What did your dad have??

[rivermobster]

14ft Crestliner.

Went fishing on just about every lake in CA in that thing. Sure wish I woulda bought it when he offered it to me.

What did your dad have??

 

[farmo83]

77 Glastron Carlson, drove it for 30 years then gave it to me for my college graduation present. Hauled it from Texas to Wisconsin and back again.

 

[RitcheyRch]

My parents were not into the boat seat. My parents were hardcore car fanatics.

 

[Badchoices03]

14ft Crestliner.

Went fishing on just about every lake in CA in that thing. Sure wish I woulda bought it when he offered it to me.

What did your dad have??

My dad had a 76 Corvette that he used to pick up his side chick and leave my mom for when I was 7 months old....LOL

 

[monkeyswrench]

Aluminum rental for fishing at Puddlestone
"His" first boat was a little Bayliner Capri with a 4.3. I'd love to have it.

 

[1tonfun]

80's sleek craft, don't remember the year.

 

[Ladsm]

1970s 12' Montgomery Wards aluminum boat and a 5hp Sea King outboard. We traveled all of San Diego Bay, June Lake, Newport Harbor, Lake Perris and I am sure I am forgetting a few.

 

[Dunerking]

73’ Wreidt Stinger with a 455 Olds..just sold it in May

 

[oldboatsrule]

59 Glasspar Seafair sedan
17 foot flatty w/ a 401 buick

Growing up, we always had an ocean boat between 28 and 40 foot.

35' Owen's
30' Chris craft
30'Pacemaker
38' Radovich
28' Cruise-along
32' & 40' Luhrs

 

[jeepdog]

69 glaspar tri hull....yes I was the one running to the truck to get the to get its battery...total white trash

 

[Flying_Lavey]

My dad didnt have one, and when my grandpa offered him their Spectra my dad turned him down because my brothers and I didn't ski (I was about 10 at the time). I don't let him forget that.

 

[welldigger00]

My dad had Peterbilts…if done correctly those things will buy a boat though.

 

[Devilman]

First was a yellow trihull of some sort in the late 70s... Few years later an Ebbtide runabout. Both Evinrude powered.

 

[81Sprint]

My parents were not into the boat seat. My parents were hardcore car fanatics.

Same here, I was helping my dad build and change engines out of his el camino, camaros, corvettes, etc when I was 5. He didn't keep any car to long, that definitely rubbed off on me. Now he restores old John Deere and Farmall tractors. My Wife got me into boating when I met her after I moved to Vegas, her family had a place at Walter's Camp and she spent every weekend there from toddler age.

 

[25Elmn8r]

Early 80's 17'6" Larson runabout with 150 hp Merc Black Max. We took that thing everywhere and were out just about every other weekend! Catalina, all up and down the coast, Salton Sea, Havasu. It was a great boat to grow up around.

 

[Jimmyv]

An ‘84 ford fiesta and a Hobbie cat I never got to ride on.

 

[Maw]

A mid-60's 19' Birchcraft (wooden) with a white 6 cyl inline Mercury motor hanging off the transom. Got dragged all around SoCal, fresh and salt water fishing.

 

[185EZ]

I'm going to say 1966? Evinrude with 40 hp
I was 9 when I first learned to ski behind it
We fished Lake Michigan for coho salmon and many lake in wisconsin and boat was then brought up to Baileys Harbor WI

 

[mjc]

A 1970 glastron 17 ft trihull with a 120 hp merc i/o. It had the iron duke 4 cylinder.

 

[707dog]

69 glaspar tri hull....yes I was the one running to the truck to get the to get its battery...total white trash

ours was a 74-75 glaspar tri hull. Pic from lake Berryessa thats me and my mom at the waters edge.

 

[EPL]

We have a 14' 1965 Glasspar with a 45 Evinrude motor !

 

[TimeBandit]

Garwood twin cockpit runabout... it sank tied to the dock at Lake Holiday, he gave it to the marina mechanic back in about 1968

1974 Santana 1/4 ton sailboat he kept in MDR, but could never figure out how to start the outboard when he needed it. I remember getting the call once when he was stuck in the wrong basin because he could not start the outboard, I fired it right up and went back to the valley.

He knew nothing about boats, much less wood boats!

 

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He had:
1979 35' Viking
1979 42' Bertram
1/2 owner of a 1980s era 52' Hatteras
Current:
2004 28' Conquest

 

[HNL2LHC]

Zero, zip, nada. So I am trying to make up for growing up deprived as a kid.

 

[pwerwagn]

Mine Dad had:
late 60’s Nordic with a 455
Early 70’s south wind daycruiser
Early 80’s hydrasport with a built 225 mariner
86 fine line centurion tunnel with a 200 merc
96 Baja 208 islander

 

[Yoshiro]

1973 Sea Ray runabout with a 1981 Suzuki 115 outboard.

 

[spectra3279]

A 1969 Johnson surfer 19. And a little 14ft shovel nose. Don't know what brand. Just remember with a 50hp Johnson, you couldn't stop or it would sink

 

[77 SLEEK]

1960 Switzercraft plywood sides 15ft with a 75 hp Johnson. loved that boat. Maybe a 1962

 

[TrollerDave]

74 Tahiti Tiger Olds/Berkeley
He bought it brand new from Schuster just to go to the river with friends.
Now ask my kids what boat there dad has, The same sky blue Tahiti Tiger.

