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1st boat was a 17 foot Checkmate with a 140 hp Johnson. I was 16 years old. I now have a 30 foot Scarab Sport with twin Merc 250 efi's. I am in the beverage industry.

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1971 12 yrs. old 15' Steury tri-hull bowrider with a 50 Johnson. It would run 30 mph. My dad said i only knew 2 speeds. STOP and WIDE OPEN.

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Born in Febuary boating by April, I believe an old Thompson tri-hull. Then grew up in my Dads 1979 18' Checkmate Eluder open bow w/ 200hp Merc that he bought new. I bought my first around age 21, 1979 17' Checkmate Trimate IV Open Bow w/ 140hp Mercruiser I/O. 45 MPH all day long with very little boat in the water, a blast named "Mississippi TURD". Currently on my second Checkmate, 1993 218 Persuader. Designer for Off-Road Machine Seat Mfg.

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18 Formula 200 merc have to pick it up

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Technically I had 14' alumacraft as kid with a 9.9 outboard, and then when I was 16 I bought myself a Tigershark jet ski.

As far as a real boat goes I just got my first at the age of 26 (October 2nd one of the happier days of my life), it's a 1995 36' Apache.

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Thats not hooked up to the Blazer is it?:D :drink:

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T2X helped me rig it.:D

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No, not hooked to the blazer. I don't know if the blazer would pull the trailer empty. I pull her with a 2005 Dodge 3500 SRW, with a cummins in it. Even then I know she is behind me.

1973 american eagle 18' 455 old with a berc. jet
curently a 1988 marlin 240 ceaero 454 mag and bravo 1

I had one of those Ceaeros. Any pics?

Steve

1969 Carlson/Glastron 16' Challenger Tunnel with a 1500merc xs

14' Fabuglas (I think) its the company Glastron before it became Glastron. I don't know what year it was, but I think it was made about the same time as the Titanic. I have a 17.5' Caravelle right now that I'm trading in on a 1989 Python Vector 24' that has all new interior and a rebuilt engine (440 hp). I'm new to Performance Boating. Any last minute advise?

A 1986 19 foot Sea Ray bowrider with a 140 MerCruiser

First: 2000 Checkmate Convincor 259-454MAG
Current: 2000 Checkmate Convincor 259-Updated 454MAG(Tyler Crockett):evilb:
Profession: Salesman
Took the boat out today.:drink:

my first boat was a brand new 91 rinker206 captiva and after I put a 400hp engine in it and thru hull out above the swim deck I knew I needed a different type of boat. next, like alot of others, was a 22 scarab. now I have an I.M.P. viper, and always thinking about going bigger,faster,newer

Sea Ray Seville? Had the same but non-bowrider.

1985 Chris Craft 222 Stinger 300hp V-8 Outboard

My first was a 19 foot Tahiti with a 455 Olds and a Berkely Jet. she had an 18 gallon tank that would last about an hour or so.

Mine was a 12' Sears GameFisher with a 6hp Evinrude. Exposed fiberglass made it miserable to ride around in but it was fun. 1973. I was 10.

had the same 12' game fisher but with a 7.5 sears outboard

my Formula is the first i have owned myself.

grew up on two boats first was a 1972 16ft MFG with a 60hp Evenrude. Second was a 1977 20 ft SEASPRITE with a 400 hp 351 Ford with a TRS drive. The sea sprite was ALL orange :rolleyes: man was it ugly but was so much fun. My old man still talks about that thing:D

I thought I was the only one with a Chrysler bow rider/tri slammer! I had an 85 hp though. I was 19 at the time.

Current boat is a 25 Baja Outlaw for now.

I am a Financial Manager for a school district

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My first boat was a 10' flat bottm race boat with an open transom. It had to be driven on ones knees. At idle the 'cokpit' would fill up with water. Once you started to give it some gas, the water would drain. It first had a 7.5HP Johnson with tiller throttle. Within the first month, we put a Merc Hurricane with a deadmans throttle on it. My grandparents owned a resort on Bangs Lake in a far-north suburb of Chicago called Wauconda. One of my brothers friends took it out without me knowing it and proceeded to drive it into the seawall, turning it into splinters. The Merc broke off the transom and ended up on the patio. I still have that little motor somewhere...................... I was 10 years old at the time.

i bought a 21 four wins liberator with a 350 omc king cobra when i was 20. she topped up at 53 mph. spent more time rebuilding the drive then running the boat.

A little 13.5 foot boston whaler with a 60 on it.. Then my parents redid it so that it was a center console with a 45 evinrude with full trim. At the age of 12 we were kicking up a hell of a rooster tail trailing my dad's 30 foot Center console with triples..

