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Re: Let's See Your Boats! ltppowell #4931526 02/12/11
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,270 NY Southerntier8 Campfire Regular
Southerntier8 Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,270 NY	To those of you that are happy to be former boat owners, I gotta say, you just had the wrong kind of boat. I've got the perfect boat for me. Maintenance - A coat of varnish on the hull every 3 or 4 years. Motor - Runs on beer, bagels and belly fat. Trailer - None. Rides in the bed of my truck. Registration - Not required in NY (under 16') Storage - Hangs in the garage in the winter. Utility - It is a combination fish trolling machine, remote water exploration unit, family entertainment center and hunting season physical conditioning device. When I get rid of it it will be to pass it on to one of my kids. Adirondack Guideboat, lines for the hull were copied from a boat built by H. Dwight Grant of Boonville, NY in 1905.

Re: Let's See Your Boats! lhonda #4931552 02/12/11
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,057 TX/WYO/TN HuntKY Campfire Regular
HuntKY Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,057 TX/WYO/TN	15' Koffler Pram and a Gheenoe Protect WYDAHO fish and game, fence out Utah.

Re: Let's See Your Boats! HuntKY #4931941 02/12/11
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,179 Northern California Hammerdown Campfire Ranger
Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,179 Northern California	Here is a picture of my boat, 20 foot jet powered by a 350 chevy. Randy NRA Patriot Life Benefactor

Re: Let's See Your Boats! Hammerdown #4931977 02/12/11
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,179 Northern California Hammerdown Campfire Ranger
Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,179 Northern California	Here is a few more pics. Great fishing boat, pull water skier or just have fun. Side note this boat is for sale. Randy NRA Patriot Life Benefactor

Re: Let's See Your Boats! ltppowell #4931990 02/12/11
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,331 Dixieland Ngrumba Campfire Regular
Ngrumba Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,331 Dixieland	Barefootin' Machine

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Re: Let's See Your Boats! DeerTracker #4932011 02/12/11
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 817 Bigfork Montana G Glacier_John Campfire Regular
Glacier_John Campfire Regular G Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 817 Bigfork Montana	Originally Posted by DeerTracker Originally Posted by Glacier_John Originally Posted by DeerTracker Glacier John, was that pic with the swan taken at Freezeout? Yep, good eye. I see you live in Choteau. I would love to have a place over there. What a great town and part of Montana. We stay in the Big Sky Motel when we hunt Freeze out once or twice a year. John What pond could you actually get a boat into? Only boat I have ever seen out on the ponds was a little mud boat with about a 5hp mudbuddy motor. We've hunted pond 5 for years with mine or my buddies Devlin's, both have 50 HP Mercs on them, we do have to trim them way up in the shallow water as we get in close to the cattails.

Re: Let's See Your Boats! Southerntier8 #4932046 02/12/11
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,286 Brad Campfire 'Bwana
Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,286	Originally Posted by Southerntier8 To those of you that are happy to be former boat owners, I gotta say, you just had the wrong kind of boat. I've got the perfect boat for me. Maintenance - A coat of varnish on the hull every 3 or 4 years. Motor - Runs on beer, bagels and belly fat. Trailer - None. Rides in the bed of my truck. Registration - Not required in NY (under 16') Storage - Hangs in the garage in the winter. Utility - It is a combination fish trolling machine, remote water exploration unit, family entertainment center and hunting season physical conditioning device. When I get rid of it it will be to pass it on to one of my kids. Adirondack Guideboat, lines for the hull were copied from a boat built by H. Dwight Grant of Boonville, NY in 1905. Absolutely love it... “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Re: Let's See Your Boats! Southerntier8 #4932243 02/12/11
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,070 N Nebraska Campfire Outfitter
Nebraska Campfire Outfitter N Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,070	Originally Posted by Southerntier8 Adirondack Guideboat, lines for the hull were copied from a boat built by H. Dwight Grant of Boonville, NY in 1905. Lots of REALLY nice boats here but that one gets my vote for it's "cool" factor.... Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21. Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!

Re: Let's See Your Boats! Nebraska #4932423 02/12/11
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,001 L levrluvr Campfire Tracker
levrluvr Campfire Tracker L Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,001	We picked this little jewel up back in '06 from Bart Starr's Rawhide Boys Ranch. Bart and his wife started this charity up in back in 1965 for boys that had wound up on the wrong side of the law. The Ranch teaches them a trade either in construction or auto mechanics. Cars and boats can be donated and are used for training and then sold via auctions. This boat is used for camping on the Mississippi River. I have more in the trailer I put under it than I do in the boat. I have since bought two more boats and jetskis from the Ranch- I believe it's for a very good cause.

