What was your first boat ?

[cal***boat]

My first boat was 1971 Wreidt Maverick, The boat was silver metalflake with red trim, 390 horse 455 Olds and a Berkeley jet with a Jetovator.
I bought the boat from my first x-wife's uncle for $1500 back in 1974

[LHC30Victory]

20' FORMULA Thunderbird w/255hp 289ci w/merc outdrive. Sweet hull.

[Kindsvater Flat]

My first was a 16' Tahiti with a B20B volvo I/O. Would go all week on a tank of gas but didn't have any power. 2nd was a Hondo jet with a 455. Reliable but sucked the gas. Last was a 72 Kindsvater runner bottom v-drive.

[MUDXPRT]

Formula 1 16' Seebold Tunnel Hull, started racing before pleasure.

[63stevens]

my Dad gave this to my brother and I when he retired in 1984. He built it new in 1963. We restored it 5 years ago. http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/524/453redrock21-med.bmp

[LakesOnly]

1975 Phantom with a 455 and a Berkely 12JC.
The previous owner rebuilt the engine and ran it for maybe a few hours. It sat outdoors in the rain one winter and the velocity stack directed water to the cyliners with the intake valve open. When he went to start it in the spring, it cranked less then a full turn and hydro-locked and bent a rod.
I bought it for $400, took a picture and advertised it in Boat Trader for $1400. Sold it for $1400 to the first person to look at it.
KaChing!
LO

[LUVNLIFE]

1975 Spectra 20'. 454 with a Jacuzzi jet.

[fat rat]

My first boat boat was a tunnel.........actually a river raft we built from cutting a telephone poles in half and nailing some 2x4's across with a couple sheets of plywood on top,in theory it was a tunnel.

[MRS FLYIN VEE]

We restored a 62' stevens flat bottom in our back yard. Had Mr. Vee sell it cause it was to fast and to bumpy.He loves to womp and boy was he pissed.

[Moneypitt]

69 Tahiti, berkley jet, no motor, went to BBC, still have it!!!

[Jbb]

Putt,Putt.....
http://www.johnsonsmith.com/website/product_db/images/p4536_1.jpg
And they are still available....
HERE! (http://www.johnsonsmith.com/website/store/product_detail.asp?UID=2003072716155587&item_no=11272&keyword=putt+putt+boat&cat_keyword=&search_page_no=1)
[ July 27, 2003, 01:18 PM: Message edited by: JETBOAT BRIAN ]

[Holland]

wow most of you had cool first boats, I had a gayliner, not to knock bayliner, but the one I had in specific was a gayliner... never got any with that pile o crap cry cry cry

[Danhercules]

The one l have now!!!!! 75 southwind!!!!

[blownmoney]

74 tahiti 140 merc i\o, common comments from the passengers, " is the bow always supposed to be up like that?" then my comment would be "all the fat chicks to the front".....lol...

[SCHIADA 21 RC]

Mine was a 1970 16 foot Tahiti with a 455 Olds and a Berkley jet. It was a yellow hull with a red strip and an extremely hot black interior. Not much room but I had a lot of fun with it.

[Kilrtoy]

1998 Stingray 180RS

[Big Bear]

My first boat is scheduled for delivery on Aug. 9!!! :D It is an Advantage 28ft. Victory. I just received pics from the manufacturer but have no idea how to post them. Was told I need to open a web site to do that. I sure am excited to be out there at the river with you good people!!!

[missboatnam1]

congrats big bear, you need to go to the image center to post the pics!! wink

[pebo]

Mine was a 76 Tahiti Tiger. 455 Olds, Berkley C pump. Was pretty ccol. Single axel trailer. 5900. out the door :D

[Tahiti Owner]

mine was a 1983 hydrostream viper with a 115 mercury outboard. Black and red with red interior. did alot of skiing with that boat and even pulled a parasail a few times with it too!

[Holland]

Nice first boat Big Bear... Enjoy it...

[Duck]

1978 Anthony (Southwind semi-v splash) 454/Panther
Damn good little boat. Second owner killed it.

[BiggusJimbus]

My first boat...
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/795boat1.jpg
It was either a biesmeyer, or splashed from same.
289 Ford, Berkeley Jet. Built in 1966 by Roger Whipp and Jack VanEk in Redding.
Fun boat. I got it from my folks after it sat neglected for several years. Around 1983 or so. I rebuilt it and ran it for a few years before moving on to my next boat.
[ July 27, 2003, 07:03 PM: Message edited by: BiggusJimbus ]

[future boater]

62 jupiter with a 390 cadillac and a v-drive. looked simiar to the boat above.

