Pics & Questions for a 20 CC I'm looking at

John R · #1 04-03-2002, 12:40 PM

OK, here is a boat I'm looking at that I would need to travel about 1000 miles for but I think it's a good deal. Since talking to the owner last week (sort of - long story), there has been some theft & vandalism to it. Some hatches & panels were stolen. Is it tough to get the original panels or am I much better to make new ones out of Starboard or something....

Thanks,

John

Images are here

capesams · #2 04-04-2002, 01:46 AM

JOHN R:

Wondering when you were going to show us that boat.I have a hard time getting over the bridge. I would make those parts myself. Once you
get into working with glass it's not that hard.
but you do need all the tool's to do so. And that could run into some $. Like I keep telling my wife
just because I have bought something it doesn't mean
I can't turn around and sell it and get my & back.
My only concern is how low in the water does that boat sit.[in the stren] I see by the pic. the water line is quite high . What hp is that yam. 150-175. Lot's of weight. I'm not a go
fast kind of guy. GO for it; if it doesn't work out for you put it back on the market .

Best of luck-steve

Trayder · #3 04-03-2002, 02:15 PM

John-

Good news on the hatches. I have all of them and have no use for them since I have totally re-engineered my 20. The boat looks pretty decent. Don't you have a Suzuki you want to throw on there?

That Yamaha, although rebuilt, is not worth much, particularly since it is pre 1994/ Pre 1994 had MAJOR corosion issues.

Since the Hatches were just stolen out of her I am sure that should lower the $ enough to make it well worth your while.

What does that guy know buying a 25 Contender over the 20 SeaCraft Jeepers! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

Scott · #4 04-03-2002, 03:15 PM

Hi John

Not Bad!! doesnt look like it needs to much work either....You have not seen this in person??...

What Steve mentions above about that water line stain might be worth asking about...That does look low to the notch in the transom almost looks like the water is at the level of the swim ladder(Pic with KERR Drug in background)

I dont know do 20's sit that low??

Why would someone steal hatches and leave the anchor and looks like batteries under the console...even stuff screwed down is not safe anymore.... [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

John R · #5 04-03-2002, 04:01 PM

Thanks guys,

I'm going to negotiate with the fellow and if we hammer out a deal, I'll pick it up next week.

I am concerned about the waterline. Many 20CCs with big motors (200HP is too much for that boat IMO) squat a lot in the stern and that waterline is pretty defined. I'd like to see what can be done to balance that out a bit - probably not much. Anyone ever mount the dual batteries in the anchor locker [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] ? But I certainly would put a well/collapsable divider in their somehow.

Scott - I haven't seen it yet, just the pics. And it's a little bit beyond Steve's bridge [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

CaptMin · #6 04-03-2002, 04:10 PM

Nice boat. I've had bildge pumps stolen, and even wire torn out, but hatch covers? Unless you have a boat pretty much like it, what could you do with hatch covers. I don't think that boat is suppose to sit that low in the water, but maybe it doesn't. My eyes aren't that great, but looking at the 3rd to last picture, where you can see the whole transom, it looks to me like it sat deeper in the water on the port side. If the boat was moored next to shore or a bank and at low tide, sits on the bottom, it could lean to the port and cause that line to be highter. There's a sailboat in my canal that does just that, but when it's floating, it's higher and level. Worth asking about before driving that distance. Good Luck.