Ditto. Have many fond memories with my Dad, and son, in boats.Being in a boat somewhere has always been my 'happy place'.
Oh, and I probably should have added the 14' Hewescraft that I recently gifted to my son.
Daaaaamn Dean!
Great pictures!
freakin' love my old school Outcast Commander....
This is sick!
Klamaths are so cool.
Go throw a purple rubber worm in there. Nice boats are not the only thing there.
Finally did a carb rebuild on the Merc so it got out several times last year. 4 or 5 of those times were chasing musky. It's been a great boat.
Thatās some boats
I keep thinking how many boats I'd have if I hadn't sold any. I only regret my pram. I didn't sell it, but was on loan to a friend for his son. Friend died and by time I got ahold of his wife she had sold all his fishing gear, including boats. I told her the green pram belonged to me. She wasn't a nice person and didn't care. I could've legally went after her, since I did have emails and messages about the pram, but at that point I just didn't want to deal with it and wouldn't get the boat back. Which I had built it when I was a teen.
I have acreage, a shop, and a covered area behind the shop. So luckily have lots of room to store boats. Including 2 of my son's boats and 1 of my father in laws.Cool thread. Glad I'm not the only one trying to store multiple crafts.
First tube that somehow didn't kill me. This is at Merry in the 80s. Sniped this brownie when my buddy got a knot.
I think I gave it to my buddy's kid. I hope he survived.
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I upgraded to this one. I still have it! It has a new tube, but has an iffy buckle that makes it a summer tube only.
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My favorite craft is this 2014 Commander that I bought used in 2017 from a nice guy in Monroe for $600. It's my best fishing purchase ever. It's a major weapon:
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Love my Striker as well, but with steelheading like it is it doesn't get out enough:
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The lake & sound boat. 14' Valco with a Merc 40. Previous owner chose the blue.
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The Valco replaced an old 12' Starcraft that had a 9.9 Merc. The Merc was always a little too big for it, but with decoys and my 90 lb mutt in the front it did well during duck season. It was always too tippy for my tastes when fishing. And too small for big lakes or the sound.
I also had a 7' Livingston that I fished a LOT. I bought it for $250 from my buddy (and neighbor) and sold it 10 years later for the same price. That boat was fishy! But heavy.
These all fit in my 3rd car garage space so that keeps the wife happy. The only way I could store a bigger boat is if she likes it, which means it will be 23' minimum.
Keep em floatin!
