First boat 16 donzi 351 ford clevleland named plum loco was owned by travis pastrana dad robert,boat was crazy broke the steering cable i went swimming had about 400hp with volvo drive after that all my boats have full hydraulic steerng

I've got that identical boat! We've had ours for 12 yrs, great everyday boat for the lake.

My first boat was a 1981 18ft Hydrostream Vegas with a 235 Johnson ran about 80 mph.

I've always said.....if you can drive a Hydrostream at 90 mph you can drive anything! I've owned two of them, a 17' Vector with a worked on 200 Merc that was about 240ish hp and an 18' V-King with a 2.4. that Vector was stupid fast and stupid dangerous. got 92 out of it once with a buddy holding the radar gun shooting it at a bridge pier as we went by on the barge canal. Stuffed it one night in the dark running a buddy in his 20ft Checkmate. After I blew past him is when I stuffed a wave and it snapped the seat off and I ended up in the back of the boat. Not sure how I survived that one but he couldn't figure out why I got to the bar after he did when I had passed him! Drove back on my knees pushing the foot throttle with one hand while steering with the other. Ahh the good old days! Shoulda kept my V-King though, boat was sweet. Current boat takes up much more precious driveway space and the Corvette won't tow it either![ATTACH=CONFIG]509577[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]509570[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]509571[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]509572[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]509573[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]509574[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]509575[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]509576[/ATTACH]

I've had a few since this one...

1st boat was a 14' Beall (brand Chesapeake Bay built boat) wooden rowboat w/ a 7.5 Sears Gamefisher outboard... never forget, my Dad and I walked down to pier to go crabbing and I couldn't get motor started, so My Dad got in boat and started pulling , and puling, he got so pi$$ed off he unbolted it and threw it in the water at the end of our pier... Next day (after my Mom screamed at him for a few hours and he went in the beach to retrieve motor ) he bought me a new 9.9 Evinrude, I thought I just had the biggest upgrade of my life!!! 2.4 More Horsepower!!!!!

I told that story at his funeral 4 years ago!!

My first boat a true Hot Rod 73 Wellcraft Nova . Twin Ford 302 V8 lots of wood and a small water leak.

1999 Wellcraft 180 Fisherman Center Console with a 115 Evinrude. Bought the boat new from the Philadelphia boat show. Loved that boat. Wish I still had it as a second boat, but an old neighbor made me an offer I could not refuse.

My first boat at 12 years old was a 12 foot aluminum skiff with a 7.5 outboard and when it quit somehow my mom came up with a 15 hp merc and that is when I knew I was hooked on high performance boating as the thing hauled with the 15. If I remember correctly it was rated for 14 hp. Now almost 40 years and many boats later I am just over 1000hp and looking for more.
If you truly love boating it is highly addictive and expensive but just like crack you will find a way to pay for it.I tell my nephews that bounce around from toy to toy"buy a toy and get it paid for then buy another" and before you know it your toybox will be full and life is great

16 foot 7 inch Glastron Carlson w/ a 115 Rude out back!!!! Early 80's!! Fun azz boat!!!

Mine was a 1981 Hydrostream V-King with a 2.4 mercury Bridgeport. The most fun boat I've ever had the opportunity to drive, a lot more fun to drive than a tunnel........