 

[ChrisV]

Not sure what boat it is. Yellow as fuck. Like us.

 

[RVR_RCN]

Dad's 19ft Challenger back in '85. Used to pull to Parker with his El Dorado.

 

[SoCalDave]

1973 Glastron tri-hull with a 65hp Johnson pushing it.
Learned to ski in the 60's behind my uncles 63 Glastron.
We also had a 14' fiberglass fishing boat with a 25hp Johnson?

 

[SixD9R]

My dad’s coolest boat was a 72,15’ checkmate with a 135 merc and a stainless prop. Went 70 according to the speedo and you really had to work the steering to keep it from chine walking. Fun times and he was so proud of that boat- RIP.

 

[havasujeeper]

A 16' Larson with a 50 hp Mercury. Who-wee, we were rolling!

 

[Todd Mohr]

71 Sidewinder 18ss with 455 olds and berkely. I restored this one to be just like dad's, wish I kept it....

 

[4Waters]

'74 24' Sea Ray Sundancer, my parents named it "The DAKARI", the first 2 letters of each of our names. Had to sell it in the divorce

 

[Shady]

My dad has had a few.
Started with a Regatta outboard before my time.
1976 Southwind 20' Jet
1981 MIller 20' Jet
1980 Spectra 20' Jet
1987 Dana 20' SS Jet
1991 Hallett Vector

 

[bowtiejunkie]

I was 16, and Dad bought a ~1965 Glasspar w/65hp Johnson. Learned to single ski behind that gutless wonder in Big River. For whatever reason that was a fun boat!

 

[King295]

Valco aluminum boat with a 15hp - Traded to demolition guys blowing up rocks in our back yard

19' tri-hull with an I/O - Required a shot of starting fluid at all times. Ran around Havasu and out of Long Beach for years. We made Catalina runs in that thing which in retrospect was nuts.

32' Luhrs twin screw flybridge in a slip in Long Beach. We fished most Saturday mornings and spent quite a few weekends over at Catalina on a mooring. I wish I would have bought that boat from him.

70' twin diesel cruiser in a slip in Long Beach. Lived aboard for about a year as he finished up to his retirement after cashing out in the RE market in 2006.

 

[Willie B]

… my father didn’t have a boat… So I moved in with people that had a boat…bad son…lol…

 

[Tank]

My parents never owned a boat and never really cared about boats except that they loved the ocean. But I have always loved the stories from people whose parents had boats and that is what got them into it. It’s that sentiment why I love having my kids grow up around boats. So they can look back and be like, “I remember my parents offshore boats and going boating in the ocean and the lakes as kids…” set the hook for them to want to work hard and get a boat of their own. Worked for our daughter who currently owns a cigarette with her husband. Pretty sure boys will be wanting to buy boats when they’re older. They love it!

 

[sintax]

First boat I remember him having was a sail boat, boring as can be, and i get sea sick! So f' that shit

Second boat was a 76-78 18' Kona with a 150hp merc outboard. We had a ton of fun on this thing. It looked like a bowling ball with the super heavy flake under urethane

Third boat is a 96 21' GMT tunnel w/ 200 yamaha on it w/ a shot of n2o

 

[PlanB]

My dad always had some type of a boat in Oceanside Harbor growing up. Looking back he was pretty crazy let us take out his boats by ourselves when we were teens. Great times though.

 

[WhatExit?]

My dad had an aircraft carrier USS Boxer

 

[jonnyd]

1980 Sleekcraft Jr. Executive Jet with a 454. We had so much fun with that boat. When we weren't at Castaic we were at Havasu. Lots of great memories. I wish I still had it, it was a great boat!

2005 Magic Wizard with the 525. He unfortunately didn't get to enjoy it for very long but it was his dream boat!

 

[Boat211]

1973 Rayson Craft 18' LP. It's now in my garage fortunately.

 

[coz]

For me it was my Mom. This is her with her 19' Hallett jet boat somewhere around park moabi back in the 70's. Had a 427 with big ol Basset headers until I talked her into getting through transom exhaust after burning too many ski ropes. Loved that boat.

 

[185EZ]

1960 Switzercraft plywood sides 15ft with a 75 hp Johnson. loved that boat. Maybe a 1962

I had a 1983 Switzercraft GL21 with a 225 hp on the Chain o Lakes IL
I worked with Tracy Switzer selling boats

 

[shunter2005]

My dad bought a Chris Craft wood boat kit in the 50's. He built it in our garage over a winter. It was a 14' runabout. He found a "fine" 25 hp Elgin outboard motor for it. It was the cat's ass for me as a little kid. It scooted along pretty good, when you could get that damn Elgin to run. Those old motors were cantankerous as hell. He was a dedicated Gulf Oil employee back then and I'll never forget, he stained the deck a dark red and painted the sides in Gulf Oil purple with white trim.

Wow!! Hadn't thought about that little boat in a long time. Thanks for reminding me.

 

[Havasu blue label]

A beer a tent and a glastron crazy horse camping roll in about 11 Every Friday