how it started
10-03-2015, 10:58 PM
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my first boats in holland
the first one a arcangelli made by riva and then 2 chris crafts and after slowly to offshore.
i like to see other peoples first boats.
the first one a arcangelli made by riva and then 2 chris crafts and after slowly to offshore.
i like to see other peoples first boats.
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something like this !
10-04-2015, 11:11 AM
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for me it started at age 14.my neighbor bought a 16 foot boat to keep at the recreation club he belonged to,they invited me to go for a boat ride,from that day on i was hooked and my love for boats grew.i bought my first boat when i was 19,a 17 foot switzer with a 140 horse merc outboard.since then i can,t remember all the boats i have gone through but 2 footitus is a sickness that i developed.i now own several different type of power boats and love them all.i don,t have any pictures of that first boat but the memory of it is ecthed in my mind.
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10-04-2015, 12:10 PM
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yes i know the switzers,they were nice,they still made them till in the 90's if i am right,there was a nice 25 model.
look at this beautiful piece of art with the mercury !
look at this beautiful piece of art with the mercury !
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10-05-2015, 04:14 AM
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To answer the thread "How it started" I have to credit my father for that.
Around '68 he bought a Caribbean Crosby 17'6" with a gold band 100hp Merc. The biggest outboard available at the time in Australia.
(I am not near a scanner at the moment, pictures are photos of old photos)
I've loved boats ever since!
Also pictured, MY FIRST BOAT. 10'6" Fiberglass with a 5.5 Hanimex on the back. No F-N-R, just pull the cord and you're moving.. The boat didn't have stringers or bearers, just a hull which was braced (slightly) by the front and rear seats. The seats were full beam glassed to the side but not the floor. If I sat up forward with a stick tied to the tiller for steering, she would plane very nicely but every time I hit a wave, the floor would bounce up and down as it had no strength but lots of flex. We all started somewhere!
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Around '68 he bought a Caribbean Crosby 17'6" with a gold band 100hp Merc. The biggest outboard available at the time in Australia.
(I am not near a scanner at the moment, pictures are photos of old photos)
I've loved boats ever since!
Also pictured, MY FIRST BOAT. 10'6" Fiberglass with a 5.5 Hanimex on the back. No F-N-R, just pull the cord and you're moving.. The boat didn't have stringers or bearers, just a hull which was braced (slightly) by the front and rear seats. The seats were full beam glassed to the side but not the floor. If I sat up forward with a stick tied to the tiller for steering, she would plane very nicely but every time I hit a wave, the floor would bounce up and down as it had no strength but lots of flex. We all started somewhere!
RR
10-05-2015, 04:33 AM
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Little of track here but we're talking about old boats. thought I'd share a couple from Australia......
First pic was an ex race boat that was very successful in the 85hp class around Port Phillip Bay (Melbourne). I converted it to a ski boat on a budget and retained the race livery. I've actually owned a successful race boat!
Second pic is an Aussie built Scarab 26. Very few with outboards. They built 23, 26 and 29 which were all pretty much same spec, only the LOA was different. Anyone recognize the hull and identify if it came from an old U.S. model? They were built from about '85 onwards.
Third pic is one of very few 27 Pachangas that ever made it to Australia. It was set up new with hp 502's and was good for 86 mph over the measured mile. It was a bit of a handful but after owning many boats over the years, along with Dad's old Caribbean, probably the only two boats I'd buy back if I had the chance.
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First pic was an ex race boat that was very successful in the 85hp class around Port Phillip Bay (Melbourne). I converted it to a ski boat on a budget and retained the race livery. I've actually owned a successful race boat!
Second pic is an Aussie built Scarab 26. Very few with outboards. They built 23, 26 and 29 which were all pretty much same spec, only the LOA was different. Anyone recognize the hull and identify if it came from an old U.S. model? They were built from about '85 onwards.
Third pic is one of very few 27 Pachangas that ever made it to Australia. It was set up new with hp 502's and was good for 86 mph over the measured mile. It was a bit of a handful but after owning many boats over the years, along with Dad's old Caribbean, probably the only two boats I'd buy back if I had the chance.
RR
10-05-2015, 04:56 AM
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yes 85 hp and turn it into a ski boat is a good idea,we skiet behind the arcangelli with if i am right 40 hp evinrude took about 10 minutes before he pulled you out of the water , so we had arms like schwarzenegger !
