Your History of Boats Owned

[Stizzla]

I think it would be cool if you guys want to share what you started out on, before you got to where you are today.
I’ll go first…
I had space constraints so I started with a 14’ inflatable. I rigged it up with a plywood floor, attachable wood transom and minn Kota electric motor with a battery box for a seat.
it was slow to get set up but it was quiet, reliable and fun to catch trout and bass.

then I got some space in the driveway and decided to get a 14’ tinny on a trailer. $500 I believe I spent. It was ugly, so I sanded it down and painted it army green with the stinkiest paint I’ve ever smelled. Worked like a charm.

Then I had a big upgrade to a co-workers double eagle 17 that he bought a new yamaha 90 for. He used it for about 60 hours in 8 years. I did the works to it, wrapped it, new top, kicker, electronics, lighting, seats etc etc. It got me on the ocean.A very cool transformation:


Then after a few years I had to make the sacrifice to sell it to start my development company, so I started at the beginning again with some failed attempts at fixer uppers before landing on the beauty I got now from our dear member @Cmiles.
I’ve repowered this beast added a fresh interior and have more things are coming soon. I love her and hope I can find a better balance in life that I can get out and give her the time and attention she deserves!

 

[Eden Island]

I like it. I fished at Cape Lazo with my grandfather in a 12' wooden clinker with a 1.5 Seagull - when there were coho in the Gulf. In my teens, I worked 5 summers in Rivers and Smith Inlets and was exposed to bigger boats, bigger water and bigger fish. It gave me a taste for wilder places.

My wife and I each brought a boat to our relationship - she an 8' Minto dinghy, and me a home-built 16' Skookum Sealer built for diving. We fished together in the Sealer, and decided to go farther afield in search of more fish. Soon we were beyond day-trips and figured out how to camp on board -- hatch boards on the flotation tanks and a tent fly. Barkley Sound, Clayoquot, Kyuquot, Queen Charlotte Straits, and then the big leap to Bella Bella, Klemtu and Rivers Inlet - via Bella Coola. On the Central Coast trip, the dinghy became our fuel barge, so we could make it to the outer coast.

When my daughter was born, we reverted to day trips for a few years [mostly at Malcolm Island], and then made the overnight trip that was the coffin nail for the Sealer -- three of us in a 16' boat and an inch of rain at Eden Island. 2 weeks later we owned a tired 23' Hourston. That was 20 years ago. Since then, most of our fishing and cruising has been near the Broughton Islands - a great mix of fishing, mammal watching and family friendly water. We did a major structural rebuild in 2006, and repowered with a Volvo D3 200 hp diesel in 2016 - the boat is nearly perfect for 3 person cruising.

The Skookum is still in the garage, with the Minto hanging above it. I don't think there are bigger boats in our future.

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[Foxsea]

Started out years ago with a broken down Glas Par. The boat was fine but Good God, I hated that old Merc 115 "Tower of Power". It broke down again at Friday Harbour.

I bought and sold several boats between then and now. There's the 17' Tyee that my son-in-law now owns - has a Yam F115 that has been flawless for 16 years. A terrific package for fishing and for family day trips.

We now own a 30 foot Sea Ray. That's my baby and I dote on her.

 

[Rayvon]

There's been many,I won't remember all of them ,I wish I had more pictures.
A few dinghies and inflatables
12Ft.Thornes aluminum
16Ft. yellow &black K+C
16 Ft. plywood home built.
16Ft. custom Canoe Cove
15 1/2 Ft. Hourston
20Ft.Sangster
17 1/2 Ft.Malibu Tyee
21 Ft. Tiderunner
185 Double Eagle
206 Double Eagle
248 Wellcraft Coastal
215 Aquasport
And the latest that got away-2470 Pursuit,doesn't count I know,but still grieving the loss.

 

[MikePA]

In a span of 18 months I went from:
1) 1950's, 8' Sears aluminum

2)1990's, 14' misty misty river

3) 1985 15.5' Gregor welded aluminum

4) 2017 Campion 542

 

[Sharphooks]

Boat No. 1: 12 foot Avon



Boat No. 2: 19 foot Arima






Boat No. 3: 22 Foot Arima




Boat No. 4: 24 foot Skagit Orca




Boat No. 5——. 26 Foot SEasport Kodiak.......done now....no more:

 

[noluck]

well over 25 boats

 

[DanJ]

8 foot inflatable
12 foot tinny
17.5 Campion I fixed up
1981 206 Double Eagle current build

 

[Clint r]

These are just the last four. 14’, 16’, 17.5” and the 21’ were in now, but Ive had quite a few tinners and fiberglass rowboats too. My addiction to boats started when I was about 7. It’s unfortunate I don’t have pics of the raft I had on the creek when I was a kid. The thing was so awesome that adults would come down to the swimming hole and float around on it.

