What was your first boat? What have you got now?

[beejay190]

Lot of stuff on here lately about brokers so thought i would lighten the mood.

This was my first , bought in 2005.

My third and current, bought ln 2010.

Going to cheat and and include a pic of my second :

Look forward to seeing your pics.

 

[oGaryo]

Mines in my profile gallery so no point in posting up here but remarkably (or maybe not), follows the exact same sequence just the timescale's been squished a bit..

2009: 18ft Bayliner 1750 Bowrider
2010: 19ft Fletcher 19GTS Cuddy
2011: 27ft Rinker 250 Pocket Cruiser

Going to enjoy 2011 just as much as 2010 and 2009, just for different reasons. Lovely looking boat your latest one btw

 

[Divemaster1]

Family had two of these;

then one of these..

Family then went to Denemark to get one of these... which I inherited when my father passed away ... so this was the first one being mine...

Then started waterskiing...

..moving to something a bit more sensible...

Then onto the current one...

 

[andy59]

25 years ago my first was a Fletcher arrowflyte with a 40 hp evinrude ,then moved up to a Fletcher16 GTO with 80 hp blueband mercury ( very greedy engine ) ,Then wife - house - kids until 2005 when we bought the Bayliner ,( 5.7 v8 , very greedy again )

then Bavaria 30 with single D4 / 300 ( very economical )

Sold last year so now boatless looking for sub 40 ft flybridge within my budget

 

[BartW]

the Bavaria is nice Andy, I've alway's liked them, don't you regret having sold her ?

 

[andy59]

the Bavaria is nice Andy, I've alway's liked them, don't you regret having sold her ?

Every day the sun shines i regret selling her Bart , and to be honest i didnt think we would sell so quickly ,( top marks Ancasta ) but we want to go further away and spend more time aboard with a bit more living space so we sold and started saving again . Cant wait to get back on the water .

 

[Geoffs]

First boat, origin unknown built early 60's (1960's).

My third boat built by Malcolm Braine 1971.

My fourth boat Freeman 22, built by John Freeman 1968

all the more modern ones boring and mundane, ok the current one.

 

[andy59]

SNAP , i also once owned a two door cortina GT ( sorry thread drift ).

 

[Geoffs]

Rubbish car, mine was anyway.

 

[Bojangles]

Around 1998 I had a Glastron (circa 1972) with 65hp Mercury
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Current boat, Sealine F43
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[Firefly625]

Around 1998 I had a Glastron (circa 1972) with 65hp Mercury
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Current boat, Sealine F43
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and a matching red ford orion tow car, nice

 

[Bojangles]

and a matching red ford orion tow car, nice

Yep, remember that (company) car well, especially since it smelled so bad after reversing it too far in when launching into Loch Lomond one day

 

[andyc]

SNAP , i also once owned a two door cortina GT ( sorry thread drift ).

My mate had a 1500gt pre crossflow (ithink that was what it was)and it flew.I was a capri boy personally.

 

[beejay190]

My thread, so drift OK. Had a lowered 105E. Rolled it. Walked away without a scratch!

 

[desiderata]

60ft Narrowboat then Broom 37 Continental and now 13 mtr Dutch De Ruiter Cruiser all liveaboards

 

[Geoffs]

Ah, good, another narrow boater!

 

[Searush]

Prototype 14'x7' dinghy catamaran, followed by canoes, a Heron Dinghy, a Westerly 25 & now;

32' Westerly Pentland Ketch
2 canoes & a wave board
a Solo dinghy
a Laser Dinghy
a Minisail
3x inflatables (one burst)
a 9'6" wooden sailing dinghy
a pair of historic PBK canoes awaiting re-canvasing at a pal's place (I hope!)

Somehow, one just tends to accumulate stuff over time . . .

 

[Renegade_Master]

First boat late seventies Princess 32 on the thames
second Broom Crown 37 thames and south coast
third Sealine F36 hard working sea school boat in the med
fourth Princess 560 (currently for sale)
fifth and currently in use Surfrider Jet Boat, trips out of the marina.

 

[tinkicker0]

This un and I still have it. Even if I win the lottery, I will never part with it, new engine etc maybe and taken to the Ionian to sit alongside my new Squaddie 42 (dream on), but can't imagine ever selling it. Its my home practically every weekend in summer, even if it is a bit cramped in the cuddy.

 

[Will33]

A great thread.......

Boat 1 - 1973 Freeman 23, had this for a season or two then wanted to venture onto the coast

Boat 2 - 1986 Fairline Carrera, I re-engined with a new VP V6 225hp then set up a business 3 years later and it had to go :-( lost a fortune (on the boat that is!)

Boat 3 - Brough in 2009 after a 4 year absence, another 1972 Freeman 23 to get me back on the water and ensure OH enjoyed boating

And current boat, a very recent addition - 2003 Sealine S23

Will