Went For A Ride

R

randlemanboater

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Saturday my family and I took the new to us V-20 out for a little ride. The ocean was slick and we saw probably 50 bottle nose dolphins chasing bait and a sea turtle.

We also caught and released some small black bass. (The wife said she was going out for dinner, throw em back.)

I am very pleased with my new boat.

We stopped at Capt. Pete's for a soda.

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Then we rode all the way around Holden Beach, left out of Lockwood's Folly Inlet and came back in Shalotte Inlet. Like I said, the ocean was slick.

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About a mile off of the beach.

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A small sea turtle was sunning.

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We tried to take pics of the dolphins, but all we got was the splash after they went back down.



Who says the cabin on a V-20 won't sleep 3?

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They slept for an hour.


Later we ran about 4 miles out and caught and released about 20 black bass just for fun.

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Saturday my family and I took the new to us V-20 out for a little ride. The ocean was slick and we saw probably 50 bottle nose dolphins chasing bait and a sea turtle.

We also caught and released some small black bass. (The wife said she was going out for dinner, throw em back.)

I am very pleased with my new boat.

We stopped at Capt. Pete's for a soda.

101_0064-4.jpg



Then we rode all the way around Holden Beach, left out of Lockwood's Folly Inlet and came back in Shalotte Inlet. Like I said, the ocean was slick.

101_0066-4.jpg




About a mile off of the beach.

101_0067-4.jpg


A small sea turtle was sunning.

101_0073-4.jpg


We tried to take pics of the dolphins, but all we got was the splash after they went back down.



Who says the cabin on a V-20 won't sleep 3?

101_0085-2.jpg


They slept for an hour.


Later we ran about 4 miles out and caught and released about 20 black bass just for fun.

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I bet the JOHNZUKI on the V gets some good milage. When I ran mine(before I seen the transom isuues), the 1.6 SEA-DRIVE GULPED fuel to the tune of around 12 GPH @ 3800 RPM's :o.
 
I bet the JOHNZUKI on the V gets some good milage. When I ran mine(before I seen the transom isuues), the 1.6 SEA-DRIVE GULPED fuel to the tune of around 12 GPH @ 3800 RPM's :o.
 
great shot of the cabin, that's the main reason we got rid of a center console and got a cuddy. enjoy what ya got, they grow up fast.....
 
great shot of the cabin, that's the main reason we got rid of a center console and got a cuddy. enjoy what ya got, they grow up fast.....
 
THEFERMANATOR said:
I bet the JOHNZUKI on the V gets some good milage. When I ran mine(before I seen the transom isuues), the 1.6 SEA-DRIVE GULPED fuel to the tune of around 12 GPH @ 3800 RPM's :o.
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I ran about 40 miles total and I used about 7 gal. ;D

Top speed was 35 mph with 25 gal gas, 2 adults, 3 kids, and a big lunch box on board, but I was turning about 400 rpm too many, looks like I could use a 20 pitch prop. (Assuming this tach is right) But with this prop the V shoots out of the hole.
 
THEFERMANATOR said:
I bet the JOHNZUKI on the V gets some good milage. When I ran mine(before I seen the transom isuues), the 1.6 SEA-DRIVE GULPED fuel to the tune of around 12 GPH @ 3800 RPM's :o.
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I ran about 40 miles total and I used about 7 gal. ;D

Top speed was 35 mph with 25 gal gas, 2 adults, 3 kids, and a big lunch box on board, but I was turning about 400 rpm too many, looks like I could use a 20 pitch prop. (Assuming this tach is right) But with this prop the V shoots out of the hole.
 
All looks great!!

If there was no pic, I would say you lie about 3 sleeping in there!
But I will tell you there is no roomm but for one of me!!
 
All looks great!!

If there was no pic, I would say you lie about 3 sleeping in there!
But I will tell you there is no roomm but for one of me!!
 
Looks like a great day Randle, enjoy the little ones as long as you can.

MJ, I know what you mean, I can barely sit in my cuddy to
make repairs and stow gear.
Then again, maybe if I clean out some of the $hit I got in there...
 
Looks like a great day Randle, enjoy the little ones as long as you can.

MJ, I know what you mean, I can barely sit in my cuddy to
make repairs and stow gear.
Then again, maybe if I clean out some of the $hit I got in there...
 
RB great pics. I will be at the beach next weekend and I'll put together a similar report ;)

The newer hulls have bigger cuddy's than the older ones. My V-21 has more head room and leg room.
 
RB great pics. I will be at the beach next weekend and I'll put together a similar report ;)

The newer hulls have bigger cuddy's than the older ones. My V-21 has more head room and leg room.
 
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