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THATS IT 11-02-2004 08:06 PM

Re: OK members: What was your first boat?
 
1st 91 25 Checkmate Convincor Age 29

Current 98 35 Fountain and 2000 16 Key Largo Age 39

Heating and Cooling Sales

steelintime 11-02-2004 09:06 PM

Re: OK members: What was your first boat?
 
My first boat was a 73 Sportcraft tri hull bow rider, it took about a mile to get it on top with the merc. 120 IO ! I was about 21. My first new boat was a 82 19ft. Rankin cuddy with a Merc. 420 IO. In 84 I found a deal on a left over 83 23ft.ChrisCraft Scorpian! I now have a 1986 30ft.Velocity with 1100HP. I bought new, a 1986 19ft. Supra ski boat I bought in 97 and a 1990 Searay Sundancer I bought in 02 ! Next year a pair of JetSkis and I think Ron's Navy will be complete!!! OK the pier is about full !!! I am in the steel erection business ! Ron, OPA P4-33 STEELINTIME

bob 11-02-2004 09:16 PM

Re: OK members: What was your first boat?
 
Family's first boat was a 1956 or so chartruise green 16' outboard with a Mark 25 Merc. I believe it was one of the early fiberglass boats. No bow lift, used to put blocks in the rear, plowed anyway. A first class POS :( My first boat was a Kindsvater 17' flat bottom drag boat with a 482 BBC with a solid flat tappet cam and a TR2X tunnelram. Great ski boat!

R Addiction 11-02-2004 09:46 PM

Re: OK members: What was your first boat?
 

Originally Posted by steelintime
I now have a 1986 30ft.Velocity with 1100HP.

Ray's old boat? :cool:

berns29scarab 11-02-2004 10:17 PM

Re: OK members: What was your first boat?
 
first was 17ft Invader trihull bowrider 115 high hat merc ...15 years old
now 98 29 twin small block scarab...37 years old sales / finance manager in the auto business

f311fr1 11-02-2004 10:20 PM

Re: OK members: What was your first boat?
 
First boat 1978 Glaspar tri hull, Merc 228/Alpha, later hotrod 350 Chevy. Next boat 1985 Formula 272, twin Merc 260/Alpha. Third boat 1989 Formula 311, twin Merc 454 Mag, latter blowers, Gils, ect. 1998 bought a Sonic 28ss, single Merc 502Mag as a second boat for my daughter and son in law. Sold the Sonic and bought a 1997 Black Thunder in 2000. Spent 3 years re-rigging with #5's, 750 EFI engines from Total Marine. Along the way sold the 311. Just about have the Black Thunder like I want it. Might be my last boat. I am 55, and a Fluid Power and Electrical Specialist for Motion Industries, an industrial supply house. A fancy way of saying salesman. We boat @ Lake Cumberland, KY & Panhandle of FL.

Reed Jensen 11-02-2004 10:42 PM

Re: OK members: What was your first boat?
 
1929 Horace E. Dodge watercar... an old woody type boat... what a slug... I bought it on a whim from a girlfriends father... he had a boner for wood boats...this guy had an Owens... another slug...I filled, caulked and sealed, spent a lot of time with spar varnish..... the performance was dismal at best... sold it later to his business partner... :D

robclark 11-02-2004 11:18 PM

Re: OK members: What was your first boat?
 
First - 1988 Baja 240 Sport - 454mag
Current - 2001 Sonic 42 - twin 500hpefi
Mortgage Banker

HOUSTONPROP 11-03-2004 12:16 AM

Re: OK members: What was your first boat?
 
1979 SIDEWINDER Taylor Jet boat :eek: 460 ford Berkley pump
it was a blast.

next 24 FT Offshore Cobra 260 merc ,alpha outdrive, nice cabin.

1994 jet boat ,exposed 454 olds :rolleyes:

Family boat's growing up Century,s &
Winner Tri- Hull with Merc O.B.

currently dreaming of a clean used Baja.(soon) :D

Darin

ratman 11-03-2004 01:21 AM

Re: OK members: What was your first boat?
 
21ft donzi hornet 330hp w trs... my first bike was a kawasaki h2 750 triple 2 stroke. i still enjoy the rush and live for those enternally long moments of stark naked terror that only come when running the ragged edge!


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