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HIGH LIFE 05-07-2011 08:17 AM

First boat a 16' Sidewinder w/ 150 Merc great boat but not in the ocean. Moved up to a 24' BANANA, now have a 27' MAGNUM SEDAN w/ 300X O/B. "HIGH LIFE"

REDS32 05-07-2011 01:45 PM

I grew up in new jersey watching Miami vice and speed boats race at the jersey shore I turned 18 got myself a bus ticket to florida got here with $20.00 2 years later me and a friend bought a bayliner for 800.00 and ran it like it like a offshore racer it cracked and fell apart year later i bought a 22 scarab i beat that boat like it owed money wellcraft hated me they had to take the boat back to the factory split the top mold from the bottom and glass it together my lawyer almost got them on the lemon law it cost more to keep it runing then I payed for it after the warranty ran out I beat it till it was dead put a cheap motor in it and traded it in on a new velocity 26/28 with a 500 efi 87mph all day and I could not brake it a true bad ass boat had it a year then it was stolen I started looking for another I found a 32 the guy I bought it from put 600hp blower motors in it and it was to much for him I bought it and been beating it ever since velocity the best there is

Indy 05-07-2011 02:18 PM

Miami Vice Schmiami Vice, what do those posers know:p...the best boat ever was the 1964 Iroquois cathedral hull on Flipper. I was hooked as a kid when I saw that one. Unfortunately at that time I lived in the midwest and the closest I ever came to water was when it rained...got some awesome puddles though!

rexcramer1 05-07-2011 02:46 PM

My first was a 20' Crestliner Rampage with a 350/260, that was a fun little boat. It converted my buddy over from Sea Rays to performance boats. He got tired of me blowin the doors off his 4 banger Sea Ray real quick, and he had a Liberator the next year.

No porta potti killed the fun for the wife fast, however

offshorexcursion 05-07-2011 03:06 PM

1988 27' Mirage intimidator custom black paint built 350's 400hp 73 gps!

Ratrace 05-07-2011 03:21 PM

a late 60's gw invader with a 40 hp johnson.thinking about it makes ya want to get another one

formula 382 sr-1 05-07-2011 03:37 PM

A 1986 18 ft Sea Ray with a 140 IO.

Nightlife1970 05-07-2011 06:54 PM

Although MV was the popular show in my younger years I never watched it.

My boating started as a kid and my dads 14' flat bottom Starcraft with a 50hp merc. Loved to ski behind that thing. He still has it although it has not run in years.

I then went to work for a local marina one summer. They had a 41 Apache I am sure you have heard of it, the Warhawk. Got a ride on that on day, and said man got to get me something like this. Couple other nice boats there at the time, and made friends with the owners. 33 Power Play, Baja 370, 42 Fountain and they were a dealer for Powerquest. Spent lots of time on those boats.

My first boat was a Baja 190DVX. Moved up to a 260 and now have my 280.

firehawkcat 05-07-2011 07:29 PM

When i was 19 i bought a 1987 17' Bayliner with a whopping 90 horse but man did we have fun on that little boat. Then my buddies dad bought a 1997 Eliminator Cat rode in it all the time and i was hooked on cats after the first ride. Then i bought my cat man going fast sure is exspensive but it sure is fun

bobsbillets 05-07-2011 07:45 PM

18' Jet boat with a BBC:boat::party-smiley-020::circle::evilb: I was 18!!


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