It was great because we both had the exact same graphics on the side. My parents always had a boat for us up through college. Our last boat being a 36 Concept with twin 300's. Our parents always took care of us.

My favorite was boring dad's 30 spectre with twin 540's. That would scoot up until Blake and I blew a drive. We were on restriction after that.

My first boat was a 13-foot, all-aluminum Feathercraft. It had a wornout 50hp Merc OB. It was small, but we could water ski behind it.

My second boat was a 16-foot, fiberglass, closed-bow, purple, Sidewinder (out of California). It had a 90hp Merc OB.

I am on my fifth boat, a 31-foot Cigarette Bullet with twin HP500's! :D

Clay, my dad had a 15 foot Feathercraft aluminum boat with an Evenrude 75 on it in the early to mid 60"s. You sure could water ski behind it.

1987 24 Sea Ray cabin cruiser. Had to put someone in the front of the cabin just to get on plane:)

Brand new 1802 Bayliner Cuddy with a 90 horse Force. Great boat for the money and it held up great...believe it or not!!:D

The first boat that "I" owned = Used 1989 Donzi Z23
Since then:
- 1993 Fountain 35 Lightning w/575's - Still own
- 2000 Donzi 28zx
- 2000 Mastercraft X-9
- 2006 Adrenaline V30 w/625's - Still own

Jonathan

Not counting the Jet-Ski 95 Kaw. 900. 06 FORMULA 292

First boat....1981 Glastron Carlson C500 w/115 Johnson. It was a cool boat and the guy who has it now has agreed to sell it back to me one of these days.

Late 60s .... 19' Ladd Wooden Speedboat w Cadillac V8 inboard.
A farvorite of the Long Beach USCG towing service!

Mid 70s .... 20' Ranger Deep-V w Volvo IL6 sterndrive.
Taught my kids boating and watersports on this one!

Mid 80s .... 5yr "time-out" for career and family
Don't remember what the heck I was thinkin' ...

Early 90s .... 32' Tollycraft Sedan w twin Chrysler V8s
My family's favorite - my sons private condo-at-the-beach!

Early 2000s .... 21' ???? Racing Sloop (sailboat)
I still love sailing, but no one else in the family did!

Mid 2000s .... 23' Baja Sea Rocket
Still trying desperately to turn back the clock!

I still haven't bought my first boat. Parents had boats all my life, performance boats from '91 - '05. They've downgraded to a party barge so at 29 years old I'm finally shopping for my own boat. :D

Well my first boat was a fairly humble affair. It was a steel pontoon of unspecified age(that means it was really old but no one knows exactly how long ago someone welded it up). It was about 12 feet long with a 60's era 25hp outboard engine. I was about 30 or 31 when I bought it.
Then I bought a 1988 Sunbird cuddy cabin with the 175hp 4.3 V6. Sold that last week and on this coming Friday I am picking up a 1988 Stingray SVS220 22' 320hp 5.7L EFI. I am 34 now.

My first boat was given to me when I was 18. It was an 18' 1968 Starcraft (yellow) with a 50hp outboard. Ran on three cylinders for years. Top speed around 20mph. My now, father-in-law was going to put it out by the road with a FREE sign on it, so I told him I would take it. I got it running enough to go mess around with for a few summers then I end up selling it. Took that money and put it toward a 1988 Ebbtide 18' with a 4.3I/O with OMC drive. That thing gave me more trouble then the Starcraft. But when it ran it was strong. Got that when I turned 20. After "swimming" it back to the dock one too many times I walked into the local dealership and bought a brand new Yamaha jet boat in 2005 (I was 22) still have that boat, but am desperately saving for my first offshore boat. Because I tend to drive the Yami how I would drive an offshore. Hoping to have a 29-35 fountain/donzi/sunsation within the next two years. I boat right by the Sunsation factory and have seen them out testing many, many times including the F4 (sweet boat).

...a 2452 Arriva with a 454Mag/Bravo 1

first boat- 14' aluminum crestliner with a 5 hp outboard... i still have the boat but it has a 15 on it now

currently- Sea Doo GTX ( only cause im 18 years old and unemployed :P)

First boat 1989 10 meter Fountain age 25
Still have it no plans to get rid of it
Occupation Aviation Painter

My first, at age 21 was a 1974 Spectra 19' jacuzzi jet boat with a 455 Olds. motor. Bought it as salvage (sunk along the beach in Lake Mi.) There's something about flat bottom boats with no freeboard that just don't seem to work well in Lake Michigan swells! The Pantera is much more suited to the task! I couldn't be happier!