Got Boat?

[aquaticbiology]

Time for Boat Pics!

the Fishtail:

[RiverOtter]

:cool: Nice looking rig. Is that a Honda 4 Stroke ?

[aquaticbiology]

Yep! Only 90 hp but it goes well with the Pro-sport 18' and sips gas.

[RiverOtter]

Yep! Only 90 hp but it goes well with the Pro-sport 18' and sips gas.

Amazing how quite they are :cool:

[aquaticbiology]

who else has what boat and what do you do with it?

[RiverOtter]

I have this boat and I and the fam have lots of fun with it :cool:


http://sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/1/7/7/P1010232.JPG

[RiverOtter]

My friend has this boat had we have lots of fun it as well :biggrin:


http://sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/1/7/7/STA_2594.JPG

[Bob]

I have this boat and I and the fam have lots of fun with it :cool:


http://sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/1/7/7/P1010232.JPGRO, is that a Z car hooked up there????

[Dabell]

Had enough of boats! As long as I was married there was always a Boat in my driveway! Oneday I had enough! So I suprised my ex hubby and docked it down the block from our house! I paid $$$$$ to do so but I just couldn't stand looking at it every morning , night and weekend. he didn't use it that much until I placed it in the water!
Now I ask Got Boat? My answer: No got time!
Talk to me: Got Ship? I got Milk!!!!!!

[pgurney]

Amazing how quite they are :cool:
For some quiet boating:

[RiverOtter]

RO, is that a Z car hooked up there????

G coupe :cool:

[RiverOtter]

For some quiet boating:


:scratch: Hmmmm.... Where's the motor??? :biggrin:

[mbarje]

I had been planning all spring and summer to bring my boat to SoWal, never made it and I just sold it Sunday, I'm bringing it down Saturday but not to play, the new owner is coming up from Venice, Fl. to meet me and pick it up, I'm glad it has a new home, but I miss it already, even though it's still in my driveway.
http://www.zippyvideos.com/136148718452275.html
Maybe my next boat will see Crab Island ?,
Manuel

[Beachlover2]

who else has what boat and what do you do with it?


We have a 22' Four Winns Liberator that we take out on the Chain O'Lakes in Illinois almost every Saturday and Sunday. Also have a 16' canoe that we use once and awhile on the small lake by our house. Would love to have a sailboat - but my honey loves MORE POWER!!!! He wants to upgrade - as we have had the Liberator for 9 years - but I like not having a boat payment. Plus I keep reminding him about the car payment on his vette that is just a toy.

[aquaticbiology]

I'll let you paddle the kayak. I'd rather be 10 miles offshore and hooked onto a wahoo, or chasing Snook over the flats with the Pelican, or cruising the Intercoastal on the Bayliner. Did I ever mention that I LOVE WATER AND FISH (AND BOATS)?

[RiverOtter]

I had been planning all spring and summer to bring my boat to SoWal, never made it and I just sold it Sunday, I'm bringing it down Saturday but not to play, the new owner is coming up from Venice, Fl. to meet me and pick it up, I'm glad it has a new home, but I miss it already, even though it's still in my driveway.
http://www.zippyvideos.com/136148718452275.html
Maybe my next boat will see Crab Island ?,
Manuel

I dunno Manuel. I think you should test it for a couple of days before you let the new owner have it. Ya know.... don't want to sell him a boat that doesn't work :biggrin:

[RiverOtter]

http://www.zippyvideos.com/136148718452275.html


Cool Video!! :cool: :bow: Love the old school jet :cool:

[Capricious]

Illinois Brown Sand

[Capricious]

Illinois Dawn

[Capricious]

Illinois Breeze

[Capricious]

Got about (7) boats:

(4) I built, the other (3) classic/antique

Illinois Brown Sand- Mississippi river

Illinois Dawn- Carlyle lake

Illinois Breeze- Rend Lake

Next spring I will start construction of
what I will call my St. Andrews Bay Boat.

[Capricious]

For some quiet boating:


Kayaks are good, although I prefer those
with large open cockpits: not suitable for rolling.

I built this one:

[Landlocked]

Are those plywood boats you're building. They look great. That is a project I will take on some day. I've read alot about it and it looks like if you stick with it, the reward is great.

[Johnrudy]

Illinois Breeze
Beautiful sailboat. We used to have a shoal draft Compac. We really loved it and used to live in FL so it was easy to drop in.
Where in IL? There are quite a few of us on this board that live in IL.

[Capricious]

Are those plywood boats you're building. They look great. That is a project I will take on some day. I've read alot about it and it looks like if you stick with it, the reward is great.




