Now I wheel-2-wheel race cars and have a small CC for the water.[/QUOTE]
I too have gone back to road racing. The thrill is the same.........but tough to get girls in bikinis serving beers to you while on the track.

My Dad had a 14' Vee Hull Aluminum boat with a 10 horse Johnson on it...ran 20 MPH. We found a deal on a twin cylinder 25 Johnson...put it on that 14' boat and suddenly I could run faster than most boats on the lake. Forty Five is fast with a tiller controlled outboard!!

Spent many of my summers in Holland, MI, where my dad, brothers, and I would sit on the pier waiting for a go fast boat to come by and take off. We got such a thrill from hearing the power of those boats. Would also head out to Holland each year to see the boats come in for a card during the Smoke On the Water poker run. Truly the highlight of my year!

I am a 40yearold guy in NJ
I just as well could have wound up
sailing catamarans or a proper sized sailboat
but I discovered kite-surfing
and then wanted a MOTOR boat for approaching more kite spots
WHOOPS!
now I boat fast when its hot out and the wind is sh!!tty!

Started for me from the first memory I had about a boat. My dad always had over powered Hydrostreams and Checkmate outboards. My first real memory was of his two seat Sanger that was a legit 125-130 mph pleasure boat. We are talking 1980 here folks. Sick fast back then. Went from that to drag boat racing then ultimately hydroplane racing. Pretty sure I was born with speed in my blood. Now anything I own, drive, ride, race etc. has to be blistering fast!

My parents had a lake house since before I was born. There were always various jet skis and run abouts around. Then one day dad showed up with a 30' sleek craft in tow. Since then slow/quiet boats just haven't been the same.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]519032[/ATTACH]Dad raised me right. Him and I when I was 5 or so.

This is as far back as I can remember. I know my dad had a Stevens before this that was red and I have seen pics of that but I don't remeber that. This I remember . W my Mama And My Brother. (But my first boat was a 8' hydro)

Boated my whole life. My first boat I personally owned was a 21' Baja. Went to lake cumberland poker run and bought a 29' Fountain 3 weeks later I enjoyed it so much!

Looks like we all got it in our blood. Been on the water since I was born. Met my wife on my boat, got engaged on my boat, got married on a boat, Ship Rope custom wedding rings etc etc. Grew up with old mahagony Chris Crafts that we still have. My fiist was a Baja Blast, then a Stingray and now on my 3rd Fountian. Gotta Love Toys !!!