[NorCal Gameshow]

'66 schiada flat 396 w/casale and glenwoods

[jlnorthrup122]

My first boat was a 1955 Falls flyer and I still have it! :) :cool: I'll see if I have any pics on my puter!

[missboatnam1]

you guys need post pics of them!! its cool seeing the old boats!!

[mbrown2]

1991 Hi-Tech 20.6, with OB-200 XR4 Blackmax

[oldphart]

1948 chris craft 18' with gray marine 6 cyl chrysler. I kept it berthed at englebrite till about 75 when I bought a new tahiti 18' jet

[Infomaniac]

1969 Mark Twain I/O with an Iron Duke 4 cyl. 120 HP.
Pulled a tractor tube with rope wrapped around it. Try to keep the valve stem from giving you a probe and the rope from rubbing a hole in it. A hole in the tube that is.

[mbrown2]

Big Bear, is this your boat...good looking rig.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/897Mvc-006s.jpg http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/897Mvc-002s.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/897Mvc-001s.jpg

[mike37]

my dad biult this boat in the 60's he used it at the river
and i used it for years at naci in the 80's http://free.***boat.net/gallery/Reader_Rides/V-Drives/dadsboat.JPG

[FastTimmy]

1981 21ft caribean mini day-criuser. Ford 460/jacuzzi jet, that I did a berkely impeller conversion to. Top speed 51mph. gas hog!
Timmy

[VillainDave]

Well my first boat was a 1995 Bay-stinker 1950 ( hey I didn't know!!) at the time I just wanted a boat and I was at the state fare and I bought it but as you can see by the second photo I found that there was more! http://free.***boat.net/ubb/Avatars/Forum_Graphic_Depot/triple.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/775trucknBoat.jpg

[Waldo]

SINGLEWIDE - 1985 Sun Ray 18 footer.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/177Singlewide-med.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/177Singlewide2-med.jpg

[Raskal]

not my first truck but it was my first boat .1974 witchcraft
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/1581_st_rig_and_boat-med.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/1581_st_boat-med.jpg
[ July 28, 2003, 12:09 AM: Message edited by: Raskal ]

[riverracerx]

1968 Patterson flatbottom (wood boat) with a mahogany deck. It was HEAVY (and I was only 7 when we bought it used)

[missboatnam1]

cool pics guys, boats sure have changed!! eek!

[eliminatedsprinter]

My first boat was a 13ft downstream kayak. Made it from a mold in 72 for 50 bucks. Grew up with boats in the family. The first power boat I've owned in my name is the 86 Eliminator Sprint I have now. It's pic is posted in Hot spots west with the Lake Isabella pics. It's the boat in the third picture. I have no idea how to put it here.

[carreraelite]

'70 Kona 18 ft with a 125 MercO/B.

[HotHallet]

First and only-77 Hallett 19 bubble deck with original white with candy red metal flake gel, 460 Ford with Berk 12 JC pump with manual diverter and O/T bassetts. Love my boat!

[1stepcloser]

1969 16' Marlin tri-hull, 85 horse Chrysler 3 cyl. :D

[gigamurph]

My first and only boat! 1979 Witchcraft 17' Banshee w/90HP Merc.
http://www.irnoyfb.com/op6v/images/gigamurph.jpg

[gigamurph]

.....and before ya'll start pickin' on 77charger; no, I didn't have to tow him in at OP6C-V. That was from last year's OP6C-III; like you "informeds" didn't know that already! :D

[got_river]

When 18' Boats RULED!!!!
1977 Sanger Pickle Fork.
427-L88
13.5 Comp
2.30 Intakes
750 Lift Cam
Full Floaters, 7/16 ARP
TRX-2 , 660's C.S.
12JG-A SS, Set Back, Ride Plate, 8% Nozzel Reducer, Jet-O-Vator, 9000 Series (Short)Bassetts
1977-1982
KINGS RIVER BABY!
I'll find some pics and post - Damn I miss that boat!!!!!

[FuelBoat2003]

1967 Sanger flat