Previous Boats <MEGA> Thread

deafwish · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:44 am

In a <semi> subtle way, host some pic's of your previous boats and whether fate, financials or spouses were responsible for them being "in the past".

I'll start (duh! :roll:

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Family owned boat (Penny Lane).
Precision 45 (West Australian manufactured boat).
Spouse related!

Nothing like the sound of a 2 stroke Detroit, on the water! :twisted:

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rpengr · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:09 am

I don't have a picture of the '68 Aluminum Jon boat that I used as a kid, but here is a picture of the engine.

EvilZ · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:53 am

afw200 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:15 am

Jdpber · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:50 am

Multiple green alum Jon boats assorted sizes powered by 15-35hp tillers in my youth. Got the first 12' with a 15 at age 12 with grass cutting money. Sell upgrade repeat.

Built a 13' ultralight hydrofoil in 8th grade. She had a open class modified 25 short shaft speed foot. Probably pumping out closer to 30hp and she would dance on the track skeg and foot of motor maybe rear foot of the boat at best was in the water would zip around in the 40s mph. And when you are in a 400# boat 14 years old and running 40s inches from water that feels like 100.. She is long gone crashed and in the marsh giving home to crabs now.

1961 Feather Craft that I nut n bolt ground up restored along with fully restoring the original 1960 Johnson super sea horse 40hp electric start generator (not an altinator it was a generator). Was my winter project a couple years ago. We had good times for a couple rears croosin but plans to start family called for larger boat with higher gunnels and a more stable platform. She was sold to fund this Four Winns I am currently revamping.

So at age 27 I'm on boat 8 or 9 couple canoos and kayaks and multiple sailboats. I hate being on the water hahahaha

1961' feather

LVChris · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 11:33 am

Took me forever to buy my first boat (dad always had one growing up)

Our first was an awesome craigslist find 1986 renken 18'6" cuddy..we'd probablyy still have her but hit a couple of days on our lake (Lake Mead) that literally scared the bejesus out of us in that boat. Winds and waves knocked us all over.

so we went just a little bigger with a 238 vista...smart move.

230 Mike · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 11:37 am

I grew up with a 16' Starcraft, I'll look for a picture. 75 Johnson, 'lectric choke. Really.

blue dragon · **Joined:** Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:01 pm **Posts:** 792

The 242 is my first boat, hoping to get into a 378 Vista eventually. :mrgreen:

ric · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:02 pm

When I was a teenager I got a 16.5 Catalina capri sailboat to play with. Sold that in 2003 and wasn't a boat owner again until I got a 12ft Jon boat in 2010. Then h180, stingray, now a Chaparral.

What's next? Newer 248 Vista. Not for a couple years though. This 215ss is perfect for my lake and river excursions. Plenty of room.

My father was an avid boater since I was born. Motor boats, sail boats, etc. He always had something cool

schoolsOut · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:55 pm

My Dad's first boat. I was probably about 12 years old. Changed my life forever!

fiznuka · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:28 pm

First boat was a 1977 gulfstream 18' with an OMC 175.

boater · **Posted:** Tue Apr 16, 2013 2:28 pm

This is what I learned to ski on. Think it's a '58 MFG.
My Father bought it from my Mother's Father, and we've
had Boats ever since.

neutron · **Posted:** Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:26 am

Ist: 1964 Crosby with 25hp evenrude......paid 500bucks for it with trailer when I was 16 and I had the best 2 summers of my life with it...it was ugly but fun

2nd: 1987 17 foot Forester BR

3rd: 1987 Dynasty Cuddy 19 foot

4th: 1998 Four Winns S205

Current boat: see signature

www.iFourWinns.com

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