Ocean Boating Picture Thread

2CHILL · Jun 24, 2016

Outstanding.

lIQUIDATEDdAMAGES · Jun 26, 2016

2CHILL · Jun 26, 2016

Dana Point

2CHILL · Jul 3, 2016

This weekend in Ft Lauderdale...

240Hallett · Jul 24, 2016

Hopetown, Bahamas
Not Catalina but "small town on an island" thing...

poncho · Jul 25, 2016

240Hallett said:
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Hopetown, Bahamas
Not Catalina but "small town on an island" thing...

Beautiful, is that your center console?....taking a look at them lately, I have been playing on my new to me 25 Baja Outlaw and realize its not real practical for what I'm doing...twins are a must.

TPC · Jul 25, 2016

TPC · Jul 25, 2016

poncho said:
Beautiful, is that your center console?....taking a look at them lately, I have been playing on my new to me 25 Baja Outlaw and realize its not real practical for what I'm doing...twins are a must.

FYI Poncho:
2011 Boston Whaler took over production of Trophys with Mercury or Yamaha rigging and engines. Boston Whaler standard hulls, top shelf Mercury electrical and controls (compared to OMC that is).
I know some people don't like the former Bayliner/OMC connection, but some used deals to be made on a really improved product in the used market from desperate guys trying to get out from under their monthly note. What they ask and what they'll accept are numbers far apart.
I like the Yamaha versions. You can flush the engines with fresh water from the boats own fresh tank without running the engine.
They should have dropped the Trophy name.

poncho · Jul 25, 2016

TPC said:
FYI Poncho:
2011 Boston Whaler took over production of Trophys with Mercury or Yamaha rigging and engines. Boston Whaler standard hulls, top shelf Mercury electrical and controls (compared to OMC that is).
I know some people don't like the former Bayliner/OMC connection, but some used deals to be made on a really improved product in the used market from desperate guys trying to get out from under their monthly note. What they ask and what they'll accept are numbers far apart.
I like the Yamaha versions. You can flush the engines with fresh water from the boats own fresh tank without running the engine.
They should have dropped the Trophy name.

Thanks, I'm sucking up all the knowledge I can at this point...I was rafted with 3 Pro-Lines yesterday, friends of mine. I'm really liking the walk arounds with a berth.

I stopped and looked at a 2011 Pro-Line 23 walk around the other day, $52000.00, commission deal, poor owner is stuck with a boat that won't sell for more than $30,000.00 around here.

At the Marina where I have a slip, the shop guy's say go Yamaha if used and Verado's if new...not big fans of the Suzuki's which seem to be on the majority around here.

Friend of mine is having Sonic build him one with 3 Verado 400R's right now, should be done soon, going to be sick.

Good day to you.:thumbsup

TPC · Jul 25, 2016

poncho said:
Thanks, I'm sucking up all the knowledge I can at this point...I was rafted with 3 Pro-Lines yesterday, friends of mine. I'm really liking the walk arounds with a berth.

I stopped and looked at a 2011 Pro-Line 23 walk around the other day, $52000.00, commission deal, poor owner is stuck with a boat that won't sell for more than $30,000.00 around here.

At the Marina where I have a slip, the shop guy's say go Yamaha if used and Verado's if new...not big fans of the Suzuki's which seem to be on the majority around here.

Friend of mine is having Sonic build him one with 3 Verado 400R's right now, should be done soon, going to be sick.

Good day to you.:thumbsup

That is going to be so excellent.
We noticed driving around the South Suzukis everywhere.
I think Zuki is the first to move up to more power and it gets sales momentum going a few years ahead of everyone else.

A guy at the NPB Yacht Club has $140K in his 2 year old, asking $90K, best offer he's had $55K.

The dealers are asking too much for new relying on impulse buyers with credit.
Used is the only way to fly.

240Hallett · Jul 27, 2016

poncho said:
Beautiful, is that your center console?....taking a look at them lately, I have been playing on my new to me 25 Baja Outlaw and realize its not real practical for what I'm doing...twins are a must.

Friends boat. They take it over to the Bahamas for the summer.
Built by a small builder in Florida called TwinVee. Handles rough water surprisingly well for a 26. He had some mods done to make it a little less "industrial". The motors(kinda small IMO lol) can be flushed with out running.

240Hallett · Jul 27, 2016

240Hallett · Jul 27, 2016

lIQUIDATEDdAMAGES · Jul 30, 2016

Recent addition to the fleet

Hugh Jascaulk · Aug 1, 2016

Rick Caruso's yacht Invictus at the docks in MDR

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Maw · Aug 1, 2016

Passed by M/Y Invictus early this morning just inside the outer rigs off Huntington. She spent the weekend in Newport and was headed back to MDR, I was coming back from Catalina.

coolchange · Aug 2, 2016

Guy sure has it made. I'd take any of the "little" boats he has tied up at the Newport house.

Tank · Aug 2, 2016

Ocean boating my whole life. Done way more ocean boating than lake even.

Back side of anacapa looking towards Santa Cruz

Running back from Santa Barbara.

Running the old Baja out to the islands.

Running the cig out of biscayne bay, Miami.

Running the 80' nor tech out of ft Myers Florida

Waiting for the scope video shoot off of long beach (where my sig line photo came from)

Weekend run on a buddies 90 footer to Santa Cruz

Scope long beach poker run in the old Baja

Running "wind ship" 48 MTI off of Sarasota Fl

And teaching the next generation about boating in the ocean!!