 

[Sradons]

started off with Lucky Strike 2004 hydra-sport 235wa. After an accident including 200l of fuel into a fixed mount rod holder (not me) but me trying to disconnect batteries and it blew up and badly burned me. I got Blue seas 1996 seasport with 290VP diesel!

 

[BCI]

From cruisers to lake boats to fishing boats... done some experimenting...

2008 Hydra Sports 2200VX ETEC 250 G1

2010 KingFisher 2825 Yamaha F350 and 9.9 kicker

2008 Eaglecraft 32 D6-370 and 25hp kicker
2018 Eaglecraft 34 D6-400 and 25hp kicker
2010 Eaglecraft 38 2 x D6-370 and 25hp kicker

2019 North River 2900SXL 2 x Yamaha F300 and 25hp kicker

2006 Grady 282 Sailfish 2 x Yamaha F225 and 9.9 kicker
2008 Grady 306 Bimini CC 2 x Yamaha F250 and Optimus 360 joystick
2002 Grady 330 Express 2 x Yamaha F225

2004 Pursuit 2870OS 2 x Yamaha F225
2015 Pursuit 345OS 2 x Yamaha F350
2008 Tiara 4200 Open with trolling valves 2 x Cummins QSL11

2001 Albemarle 315 Express 2 x Yanmar 6LP

2017 Whaler 315 Conquest #1 2 x Verado 350hp joystick
2018 Whaler 315 Conquest #2 2 x Verado 300hp conventional

2010 Ocean Sport Roamer 30 2 x D4-260 and 25hp kicker
2020 Lindell 42 2 x IPS600

2004? Fountain 29 Fever 1 x Mercury Racing 500hp
2008 Fountain 33 SFC 2 x Verado 300hp

Mastercraft X10 Wake boat - some LS1 type motor inboard
Cobalt 232 Lake boat - 454 Bravo 1
1991 Chaparral 31 Sunbridge 2 x Volvo 5.7 legs

2004 Sundancer 340 Sunbridge 2 x 8.1 V-drives
2006 Sundancer 480 Sunbridge 2 x Cummins QSC 8.3 V-drives

1999 Carver 450 Voyager Flybridge 2 x Volvo TAMD74 shafts

2014 American Tug 485 Trawler with trolling valve 1 x Cummins QSL9 continuous duty

 

[Sea Chaser]

From cruisers to lake boats to fishing boats... done some experimenting...

2008 Hydra Sports 2200VX ETEC 250 G1

2010 KingFisher 2825 Yamaha F350 and 9.9 kicker

2008 Eaglecraft 32 D6-370 and 25hp kicker
2018 Eaglecraft 34 D6-400 and 25hp kicker
2010 Eaglecraft 38 2 x D6-370 and 25hp kicker

2019 North River 2900SXL 2 x Yamaha F300 and 25hp kicker

2006 Grady 282 Sailfish 2 x Yamaha F225 and 9.9 kicker
2008 Grady 306 Bimini CC 2 x Yamaha F250 and Optimus 360 joystick
2002 Grady 330 Express 2 x Yamaha F225

2004 Pursuit 2870OS 2 x Yamaha F225
2015 Pursuit 345OS 2 x Yamaha F350
2008 Tiara 4200 Open with trolling valves 2 x Cummins QSL11

2001 Albemarle 315 Express 2 x Yanmar 6LP

2017 Whaler 315 Conquest #1 2 x Verado 350hp joystick
2018 Whaler 315 Conquest #2 2 x Verado 300hp conventional

2010 Ocean Sport Roamer 30 2 x D4-260 and 25hp kicker
2020 Lindell 42 2 x IPS600

2004? Fountain 29 Fever 1 x Mercury Racing 500hp
2008 Fountain 33 SFC 2 x Verado 300hp

Mastercraft X10 Wake boat - some LS1 type motor inboard
Cobalt 232 Lake boat - 454 Bravo 1
1991 Chaparral 31 Sunbridge 2 x Volvo 5.7 legs

2004 Sundancer 340 Sunbridge 2 x 8.1 V-drives
2006 Sundancer 480 Sunbridge 2 x Cummins QSC 8.3 V-drives

1999 Carver 450 Voyager Flybridge 2 x Volvo TAMD74 shafts

2014 American Tug 485 Trawler with trolling valve 1 x Cummins QSL9 continuous duty

What’s the verdict on your favourite rig from the list .

