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Seacurity

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Hey all! just wanted to introduce myself as I just joined the forum and am in the hunt for a new-old fishing boat. My name is Joe and I hail from Sound Beach, LI, NY. Sound Beach is on the North Shore of Long Island approximately 80 minutes North East of NYC. My home Port is Mt. Sinai which is just a little over a mile from my house. I currently own two boats; 1987 Thompson 290 and a 2003 Rinker 270 Fiesta Vee. This wonderful economy we live in has forced me to keep the Thompson on the hard with hopes of selling sometime in the near future and my Rinker stranded in the water with a blown head gasket waiting a tow to lay her up for the Winer. Once the Rinker is on the hard and all winterized, I will have my mechanic install a new head gasket and both port and starboard side risers and manifolds and prep her for sale. She is a lovely boat but just too much $$ for me at this time so she must go. With that said, I am looking at Mako and Wellcraft for a 20' - 22' walk around type fishing boat to enjoy with my wife and kids, Joe Jr.- 9, Aidan- 6, and hopefully get some nice cold weather fishing in soon.
Anyhow, glad to be here and a part of the community! :sun:
 
Hi, hail and welcome. Go with the Wellcraft.. you won't be disappointed. Prices should start to drop now that it's getting colder and a lot of people don't want to pay to store their boats. Good luck in your hunt. :clap:
 
For sure. I am actually in touch w Craigan about his 87 V20 DC. Seems like this boat has had a lot of love in its life but lately has been a bit neglected due to his new baby and the crazyness of life. I am in a good stage where I can restore her love and even trick her out a bit as my boys are old enough to be able to play on their own and maybe even lend a hand from time to time.
 
Seacurity said:
For sure. I am actually in touch w Craigan about his 87 V20 DC. Seems like this boat has had a lot of love in its life but lately has been a bit neglected due to his new baby and the crazyness of life. I am in a good stage where I can restore her love and even trick her out a bit as my boys are old enough to be able to play on their own and maybe even lend a hand from time to time.
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that boat has been in the V20 family here for awhile as it used to belong to bygracealone, another member here who did the bracket conversion on it.
 
Yeah I know that's why I am so attracted to it. I've been reading all the posts on her since 2006; I am a sucker for history. Especially seeing my intent is to keep this boat in my family till she rests at the bottom of the ocean. I have big plans for her, or whichever boat I choose, so I must choose wisely.
 
Seems like this is a wonderful forum with tons of support. This is perffect for me bc I'm a big DIY~er and have major reno/custom plans for my DC and am sure having the community support and advice would be great help.
Now I just have to convince the boss, aka wife, to let me spend some money and get this thing! Uggggggg.:fight:
 
Welcome to the cult Sea. I see that you will be using your DC for fishing.

Those pics Lumber posted just show how well the Wellcrafts clean up after blood & guts.
Hey Lumber remember those pics?
 
Welcome to the site!!

Lumber has no idea what blood on his boat looks like!! Unless he stubbed his toe, and then you can bet it was bleached 10 times to get it all cleaned up!!
He just a show off at the dock :nut:
 
Seacurity, at this point I feel compelled to warn you about Lumberslinger and his Frankinboat. It looks all pretty and nice, but deep down under all that polish, brightwork, gelcoat, teak and chrome it's really a Wellcraft V20 and it's not meant to look at all like it does.... We humor him but fish guts and blood on the decks are really what these boats are built for. :bat: Don't let his boat scare you. :beer:
 
Destroyer said:
Seacurity, at this point I feel compelled to warn you about Lumberslinger and his Frankinboat. It looks all pretty and nice, but deep down under all that polish, brightwork, gelcoat, teak and chrome it's really a Wellcraft V20 and it's not meant to look at all like it does.... We humor him but fish guts and blood on the decks are really what these boats are built for. :bat: Don't let his boat scare you. :beer:
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I think all those pics are Photo-Shopped!!...:laugh:
 
hahahahahahha well I will be taking it out sunday fro a trip possibly for a striper run then pulling it out sunday afternoon for the winter.



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fish are so afraid of me they swim way away from my boat.:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:




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