'95 Rinker 232 BR at 24.
'98 29 fountain at 27
'99 Baja 302 at 28
'99 Baja 29 OL at 34
My current '99 342 was delivered to me on my 36th Bday (August 2010). I must be getting old because I'm picking up a Lincoln this weekend:)

endeavor, no animosity!!! Just a little awe lol I'm real happy for ya and hope things keep going that way! Plus to the mature boaters like jim, JJ, blown, baywatch, ya'll definitely have a great point. 48MPH in an 8ft? :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

I think I agree with what your old man told you the other night, that you need something with big power.... REALLY big power! I will add to that and say that the boat should be staggered of course.... And it should be a Black Thunder. A 2000 43gt with a checkered flag paint job to be exact....... :lolhit:

Quit tryin to sell me the sax mobile. What would u guys run then?:bigbird:

We could have saxmobile painted on the back of it at no extra charge for ya.

As for the next boat, probably a pontoon, with you know what for a motor........... lmao.

22 19' 110mph Liberator
25 29' Profile
27 35' fountain and sold Profile
30 Added a 31 American Offshore and still own both today.

Man this thread makes me feel like an old man at 32. It's good to hear all these younger guys doing well. Keep up the good work and enjoy your boat no matter what it is.

I am 34 ,a union Building Engineer, and believe Ive spent too much money in past years like:drink: partying/drinking:drink:/ barhopping/snowmobiling/snocross/motorcycleing/being a single man whore:hitit:,/ buying homes /just sold my 3rd home, bought a cheap,small condo, never could get my dream boat, but at this stage in my life im giving IT ALL up ,except for boating, here and in south Florida , time to settle down, build this classic Wellcraft Nova , then on to something bigger and better

At 16 21 ft Baja, 18 25 Sunsation, 29 38 Fountain

fasttoys, about time you got your priorities straight!!! hahaha Should of realized earlier a boat gets ya more tail than anything else anyhow :evilb::evilb:

First boat was at 19 with a 87 26' Wellcraft Nova with twin small blocks- cant tell you how much fun that was!!

Then a 211 Liberator at 21, at 22 a 25' Sunsation, and then at 24 found my baby- the 1st 28' Saber made and have restored it (along with some nice upgrades) over the last 5 years:drink:

Very glad to see a younger crowd enjoying and being able to be a part of this awesome sport/addiction:ernaehrung004:

Gotta say, props and utmost respect to all the young guys working hard and making smart decisions to achieve their goals.

From the old guy who's been working hard all his life. 44 times around the sun this year :)

You get back what you put in. Good for you guys.

At 23 i rolled out of College with a Civil Engineering degree and essentially no debt, (just college loans).

at 24 i bought a 1987 formula 357 (before i even bought a house), fixed it up, ran it, sold it, made a little money

25 i bought a 2001 F1 29' fountain, fixed it up, ran it, sold it, made a little money

27 i bought a 2000 Cigarette Mystique 30', dream boat, love it, and have it to this day (now 30).

i literally spent every day of college on boattrader and OSO classified telling myself that one day if i stick with this college thing i will have one of these. I swear its what got me through it all. Now its all about work hard play hard.

LOL. Sounds familier. While everyone else in the engineering computer lab was working on solving problems I was surfing OSO. Probably would have had better grades if the school would have blocked it. :drink:

As a teenager, in the late 80's, I had an Aquasport 196 powered by an Evinrude 140.

I replaced it with a used 1984 22 Velocity powered by a Merc 3.4 lit that I kept for about 10 years.

I now have a 2004 velocity powered by a Merc 250 EFI that I intend to keep for a long time. I don't believe in taking out a loan to purchase toys.

x2

Agreed 100 percent
-Mike

Definitely cash is the way to go! No worries about boat payments when your filling the gas tanks. And you own it outright!

Funny how a thread about guys in their 20's buying boats is about how you should only pay cash to some guys?

Pay cash, finance, have fun who cares. You may die tomorrow or you may retire broke.........but either way I'll make my own decisions, not base my decisions from a 1 sentence post of a "finance expert" on the board haha.

That said, I wish I had never bought a house and sunk that into a big ass boat payment, couldn't have lost as much money.:evilb:

24yr - 2002 23' Crownline LPX

I'm 27 and still floating around in the same ship. Been looking the last year for a 288 Sunny or 29 Scarab

Found out on New Years I'm going to be a daddy, which is exciting. However, at the time I'm ready to finally pull the trigger on a new boat, all the reservations in the world have stood up and are telling me to, WAIT....

Oh well. All in its own time. The money is there but got to put la familia first.