 

[BCI]

What’s the verdict on your favourite rig from the list .

Lindell 42 and Whaler 315.... Grady 306 was an amazing boat as long as the weather was over 15C and you could be home by end of day. And of course the Eaglecraft 34' that I still own. 28mph through almost anything in comfort at 1.65 mpg with 200 gallons diesel on board. 18,000 pounds.

31' seems the best to handle the straight and WestCoast off shore, ride vs fuel burn... I'm not one to overnight unless necessary so anything bigger is harder to get to the rod and sucks more fuel...

42 Lindell the exception since it was a 1.5mpg boat with those diesels and carried over 500 gallons...

 

[Rain City]

From cruisers to lake boats to fishing boats... done some experimenting...

2008 Hydra Sports 2200VX ETEC 250 G1

2010 KingFisher 2825 Yamaha F350 and 9.9 kicker

2008 Eaglecraft 32 D6-370 and 25hp kicker
2018 Eaglecraft 34 D6-400 and 25hp kicker
2010 Eaglecraft 38 2 x D6-370 and 25hp kicker

2019 North River 2900SXL 2 x Yamaha F300 and 25hp kicker

2006 Grady 282 Sailfish 2 x Yamaha F225 and 9.9 kicker
2008 Grady 306 Bimini CC 2 x Yamaha F250 and Optimus 360 joystick
2002 Grady 330 Express 2 x Yamaha F225

2004 Pursuit 2870OS 2 x Yamaha F225
2015 Pursuit 345OS 2 x Yamaha F350
2008 Tiara 4200 Open with trolling valves 2 x Cummins QSL11

2001 Albemarle 315 Express 2 x Yanmar 6LP

2017 Whaler 315 Conquest #1 2 x Verado 350hp joystick
2018 Whaler 315 Conquest #2 2 x Verado 300hp conventional

2010 Ocean Sport Roamer 30 2 x D4-260 and 25hp kicker
2020 Lindell 42 2 x IPS600

2004? Fountain 29 Fever 1 x Mercury Racing 500hp
2008 Fountain 33 SFC 2 x Verado 300hp

Mastercraft X10 Wake boat - some LS1 type motor inboard
Cobalt 232 Lake boat - 454 Bravo 1
1991 Chaparral 31 Sunbridge 2 x Volvo 5.7 legs

2004 Sundancer 340 Sunbridge 2 x 8.1 V-drives
2006 Sundancer 480 Sunbridge 2 x Cummins QSC 8.3 V-drives

1999 Carver 450 Voyager Flybridge 2 x Volvo TAMD74 shafts

2014 American Tug 485 Trawler with trolling valve 1 x Cummins QSL9 continuous duty

I was hoping you'd answer

 

[32Knots]

From cruisers to lake boats to fishing boats... done some experimenting...

2008 Hydra Sports 2200VX ETEC 250 G1

2010 KingFisher 2825 Yamaha F350 and 9.9 kicker

2008 Eaglecraft 32 D6-370 and 25hp kicker
2018 Eaglecraft 34 D6-400 and 25hp kicker
2010 Eaglecraft 38 2 x D6-370 and 25hp kicker

2019 North River 2900SXL 2 x Yamaha F300 and 25hp kicker

2006 Grady 282 Sailfish 2 x Yamaha F225 and 9.9 kicker
2008 Grady 306 Bimini CC 2 x Yamaha F250 and Optimus 360 joystick
2002 Grady 330 Express 2 x Yamaha F225

2004 Pursuit 2870OS 2 x Yamaha F225
2015 Pursuit 345OS 2 x Yamaha F350
2008 Tiara 4200 Open with trolling valves 2 x Cummins QSL11