Re: Let's See Your Boats! lhonda #4932899 02/12/11
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska R rost495 Campfire Kahuna
rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska	Originally Posted by lhonda Originally Posted by rost495 Originally Posted by lhonda Originally Posted by rost495 16x8 Ronnies hull, 454 about to be swapped for a full roller 496 at 615 hp. That is one awesome machine. I know zero about them, but with that kind of power, would think you could run over just about anything, in some of the thickest swamps and thickest watery vegetation that gives misery to us prop guys. Just run over it! One of those could have saved me probably hundreds of cumulative hours of righting entangled/fouled props, but as my runs are almost always less than a mile, can't see it being practical. But then WTF's that got ta do with it? Neat thread. Oh if its got anything wet to it, nothing can stop it. But green grass will, sticky mud can. Sand either wet or dry can stop any airboat if you are out of the water and sometimes if its only an inch or two of water it can get interesting on hard pack sand. The way it is though, with dry grass in the winter I can come out of the creek, run up about a 10 foot tall levee, spin it around on top and park it dry. I"ve not driven miles of dry, but I've driven probably half a mile dry down at the coast on the grass and buckbrush just to see how it runs... problem is if you do get it stuck.... took us 1.5 hours to dig it out of mud one morning last september.. and was very lucky that it broke free. And they will submarine on you... no level floatation etc..... thats why the first one mentioned... the 500, will be rebuilt to freshen the motor and sold... its sides and transom are too shallow and I got my Captain Nemo badge with it when the motor hesitated in a hard turn..... Deep water is NOT your friend in one... but 6 inches to 1 inch is a blast.... Thanks for the explanation. Someday I just gotta' spend an afternoon on one of those rigs. I could see it pitchpoling if the nose got buried and you were still on the hammer. Something to remember if I ever end up behind the 'wheel' on one. Thanks for taking the time. I now own 2 little runaround duck rigs, with one rigged to fish stripers/other. Just sold off my other little camoed Starcraft. Couldn't really justify owning 3 little boats that basically do the same thing. Though I certainly tried! You'll ride... just gimme a couple more years to get back to normal here and upgrade the boat a bit... and then its pintail city. We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

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Re: Let's See Your Boats! Kenneth #4932915 02/12/11
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska R rost495 Campfire Kahuna
rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska	Originally Posted by Kenneth Lake Michigan. Racine area. Thats the Wind Point lighthouse in the background. 620 and as much fun as I can stand..Family or fishing with the buds, it dont matter....I love being on the water My 4th grade teacher here is from Racine... We've visited a number of times and fished out of Racine a few times... always had a good time. Went to taxidermy school in Janesville to many years ago..... small world sometimes. Jeff We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: Let's See Your Boats! rost495 #4933117 02/12/11
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 11,544 Likes: 2 Edge of the map Kenneth Campfire Outfitter
Kenneth Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 11,544 Likes: 2 Edge of the map	Small world is right.

Re: Let's See Your Boats! Hammerdown #4950286 02/17/11
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,601 Boston, MA lhonda Campfire Tracker
lhonda Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,601 Boston, MA	Originally Posted by Hammerdown Great fishing boat, pull water skier or just have fun. Side note this boat is for sale. That is a nice little rig!

Re: Let's See Your Boats! Steve_NO #4950652 02/17/11
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 12,895 North Wales, UK Pete E Campfire Outfitter
Pete E Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 12,895 North Wales, UK	Originally Posted by Steve_NO The only one Katrina didn't get was my 21 foot Wahoo, and I sold that last year. I am boat free except for a couple of pirogues. And couldn't be happier. Steve, Any pics of your pirogue's??? I don't have any use for a big boat, but pirogue would be fun sneaking around the back waters of some of the wet lands over here. If I had the time and facilities, I'd love to build one of these from a kit.. Last edited by Pete E; 02/17/11. Men of Harlech

Re: Let's See Your Boats! Pete E #4950659 02/17/11
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 21,959 Idaho 340boy Campfire Ranger
340boy Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 21,959 Idaho	Originally Posted by Pete E Originally Posted by Steve_NO The only one Katrina didn't get was my 21 foot Wahoo, and I sold that last year. I am boat free except for a couple of pirogues. And couldn't be happier. Steve, Any pics of your pirogue's??? I don't have any use for a big boat, but pirogue would be fun sneaking around the back waters of some of the wet lands over here. If I had the time and facilities, I'd love to build one of these for a kit.. Geez Pete, I figured you would have put up a pic of the HMS Hood! Where's your patriotism, Man? "For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand." James Elroy Flecker

Re: Let's See Your Boats! Pete E #4950673 02/17/11
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 8 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 8 Paradise,Alaska	It happens..................(grin) Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: Let's See Your Boats! 340boy #4950710 02/17/11
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 12,895 North Wales, UK Pete E Campfire Outfitter
Pete E Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 12,895 North Wales, UK	Originally Posted by 340boy Geez Pete, I figured you would have put up a pic of the HMS Hood! Where's your patriotism, Man? The Government saw fit to never let me play in anything bigger than one of these: Good fun, but a little smaller than the Hood! Last edited by Pete E; 02/17/11. Men of Harlech

Re: Let's See Your Boats! KCBighorn #4950755 02/17/11
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,882 Likes: 6 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA 1minute Campfire Ranger
1minute Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,882 Likes: 6 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA	KCBighorn: That is indeed the Beavertail putin. The whiterwater image is Buckskin Mary on the upper river. Got that boat in 1976, and it's done a lot of river miles. 1Minute

Re: Let's See Your Boats! 1minute #4950814 02/17/11
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 21,317 Alaska / Saudi Arabia 458 Lott Campfire Ranger
458 Lott Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 21,317 Alaska / Saudi Arabia	At one point in time I figured I needed a boat, so I built one. For getting to shore, and for the kids to play with occasionally I catch a fish or two

Re: Let's See Your Boats! 458 Lott #4950863 02/17/11
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,901 Likes: 11 Hi-Line SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana
SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,901 Likes: 11 Hi-Line	Cool thread, lots of nice boats and neat pics. This is all I can offer and it's not even my boat...(grin)

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