wot was your first boat??

[Nicolasticity]

Glastron Fireflight V155, Evinrude 3 cylinder 55hp, Bramber trailer
Picton 13ft Johnson 75
Concorde VENOM Johnson 75 (1974 class 4b championship winning boat)which I still have.

[pain -tera 28]

Originally Posted by Nicolasticity

Glastron Fireflight V155, Evinrude 3 cylinder 55hp, Bramber trailer
Picton 13ft Johnson 75
Concorde VENOM Johnson 75 (1974 class 4b championship winning boat)which I still have.

Hi Nick havent havent seen you post lately on pantera ,paul here with the 28

[Hydrostream]

Wooden boat built by my dad from plans in DIY magazine with a seagull 40.

I still have that little outboard and sincerely doubt Id ever part with it!

It was stuck in a shed at home after a summer and forgotten about, then when I got the hydrostream I was looking for a little outboard to bring out in the boat. So pulled out the seagull, put fresh juice in it and it started 4th pull !

[OFFSHORE GINGER]

1949 Chris Craft #17 ' Special Runabout which was a utility that was more of a deluxe model with white striped decks , even the motor box . Also with flashy red and white seats which made the boat look very hot .

[jonny h]

First introduction into boating was a Fletcher 129 and 40 Merc, great great fun back then !

[Nicolasticity]

Originally Posted by pain -tera 28

Hi Nick havent havent seen you post lately on pantera ,paul here with the 28

Just very busy - the Pantera get together looks good but a bit far way heh

[den]

Originally Posted by Superjetjim

Still on my first.. Bit ashamed to admit it.. Picton Royal 185 GTS with 150 Merc v6. Its my first boat and I'm learning the ropes..

Its a bit rubbish compared to all your flash stuff but its all I can run to for now:







Jim

Nothing wrong with picton's,my firsy was a 13' with a 50 merc,A class sking. What about the 16' that won the the cross channel!

[Alacrity]

Ignoring childhood boats & oddities my first proper boat was an early 60's Fairey Cinderella hot moulded runabout bought in '75, unfinished from new 7 still unfinished. First working boat was around '86 with an Elan (pictured) with a 55 Mariner. Don't know anything about them but it wasn't anything special. Sold when I got fed up with dragging it up & down the shingle beach as there are no slipways near here.

[Blairo]

I have really enjoyed reading and relating to this thread, nice one!

I know its a 'first boat' thread but I can't resist....


Campri 8' inflatable 2hp mariner (Splashing river water on it to keep it going!)

Newbourne Sniper 10, 4.5 Evinrude twin (and it planed!)

Microboat with 18hp (long shaft but when finally over the hill, Jesus!)

Flatacraft Force 3, 9.9 Johnson

Seafire 9', 25hp Selva

Flatacraft Force 4, 55hp Yamaha

Dell Quay dory 13, 40hp Mercury, later a 50hp 4cyl merc

Broom Scorpio 100hp Johnson V4

Broom Aquarius 90hp Mariner (still sad about selling her 15 years later!)

Riamar 16, 90hp Yamaha

Redbay 8.4 twin Suzuki DF140s

And at last... Phantom 21, single or twin DF140s (Haven't built it yet!)

Just sold my Yamaha superjet (paid for the Phantom

[Blairo]

I can't believe I forgot my Fletcher 14, (circa 92ish) Merc 60. Hours of fun!

Long live Stephen Castle's legend!

(Made immortal by Jim Bowen's Bullsye - Come and have alook at what y'could'a won )

[pain -tera 28]

its raining again my second boat ,it was a 19ft.4 fletcher which i bought from some guys in thorny bay /southend in 1980 ish they were going to race it in class 3c it had a 1.6 kent motor with a RO20 blower that was jammed boat was called blonde they told me it was from the arrowbolt mould but with 18 inch taken out ?? it had 2 seats and the back was all closed in like a miniture class 1 race boat large air scoop must have cost a fortune to have a one off done .allso had a volvo hi /p drive 270 E i think very slim drive at the time . ended up puting a essex V6 with RO34 blower and later on changed to a rotax blower we did dyno the motor and it made 225hp got that boat up to 60/ 65 mph on old water presure speedo no gps then so who knows how fast ? hope this rain stops soon or i am going to bore the crapp out of everone

[Wayne Kerr]

Phantom 16, 140 Johnyrude
Ain't moved away from Phantoms since.

Can't remember how to resize the picture ,,,, bugger, but I'll get it done!

[marky63]

a winnwildcat with a volvo penta 170 in her thay were the days down in selsea bill.

[cosworth mirage]

Marlin 21 with evinrude 200xp from p Kidd in solcombe, scary as f@@k

[Renegade]

Phantom 16 with a 90 yammie. awsome combo

[143]

phantom 16 90hp mariner in 1992, jointly owned with my brother.... we never argued over it...........MUCH

[driver510]

i had a 1 broom 14 with a evinrude 40 big twin. 2 bistol 14 with a merc 50. 3 driver 440 with merc 50.4 planecraft sabre 16 with evinrude 75. 5 ring 20a with a mariner 200. 6 phantom 25 john clarks twin xr2s. 7 i have had 2 phantom 21s 1 with a merc 200 and 1 with merc 220 xri lazer and now my phantom 25 with a 2.5 also had lods of boat that i have owned that i have sold on in total a quick run down is 1 p16 3 p18 1 p600 1 p20 1 p21 1 p25 2 driver 500s 5 driver 440s 3 fletcher 14s thats just a few.dont have the time to list them all i just need to get the full set of phantoms missing the 19 23 28 31

[Wayne Kerr]

Originally Posted by Wayne Kerr

Phantom 16, 140 Johnyrude.

[grandmas denture]

... 1988, ring 20b, merc 2.4 fevaca racing

[bigwad]

back in 1983 rother and i found an old 16ft hartley half cabin ply job out the bush . it was fitted with a worked 179 hp holden 6 [about 190 hp]and a robbi stern drive. we had to replace all the rubber hoses and the steering cables and with fresh fuel and oil this thing fired up and ran nicely. we used to pack all our mates and a couple of cartons of fosters and head off down the tamar for a days cruising and skiing.we all learnt to ski behind the old girl . it would pull out two slalem skiiers with everyone onboard and top out just under 50mph . this old girl made me addicted to inboards but they were too expensive and rare here in tassie , so a number of outboards followed , the last one a vandal 17 with twin 200 blue bands on a stainless pod. sold that to buy my house . now 15 years later got my mits on a avenger 21" which is probably older than them all . my kids are old enough to ski now so i,d better pull my finger out and get it finished.