at 25 I bought a brand new 30ft Eliminator Eagle with twins( still have it)

at 26 bought my first house (still have it)

at 27 had my first daughter
at 29 I had my son
now the boat sits on the side of my house collecting dust lol.
I am still 29. and I grew up working for the old man running CNC Machines.

PS:
I am not the fat guy in the pic lol

last year when I was 23 I bought a '67 24'T-craft then sold it at the end of the summer. This July, after turning 24 I bought a '77 formula 255, and then late august I bought a '79 formula 233 interceptor. I've sold the 255 and the 233 has become my new love.
Now cars, that's a different story. I was 14 when I bought my first one, a 1972 buick skylark which I fixed up and still drive almost every day.

Breaking the seal with my first post ... I though I was a young performance boat owner until I saw the ages of most people on this thread. Congratulations to everyone for owning such great boats at a young age. We just got out of our 24 ft. Supra and bought a 35 ft. Fountain Executioner, our first performance boat and absolutely love it. My wife and I are 33, and up here in the Northeast on Winnipesaukee we are relatively young performance boat owners....this web site has been a great resource for us. It will certainly help me get through the long winter ahead

Damn what the hell do you guys do at 21 I got my first Formula 242, at 25 I picked up my 271, now fastly approaching 30(2 months) and were looking to move up again, 303/312 won't be b4 i turn 30 thou LOL

88242LS, some of these guys are blessed or have a new definition of working hard, or posssibly... sell drugs lol. Congrats to all the real young guys making it happen early!

At 30 my dad bought his 1990 38 Scarab brand new, I'm 27 now and last year I found a 1990 43 scarab in an estate sale.
The 38
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/3211768-post169.html

The 43
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/3183161-post141.html

24 - 98 26ft scarab. 540 whipple'd. Love this hobby.

BINGO! I'm not afraid to work. Also, I have my priorities straight. What I spend on my boat / car addiction is pretty close to what some of my peers spend on trendy clothes, stylish appartments, and weekly bar tabs.

I am fortunate enough to have the space and ability to do all my own work and actually really enjoy it.

I also have a wonderfully supportive wife who enjoys boating as much as I do. BUT... I made sure to accumulate all my toys before I tied the knot

YEP - It's just about prioritizing where you want to spend money.

My wife and I don't go on vacation, don't spend money on unnecessary fancy ****, don't go out to dinner much, and don't every by BRAND new cars - but we boat whenever we want and never think twice about putting fuel in it and enjoying ourselves because that is how we want to spend what we make.

Doing it yourself is also make or break for Young guys....