First boat was a 20 foot Sea Ray cuddy
cabin .... 1976 model...I think...305 V-8
with a major oil leak!

Current boat is a 99 Top Gun with no oil
leaks! (Runnin With the Devil)

I am in the title insurance business.

D-Man

First boat was a 20 foot Sea Ray cuddy
cabin .... 1976 model...I think...305 V-8
with a major oil leak!

Current boat is a 99 Top Gun with no oil
leaks! (Runnin With the Devil)

I am in the title insurance business.

D-Man

First: 85 bayliner with Volvo engine. Boat ran 7 seasons with no problems
Latest: 2001 Cigarette PlayBoy

Occupation Information Systems

Back to the top, since this subject came up again!

First boat: 16' Fabuglas (honest) bowrider with an 85 Suzuki, soon replaced by a 115 Mariner. Ran right at 60 with a hydraulic jackplate. Hull was so thin that you could "oil can" it with your thumb... Still - it got me started! :D

I think I may win the "Most Ambitious First Boat Award".

First boat (age 31): 1984 Scarab S-Type (30') w/ twin 454/425hp and Kaama surface drives.

Current boat (age 33): Same, but new engines going in. Still 425 hp, but better design.

Still, changing to the new setup has been somewhat of a challenge. The second engine went in yesterday, and I quit working on it at 9:30 last night -- not because it was finished, but my throat hurt from yelling obscenities.

Occupation: IRS Agent (O.K. I'm really an attorney, but people like IRS agents better.) ;) :D

WOW!!! Long time ago, about 20 years.....1st boat "I" owned, was a Glasstron Carlson CVX-16 w/125 Johnson. Completely rebuilt it, great starter boat, then a Cheetah 19"6" fish&ski,and now - a Wave runner (wife & son), The Formula, a Bass Tracker (to fish) & a 25.5 Landau Pontoon for large groups to party & make River runs to Ft. Smith, Ark.

Currently a technician for AT&T network data services

1976 First boat 1971 Slickcraft SS165 120hp merc i-o (skied my ass off for 7 years) now 1983 Scarab-III 2-502'S DIRECTOR OF FACILITIE SERVICES 250 BED NSG.HOME

First boat owned myself 1964 Aluminun 16ft. W/75 outboard. 25 yrs.old shorty after when it broke. 95 21 wellcraft w/88 evinrude year later 96 21 wellcraft w/175 Merc. Year later 31 Scarab year later 97 38 Scarab. Got hooked.

Now we own a 30' Motion with 2.5's

Occupation: Truck Diver in High Value Products and eMotion Driver fast cat.

1st - 1979 Kachina 21' Berkley Jet 460

Current - 2001 PQ 340 Vyper 496HO's

Engineering Dept. Mgr - Private Consulting

1st boat - 1995 Searay 200 bowrider with 5.0L
Current - 2000 Eliminator 260 Eagle with Whipplecharged 454.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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. :)

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/???????????

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

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.

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

99 33 donzi daytona and I was a little leary of the thing in the beginning.

heres the list......
8 ft hydro w 18 rude,12 years old
14 ft junkwood w 40 rude 14 yo
18 ft glen-l 396 18 yo
19 ft custom v-drive by harry schoel,anybody know who that is?
18 tahiti seaweed sucker,great boat 24 yo
18 sutphen seaweedsucker 26 yo
24 p+d w merc lotsafun 28 yo
20 hydrostream custombuilt seaweedsucker twinturbo bbc,20lbs boost 115 mph,extreamly lotsafun 30 yo
18 ft howard flattie 454 v-drive 98 mph lotsa fun
24 ft kt boat sterndrive bbc w nos 100 mph very cool ride shudda kept it 35 yo
24 ft banna w v-8 rude 8 years of lotsa fun 39 yo
27 ft magnum 598 chevy still 4 sale great ride
30 ft velocity w 3 200 mercs 70 mph this one made me into a ob merc mechanic and is very much a GREAT boat 45 yo
26 wellcraft cc w 200 merc wifes boat it was either that or a pool!!!
14 ft alumn rower looking for power for son 8yo
work for corona testing facility
wait for 30 ft cat to come my way currently




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1957 14ft Larson with a 45 horse chrysler all fiberglass, i have come a long way.:D

a 8 foot inflatable row boat 6 years old
we moved to clevelandsoon after, then back to where we are now, 1/2 miles from the marina, which might be why i like boats more than cars....:D

still have that but "borrow" (they call it stealing) the parents baja.

Job? First was at the marina puming gas, second was at a restaurant, third was promotion at the marina to a restaurant worker.

currently un employed :)

looking to get a job pushing in carts at the supermarket, by myself, outdoors, good physical workout job.

Oh yeah, on the side ive been selling pirated DVD's ;)

-17'Kona with a 155 merc on the back.
-2nd was a 24'Sleekcraft daycruiser powered by a 455 tricked Olds and Jacuzzi pump
marc

My friend has one, the 1974 351 natique, that beast will never plane off!!! Ive fixed that boat in 2 months more than our boat of almost 6 years!!!

