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first boat 1998 triton 21 Fish and ski boat

current boat 2005 Fountain 27 fever

physician

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1986 312 Chris Craft Stinger - age 21

Currently 1982 35 Cigarette Mistress "Cigarette Lady"

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Mine was a 1970something 15' Mitchell bowrider w/ a 115 Merc outboard. Split it from the bow to the stern from jumping wakes. :D :D :D


DannyD,
I did my whole boat with the OSO boatshield and it looks great!! I'll see you in Cambridge this weekend!! :drink:

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USS MILWAUKEEE-22,000 horsepower/500,000 ftlbs torque per engine.Top speed of 22 knots,697 ft long/96 ft wide,drafted 36 ft. I was 18 years old. Oh,that was the first boat i was on in the navy,my first boat i owned (i was 25 years old) was a 1979 cobrajet open bow jet boat,had 6 different engines in it over 8 years,last one was a 500 horse pontiac 455, went 62 mph,finally used up every spare pontiac part and motor i had and had to give up,Smitty

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At 18 had a 22` chapparal Villan III with a 400 hp small block.Great first boat and it stareted the illness and obession.Now at 35 have my fovorite of all so far a 28 skater with 2.5`s.

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Late 70's or early 80's 19' Larson - it wasn't mine...it was my parents. I was too young to care about anything else (engine/year)...oh wait, I still basically dont' care. ;)

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at 17 my first boat was a hand me down from dad,
1969 Pirahna 24 straight six 292/200hp merc with an #2 drive ,
(looked identical to a Formula 233 of the day)
that was 23 years ago since then:
1984 Formula F1 / 140 EvinRude
http://www.hotrodlincoln.org/F1.jpg
1980 Formula ls20 /350/260 merc
http://www.hotrodlincoln.org/formula.jpg
1979 Nova Spyder 25 / twin 350/260 merc (project I never finished)
http://www.hotrodlincoln.org/nova.jpg
currently 1987 Chapparal 21 / 350/260 merc
http://www.hotrodlincoln.org/chapparal.jpg
not real fast but sporty enough and huge cabin for such a little boat.

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OK 1st boat snark sailboat, 2nd 8ft home made plywood hydro sled should have had a 6hp but put a 25hp on instead what a ride or should I say flight. 3rd & 4th were the same 13ft checkmate 1st one had 50hp launched it too many times of big wakes broke the deck in pieces blew a piston out the side of the motor,2nd one 70hp restored the whole thing came out real sweet(sold it).15ft checkmate 135hp (still have it) 24ft Fiberform no biggy. now I am 39 A UPS guy and have 21ft CC Scorpion (4-sale)

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UPS :eek: USPS here :D

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first boat 31 ft scarab viper.Current boat 31 ft cigarette bullet