Some boats are easier to build than others:
This guy designs boats that are extremely
easy to build: All (4) of mine are of his design.

http://homepages.apci.net/%7Emichalak/

However, my St.Andrews Bay boat will
be by another designer:

http://www.hallman.org/bolger/Birdwatcher/

Certainly a minimalist way to cruise (except when
compared to kayaking).

[Capricious]

Beautiful sailboat. We used to have a shoal draft Compac. We really loved it and used to live in FL so it was easy to drop in.
Where in IL? There are quite a few of us on this board that live in IL.



Not Illinois, but close;

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

[Bob]

G coupe :cool:That is one sweeeeeet engine!!!

[Landlocked]

That is one sweeeeeet engine!!!

Do you really pull that boat with that car?

[RiverOtter]

That is one sweeeeeet engine!!!

It's got 34,000 miles on it and seems to getting a bit louder :biggrin: . Best part is you only hear the grawl when the windows are down.

[RiverOtter]

Do you really pull that boat with that car?

No, just a gag. Need the Burb for that job. :cool:

[Smiling JOe]

http://files.conceptcarz.com/img/amphicar/amphicar_white_01.jpg

1964 Amphicar Boat - She's a real beaut.:lol:

[RiverOtter]

http://files.conceptcarz.com/img/amphicar/amphicar_white_01.jpg

1964 Amphicar Boat - She's a real beaut.:lol:

Got a friend with a completely restored red one. Sure freaks out the drunks on houseboats at night when you beep the horn and flash the bright lights :funn:

[RiverOtter]

Check out this new Cobra Performance Boats 29' Openbow Midcabin http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/badger.gif

http://www2.hotboat.com/image_center/data/510/2610100_2150.JPG

http://www2.hotboat.com/image_center/data/510/2610100_2176.JPG

http://www2.hotboat.com/image_center/data/510/2610100_2159.JPG

[aquaticbiology]

QUOTE:Plywood
I designed and made several plywood boats as a young-un and had one win an award. I cut down the weight and wrapped the whole thing in clear fiberglass - it looked like it was cut from the inside of a geode it glinted and shined so much in the sun!

QUOTE:Certainly a minimalist way to cruise
I love minimalism - boat camping is so cool - there are several small islands in the tennessee river that we would get there about dark and stay there all night cooking our catch - best times ever. Don't tell anyone at St Andrews State Rec Area (SASRA) but I've camped (illegally! :shock:) overnight on Shell Island! And I did it more than once! Really have to watch out for the giant spiders and huge rattlesnakes that wander the night! Of course, now that we have the Bayliner Cruiser (a.k.a the floating condo) we could just pull around to the playground and do the waterbed thing.

[Landlocked]

This is my dream machine :biggrin:

http://www.gradywhite.com/300/mainshots/300-03.jpg

[RiverOtter]

This is my dream machine :biggrin:

http://www.gradywhite.com/300/mainshots/300-03.jpg

Rented a Grady White 19' CC in Sanibel once. One of the best riding boats ever. They know how to make em :cool:

[Landlocked]

They know how to make em :cool:

They make them very well. Very heavy, but they'll last forever.

[Capricious]

"...They know how to make em..."


sometimes yes

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/boatreviews/GW24Voyage.htm



sometimes no

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/boatreviews/GradyWhite24.htm

http://www.docksidereports.com/boatreviews/grady_white_272.htm

[aquaticbiology]

QUOTE from the boatreview above: "Outboards aren't the greatest boats for salt water fishing because the problem of keeping the fish out of the motors. The strong point of this design is that you can stand back there and get a much better view to help you keep the fish from taking the line into the lower units. But you'll note that this single engine boat has a motor well big enough for twin engines, so your walk around space back there is a bit limited, but generally good enough."

lordy what an idiot! any crew or guide worth lugging his weight along on the trip knows how to run the boat so as not to get the fish wound up in the props.
http://armstrongnautical.com/images/brackets/BcktEngs.jpg
http://armstrongnautical.com/Brackets.htm
give me an armstrong deck and a pair of salty twins and the stern is a wide-open wonderful place big enough for two fat drunks to reel one in at the same time with room to spare and the fish will veritably jump into the boat! while this twit is standing on his head working on that inboard, I'll be dropping another fish into the cooler.

[RiverOtter]

QUOTE from the boatreview above: "Outboards aren't the greatest boats for salt water fishing because the problem of keeping the fish out of the motors. The strong point of this design is that you can stand back there and get a much better view to help you keep the fish from taking the line into the lower units. But you'll note that this single engine boat has a motor well big enough for twin engines, so your walk around space back there is a bit limited, but generally good enough."

lordy what an idiot! any crew or guide worth lugging his weight along on the trip knows how to run the boat so as not to get the fish wound up in the props.
http://armstrongnautical.com/images/brackets/BcktEngs.jpg
http://armstrongnautical.com/Brackets.htm
give me an armstrong deck and a pair of salty twins and the stern is a wide-open wonderful place big enough for two fat drunks to reel one in at the same time with room to spare and the fish will veritably jump into the boat! while this twit is standing on his head working on that inboard, I'll be dropping another fish into the cooler.

