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The Official " 1st Boat Thread " and more......
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Wrinkleface
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1982 Glastron Carlson, 16'7" w/ 115 Rude do'n the egg beat'n!! Fun azz boat!!!
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1997 Baja Hammer 7.4, I dont know how that thing held up to me, but it was solid
THEJOKER
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We were rocking..........true story here:
Our Larson had wood floors w/ vinyl carpet. The back to back seats were loose and wobbly (lagged in wood "brilliant") and my father worked all day on a Saturday afternoon on the boat and fixed the seats. More than likely he put bigger lag screws in the seat frames. The next day we went to the lake and he backed me and my brother down the ramp(me 10 and brother 14). He went and parked the trailer and my brother took off and started cutting doghnuts at WOT - 45 mph and slung me all over the boat. We broke all seats loose and they would literally fall over if you touched them - haha. My dad got in the boat and when he started to get on plane he punched it and went backwards and about fell in the floor. Oh man he was pissed. "My dumb ass boys" , I'm sure he said!
Wrinkleface
Founding Member
True here, on the Glastron driver bucket, punched it 1 day & the seat ripped out of the block it was screwed 2 & Wrink went fly'n back Azz over face!!, luckily reached the all in 1 & was able 2 pull it back!!!!
Formula 382 sr-1
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18 ft SeaRay with a 140 !!! :sifone:
MahopacMarine
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I'd be shocked if anyone knows of this one but,
1977 Mark Twain with a 70hp Merc OB. :blush5:
I used to get a swift 35mph out in the L.I. Sound
1977 Mark Twain with a 70hp Merc OB. :blush5:
I used to get a swift 35mph out in the L.I. Sound
Wrinkleface
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THEJOKER
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I remember that brand. Freaking Browning Mach 1 w/ a V-8 was the " Cigarette " on my lake. Aeroglass was another cool boat.
PARADOX
Founding Member
The good ole' days
1971, 16' Hustler. Bought it for $500 No seats no motor, steering., nothing. Got new 1972, 115 HP Evinrude, gauges, seats etc. First boat and it was a project boat.
and it was a blast. First time out to Lake Delton WI. 4th of July.
100' out from the docks ready to plan out, hit gravel. Alum prop became a saw blade. Night mares about that even to date. Got an sst prop and the boat became a legend on the Rock River. I used to race a Hydrostream durnig the weekdays, when there were no boats around. Just ripping up the river. Once this thing got flying and trimmed out, the air would start lifting the bow, some of my friends called it the "suicide machine". I used to scare the crapp out of them. (and me). :biggrinjester:
Awwwhh... the good ole' days. For $5.00 and 12 gal of "shell, superunleaded 93 octane" I can run and ski all day.
1971, 16' Hustler. Bought it for $500 No seats no motor, steering., nothing. Got new 1972, 115 HP Evinrude, gauges, seats etc. First boat and it was a project boat.
and it was a blast. First time out to Lake Delton WI. 4th of July.100' out from the docks ready to plan out, hit gravel. Alum prop became a saw blade. Night mares about that even to date. Got an sst prop and the boat became a legend on the Rock River. I used to race a Hydrostream durnig the weekdays, when there were no boats around. Just ripping up the river. Once this thing got flying and trimmed out, the air would start lifting the bow, some of my friends called it the "suicide machine". I used to scare the crapp out of them. (and me). :biggrinjester:
Awwwhh... the good ole' days. For $5.00 and 12 gal of "shell, superunleaded 93 octane" I can run and ski all day.
MOBILEMERCMAN
Founding Member / Competitor
'84 STV with 2.4 EFI
Bought it new, wish I still had it. Fun Boat.
Bought it new, wish I still had it. Fun Boat.
HaxbySpeed
New member
14.5' Hourston Glascraft 110 Johnson. I too lost my back to back seats... Smashed them out pounding through some west coast chop with my buddies flopping around on the floor looking for something to hold onto! :biggrinjester:
18' Switzer with a Johnson 225. I was 16.
It was almost impossible to get on plane. Once up, the thing dropped to just off-idle and it was running about 30MPH. You couldn't hear the engine for the wind rush. When you got on it, the boat furiously rocketed forward and somewhere just shy of what felt like 800MPH, it would begin to violently chine walk.
Frightening. Not at the time, unfortunately. But it is now, looking backwards.
It was almost impossible to get on plane. Once up, the thing dropped to just off-idle and it was running about 30MPH. You couldn't hear the engine for the wind rush. When you got on it, the boat furiously rocketed forward and somewhere just shy of what felt like 800MPH, it would begin to violently chine walk.
Frightening. Not at the time, unfortunately. But it is now, looking backwards.
LaughingCat
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my father had boats i could drive. my first personal boat was at 13 years old, bought a 15' Whaler with a Johnson 70 SeaHorse. Had power trim, many roostertails
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