Your first Boat

I thought someone started this topic once before, but I could not find it. Would be great to see pics of your first boats. Here are some from my family. BKH


Dad's first boat. Photo Circa 1960.

Dad's first inboard. 1958 Trojan Sea Bee. Photo Circa 1970.

Grandad's shiny new Corsair. The first fibergla$$ boat in the family. Photo Circa 1966.

BKH' First Boat. 1956 Rockholt. Bought when I was 14. Skied behind it whenever I could through high school. Sat in my parents yard neglected while I went off to college and started my career. Couldn't bring myself to junk it so I rebuilt it when I was 30. The original Mercury engine didn't make it through the restoration. Used it a few times to cruise around the reservoir and gave it to my brother. Bought my first Ski Nautique.

my old boss had a 1956 or so sheppard with that curved windshield and we had to hall it up into Michigan, so we loaded it on a lowboy trailer with the stern forward, guess what happened when we hit 65.... no more wind shield, try finding gla$$ for that boat, luckily i wasnt the one responsible for that nightmare

Yeah, it's a Bayliner. At least it is not a Master Craft.

Eric, No steam power, but I tell you we did have to use some pretty big skis to get up behind those little outboards.

If the triple was your first boat, you were apparently playing in a different economic realm than I was.

Shortline, it's all good. Whatever gets you addicted to the water. Maybe not the highest quality boats in the world, but for what you pay for them, you can get a lot of fun/$/Hr out of those Bayliners.

BKH

79 my nephew has the bl with the force, nothing but a pita
BK, i was the grease monkey for the boat I coulndnt even afford to fill her up at the time

most of those force motors didn't last long glad to hear you got your moneys worth, my buddy had nothing but problems with his.

Here we go. Day of delivery. I had to dig back pretty far for this one, boy, those were the days.

Well, Joel we can't all start from the top.

Chuck, nice pics. I love the black and white photos. Makes them look even more cla$$ic than they are. BKH

My first boat is my '87 Ski Nautique, but my Dad's first boat was one he made out of wood. He planned to put two 30 hp Johnson outboards on it, but the guy wouldn't sell him both of them because he was worried that it would be too much power for the boat. My Dad thinks that his Dad talked to the Marina, and told him NOT to sell the two engines. Again, concern for safety.

My Dad's boat was probably a 14-15 foot plywood job. He built it back in the mid-50's after he graduated from GMI. I never saw the boat in person, and it had to be sold when my sister was born.

My Dad took my Mom on her first date in that boat... 46+ years later, they are still going strong.

In the mid-70's, my Dad bought a 16' Renken tri-hull with a 70 hp Johnson. It barely pulled my Dad out of the water. We skied a ton behind this boat. A couple of years after we bought it, the 70 hp was pulled and we put a 110 hp Johnson. That was alot of motor for that little boat.

I don't have any pics of my Dad's first boat, but if I can get some, I'll post.

Great post.

gn6027; Remember your Dad's boat of course. Remember you as a kid in it. Always loved that hot lookin' ride you have now.

Dude: Why are you hiding that great head of hair under that weak hat? I agree with Mark, looks as tho you were livin' in her.

john

Nice pics. With the number of 40 and 50 somethings on this site, I imagine we'll get some great old black and white photos. Cool stuff. BKH

M3Fan wrote: bkhallpa$$ wrote: Nice pics. With the number of 40 and 50 somethings on this site, I imagine we'll get some great old black and white photos. Cool stuff. BKH Hey, back in the days of my picture, we only had 3.2 Megapixels, and that was good in those days even though it may as well be black and white. Maybe if I had the camera in black and white mode...

You "kids" and them newfangled gadgets. Heck, I don't even own a camera, much less digital. I leave all that technical stuff to the wife. BKH

Nice pics.. 75tique.. in the 3rd pic.. is that you in the back seat with the speedo on??

Great thread.

My Dad and I shared boats growing up. I used to mow lawns and saved up money to help pay for the boat, gas, repairs, etc.

1. Sears Gamefisher - 12' with 8HP Evinrude
2. Glastron Tri Hull - 15' with 80HP Merc
3. Ski Nautique '80 - my first purchase
4. Aluminum Boat - 12' with 3HP Gamefisher
5. Ski Nautique'86 - my second purchase
6. My next boat - '99 Nautique

Oh, can't forget my Calstar rubber raft for my pool. It was a Caldor brand, two seater.

Ken

Thanks, Joel. I'll take a look.