DamianD Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Anyone else enjoy time on the water?? Here is my 81 Checkmate Enticer with a freshly rebuilt last season Mercury 115 Inline 6. Some pics of her when I first bought her from Arlington, VA, when i got her home to PA and cleaned up with the machine polisher of course, and also of some of the rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highdesert Splintermaker Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Nope! My philosophy is; a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water constantly begging to be filled with money. When they are not in the water they are only an 'in the way of everything else' liability and another source of income for those who sell boating supplies, services, and government agencies that require licenses for your boat and your trailer. My son experimented with an 18 ft. 'Alumaweld' a few years back. That's when he discovered his fish were only costing him an average of $109 a lb. He traded his Alumaweld for occasional trips to Safeway. Both the savings and the selection were all the proof he needed. Rather spend my few remaining hard earned $$$s on wood and wood working tools, do my fly fishing from the banks of a stream, and keep my feet dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 I've had two. I sold my last one last spring. I have my boaters license in NH but no boat right now alas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1R954Baker-hvac Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Damn that's a nice boat... love the water probily because I'm from Ft.Lauderdale... I don't have a boat but I do like to go deep sea fishing on charter boats when I can... ill probily spring for a boat in maby 5 years , trying to get an R1 first...... I'm not a boat expert butwhat are some good models to look for...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamianD Posted April 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Damn that's a nice boat... love the water probily because I'm from Ft.Lauderdale... I don't have a boat but I do like to go deep sea fishing on charter boats when I can... ill probily spring for a boat in maby 5 years , trying to get an R1 first...... I'm not a boat expert butwhat are some good models to look for...? It all depends on what you'd be into. I like speed. I spend all my time on a relatively calm river, fly upstream as fast as i can and float back down and enjoy a cold one. My little 17 footer is perfect for that. When i take her into choppier waters its a rough ride for sure. And forget about inlets or the ocean, too small. Ive spend my whole life on Checkmate speed boats. I owned a 21ft Wellcraft bowrider with a 305 I/O with a pretty deep hull for about a year before. That was an OK boat. Handled the chop of the inlets pretty well. Build quality wasn't quite what im used to tho. Search some craigslist, heres a lot of deals out there to be had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1R954Baker-hvac Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 It all depends on what you'd be into. I like speed. I spend all my time on a relatively calm river, fly upstream as fast as i can and float back down and enjoy a cold one. My little 17 footer is perfect for that. When i take her into choppier waters its a rough ride for sure. And forget about inlets or the ocean, too small. Ive spend my whole life on Checkmate speed boats. I owned a 21ft Wellcraft bowrider with a 305 I/O with a pretty deep hull for about a year before. That was an OK boat. Handled the chop of the inlets pretty well. Build quality wasn't quite what im used to tho. Search some craigslist, heres a lot of deals out there to be had.Damn that sounds like fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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