Boat Pics. Lets see your rigs
 

Ok weve mostly all buttoned up the rides. Lets see some pics of your boat.

Heres my 20' 73' seacraft. Its had some restore work done. New console, new deck, raised transom, repower ect.


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My old war horse.. The Dutchess of Salisbury... 1978 18' Jon Dory yellow tail... I've owned her since 1980...

war horse indeed. Nice rig.

it floats

it aint big enough, but it will do for now

1965 Whaler Sakonnet 16'7" - bought originally by uncle and then passed amongst his family. My cousin and I now own it and mainly use to fish freshwater ponds and Stage Harbor when weather is nasty.

2005 Sea Hunt Triton - love the boat and much safer for my family then the Whaler. I've fished Montauk, BI, Narr Bay, MV, Nantucket, shipping lanes east of Chatham and Stellwagon to Boston Harbor. Thinking about selling next year and upgrading to the 24' model.

2005 Sea Hunt. I love this boat.

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Transformation, original with trolling motor added, then T-Top and the best money I've spent was the canvass; boy does that make a huge difference in a small center console. This boat is rock solid and with the canvass, I have the perfect rig for me now.

The BeeReel, 2007 Triumph. I fish it anywhere I can drop it in the water, covered the water from Montauk, BI, to NWC Stellwagon (excluding off Chatham).

Mike, that is a FINE boat you have there. If you really get to that point of selling to buy up, talk to me and give my brother first crack at it if you can. I'm trying to get him to buy a fishing boat next year as he sent his Searay down to Fla. thanks

See sig.

1983 27.5 Nauset, "Typhoon" top speed of slow. Battleship in a head sea. Scary in a following sea.

Digging the McKee craft.

Is your Sea Hunt anchored in the south way?????

2005 Sea Hunt Triton - love the boat and much safer for my family then the Whaler. I've fished Montauk, BI, Narr Bay, MV, Nantucket, shipping lanes east of Chatham and Stellwagon to Boston Harbor. Thinking about selling next year and upgrading to the 24' model.[/QUOTE]

Mike I forget. I think you told me she's 22'. I have the Triton 202

My baby. 2002 SeaHunt Triton 172. Love the boat and can do almost everything in her. But with the kiddos getting bigger, I'm considering an upgrade this winter.

Had the Triton 172 for 3 years. Great boat but dicey to get outside with. Go up to the Triton 202 and you will find a whole different boat. It's a lot heavier and will stand up to much bigger water.

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Key Largo 206

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Lot of sea hunts here huh.

32' Mirage Pilothouse 2003
 

Most of you guys have seen all this already but I figured I'd post again for the heck of it.

KAD 300 single diesel. cruise 24-26mph wot 31-33mph. 240 gal of fuel, advertised range 700 miles, realistic range: 550 or so/ 70 gal water, fridge/sink/stove/microwave/bev. cooler/ AC/HEAT/ 110/12/2500watt inverter / head/shower/v birth/rear berth/2 huge fish boxes/ live well/ tackle station/ lots of storage, outside and inside.

Odd looking boat but very practical for my needs and type of of fishing. <10 made with house, most had walk thru CC and tower.

It is no luxury yacht and does not scream across the water but it is pretty comfortable esp in the weather we tend to get here.
Great boat for a 2-4 guys fishing and/or overnight at some distant port. I re-did the inside a bit last winter and did a lot of work in the engine room area.This winter I am thinking of completing some unfinished projects starting a few more and adding a few more goodies.

I get a lot of comments about it, more than any boat I have owned

God damn I love your boat. I loved it the first time you posted pics and it still looks like a monster that could handle anything.

1993 Grady White 209 Escape. Photo from 2007, when I got her, and right after I had removed all the Grady striping.

I just pulled the trigger on a 2012 C-Hawk 25 foot center console. Will be named the "Courtney Lynn" after my better half. I think the length is 24'10", beam is 9'6". This is a photo of the stock hull, I'm having mine customized a bit for fishing/diving/family friendliness. Adding a bowrail, adding a huge casting deck/sunpad in the bow with bow dodger, enclosed transom with bracket in back. Adding power when the hull is shipped here in June 2012. SHould serve as a functional platform for 3/4 guys throwing eels and plugs, or for when I'm playing with the wife, 3 sons, and the golden retriever, who is 12 and I pray he hangs around long enough to enjoy this boat.

Love the Sea Hunts. And you don't see too many Key Largos. I kept my Key West boat at a marina in CT that sold Key Largos, the owner took me for a ride in the 23 center, supposedly the same mold as a sea craft?

nice looking rides here... all seem to have function over frivolity...

