My Birthday Present

BLU LUNCH

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I have a 1974 Wellcraft V-20 CC and I owned for the last 6 years. I seen in the catalogs in the early 70's they also made a smaller version a V-17 CC I always joked if I ever found one I would buy it, it's the perfect size for the Connecticut river and some smaller lakes here. Last night on Craigslist I saw one with no power at a reasonable price. I called this morning and went to look at it tonight, checked the transom stringers and deck all solid. The console was a mess but no worse than the one on my V-20 was I pimped out with starboard. Repaint in the interior and reassemble and find a good OMC V-4 it's rated for 100 HP. Looking forward to getting this in the water in the month or so. When it came time to finalize it , we agreed on a price, my son said he was paying for it and bought it for my birthday! This is the only V-17 I ever saw!
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BTMCB

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Re: My Birthday Present

Nice present from your son! Good luck and enjoy. Now how do I cut and paste your post into an email to my sons???
 

rbh

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Re: My Birthday Present

Nice lookin boat and HAPPY BIRTHDAY:D
 

kenmyfam

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Now that's my kind of birthday gift !!:D
 

dozerII

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Re: My Birthday Present

That's a nice looking boat and a great birthday present, HAPPY BIRTHDAY
 

Andy'sDelight

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Re: My Birthday Present

Ahh a fellow V20'er. Gonna miss you now that you're stepping down to the V17. Good luck with it! :cool:
 

FBPirate95

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Re: My Birthday Present

That's Awesome!!! Good son you got there.
 

seabob4

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Re: My Birthday Present

I built Wellcrafts and Aquasports from '94 to '00, always heard from the old timers how great these boats were! I mean, there isn't a Wellcraft owners site out there, but there sure is V-20 site! Congrats, and Happy B-Day!
 

tbird175

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Re: My Birthday Present

Great gift. Happy birthday. I hope that my son reads this (hint).
 

Huron Angler

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Re: My Birthday Present

Sweet rig:D Best birthday ever! Great that you are keeping both.

Do they make a V 24?
 

BLU LUNCH

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Re: My Birthday Present

From the catalog both boats I now own side by side
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BLU LUNCH

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2 boats...you ARE infected !... :D
Yes I sold my 88 SeaRay Seville last summer after owning that for 12 years, we have some really nice smaller lakes and rivers here that the 20 is over kill.
 
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