What Was YOUR First Boat?
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my first was at 20 years old and had no money but it was a clean a 1987 17' glass stream w/ merc 4 banger alpha I/O. i named it mine-z because i always wanted a donzi but could't afford it but it was mine lol. iv had a lot of boat sense then thats probably why I'm still broke but at least my boat is bigger and nicer now as well lol
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1980 16' lund with a 25 merc, traded the 25 for a 40 merc after the first summer. still have it out back of the shop but she hasn't seen the water in over 13 yrs lol
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1987 Slickcraft 237SC with 454 mag and alpha 1. The drive sucked but the boat was solid and super fast for the style, hit 63mph once but I also had no idea what a gps was. Still see the boat floating around in Grand Haven every now and then, kind of miss it.
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In 1991 I bought my first boat. A 1976 16' Glastron / Carlson with blue metalflake paint. A very cool looking boat at the time. Had a 190hp 302 and Volvo 280 drive. That power-package was bullet-proof. Went 60 mph! Great river boat, but would beat you to death on the larger lakes.
Last time I drove it was on a July 4th weekend on Lake Travis many years ago. At min planning speed I was getting 3-4 ft of air! The ride was so rough the throttle quadrant came loose and fell to the floor, knocked the bilge pump loose and I had water in bilge to the top of the oil pan.
I couldn't reach the bilge pump cause the exh would burn my arm. Had to scoop water from the lake to pour on the exh to cool it enough so I could reach waay down and snap the bilge pump back onto its base. Glad those days are over!!
Last time I drove it was on a July 4th weekend on Lake Travis many years ago. At min planning speed I was getting 3-4 ft of air! The ride was so rough the throttle quadrant came loose and fell to the floor, knocked the bilge pump loose and I had water in bilge to the top of the oil pan.
I couldn't reach the bilge pump cause the exh would burn my arm. Had to scoop water from the lake to pour on the exh to cool it enough so I could reach waay down and snap the bilge pump back onto its base. Glad those days are over!!
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