Greenstick? :love:

2302 Trophy W/A 200 HP
I had a great year boating. I know it's not a Grady but I went safely to the bank all summer.
We went out Thanksgiving weekend on Jeffries...

Absolutely Bruce. Dropping her off this weekend for winter storage. Usually have her running again by first week April. Will let you know by May what my intentions are.


Yup, 22'. Would love to upgrade to the 24' w/ TTop.

Mike , it would be worth you money to go to the keys .........you,ll find anything you could ever want for @ least 25% less.

I,ve never seen so many fishing machines for sale in my life .

I was talking to a bar tender & we got around to the economy ........... he said the boats went 1st & then the houses ;;

21' Contender

Had to go all the way to Mississippi to find her. This pic was taken when I got her home 2 years ago (still had Miss reg #'s in the pic).

I love it. Added outriggers and thinking about radar next. Had her down to the Figs off Chatham and out to Wildcat out of Green Harbor. Fast little boat that gets you there and back fast.

Up here has officially tanked back to reality, just need to slap around sellers to get to a realistic price.

Southern boats also have twice the hard usage on them with twice the hours.

That is a generalization that everyone up here makes. I believed it myself until I actually went and looked at some boats. I looked at a Regulator in Kill Devil Hills, NC and it was used hard and not very well taken care of but there are so many more boats down there and so many to choose from you can definitely find a well cared for boats with low hours.

My Contender is from Mississippi. It's a 2003 and still looks brand new. It was very well cared for, kept inside a garage and trailered. I got it 2 years ago from an older gentleman and it had less than 450 hours. To say he was sad to see it go was an understatement. He still emails me asking about the boat. He had to sell it as he was moving and it was during the BP oil spill so they had shut that whole area down anyway. I had the boat surveyed and it was mint (only think it needed was a new wash down pump). The Yamaha HPDI was also well taken care of with very low hours in the high RPM range. Boat had all paperwork etc. It was cheaper for me to buy it there and have it shipped up than what that same boat was selling for in the North East. (I did finagle a work trip near where the boat was in Miss so I could check it out which saved some $$). Out of all the boats I looked at (most in this area), that boat’s condition blew the doors off of what I was finding up here.

That's what she said.............:rotf2:

Foreclosure is a powerful motivator.

The beautiful thing about Florida boats is the shear number of them. It is mind boggling how many boats are down there tied to people in serious financial distress. As one broker told me..."Be careful if you make an offer, it could be accepted."

The state is in a real bad way. The unemployment numbers are inaccurate. Many people who lost jobs have left the state and abandoned their boats and property. Once they leave the state, they don't count in the states unemployment numbers. The real unemployment in Florida is probably close to 20% IMO. The construction sector has crashed hard there. Buildings have been stopped in all phases of construction.
Boat Builders will not even start building a boat unless the check has cleared. Nothing is built on spec anymore.



As for the use factor...while that can be true, you would be surprised, you can find a lot of boats with low hours. I did (my 03 had 220 hours on it). IMO the toughest thing about florida is the abuse from the sun and insects..yes insects!
You can find "Free"or nearly free boats there, they may not be cherry, but theyare on the cheap . But you have to go down there and spend a little time nosing around and talking to the people in the boat business. Frankly if you are serious and know what you want, hook up with a bank or broker and have him track a few down for you. Banks are discounting unpaid boat loans like nobodys business. I have seen late model boats go for 40K that were worth 4X that easy and cost 300K new. That is the kind of deals that are down there.

My boat used in the Boston area

Nice boat wrench.

My next boat will be bought on a trip down south. Guy I went sharking with this summer stole a 21 07' cape horn with Honda 4 stroke for 16K. 200 hours on the motor. You can steal boats down there right now.

Sea Pro 238CC

My ride, 1985 27 Aquasport XF, made before Aquasport was bought out by Genmar. Twin 260 Mercruiser Inboards, never met a fuel dock it didn't like.
I have owned it for 8 seasons now, it has been a great boat for me and my family

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Nice ride. These boats are a great value to the fishermen and family as long as you don't put a ton of hours on them.

There are also excellent buys around here. I bought my 2005 Sea Hunt Triton CC. T-Top, trailer, all electronics and a 2005 Yami 115, 4 stroke with 340 hours on it for $15K last Winter. Guy wanted $17K but I went to see the boat in CT with a cashiers check for $15K made out to me. Told him we could go to Bank of America and cash it and I would hand him cash. BINGO, DONE!!