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I have been scanning some older pictures into my computer this last week and came across some of my previous boats. Will start with my oldest and work my way to what I currently have.
My first real boat was a 19' Renken runabout with a 75 hp Evinrude. I think I paid $1600 for boat motor and trailer. I fished this boat in James river and out to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel. I fished from it over 300 times and only broke down one time and that was close to the ramp.
My second boat was a 22' Grady White that I gutted and rebuilt. It had an inboard/outboard 165hp. The engine and drive were in a constant state of repair but I always made it back. I fished it primarily in the Chesapeake Bay and a couple of times at the Chesapeake Light Tower which is about 15 miles offshore of Virginia Beach.
My third boat was a big step up for me, I had been offshore many times on charters and friends boats and I had the Blue water bug bad. I was single at the time so I figured now or never. I went to Stuart, Florida and bought a used 1985 34' Silverton convertible that had just been repowered with twin Yanmar diesels.
I was not real fast but it only burned about 10-12 gals per hour cruising at 20 knots. I had it for 7 years and put 3500 hours on it. I lived on for 5 of those years and rented my house so I could pay for it. I fished it in the Cheaspeake Bay and took it offshore 120 times, anywhere from Norfolk Canyon to offshore of Hatteras. I always made it back in even though a couple of trips back were only on one engine.
My fourth boat is a 25' Grady White Trophy Pro with T/200 Yamahas. After I got married we found a fixer upper on the water and I really had to play the tide with Silverton. So I down sized to something with outboards that I could trim up and get in and out at lower tides. I also liked being able to get out there faster.
I have fished the Grady in the bay and offshore. When I bought the grady gas was $1.30 a gallon. I could fill it up for $286. Now it cost $575 plus another $100 for oil.
I bought a Polaris PWC about nine years ago, I gradually started fishing from it and started venturing further and further.
About three years ago I bought a Yamaha SUV 1200 and rigged it up specifically for fishing. I am always adding and changing things on it. I have put 750 hours on theYamaha and taken it up to 60 miles offshore of Virginia and 35 miles offshore of Cape Hatteras. Most of my fishing is in the Chesapeake Bay and along the coast. I still use my Grady White but not nearly as much as the Jet Ski.
I currently also have a kayak, Portabote and a canoe. So what kind of boats, pwc's, waterraft, ect have you had or currently have?
My first boat was a 1997 21 ft Seaswirl walkaround. That was a really nice boat, but I was only 23 and it was just a little too much boat for me to start off with. The girl in the picture was my girlfriend in college, she was a senior and I had just graduated, today she is my wife.
My second boat was a 1972 MFG sprint. That was the sweetest little run about, and was great for fishing. I bought the boat for $1500 and sold it for about the same amount before I moved. It was old and the floor had a few soft spots but it ran great, and I loved the layout. I wish I would have kept it and replaced the floor myself, it was really a cool little boat.
My current boats are a 1990 Wellcraft 18, and a 1979 Dixie skiff. I've been debating the idea of selling these to move up to something larger. However, I've grown fond of my current boats, so we'll see.
The following are the boats that I've owned that have had engines.
1. 22' Sea Sprite Sloop "Freedom" w/ 5 HP Tohatsu outboard. The name was on the boat when I bought her. The original motor was an early 1960s 6 HP Evinrude.
2. 25' International Folkboat "Grendel" w/ single-cylinder Volvo MD1 diesel. The boat was "Lady El" when I bought her, but the life preservers were stenciled with the name "Grendel".
3. Inflatable with 2.5 HP Tohatsu outboard. This was Grendel's tender.
4. 23' Steiger Craft Block Island "Christinaki" w/ 250 HP Mercury outboard. The boat was "Bring It On" when I bought her and had a 225 HP Suzuki.
I'd probably still own a sailboat if I hadn't moved to a house upstream of a low bridge.
No pics but just thinking back:
16' Crestliner
19' Renken
17' Fabuglass
21' Wellcraft
22" North American w/twin Mercs.
24' Stamas I/O
21' Wellcraft CC
26' Intrepid
25' Bluewater
14' McKee Craft
27' World Cat
17' Carolina Skiff
16' Dixie
24' McKee Craft
May have left a couple out, and they weren't in this order, but were close. Usually not known for keeping a boat long, but the McKee I now have, well I really like it.
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2005 McKee 23 TE/FS with 200 Zukes
50 Ton Masters with Towing Endorsement.
2750 Hydrasport
25 Baja Outlaw
32' Intrepid
...hopefully next a 40 foot Intrepid open...that is of course when my Sirius Radio stock hits $4.00 a share!
__________________ In the hunt for another...Intrepid....
2005 Intrepid 30 Center Console twin 275 Mercury Verados - SOLD
2000 Intrepid 32 Center Console single Yanmar Diesel - SOLD
2003 Baja Outlaw 25' - SOLD
1998 Hydra-Sports 27' CC - SOLD USCG Captain 6 pack w/ 50 ton master
Naples, Florida
14' Glastron w/Johnson outboard (can't remember the HP)
18' Chris Craft w/150 HP Evinrude
18' BayMaster w/ 150 HP Johnson
23' BayMaster w/ 150 HP Johnson
23' Baymaster w/ 150 HP Johnson (a different boat...not a typo)
23' Red Fin w/ 200 HP Evinrude Ficht
26' Mako w/ twin 350 inboards (rare boat) Still have this one
31' Cape Horn w/Twin Yamaha F250 Four Strokes....(love this boat!!)
Here's the first boat I owned, 1998 Edgewater 220. I undertand it was originally sold to a fellow in Charleston as as a prototype EW in 1995. Apparently, there was an issue with the hull, and EW replaced it with a new 220 hull in 1998. I owned it from around 2003 to 2006 and had lots of fun and caught lots of fish on it. Sold it when my first born came.
1973 16' glasspar 40hp johnson then 80 hp merc
197something ( cant remember the year) glasstron 15' bought the boat for the outboard to put on my glasspar
1971 century raven 17' 165hp mercruiser still have
1989 imperial 24.5 210 hp mercruiser
Boats I have and had. What about you? 
2003 26FS Regulator
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