I will NOT be selling the Crownline. But... Maybe I'll add some 150s K-planes to feel like a bigger boy.

My first boat was a 24ft Baja, bought when I was 20 years old.then I traded it in for a 1989 Sonic 28ss, and that was in 1992. great boat had MRD build me a blower engine, boat ran 80mph back then. That was fast
one of the faster boats in the great southbay in those days.

My fisrt three water crafts were jet ski's at 16 a single stand up jet ski that we just put in the back of the truck to haul around:coolcowboy: then added two yamaha waverunners at 18. then sold all three to buy my 1st boat a skeeter bass boat at 20 keep that till 27 them sold it and bought a 21' Bryant boat with a roll bar. Now 30 and saving for a 35' something fast. Lucky that our house was bought right and almost paid for and student loans are almost gone, by 40 we will be able to afford $6 gas and party like rock stars every weekend.

Lets see.

18- 13' bullet, got it from my neighbor for free
Sold the boat and started an advertising company
19- bought a 2nd truck, fixed it up and sold it, put some money away
So now at almost 20, im working my way through college and should be picking up a 22' scarab this summer from the same neighbor if i have the money. Even though i may not have a boat now i know that if i keep it up ill be able to purchase my donzi 38zr comp

At 19 I had a 22 Pachanga 454
At 23 I moved to a 27 Mach 1 454
At 27 moved again to a 29 Mach 1 502
29 Now looking for 32+ with twins in need of SOME work.

When I was 25 I bought back my Dad's original 1977 Taylor Jet Boat. Now I'm 31 and have that and a Lavey XCS. I guess I'm a little behind compared to some of you! lol

First boat I had was a 16' Fletcher with a 135 merc, later a 150XR2, untill that engine tore a cylinder. Got it when I was 17 back in 92' and sold it to a friend in 95'. That was good times. The guys at business school could have any car, be the best at this or that, whatver. When summer came, no competition, getting the girls on the boat was not hard. Man I miss those years.

14-17 yrs old- 13' Whaler
I am now 18 with a 13' Mini Hawk and ready to step up to a big inboard boat.

at 19 me and my stepfather purchased a 1998 tiara 35 open, at 21 i bought my first performance boat a 21 lavey craft. My family has owned boats since as long as i can remember, first boat i can remember driving was a 1978 sleek craft mini day cruiser with a bbf and a berkley jet!

hope to upgrade to a larger lavey in the next 2 or 3 years.

Some of you guys make me feel bad about life lol. 28 I had a Pachanga 22, still have it, but recently upgraded to a 2000 Nordic Heat 500EFI. I am 30 now... I guess the 7 years in Germany kept me out of boating lol.

I've only been in for one season now, but still have the '85 24ft chaparral... I want something faster

23 y/o and just bought my first one, '93 Checkmate Convincor 251!! Loving each day I can get out on it, and thankful that I am able to enjoy such a fun toy at this age!

Seth

21 yrs old now with a 07 profile 260v.

I started very late in the game, at 29. Just mooched off my friends boat for about 4 years, then finally pulled the trigger on 27' Mirage with twin 350s.

I spend every weekend on the boat this summer, untill i did a boat trip on my buddies boat and realized that i needed more living space and comfort.

So a couple weeks back i picked up a 370 force Baja with twin 502s. Been living on it for the last 2 weekends and have no regrets. I can almost stand straight in it with it's 6'2 head room... (i'm 6'4) But i can see this boat leading to a lot of play time both on and off the water :kiss:

Had a Scarab 21 @19yr 10meter Fountain at 25yr 28 Pantera Race @30 28Skater @35yr .........42 now .....ready for a 36Skater!!

At age 23 I bought a 22FT offbrand performance gulf stream. 24 I bought a 1995 24 Outlaw. I am now 25 and bought a 01 270 Checkmate Convincor.

26 years old....2003 288 Sunsation with a NA 572. Finally got tired of being called the worlds best boat b&%^h! Bought the Sunsation from my parents when they decided to move up to a CC....

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I do like this topic . at 17 I had a 18 ft runabout 75hp johnson at 18 ,1974 18 ft taylor jet 455 olds , at 21 a 1978 18ft taylor jet 454 , at 23 my first new boat a1985 force 220 baja , at 30 a 1989 ss240 switzer w/540 ci , at 35 a 1989 baja 265 , 454 , at 46 a 1996 29 fountain fever hp500 , at 50 a 1997 35 fountain , lightning t hp500 . who knows whats next .

Mr Brown ya done good! haha:drink:

24 bought a 95' 24 outlaw with 52 original hours...now 4 yrs later has 430...looking to move up soon..got that itch....

That's hustlin' some hours! Good job!