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obnoxus 06-20-2001 08:22 PM

1st. boat was a 1986 17' Glasstron with a 3.o. Owned it for 3 months, bought a 94 Monterey 20' with a 5.0, had it for 3 years, bought our current boat a 97 Baja 272 with a 454. I am a mechanical/electrical engineer, and Cheryl is a project manager.

obnoxus 06-20-2001 08:24 PM

By the way, first boat was at 24, i'm 31 now.

06-20-2001 08:34 PM

1 person k-mart inflatable - 6 yrs old :eek:
3 person walmart inflatable - 7
5' row boat - 8
8' tri-hull dingy w/ 4hp - 9 :cool:
13' Boston Whaler w/ 30hp - 11 :p
550cc Jet ski - 21
22' Donzi classic w/502 - 24 :D
25' Eliminator Daytona - 30 :D :D

06-20-2001 08:37 PM

First boat was an early 70's wooden thing with a 7.5 evinrude

Currently a 2000 24 pantera

occupation- technical recruiter
by the way, my first post

KielyMotorsports 06-20-2001 08:50 PM

My first boat was a 34' Sutphen that I bought 11 years ago when I was 22. It had 454 Magnums, bravo drives and cable steering.
I have pictures if anyone is interested.

blueamerican 06-20-2001 08:51 PM

First boat back in 1965 was a 16' Donzi with a 260 Holman Moody, I was 17. Present boat is a 26' American Offshore Cat with a 588 tall deck. My Profession: Banking/Branch Administrator. :)

sean stinson 06-20-2001 09:25 PM

Alrighty here we go.....14' Alumacraft w/ Mercury outboard seems to me about 10-15 HP....next was a 16' Lund with 35 HP Johnson outboard.....Currently have a 41' Apache w/???????????

sutphenman 06-20-2001 09:50 PM

hope i can remember them all.....8' mahogany trimed pram that my father and grandpa built in 1947..my first floating crib..mom would put me in it with the anchor out at low tide and I.d row around in circles..later it sported a 3hp johnson,6hp evinrude,and later a 91/2 johnson that cracked the transom..dad was not impressed..my brother worked for OMC so we always got cool new engines!! we still have it.... 2) 12' Alcort sailfish kit boat,one of the first produced.. 3)homemade 9' wood hydroplane 91/2 hp, slow, heavy... 4)1965 13' boston whaler with a..33,40,and finaly a transom stressing 55hp johnson on it. That boat rocked!! 5)-14' dixie runabout with cool automotive seats in it...6) 2nd dixie after i sank the 1st one,no comment! 7) sunfish that washed up on our beach,still waiting for someone to claim it. its been 23 years.. 8) 1986 26' chris craft stinger twin small blocks..9)1992 38' carbon 70 cigarette Top Gun twin 502s and finaly my current ride 10) 2000 20'210SS Sutphen Gen III 350 Magnum Alpha Drive....hope i didnt bore you all.. Subaru Sales Rep R Dave G

later 06-20-2001 10:32 PM

first boat was a 14 foot v bottom fishing boat cant rememember the brand 9.9 merc out board. 16ft checkmate preditor with 140 mariner, 18ft regatte jet boat 455 olds, 19ft glastron carlson jet boat 455 olds, 18ft
sanger flat bottom 496 chevy tunnel ram, that was a wild ride. 27ft searay sundancer twin 260's, 29 scarab 502efi, 40 fountain lightning twin 454-365's, present boat 98 42 fountain lightning twin 500hps, and a 26ft bayliner rendevous 175 ob mecury. two tiger sharks and a genisus polaris and a pain in the ass trying to keep every thing running and clean. but i love boating.

big daddy 06-20-2001 10:44 PM

first boat:98 scarab 29 w/5.7s
current boat:99 scarab 33 w/ 502s
occupation:finance director of a small auto
dealer group


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