TOPIC: How many Boats do you own?

The first 5 are mine. The rest are my dad's lifetime collection. As you can see, there is nothing sectacular or extremely valuable in the collection, but I don't think there was ever a person alive who enjoyed boating as much as my father did.


1957 Larson Falls Flyer Runabout
1960 Larson Sea Lion Runabout
1960 Larson Sea Lion Crusier
1963 Johnson X-Scow sail boat
1965 OMC Playmate Runabout

Dad's
1918 St.Louis canoe
1939 Larson Deluxe Utility
1941 Larson Falls Flyer
1980 Larson Ciataton Runabout
1990 Weers Pontoon
1960 Alumicraft row boat
1974 Alcort Sunfish
1977 Alcort Sunfish
1968 Westerly Nomad Sail/cruiser
1928 Larson row boat
1970 Fiberglass Canoe
1972 Grumman Canoe
1945 Larson Row Boat
1951 ChrisCraft Pram

Jeepsteer,

What the heck man? Save some for the rest of us.

Are you trying to start your own museum?

Quote my mom..."HOW MANY BOATS DO YOU NEED?"

Just 8.
Hydrocraft Fantasy
Tollycraft runabout
Kober Kat
Sabrecraft
Larson
Sunset
G3
Cruisers Inc.
24 Mercurys, 2 Johnsons, 1 Minn Kota and a partridge in a pear tree.

33 oldies plus a 26ft Bennington and a couple of PWC, as well as a fishing boat and a canoe and sailboat. Probably left out something. Check me out at ACBS.org


woodboat
Corinne Hurst

got my first one kinda on accident this past january. then found another that had parts i wanted on it, so i brought it home. then found one more that had a nice trailer under it that i could use and good parts on top of it that i could sell to fund the first boat i got. how could i pass it up?!

i have 2 1962 Sea Kings and a 1965 Wacanda. So far. but if i keep buying 3 per quarter, i'll have an even dozen by the end of the year! now to find a bigger yard...

6 or 7 depending on how close the wife is standing to me. Skip.

It's a secret. But if you stop by my open house/house warming party on Saturday 05 May 2012 after 16:00, you can see what is here west of Minneapolis.

You are all invited.

Andreas

Darn!

That's when I'm helping my mom move to the lake for the summer.

Maybe next time.

Todd

I have three boats in the yard none of which I own. One .... a guy bought but is wayyyyy over due in picking it up. Another will be going to CT in a couple weeks the other is the loaner boat I have for my oldest son a J-Class Hydro. I joined the SSOA... now I need to join the APBA... get him some safety equip and then a racing motor. He needs a 15A OMC with a restrictor plate and a quickie lower unit. I know a guy that has one but I need to come up with the 2K to get it.
Both my boys were quite taken with the Hydro races here on the river last October so the plan is to get them started.

J Class Hydro
1968 GT 160
mid 80's eagle with a 90 I built for him

74...or so.Been downsizing for awhile.

1952 racer build for the owner of Yellow Jacket (Mac McDerby) at the Yellow Jacket plant...Even has a Yellow Jacket tag on it and a tag from race club dated 1953. Also has the KF-9 with open pipes

1957 Wood Yellow Jacket
1958 Glass Yellow Jacket
1957 wood Holmes
1957 wood Helton
1956 Glasspar
1948 Lone Star
1958 Fethercraft fisher
1960 Lone Star
1969 Thunderbird

I currently have 4 boats! 1st 1987 sportcraft fisherman,2nd 10 ft Zodiac RIB,3 rd which I just picked up last friday 04-21-2012 is a 1959 Crosby Sled 14ft and 1986 Wellcraft 26 Aft boathouse kept!

kneeboardingtom wrote:

74...or so.Been downsizing for awhile.

Post some pics if you can. Your yard must look like a marina!

TallTexan wrote:

1952 racer build for the owner of Yellow Jacket (Mac McDerby) at the Yellow Jacket plant...Even has a Yellow Jacket tag on it and a tag from race club dated 1953. Also has the KF-9 with open pipes

1957 Wood Yellow Jacket
1958 Glass Yellow Jacket
1957 wood Holmes
1957 wood Helton
1956 Glasspar
1948 Lone Star
1958 Fethercraft fisher
1960 Lone Star
1969 Thunderbird

A radial engine boat? That's something to think about.

Two, 1960 18' Wagemaker Empire Clipper, 1953 18' Century Resorter.

Bob

5.5 boats (kayaks can only count as half)

1984 Bayliner Explorer Flybridge 32'
1959 Glasspar Avalon 16'
1964 Crestliner Explorer 16' (in resto now)
1959 Glasspar G3 13.5'
???? Avon 9' blow up boat
13' Wilderness Systems two seat kayak

I have a 58 MFG and a 59 Winner.
All I can say is the one who dies with the most wins.

I think 74 is the official "Lord of the things" so far. Do I hear 80?

robert-lorigan wrote:

I have a 58 MFG and a 59 Winner.
All I can say is the one who dies with the most wins.

Robert, I beg to differ. I feel that it is not the amount of boats one has upon his death, but the quality of each boat and the memories that they create with in ones-self.....

OH MAN!!! I CAN'T EVEN TYPE IT WITH A STRAIGHT FACE!!!!

Well mine are not show quality but I will put the good times up at the top with my MFG. It is a used boat. I take care of it but I fish it hard and it takes a beating. It is really my dog Babe's boat. When the Winner is done I will show it how to have fun too. I bet it will be loved every much as any trailer queen out there.

No mention in the rules for this topic that we are all sworn to secrecy, but I assume secrecy is a given, RIGHT?

cira 1900 14' Mullins rowboat (2)
cira 1916 32' Albany runabout
1917 25' Stearns & McKay cabin launch
1925 26' Chris-Craft runabout
1955 16' Dunphy Imperial Muskie
1956 20' Chris-Craft Continental
1960 13'-7" Glasspar G3 (2)
1960 14' Renkin
1964 28' Melges E-scow
1966 7' Circraft
1975 16' Hobie Cat

Knew I forgot some! Guess the secrecy thing spooked me!
1955 15 1/2' Lyman
1964 16' Johnson
1965 16' Evinrude Sportsman
Aluminum jon boat (2)

dseaver
That would be great if you would pictures of your fleet in the Just Awesome Boat Pics thread, we would love to see them all.
Neil

Remember to please post the pictures in Neil's, " Just Awesome Boat Pic " thread.

We want to see these reasons for divorce with our own eyes.

Thanks everyone!

I have only 11. Boy does this thread make me feel BETTER!
These boats work and are restored by me to exact original:
1958 Hiliner (wood), 1962 Merc 700FGS
1969 Switzer Shooting Star, 1976 Merc 1500 XS (powerhead rebuilt this winter)
1964 MFG Edinboro, 1966 Merc 950SS (painted resealed this winter)
1963 Glasspar G-3, 1963 Merc 1000 (motor being painted)
1974 Hydrostream Vector, 1974 Merc 1500
1978 Chris Craft Lancer 23 Volvo 280 I/O 350 Chevy motor
1995 Ski Sanger DX-II 350 Merc Chevy inboard

Currently under restoration:
1985 Century Resorter, 351 Ford PCM inboard

These don't work (YET!!) future resto's:
1958 Lake and Sea, 1958 Merc Mark 78
1964 Glasspar Super G, 1963 Merc 1000
1972 Sidewinder 16 Super, 1972 Merc 1350

Dreaming of finding:
late 60's early 70's Magnum Missle Tunnel
early 70's Duo Tunnel
60's or 70's 18 to 23 foot Donzi that I can't say no to.

Randy

Any one ever see the TV show "HORDERS"?

You people are sick, and need to find help for your addiction.

Just to show how nice of a guy I am, I will help you out by taking some of theses gems... I mean problem makers ... off your hands.

Gotta go wife is coming.....

63g3 wrote:

Boy does this thread make me feel BETTER!
Randy

I hear ya Randy! Being a rookie at this addiction, three is all I can handle justifying right now;
73 Glastron V-178 Starflite - 73 Johnson 115 V4 - Daily Driver
71 Glatron GT-150 - 78 Evinrude 115 V4 - Project nearing completion this year, hopefully
78 Glastron Carlson CVX-16 Deluxe - Waiting for it's turn......?

Well Boys at last offical count last fall we had 86 boats here and 137 motors. BUT since that time some have been stripped and are in a pile to go to the land fill and a few more have floated up the driveway. One is still in CT waiting to come home and that is a 15X Powercat. As for whats here well some fins, some race boats, some runabouts, some offshore stuff. Ruffly anything you can imagine from a 12' Jon boat to a 34' Chriscraft Stinger offshore boat. I really should do a new head count and make a list. Stuff comes and goes so its hard to put a hard number on it.

Regarding this support group concept I believe that as long as you have the room and the money to buy them there should be no limit to this hobby. I do know of a couple of guys that have some 300+ boats in minnesota. Andreas knows them too, One is Doc and I have seen him go to auctions and buy 27 at one crack. Now I would say this, If you buy a boat rather than milk or food for your family you have a problem. IF you can not walk through your house without triping over outboards you have a problem. If you look for a pair of socks and pull them out of a glove box in a boat you have a problem.

CURE; ONE, feed the family well and offer ice cream this will enable you to keep them happy so you can buy more boats. Buy the wife a Puppy that stays a Puppy like a Beagle. (Worked for me after my 50th boat) TWO, If outboards are in your house find spaces that are out of walkways and try to make it look like you ment to put it there, like a decoration. THREE, Never store socks in the glove box, I know it sounds cool, but put things like Diamond earrings, rings and other bright shiney things in there to attract your mate to the boats she will have more intrest in you having more boats that way. If you have no space in your dresser for socks do to a huge collection of toy outboards in your sock drawer, You may have a Problem!
Bob
aka Cowboy

As an underachiever here, I have only 6

1959 Tomahawk Spirit (currently for sale)
1959 Glastron Seaflite
1964 Custom Craft Aqua Ray
1989 Mistral Superlight (windsurfer)
1999 Aqua Pro inflatable
2002 Laser

Ok, got a better count yesterday. There are 90 boats, 63 trailers, and approx. 63 motors..However, I've got a deal working to sell the business, so if everything works out good, I'll decrease that number to 12 boats and 8 motors...

littlefin wrote:

Any one ever see the TV show "HORDERS"?

You people are sick, and need to find help for your addiction.

Just to show how nice of a guy I am, I will help you out by taking some of theses gems... I mean problem makers ... off your hands.

Gotta go wife is coming.....

We have a secret location know as...."the shed".

Awe yes the shed. I totally forgot about the shed.

She will never find me in there!

It is interesting how girl friends like cars and boats but wives do not. ..........lesson learned, stick with girlfriends,(Note plural) do not make mistake a second time.

Im down from 23 or so, I have 8
1965 G3 85merc
1960 G3 125 merc
1960s 8' invader
1960s 15' invader tunnel 140 merc
1970 MX14 115 evinrude
1950s alumacraft 14' fd, 67,18 evinrude
1964 customcraft aquaray,tunnel
1960 clipper 500 runabout 14'-forsale
5 McCulloch 75hp
59 G/J 10 hp evinrude
68 merc 20
68 mrc 1000
62 scott/wizard
and a host of others &
134 props for everything!

jepstr67 wrote:

It is interesting how girl friends like cars and boats but wives do not. ..........lesson learned, stick with girlfriends,(Note plural) do not make mistake a second time.

Well the advice is a bit too late. I am changing my status July 28th

However If it comes down to it all boats and motors can go, However because she cares about me and me her, it will never come to that

134 props!!! You win!

"How many Boats do you own?"


UGH! Too Many.

I bought my first boat when my wife was my girlfriend, because I knew, once married, I'd never have a boat. So I got the toy before I was married, when she couldn't say no..... The only flaw in my plan ? MAKE SURE THE TOY WORKS WHEN YOU BUY IT !!! I still have the boat, but it's still broken. The honey-do's and the child, now college kid, are keeping me from dumping cash into it. I just keep saying to myself.... Some day ????

Chuck in Cincinnati wrote:

I bought my first boat when my wife was my girlfriend, because I knew, once married, I'd never have a boat. So I got the toy before I was married, when she couldn't say no..... The only flaw in my plan ? MAKE SURE THE TOY WORKS WHEN YOU BUY IT !!! I still have the boat, but it's still broken. The honey-do's and the child, now college kid, are keeping me from dumping cash into it. I just keep saying to myself.... Some day ????

My Ex bought me a boat before we were married. I never got around to fixing it over the course of 17 years and ended up buying it from her after the divorce. .......some day????