1978 Baja with a Jacuzzi jet and Butler McMaster 460 ford. Found out I bought a stolen bought and gave it back to the owner. I paid $2,800. Put another 6-700 into it because it neede a dist and intake gasket. Got to run it about 28 days. Got 100% of my money back from the guy I bought it from. Good thing it went away, the last time I used it I almost took it over backwards in rough water and high winds. I was 19 and dumb!

17' TideCraft bass boat with about a 5' beam and a dead 150 Merc on it. Rebuilt it and ran the snot out of it for a couple years. That thing went about 60 with your hip joint level with the gunwhale. WFO all the time, no lanyard, no PFD, no brains, but survived anyway. Then one outing, my brother whipped me on a tube going about FT and tumbled me off. The wipeout was like the old skiing one they used to show on the Wide World of Sports opening. Every time I blinked for the next two hours I squirted lake water out from behind my eyeballs. Traded it off about a month later for a tri-hull so my wife would boat with me and I could leave my brother at the dock...

First: 1994 17' Marada open bow with 4.3L V6
Second: 1995 Wellcraft Nova open bow with 350mag
Third: 1997 Powerquest 237 Stryker 454
Current: 2002 Formula 292 Fastec twin 350 mags

Started out at about 10 with a little 8 footer with a 6hp evenrude. first two weeks we were given oars and told to row to our hearts content, one we proved we could get home from any place in the bay we were given the motor.
Used to get it plaining about 15 mph
Moved up to a 13 ft whaler with a 40 hp evenrude till we fried the motor, threw on a merc 40 hp, and the mighty merc was born. we thought we were the coolest thing on the bay

Many boats and 35 years later I am visiting the old haunting grounds on cape cod with my Nordic, and i still feel like the coolest thing on the bay.
I hope I never grow up

I made a boat out of Lego's and Scotch Tape in the bath tub when I was about 6 eyars old. The tape only last a few minutes before getting funky and floating off.....

1975 Invader !5' walk thru tri-hull
I'll have to get one of those crime artist that draw pictures from peoples descriptions to post a photo................ bacck before cameras .... ?? i'mworkinonit.

First;16 ft Aristocraft w/35 hp merc I was 26
Second ; 18 ft Starcraft CPS performance racing edition w/250hp Merc outboard-Crazy to control, sold it before I got killed.
third; 19 ft Checkmate with 150 merc outboard, road like crap.
Presently; Formula 223 LS w/454mag, love this boat, I own Creative landscapes/Ct. Snowpros and I'm 44

My aunt got these for me...

3mm of the North shore of LOTO.... 8th grade.... grandpa's 14' with a 40hp Chrysler....:cool-smiley-011:


Check out my older cousin's girlfriend with the early 80's hair...

14 years old and I had a 1985 Baja Scat Cat 12 footer. This was the biggest POS ever. With my 35 hp Merc, you had to lay on the bow to get it on plane. Once on plane, it went through waves instead of over them. Had to stop every few minutes to pump the water out.

First 1985 16ft Checkmate w 115Merc...fun..Back in 85 I thought that would be all the boat I'd ever need..Ha