Throttle cables, drain plugs, bilge pumps, batteries, siezed starter gears, seats etc......

at age 21, i was diagnosed with this
disease, now 38, no signs of a cure.
first boat: 1980 1950 bayliner eagle,
started out with 260 mercruiser,
ended up with a 406" 415 hp.
second boat: 1991 baja bandit,
502 magnum, updated to hp465.
third boat: 1997 baja 29 outlaw,
twin 7.4's, this one was the least favorite.
a year later, got divorced, got the
one i REALLY wanted which is the
current ride: 1998 baja 29 outlaw sst,
twin hp500's, killer stereo.
occupation: service manager for
toyota forklift dealer.

O.K. 7yrs old 6' raft.
10yrs old, made dad drive me to the lumber store baught 2, 4x8' sheets of plywood, my own saw, a box of 500 roofing nails and a tube of calk. 2 days later and no more calk or nails:confused: the little masterpiece was done.I made one paddle voyage across the pond and didn;t make it back. To this day I have no idea where the water came from but it came fast:D I think all the nails weighed it down. anyways after that I stopped building race boats.lol. Now I have a 24' Excalibur Offshore 2 seater. its old but I love it. I'm 22 and am a wholesale parts rep by career, but for real money i am a mechanic/construction any any other side job that brings the cash:D :D :D :D

1985-1985 STAR BOAT 488 challenger with 60 hp johnson-16
1989-1989 Capricorn 110 hp evinrude-16
1991-1991 gemini 200 hp mercury-23
1991-1991 star boat cobraGT 7000 with 200hp mercury-23
1994-1994 star boat cobra 7000 with 1991 200hp mercury-23
1995-1995 star boat cobra 9000 with mercruiser inboard bb -30(image)

----------all of above are turkish manufacturers boat sizes between 20-30-------

2000-1994 skater with 502 mercruiser
current : 1994 skater with twin over bored 502's (510 each)
:)

I bought my first and only boat at 21. 86' Scarab Panther, with 550hp motors and TRS drives. Looking to move up to 38

1974 Thunderbird Trihull w/ 4 cyl Volvo wih Penta outdrive absolutly no trim

Present day 91' 242LS Formula with a tweeked up 502 Mag

I think Ive done this before

My first was a 21 ft Hawiiaan with a 460 furd with a berkley jet. Ran about 1 ot of 3 times out. Now I have a 42 Sonic with tripp 500's, a Seadoo speedster and a Seadoo XP (I think I need another boat)

first boat -1998 hustler 38 slingshot twin 600 's
current 1994 mcmanus comanche 42 triple 1200's

first boat 86 18ft. searay, then bayliner,then powerquest,now 29 baja,
two lake lice.
run a large truck salvage .

First boat: 1972 Chrysler C/C, 55 H.P. Chryser O/B. I was 12, and I bought the boat with "paper route" money. True story. My dad had to trailer it home for me.

Here goes
 

First boat..............

In 1994 (20 yrs old), my uncle gave my brother & I 1980 starcraft fishmaster (aluminum) with a 140 hp merc on it. The floor was rotted in some places, steering was frozen, and it hadn't run in years. Anyways, a little work to everything but the motor (that just started right up after sitting all that time), and is still running today,we have it up north & do some salmon fishing with it.

This started it all, cause some guy in an older baja was being a smart a$$ & asked if we had enough motor on it......well lets just say, later that evening we saw him again, and with the lake as smooth as it was he had no comments at the dock later that evening - lol

Current boat: 1994 31 ft scarab

Boat for Sale: 1985 wellcraft Nova II, no engines (hope I don't get nailed on this)

RJ

My first real boat was purchaced for $100 and found out it was an expiermental hydro for j&e with atou jack plate.I had a 75 merc and it ran over 70 mph.someone stole it!!!! i loved that boat:(

I don't know what it was!LOL I bought it for 20bucks and a case of Bud Light. It was an aluminum 18ft V-hull with a 90 horse Merc old-style hood. Floor and bootom were soft. I figured what the ****. I scrapped the aluminum for cash. Traded the outboard for a dirt bike and built a motorcycle trailer out of the trailer. I thought it was a hell of a deal. Now I'm looking for another boat.

First Boat: 13' Boston Whaler w/ 25HP Evinrude.

Current Boat: 36' Cigarette Gladiator w/ staggered 500EFIs.

Cool thing is that I still have that Boston Whaler!!

1978 19' Checkmate Convincor. Merc 260 IO, it was a little rocket..............in flat water that is. In light chop, it went from the little rocket to the boobie shaker :D :D :D . In heavy chop, women would hold their breasts and give me a look like........Slow down you SOB.
It was time for a upgrade when I noticed my boobies shaking:)