Boats I have and had. What about you?

[jetskibrian]

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?

[gottaflylee]

I'll have to look around but this is my first boat...

12' bateau with a 3 hp, and then a 7.5 as shown in the picture..

[chumslicker27]

Nice history dude.. You definitely are a true fisherman...

"I lived on for 5 of those years and rented my house so I could pay for it."

That is total dedication there buddy..

Cant wait for a break in this weather so we can go use the ones we got now!!

[Deep C]

I'd have to dig through my moms collections of old photos but heres my list of ones that I owned.
1967 Sears Gamefisher 12 w 7 hp ted williams
1968 Sears Aluminum 12 with 6 hp merc
1972 Boston Whaler 13 sport w 40hp Merc
1976 Aquasport 19'6" W140 Johnson
1983 Hydrasport 24' 235 Evinrude
1984 Hydrasport 25' 235 Evinrude
1975 Sea Craft 20' 130 Yamaha
1985 Mako 25' t 185 Johnson
1956 Cuba Vitch 4v53 Detroits
1977 Bertam 35 Cummins 555
1977 Hatteras 42' Cummins 903
1963 Post 38' Volvo Tamd 40B
1980 Post 42' 6V71
1982 Post 46' 6V71
1985 Aquasport 20 115 Yamaha
1987 Dusky 236 225 Yamaha
1991 Albemarle 27 T 230 Peninsular

[hotshot1]

First boat 18 ft Skee-craft flat bottom skiff with 50 Force outboard. Fished the hell out of it for 12 years

number 2 1999 23 Bayliner Cierra fished for 5 years with out a problem

number 3 1988 Trojan 10 M was a great boat but had crusaders and needed a gas truck to keep it going fished for 1 year

Boat 4 2006 32 Stamas Yanmars , best boat wish I still had it fished for 14 months

Boat number 5 and present 2004 42 Silverton Convertible , great all around boat for fishing and family