2001 Albemarle 315 Express 2 x Yanmar 6LP

2017 Whaler 315 Conquest #1 2 x Verado 350hp joystick
2018 Whaler 315 Conquest #2 2 x Verado 300hp conventional

2010 Ocean Sport Roamer 30 2 x D4-260 and 25hp kicker
2020 Lindell 42 2 x IPS600

2004? Fountain 29 Fever 1 x Mercury Racing 500hp
2008 Fountain 33 SFC 2 x Verado 300hp

Mastercraft X10 Wake boat - some LS1 type motor inboard
Cobalt 232 Lake boat - 454 Bravo 1
1991 Chaparral 31 Sunbridge 2 x Volvo 5.7 legs

2004 Sundancer 340 Sunbridge 2 x 8.1 V-drives
2006 Sundancer 480 Sunbridge 2 x Cummins QSC 8.3 V-drives

1999 Carver 450 Voyager Flybridge 2 x Volvo TAMD74 shafts

2014 American Tug 485 Trawler with trolling valve 1 x Cummins QSL9 continuous duty

Oh man thats a lot of taxes lol.

That Lindell 42 is something else. A dream for sure. Still have it @BCI ?

 

[BCI]

Oh man thats a lot of taxes lol.

That Lindell 42 is something else. A dream for sure. Still have it @BCI ?

Sold the Lindell. WishI had kept it. It was a great do everything boat. The prices have jumped a lot since then. I’d like to get back into one but I can’t step up on the price that much. I will wait to see if I can get back into one for the right price.

 

[zurk]

11' seamax inflatable 15HP (sold)
15.5' legend allsport 50HP (sold)
18.5' Kingfisher 1825 115HP
12' sea eagle 380x electric jet with quicksail kit
40.5' BroadBlue 405 2 x 30HP
11.15' AST Beach 340 with Torqueedo 1103C

 

[Dorman Point]

From cruisers to lake boats to fishing boats... done some experimenting...

2008 Hydra Sports 2200VX ETEC 250 G1

2010 KingFisher 2825 Yamaha F350 and 9.9 kicker

2008 Eaglecraft 32 D6-370 and 25hp kicker
2018 Eaglecraft 34 D6-400 and 25hp kicker
2010 Eaglecraft 38 2 x D6-370 and 25hp kicker

2019 North River 2900SXL 2 x Yamaha F300 and 25hp kicker

2006 Grady 282 Sailfish 2 x Yamaha F225 and 9.9 kicker
2008 Grady 306 Bimini CC 2 x Yamaha F250 and Optimus 360 joystick
2002 Grady 330 Express 2 x Yamaha F225

2004 Pursuit 2870OS 2 x Yamaha F225
2015 Pursuit 345OS 2 x Yamaha F350
2008 Tiara 4200 Open with trolling valves 2 x Cummins QSL11

2001 Albemarle 315 Express 2 x Yanmar 6LP

2017 Whaler 315 Conquest #1 2 x Verado 350hp joystick
2018 Whaler 315 Conquest #2 2 x Verado 300hp conventional

2010 Ocean Sport Roamer 30 2 x D4-260 and 25hp kicker
2020 Lindell 42 2 x IPS600

2004? Fountain 29 Fever 1 x Mercury Racing 500hp
2008 Fountain 33 SFC 2 x Verado 300hp

Mastercraft X10 Wake boat - some LS1 type motor inboard
Cobalt 232 Lake boat - 454 Bravo 1
1991 Chaparral 31 Sunbridge 2 x Volvo 5.7 legs

2004 Sundancer 340 Sunbridge 2 x 8.1 V-drives
2006 Sundancer 480 Sunbridge 2 x Cummins QSC 8.3 V-drives

1999 Carver 450 Voyager Flybridge 2 x Volvo TAMD74 shafts

2014 American Tug 485 Trawler with trolling valve 1 x Cummins QSL9 continuous duty

I think I won’t bother with my list…

 

[BCI]

I think I won’t bother with my list…

Throw your list up - people may have questions about the specific boat/s that you have experience with.
The more knowledge or people we can ask of their knowledge of, the better for us all.

 

[Maxpri]

Sold the Lindell. WishI had kept it. It was a great do everything boat. The prices have jumped a lot since then. I’d like to get back into one but I can’t step up on the price that much. I will wait to see if I can get back into one for the right price.

How many boats do you currently own?