Channel Islands

Catalina

ChiliPepperGarage · Aug 2, 2016

Tank said:
Ocean boating my whole life. Done way more ocean boating than lake even.

And really good at launching too! :yikes

Remember that? It was a long time ago!

poncho · Aug 2, 2016

Awesome pic's Tank, Bad Ass Suburban:thumbsup

Tank · Aug 2, 2016

ChiliPepperGarage said:
And really good at launching too! :yikes

Remember that? It was a long time ago!

Hahaha. Yea. I remember that day. Kelly was having some issues backing

Granted that suburban wasn't the easiest to back up when there was a wall of 12 12" subs and zero view out the back!

OCMerrill · Aug 2, 2016

35' Glacier Bay Power Cat, twin 380 QSB's, Caribie RIB, scuba shit everywhere, and beach camping. :thumbsup My son is at the tiller. Towing the dinghy at 15 knots.

Ocean Boat Life, minus the fishing, in 5 pics.

JB in so cal · Aug 3, 2016

Not a bad salt water boat:cool

TPC · Aug 10, 2016

Last voyage with our boat then it goes to the broker and we head back to Parker:

TPC · Aug 10, 2016

TPC · Aug 10, 2016

Golf cart DUI checkpoint:

KRTHs Jim Carson asked me to get him some coveted Flying Fish ball markers from the Island Golf Course:

Meaney77 · Aug 10, 2016

TPC said:
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That had to be a bit of a sketchy ride to bring over.

OCMerrill · Aug 10, 2016

Those are awesome. My son has a few.

Funny story - three weeks ago when the above pics were taken, Sunday night over off Long Point I am standing on the swim step in the dark taking a piss.
A flying fish hit me in the small of the back and lands somewhere in the boat.

In my skiv's, spreader lights on, 1:30 am, moving heaps of scuba gear trying to find that slimy, stinky, no eating, freaks of nature.

Rule - Flying fish smell horrid if left to die.

Bummer your giving up the ocean life. Is it just the trailer that is detouring you or just the heaping amount of work needed to maintain an ocean boat?

Tank · Aug 10, 2016

Flying fish pretty prevalent out there? Used to see them every trip. Haven't seen any in over 10 years. They'd routinely fly over the boat while we're running.

OCMerrill · Aug 10, 2016

Tank said:
Flying fish pretty prevalent out there? Used to see them every trip. Haven't seen any in over 10 years. They'd routinely fly over the boat while we're running.

Last year none as its my understanding they do migrate. This year we had to turn the under water transom lights off because, they would gather at the back of the boat, then get spooked, and fly everywhere.

If you hold your hand out they swim up to look and you can grab em but they are so slimy you can hold on. The seals make them fly for the most part. Sometimes we find them dead on the beach.

TPC · Aug 11, 2016

OCMerrill said:
Those are awesome. My son has a few.

Funny story - three weeks ago when the above pics were taken, Sunday night over off Long Point I am standing on the swim step in the dark taking a piss.
A flying fish hit me in the small of the back and lands somewhere in the boat.

In my skiv's, spreader lights on, 1:30 am, moving heaps of scuba gear trying to find that slimy, stinky, no eating, freaks of nature.

Rule - Flying fish smell horrid if left to die.

Bummer your giving up the ocean life. Is it just the trailer that is detouring you or just the heaping amount of work needed to maintain an ocean boat?

The kids no longer come over to the island, the wife rarely, and the work has become more than it's worth for just me.
For what I'm spending I can just get a nice room and take the cattle boat over.

lIQUIDATEDdAMAGES · Aug 11, 2016

TPC said:
The kids no longer come over to the island, the wife rarely, and the work has become more than it's worth for just me.
For what I'm spending I can just get a nice room and take the cattle boat over.

What kind of boat?

Also on the flying fish subject a friend of mine had one fly in an open porthole to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Woke up in the morning to go use the facilities and there was blood all over and the bathroom looked like a murder scene [emoji12]

Magic34 · Aug 11, 2016

OCMerrill said:
Last year none as its my understanding they do migrate. This year we had to turn the under water transom lights off because, they would gather at the back of the boat, then get spooked, and fly everywhere.

If you hold your hand out they swim up to look and you can grab em but they are so slimy you can hold on. The seals make them fly for the most part. Sometimes we find them dead on the beach.

Shotgun, 20 miles off Florida coast, running a 55' Sea Ray, flying fish... fun way to the pass the time on the cruise to Key West.

Magic34 · Aug 11, 2016

TPC said:
The kids no longer come over to the island, the wife rarely, and the work has become more than it's worth for just me.
For what I'm spending I can just get a nice room and take the cattle boat over.

It's a ton of work. I'm bummed, I was hoping to meet you out there one trip. We were going to go in October from SD but as of yesterday, I have shoulder surgery scheduled and so it wont happen until next year.

machinist68 · Jan 31, 2017

Sunday night over off Long Point I am standing on the swim step in the dark taking a piss.
A flying fish hit me in the small of the back and lands somewhere in the boat.

In my skiv's, spreader lights on, 1:30 am, moving heaps of scuba gear trying to find that slimy, stinky, no eating, freaks of nature.

Rule - Flying fish smell horrid if left to die.

Maybe fishy was trying to tell you the same thing... That is a funny story! :drnkfr

DeltaSigBoater · Feb 25, 2017

First time taking the boat out since December!

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