As I was reading that I was think "this guy is an idiot" http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/bs.gif

[aquaticbiology]

he's probably some old f@rt who still uses halon in his extinguishers even though it eats through the lines yearly and kills all the fish around his boat

and probably drives a volkswagon diesel rabbit

mornin y'all btw

i'm gettin salty fever again - still have some of the big mahi-mahi left but the freezer is devoid of grouper again and i wish the gas prices would drop for the weekend so I could go offshore fishing and restock! otherwise, it's back to the dang 5hp pelican and those picky,picky big redfish on the points. the crabs and pinfish (redfish bait for those who havent gone for redfish before) have gotten a repreve for a while now since offshore has been so good.

just stuck my nose out the door - somebody must have left the fridge open somewhere - its actually cold out there! maybe the lake up here will turn over soon and the stripe will start busting. all the red tide stuff caused the spanish to stay deep or run late or something and the rigs that were made this summer have gone unused so far.

[aquaticbiology]

You know what i'd love - i'd love to set up a marine scanner in, like, destin, say and so be able to listen to the marine radio traffic over the internet and hear how the red tide is doing and how the fish are biting, etc. Like a 'live police scanner site' but for boats, actual boating weather observations and up-to-the-minute fishing situation.

updates:
1) there is no law against online rebroadcasting of marine radio (as long as no transmitting may be done)

2) free to do using shoutcast or just plug audio in with beach cam

3) will increase users to beach cam or website and how long they stay on your website or beachcam

4) any marine radio with ac adapter and speaker out and scan mode will work fine, just set it to scan all channels, plug it in to the mic or line_in hole in computer, set up the computer for broadcast and it's live feed time!

man, i'd have it on 24/7 in the background and the updating gif as screen saver (which it already is now)!

[Capricious]

"...lordy what an idiot! ..."


"...while this twit is standing on his head..."


If you poke-around the gentleman's website, you will see that he
has considerable experience jamming hooks into fish, but you
could also drive-over and ask him as he is based in Destin.

He has also been surveying boats for about (4) decades; chances
are he would not still be in business if he did not know what he
was talking about

You seem quick to call someone an "idiot" and a "twit" because
he does not agree with you; my approach is not to dismiss outright
those opinions that differ from my own, as occasionally they have
poven to have worth.

[aquaticbiology]

sorry, dude, if I offended you but I'll stick to my armstrong deck on this one. don't buy any boat with a fancy shaped backend and dont go more than a mile out on just one engine or alone - if you don't want the coasties to laugh at you - and for heaven's sake, if you catch a nice big 60# fish make sure that whoever you're with knows how to run the boat properly as to not allow the fish around the engine - you don't back onto a fish unless you want sushi (YUMMY!), or if you gun the engine hard while backing onto a fish - shashimi! (EVEN MORE YUMMY!). Great name for a boat - YUMMY! I met the guys at the destin 'yetch' brokerage and yep, I can see it being one of them. Just go to the boat builder directly and have a talk with one of their designers.

[CastlesOfSand]

This is our little boat...its a 20' Sea Ray. It runs like a charm and gets us where we want to go! A bit small for 2 adults, 3 kids and two dogs... but we have fun anyway! :cool:

[RiverOtter]

I work at Legendary Marine. If you want a fishing boat, ask for Todd... knows everything there is to know about fishing and fishing boats...he will talk your ear off! Having a Pursuit party friday night to unveil the new Drummond Island Runner. pretty!

How bout the new Fountain CC's http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/rock.gif

[aquaticbiology]

I work at Legendary Marine. If you want a fishing boat, ask for Todd... knows everything there is to know about fishing and fishing boats...he will talk your ear off! Having a Pursuit party friday night to unveil the new Drummond Island Runner. pretty!

been there - nice place and my ear still feels like I may have talked to Todd! I bought mine at Paradise Marine in Gulf Shores/Foley/Orange Beach just cause they had the exact design I was looking for. If you're not picky then you can't complain!

This is our little boat...its a 20' Sea Ray. It runs like a charm and gets us where we want to go! A bit small for 2 adults, 3 kids and two dogs... but we have fun anyway! :cool:

that's what it's all about m8! :clap_1:

[Hollibird]

so now I am with McFarlane Yacht Sales
www.mcfarlaneyachtsales.com

If you need to sell your boat, let me know! I do consignment and brokerage.