about, although he might call me crazy (to say the least) since I just bought my project ::) . Here's the website for his family business. http://www.dlba-inc.com/ .
 
Guys, I talked to a local guy that builds his own boats and molds he said about $3000.00 and the mold is ours. He said that he would have to have a pristene boat to mold from. I'm in.
 
Ok i have come up with a idea on a new invention i am going through invent-tech and we have been working on this for about 6 months now, it is for boats i can't say what it is right now but it is going to the patent office this week and starts marketing to manufacturers next week. I have sunk right at $10,000 on this idea so far and if all goes through like we are hopeing it will i will be more than happy to pitch in on an idea like this. My dream having our own line of boats.
 
I have two 1973 V-20's that don't run. One was a I/O redone to put a outboard and the other is a outboard. May be willing to donate one for the cause, but it is located in Palacios, Texas. That is a little bit of a drive from YOU ALL.
 
Vic, didn't think we could get mold for THAT!...3 grand is great...Axespino's got a full transom V20...would the 3 Gs get hull AND liner molds?...
 
I'd like two tackle pods behind each pedestal seat. One side loaded with tackle drawers with a sinkin the top, the other with a livewell box in it. If you have seen what a 28 carolina classic has in it, thats what I'm talking about.
 
How cool! I'd consider investing my savings into something like this. Goodness knows the bank isn't paying much interest on my $260.45!
 
Ok, ok, how much should I write the check for? I'm convinced. Heck, this has been done before! I own what is called a "Popcraft" which is a 17ft boat made by Thunderbird. Well, in the 60's when fiberglass boats were gettin real popular, some "fly-by-night" boat builders (reminds me of us) were buying Thunderbird boats, rolling them over and making their own molds, copying T-bird. T-bird had a solution to the problem. They went out and did the same thing to the guys that were doing it to them! The difference being that they had deeper pockets and were able to produce lots of the competitors boats for way cheaper than they could make them. So, T-bird's "Popcraft" was born. "Popping" was a word they used for this technique of copying the molds by using a competitors boat. By the way, Eddie Smith - owner of Grady White boats (and from my home town mind you) was the one who told me about this! He also invited me down for a tour of the Grady White facility any time I wanted to come....anybody want to join me?? Let's go "pop" some V20s!! And V23's, and V25's, and V30's - anybody getting wood but me?
 
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