First boat
 

I was going through some old photo's and ran across a couple pics of my first boat......1997 2252 ARRIVA...454 B-1


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2000 Checkmate 259 Convincor w/ Tyler Crockett 454 MAG upgrade kit, great boat!

I always loved Arriva boats...and that one is particularly good looking!
God...you don't see those around much...if any. The local Baja dealer sold them for a while...

My first boat was before cameras where made. I think it was a 12 or14' Hardy Boys boat with a 35 Evinrude that worked 1/2 the time. And there's probably 2 people here who even know what the Hardy Boys are.

1993 206 Rinker with a fire breathing 4.3LX/Alpha. Back in the days when the wife actually would drive our boats.
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22' Scarab w/454.

Not mine, but looked just like this after removing the old worn decals.


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It was on TR when I bought it, I know you hang out there, I think Bayliner built these ?

bought and “restored” when I was 13 or 14, kept it under a cover in the garage for the last 20 years, finally pulled it out and shined her up last spring. Another round of polishing and a few missing lights to go


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My first boat was a 12' aluminum V bottom with a 3 hp Johnson. To go in reverse, you had to spin the motor around!

Welcome to my world!
10’6” fiberglass with a 5.5 Hanimex. No neutral, same 360 degree pivot for reverse. 🙂


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