Ever run across an old boat of yours?

[fund razor]

A few boats back, I sold a 1979 Nova210xl to a guy from Canada. His family has a place near the haystack islands and as a younger man he used to love those Novas. I had repowered the boat with a custom 350 and really put some tlc in the boat. It was my first "rescue." If I hadn't saved that boat it would have ended up junked. The value had dropped to almost nothing by the time that I repowered it and started a stem to stern restoration.
We emailed back and forth, he came for a day of sea trials and inspection... and off it went. At first a local marine mechanic in his area expressed shock and horror at those terrible non-merc items, like an Edelbrock performer intake... over time the buyer realized that it was a trustworthy ride. He has kept it ever since and has kept up the maintenance. He has become a rough water lover... as those boats will do. I consider the Nova a "gateway" drug that leads to terrible things like Apaches and Sabers.
He sent me an email yesterday. I am very proud of his work.

I sent him a couple pics of the Apache. He always knew that I was into this just a little too deep.

Here's my old baby... courtesy of Georgian Bay Tom.

 

[45Sonic]

Found my old 42 Sonic on boatrader called and talked to the guy acting as if I did not know anything about the boat until he figured out I was asking a whole lot of questions that only someone who knew that boat would know. Then it was a fun conversation

Patti's old 41 Sonic was at National Liquidators for auction after National Marine went under

Our old 43 Black Thunder went there also and is now owned by Ratickle

 

[MarylandMark]

Our old 43 Black Thunder went there also and is now owned by Ratickle

I didn't know that.


Fund- for whatever reason and I've only ever seen one pic of you; that boat fits you to a T in my mind in some odd way

 

[45Sonic]

Learn something new everyday

 

[Bobcat]

you'll never get the ratickle stink off a boat, it is permanent, like stepping in a pile of dogstecz:ack2:

 

[t500hps]

My last Formula went to a local guy who has a dock 2 miles from ours!!! I have rafted up with them a couple times. Nice couple. I'm anal (haha) about how clean I keep my boats, A couple boats I sold over the years went to people I knew had no idea how to maintain a boat....glad those all went out of state never to be seen again (or I'd probably cry).

 

[Offshoredrillin]

Ted has my 89 311, and I always loved that boat, the colors stick out and it runs great, I am pleased that he got lots of hours out of it the way it was, and only recently did he have to do anything major. I still smile every time I see it. He has kept in perfect shape and upgraded where he felt in needed it.

 

[Playn]

I was driving around in upper Michigan with the family last year and decided to pull into the State park at Higgins lake. As I drove through the launch my wife said "hey, that looks like your old Baja". I backed up and sure enough it was. I went up and talked to the guy and he said he loved the boat and had put about a hundred hours or so on it that summer. I'm glad he liked the boat except for the next day or so I had seller's remorse..

 

[old377guy]

i'd buy back my old 25 Nova in a heartbeat....although I should probably keep working on my current ride first

 

[old377guy]

I came across my old 302 several years ago in a boat dealer's shop. It had sunk after the drive ran over a tow cable between a tug and the barge it was towing; kinda sad

 

[Perlmudder]

we bought a new bayliner 1850ss in 1998. i loved that boat, and i still think its awesome looking. we traded it into the marina where we bought our new boat. it was in awesome shape for its age and the amount of hours on it. it was always washed and waxed and a lot of the interior had been redone. saw it a couple years ago at the marina again and it had been uncovered for a while. it was all mildewy and beat to ****. made me pretty sad. took a picture with it though.

 

[fund razor]

Fund- for whatever reason and I've only ever seen one pic of you; that boat fits you to a T in my mind in some odd way

Maybe the boat and I share some karma. I did rescue it.
They say that you start looking like your spouse. Maybe same for boats.
I would have kept it but the ride (while safe as heck) was kind of rough on Erie. Those short steep sets will beat the crap out of you at the 21 foot length most of the time. Great hull though.

 

[Buoy]

John - it's cool you still have contact with your old boat.
With my boat, there are at least two on THIS board that have owned her before me, and I like that. I know her life story, and I think they both like seeing pictures of it, and what I've been doing to her.
The engine went back in today, but still need to adjust/align, and plenty more re-rigging is in the works.

MAYBE you had Karma with the boat????
Come'on, a boat has a soul. You had a life/relationship with the boat.
I thought we discussed this recently.
Just lowering the motor back into my boat today - she was speaking to me - and she was happy.

 

[Ratickle]

you'll never get the ratickle stink off a boat, it is permanent, like stepping in a pile of dogstecz:ack2:

Hey now, I've heard stories about your litterbox.......:sifone:

 

[Ratickle]

I have a habit of keeping them, so it's hard to run into the old ones owned by someone else.

I do run into the last 4 in my garage, though....

 

[inbetween]

I haven't seen any of my old boats since the day I sold them. I'd like to know they're doing well and being enjoyed.

 

[inbetween]

I forgot, the guy that bought my Formula 242 LS sent me pics the next year. He replaced the windshield with a fairing and painted it black. Looked pretty cool. That was 1999.

 

[Bobcat]

Hey now, I've heard stories about your litterbox.......:sifone:

:sifone:

 

[BradB]

Nova

Novas are great boats. handle great in snotty water, lots o room in them too.
I started with a 23' Nova with twin v-6's ..... a few boats later, im in a 38 scarab

 

[Sea-Dated]

I sold my old Fountain a couple years ago and the guy was going to redo it. I always wondered what the boat is like now and if the guy was able to redo it or not.