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what is the smallest boat you owned that you could ride in. no rc's
mine has a 11' hydro i has 11 or 12 years old. air cooled 5 horse, fastest boat on the lake in my mine. maybe 20 mph ? felt like 50. those were the day's.
todd

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I once had a little blue boat that was pretty fast i thought at the time.

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I own it now. Bought it two years ago not rigged - restored the wood last year. It is in the shop now getting rigged. I bought an early 80's 40 hp evenrude (just converted it to a short shaft). Gonna have the motor painted to look like its fron the late 50s. The guys think it will do 50+. Can't wait for spring!

Aristo Craft 12' typhoon 1956

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:evilb: :evilb:

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16 ft trihull :eek:

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new fountain? it does have a beak..... :D

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And if i told you info on here i would be the rat behind the wheel. :D

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13' checkmate with a 115 merc, this boat was phuckin wild, my parents were nuts getting me that when I was 13

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I was on a 27' Fountain once.

:drink: :evilb: :drink: :evilb:

Just kidding Beakers!

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There was one for sale just like that at the Mount Dora show... Cool little boat, if my wife hadn't been there it would have followed me home :) :)

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8' GW Invader w/25 hp Merc.

Had to lean forward to get up on plane, but once going it was a blast! Bottom was rounded and smooooooooth. No strakes, chines, nothing to get a grip of the water. Just slid when turning. :evilb:

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My Mini Hawk..... still have it :D

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My first boat was an 18' SeaRay SRX Pachanga. Bought it new back in May 1971.

It was stolen out of storage. All I have left is memories and photos.

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13ft whaler 28evinrude... 28mph. 1984 14yrs old. 1 1/2 mi offshore.

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When i was 12 i had an 8 1/2 foot inflatable Zodiak with 15hp Johnson but with a 9.9 lid cause that was the max HP rating on the capacity plate. ran close to 30mph.

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11' wooden skiff. Was 12' when given to me but had no transom. Replaced the transom and cut the rest off. Clamped on a used 7.5hp Sears outboard. Caught a lot of fish in that .

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I just got this MiniHawk a few weeks ago. Gotta find an engine.

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I want one, how about a 15-16 foot version we can cram a 4.3 alpha on :)

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13' Whaler w/ a 40 hp Merc! Put power trim on it and man did it fly! :D

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Had a 6' dingy from a sail boat, reinforced the transom and put a 15hp outboard on it.

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man i love those mini hawks. too cool. can you fit a big block in one?? ha ha

When I was a teenager I built my first boat, it was an 8' wooden hydroplane with a 25hp Evinrude. I couldn't afford a steering wheel, so my brother and I ducked taped a hockeystick to the cowling. :eek: Worked great! :D

Two years later I moved up to a 13' Checkmate MX-13 with a 6 cyl inline Mercury 85hp. That one came with a steering wheel... :drink: