Show us your boat

I thought it may be fun for us to post photos of our pride and joys. Not just to show off what you have, but so maybe we can recognize each other out on the lake or in our own marinas. Lets see what ya got and add what you like/dislike about your boat. It may help others who are considering buying a boat or trading for something different.

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Here is my boat, Island Runner.
I am out of Foxhaven Marina dock F-25
1985 Wellcraft 3200 Coastal
32' WL 11'6" Beam
Twin MIE 7.4L Blue Water Inboards
Hurth 630A 2.5:1 transmissions
Michigan Wheel 22"x25" Dyna Quad props
1.5" propshafts
Northstar M84 Chartplotter/Sonar
Airmar B260 1kw transducer
Northstar twin engine fuel kit
Twin 195 gallon fuel tanks
Northstar Explorer 725 DSC VHF
4 group 4D deep cylce batteries in 2 banks
Newmar 80 amp 2 bank charger w/ Xantrex Link 20 monitor
85 gallon fresh water tank
20 gallon waste tank
35 gallon live well in the lazerette w/ 1100gph pump
twin independent 5gpm lake water washdowns on separate thru hulls
twin Rule 4000gph bilge pumps
twin Big Jon electric planer reels
twin 900 lumen LED spreader lights
40 3LED clusters topside and perimeter lighting = 20 red 20 white
25 3LED clusters in engine room
3 mile LED stern, nav, and anchor lights
Remote searchlight
Bennett trim tabs
24 rod holders = 18 on half tower and 6 flush mount in gunwale
Air horn with Whistleminder automatic signaler
forward v-berth
galley with stove, microwave, fridge, sink, and convertible dinette
bathroom with sink, shower, and vacu-flush head

Likes:
Large open cockpit with plenty of fishing room
Fairly fast, runs 40.5mph wide open, cruise around 28mph
Very stable and handles big waves well
Sleeps 2 couples easy
Able to stay offshore for many days at a time
Love the washdowns - best things I ever added to my boat!
Pretty long range at cruise speed = around 300 miles
plenty of storage

Dislikes:
Fuel consumption = .73mpg at cruise average
Not great visibility coming on plane
Not easy to dock single handed, especially in high wind/strong current
Wide load permits and a semi truck needed to haul it
Deep draft = around 4 feet with running gear
Needs windlass and autopilot

OK I'll play. Here's my 2000 Kencraft Challenger 215 powered by a 250 Yamaha OX66 with a Yamaha T8 kicker. Not gonna go on about likes and dislikes...it gets the job done and is pretty versatile as you can see.

Nothing Special but she is in good shape and gets me on the water.
1988 21' Celebrity
205HP V-6 Mercruiser
Lowrance Elite-5 DSI/GPS

I can put in and pull daily though. And get 3mpg :)

The old "somethin fishy", and the newer "Somethin Fishy Too"
mpg, and docking just isnt the same- but lots of room for more fishing partners and coolers...hopefully my new 454 can chase the "eyehunter" Ronco

2001 18ft Crestliner/150 yami w/T-8 kicker/101 I-pilot. Been thru many tourney's on Erie and Sag Bay. Always got me out and back ( the boat, not the original Evinrude engine I used to have). Sure would like to move to a cuddy for the wife. But I do have an advantage as we can fish Sag Bay/ St clair river, Lake St clair, Detroit river and Erie. Early on with the wife, and now with bubble wind screens. Extremely fishable boat, even more so than one partners 620 ranger and another 23ft sportcraft. But your going to get wet if the wind is blown. And it's an easy $100/day mostly for gas in the truck to fish Erie.
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Nice Rigs Guys.
Here’s my ride. I like the dry ride, amenities for family time, and cruising. Fishability is good with a crew, solo not so much. I had a Raymarine auto pilot installed this off season and look forward to trying it out soon.

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Nice Rigs Guys.
Here’s my ride. I like the dry ride, amenities for family time, and cruising. Fishability is good with a crew, solo not so much. I had a Raymarine auto pilot installed this off season and look forward to trying it out soon.

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Nice setup ! Someday....

This is my 88 Sea Ray 250CC

This is the only picture I think I have of the boat in my computer and as you can see we are not fishing. Thats the beauty of a 23 ft Center console, you can talk momma into it for boating and recreation for the kids. However I am impressed with the little edgewagter's ability to handle the nasty 4-6 footers Lake Erie can serve up on a moments notice. the 225 Yamaha four stroke can push 4 people just over 40 but troll down to 2- 2.5 which is good for Salmon but i need to drag bags for walleye and it makes it hard to steer. So we could use a 9.9 or 8 Yamaha hig thrust. It trailers nice and has a great Sound system with Clarion Marion and bose speakers and sub woofer under the seat. Garmin 2006 I think is fine but I won't pretend to know 90 percent of what it is capable of. It does everything I need and I would be lost without it.

The Edgewater is well built and solid and you don't have to worry about any wood getting wet and rotting because there is none in hull. The T top and bow rail is extra heavy duty aluminum aand the fittings are all stainless. Livewell is large lit oval and sink and washdown work great. Not much room in the stearn area because of large leaning post and center console eats up a lot of deck space. Fishes 4 people comfortable but we have had as many as 12 fishing on the boat. We just keep everyone up front out of the way until its their turn if we are trollin.

Can't wait to get out probably next weekend if all goes well. The snookdaddy usally goes out of sterliing bolles or Fenwick this time of year. Gimme a shout on the 2 way if your nearby love to hear from you.

Snookdaddy

Dad's and my 1997 27' Sportcraft
454 Mercruiser
Lowrance HDS
The rest is still being set up

Likes:
Trailers pretty easy (2 of us can trailer her in almost the same time as 18')
Great fishability
Will handle the worst conditions
Built like a battle tank
Not terrible on fuel (I can do 1.5 mpg if I don't run over 3200)

Dislikes:
My truck gets almost as bad of fuel mileage when I trailer LOL
Poor birth for sleeping but then again she's a fishing vessel

I'll try to add a better pic, there doesn't seem to be a better one on this computer

My 1987 four winns 241 liberator. 454 with bravo 1 not your normal fishing boat.....but had to get one that would fill the speed freak in me too and the needs of a growning family to be.

likes...FAST and LOUD, Lots of seating to take ppl with me if we go to the island, plenty or room in the cuddy, cold fridge, handles the waves very nice, even on plane in 4 to 5 ft, open space to fish for both walleye and perch.

dislike no place to get out the sun( yet ) or the rain or wave spray. can't troll she idles at like 6mph, only has a 454 not a 502 or bigger :D ( maybe next winter ) won't stay on good plane much under about 22mph but on the other hand cruised real nice at around 35 mph at 2800-3000 rpm

My dads boat that we use all the time. It is a 19 foot tracker with a 115 mercury on the back. It is great on gas and isn't scared of the big water. It goes on and off the trailer very nicely and will easily fish 5 people with enough room that we arent walkin all over everyone. We were kind of sceptical at first to buy a aluminum boat but do NOT regret it at all, especially after driving past the gas dock and seeing gas at $4.33 a gal.Haven't found anything we don't like about it yet. I would deffinatly recomend this boat to anyone in the market for an aluminum boat. We priced lunds and compared boats and this boat in my opinion is better built with a price tag that you could buy 2 of these for the price of one lund!
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My Lund On Torch Lake,Mi last summer. We upgraded to the new E-tec HO 150 Last year, great on fuel. I troll with a 15hp Mercury.

Here is my boat, 1984 28' Marinette Sportsman. I just bought her a month ago, had been searching for one for a LONG time!
Finally found a nice one with only two previous owners before me. Speaking of owners, the gentleman I bought her from is a class act, he made sure any issues were taken care of before I took delivery, heck of a nice guy, and he had all the maint. records since she was new. I told him to call me up anytime and we'd go fishing.

Likes:
It's a Lake Erie classic!!
All aluminum hull, built like a battle ship
Big and comfortable
Huge fishing deck with no engine cover in the way
Hard top

Dislikes:
Well...none, Marinette got it right from the get go!
Maybe the gas engine, one of my friends converted his Marinette to a Cummins diesel and cut his fuel down by half!

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Love the old school wheel!!
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Galley for the occasional trip to Cedar Point or Put In Bay
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Plenty of seating
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This is my boat. 21' Trophy Walkaround

Nice boats guys...lovin this thread.

Bryan that boat is a classic. Love it.

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Nice boats guys...lovin this thread.

Bryan that boat is a classic. Love it.

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Thank you very much!

Here is my... 1968.. Slickcraft.....great lake boat has lost of room to fish...yeah i want bigger but money is the thing there...i ll drive it till it sinks or wont move...love the old girl..got many of fish out of her got it out of mich ..for 250.00$.rebuild carb and flush gas tank tune up and a few other little things...went in at t. C. April 12 and been ripping lips on the lake every time i get a chance

eyes have it ..ch 71 ...russ

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Originally Posted by RUSS

Here is my... 1968.. Slickcraft.....great lake boat has lost of room to fish...yeah i want bigger but money is the thing there...i ll drive it till it sinks or wont move...love the old girl..got many of fish out of her got it out of mich ..for 250.00$.rebuild carb and flush gas tank tune up and a few other little things...went in at t. C. April 12 and been ripping lips on the lake every time i get a chance

eyes have it ..ch 71 ...russ

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Talk about a steal!!!!!! Well done.

Here is my new (to me) boat. Picked it up in North Carolina in February. It's going in the water tomorrow for the first time.

2005 Proline 23' Walk-Around
8-1/2' Beam
200hp Mercury Optimax, Saltwater Series

Can't wait to hear her run and see her float tomorrow, although I probably wont be leaving the dock due to weather... I dock in the Sandusky Bay close to Cedar Point.

This is my 84 Sportcraft 270 Offshore. Got it last year for $1500, put alot of work in it it because it was sitting for a couple years. It has a 260 Mercruiser, new shaft, reconditioned prop, new blowers, pumps, packing, tune-up, refinished all the teak. It is a great boat. This year I am getting a top, trim tabs, and do some interior work. Idid all the work on this boat and am glad I did because I know it inside and out.

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1985 Sport-Craft Offshore Family Fisherman 454 C.I.D. Merc TR-2 out drive I really love this set up very durable and easy to handle.

have had it for 20 years and love the boat other than I think it rides a little rough compared to my dock partner that has a 25 Searay Amberjack. .

does use lot of gas but I figure if I am going to have it I am going to use it..as it has 2000 hours .

Stringers and Transom were replaced 2 years ago by the Boat Guy and myself to save some $..

Captain Tacky

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Originally Posted by RUSS

Here is my... 1968.. Slickcraft.....great lake boat has lost of room to fish...yeah i want bigger but money is the thing there...i ll drive it till it sinks or wont move...love the old girl..got many of fish out of her got it out of mich ..for 250.00$.rebuild carb and flush gas tank tune up and a few other little things...went in at t. C. April 12 and been ripping lips on the lake every time i get a chance

eyes have it ..ch 71 ...russ

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Now that's a deal!!!!

rkwalleye- that’s the kind of center console boat I'm looking at; we're 4 1/2 years from retirement and just bought a lot in Cape Coral, Fl on the water. We plan on spending 6 months 1 day there and the rest fishing Lake Erie and Midwest areas. Great looking boat!

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Here is my new (to me) boat. Picked it up in North Carolina in February. It's going in the water tomorrow for the first time.

2005 Proline 23' Walk-Around
8-1/2' Beam
200hp Mercury Optimax, Saltwater Series

Can't wait to hear her run and see her float tomorrow, although I probably wont be leaving the dock due to weather... I dock in the Sandusky Bay close to Cedar Point.

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rkwalleye- that’s the kind of center console boat I'm looking at; we're 4 1/2 years from retirement and just bought a lot in Cape Coral, Fl on the water. We plan on spending 6 months 1 day there and the rest fishing Lake Erie and Midwest areas. Great looking boat!

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That's not a center console, it's a walk-around (w/a).;)

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That's not a center console, it's a walk-around (w/a).;)

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My bad description, Reel Time your right! I want a walk around and want to be able to stay dry in bad weather :D

Here is my 1999 sea pro. Co owner with Night Bite. We just picked up in Fla in Feb. We love the boat just added minn kota Terrova w/ I pilot, and Furno 585 with a TM 260. We have netted 74 walleye so far! Attachment 390

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My bad description, Reel Time your right! I want a walk around and want to be able to stay dry in bad weather :D

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That's what I figured and just wanted to make sure you look for the right boat.:D

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Originally Posted by Gettin Jiggy

Here is my 1999 sea pro. Co owner with Night Bite. We just picked up in Fla in Feb. We love the boat just added minn kota Terrova w/ I pilot, and Furno 585 with a TM 260. We have netted 74 walleye so far! Attachment 390

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Show off.. lol... Walleye so far hundreds... Lol

My 1986 Sportcraft 270 Fisherman my second year running this boat and I absolutely love it. 350ci 260hp crusader, velvet drive transmission, new stringers and transom, she rides soft and runs true.
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This is her at Fenwick 2012 after an afternoon of trolling. Had to post this for my boys currently overseas. RLTW
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"Dirty Business"
1986 Sportcraft 270 osff. 454 Merc. inboard
Electronics: Lowrance HDS 8, external gps antennae, fuel flow sensor, Broadband Radar,Airmar B60 thru hull transducer, Cobra VHF w/DSC, Sony fm/am radio, BPS Dual Bank on-board charger.

Fishing: Great Lakes Planer Arch w/ 6 rocket launchers and 8 vertical rod holders. 8 Berts adjustable rod holders, Custom made aluminum downrigger board holds 4 Cannon Mag 5's, Big Jon Planer Mast on bow.

Dockage at Mienke West

shouldabeen looking at your boat i noticed your radar arch i have been looking for one . any info would be appreciated thanks bigdan. ps i sent you a pm with my #

Here's a better pic

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shouldabeen looking at your boat i noticed your radar arch i have been looking for one . any info would be appreciated thanks bigdan. ps i sent you a pm with my #

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BigDan sent you a pm with info. Shouldabeen

Wow! This has turned out to be a great thread! Thanks everyone for playing along!

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Greg she looks really cool on the trailer. Does she tow like a tank? Did you ever come up with a name for her?

To be honest, she tows real easy. I run 70 down the toll road without a problem...6 mpg LOL. Now, I haven't run into high winds and I don't think that would be too much fun, but I only make the big haul twice a year. I think her name is going to be PAPA BEAR...that's my dad's nick name.

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To be honest, she tows real easy. I run 70 down the toll road without a problem...6 mpg LOL. Now, I haven't run into high winds and I don't think that would be too much fun, but I only make the big haul twice a year. I think her name is going to be PAPA BEAR...that's my dad's nick name.

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Cool. I thought boats were supposed to be female...?:confused:

Mama bear?