Boat Porn!

[singlecross]

^^^ No apologies for having a great time out on the water! The best boat is the boat that gets used often, no matter the size/price/etc.

[BmillsSkier]

New boat report- tr! Purchased a new to us kingfisher 1825 this spring. After playing with it all summer- mostly tube rides and swim platform we took it to the North Tweedsmuir prov park. The trip entails a little channel out of Andrews Bay, out into Ootsa Lake (the Nechako Reservoir) up whitesail arm to the Chicaman Portage- run by the Cheslatta Carrier Nation- they tow your boat over the 1k portage and you are in Eutsuk Lake where a strain of piscivorious rainbows can grow to 15lbs. Ours turned out to be a bit smaller. 5 days of camping, fishing and exploring ensued.
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The ‘Patricia Lynn’ doesn’t compare to most of the boats in this thread but it works great for us. We hit some winds on the way back and had to deal with that while dodging deadheads in the reservoir made this noob a bit nervous but it is incredibly stable and confidence inspiring. Also helped that a buddy had his fam and a 20ft Thunder Jet to guide us through the swells.
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Wow that’s stunning. Congrats!

[pepperdawg]

^^^ No apologies for having a great time out on the water! The best boat is the boat that gets used often, no matter the size/price/etc.

Seconded...great TR/Pics, boat, kids, fish, etc.....good stuff - nice summer stoke.

[ötzi]

Well that looks pretty awesome, congrats!

[The Tortoise]

Those Kingfishers are great boats. That looks like one hell of an adventure. Beautiful campsites too!

[From_the_NEK]

That looks like a great time!

But where's your RTT!?!? If you are going to be out exploring the wilderness, you must have a RTT.

[The Tortoise]

In a similar small boat theme, I picked up a 16' aluminium in April 2020, for a steal, just before prices went crazy.

I ended up replacing the older 25 that had a bent prop shaft with a lightly used 30 4 Stroke. The boat is actually rated for a 50 but it was built in the era of two strokes so a modern 40/50 hp would be too heavy.

We've used it for fishing and camping and tubing with the kids. I've put on about 85 hours since spring 2020.

We're fortunate in that there's lots of island camping within two hours of us.

[Mazderati]

Serious boat porn the last few pages.

[TNKen]

The new engine for my jet boat is sitting, hopefully, in Ponchatoula LA. I was headed down this week to pick it up and fish in Venice.

Best laid plans of mice and men....

[The Suit]

Yeah OFT, that thing looks fun. Reminds me of one of my favorite boats of all time- the Bertram 28

I had that exact thought.

Is there a motor for the dinghy or will you row?

[warthog]

Bye Felicia!!!!

https://videos.smugmug.com/Boats/Ran...il/master.m3u8

[ötzi]

You all good with it? Or bittersweet?

[warthog]

Meh. That big bitch didn't treat me too well at the end there. Family still owns it 3.5 hrs away, so I will get to be a passenger every once in a while. Did a shakedown cruise last weekend. It was fun, but I won't miss it. I am hunting for a 25 Guardian with Whaler Drive. A true unicorn around here. I will fix up and play with the 13, possibly jump into an 18 or 22 in a few years, and find my unicorn eventually.

The one thing with Intrepid...It was an amazingly well built boat. Not one spot of rust from any of the 25 year old hardware, barely a scratch anywhere, surprisingly current features (Intrepid hasn't changed their design a ton in 25 years on most models), holds it's value really well, ran really dry, crushed any wave or wake in its way, and was an absolutely perfect mix of family and fishing vessel. The one thing that disappointed was the "community". There wasn't one. Boston Whaler has tons of message boards and pages devoted to restoration and sourcing. Mako had the same. I could fix anything on either of them with all the info that is out there. Intrepid had barely anything. Beside THT, there was hardly a resource to be found. I guess when you get into a certain class and price point, no one does their own work. That was a big let down. Guess I am just strange. I like to at least try to do it myself.

So yeah, just kinda MEH. I will miss running out to the islands at 40+ mph, never backing off the throttle, no matter the seas. That is about it.

[warthog]

I don't know though, the owner of my(former)marina is building this, so who knows.



50 ft Nor-Tech with 4 ft added to the back. Was equipped with twin 850's, but now getting quad 450R's
Here is an article on the same boat with 3 850's

https://www.boats.com/reviews/powerb...nor-tech-5000/

This is what it used to look like before being converted to a CC.

[ötzi]

Only in Florida.

[warthog]

Love this place. Where better to have stupid money?

Bet that thing will outrun Covid.

[Caucasian Asian]

I finally got my boat out this passed weekend. It was nice to be back on the water.




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[ötzi]

Nice hat! I think they need a few more signs there.

[BCMtnHound]

New boat report- tr! Purchased a new to us kingfisher 1825 this spring. After playing with it all summer- mostly tube rides and swim platform we took it to the North Tweedsmuir prov park. The trip entails a little channel out of Andrews Bay, out into Ootsa Lake (the Nechako Reservoir) up whitesail arm to the Chicaman Portage- run by the Cheslatta Carrier Nation- they tow your boat over the 1k portage and you are in Eutsuk Lake where a strain of piscivorious rainbows can grow to 15lbs. Ours turned out to be a bit smaller. 5 days of camping, fishing and exploring ensued.
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The ‘Patricia Lynn’ doesn’t compare to most of the boats in this thread but it works great for us. We hit some winds on the way back and had to deal with that while dodging deadheads in the reservoir made this noob a bit nervous but it is incredibly stable and confidence inspiring. Also helped that a buddy had his fam and a 20ft Thunder Jet to guide us through the swells.
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So jelly. Worked a couple seasons around Ootsa and Whitesail. Beautiful country. And nice kingfisher. Hoping we have another 5yrs with our west coast fishing buddy and his 19' harbercraft (old kingfisher), but age is catching up to him so we might have to find a craft like yours sooner than later.

I finally got my boat out this passed weekend. It was nice to be back on the water.

This is me, except with a yellow 17' tripper. Been great for the rivers and lakes around here so far, but a bit large for solo paddling. Hoping to get out this long weekend with my daughter while mom is stuck working nightshifts in acute and sleeping during the day.

[oftpiste]

Congrats Oft, float on!

Let's head out some evening for a spell.

[oftpiste]

I had that exact thought.

Is there a motor for the dinghy or will you row?

Bertram = way more $$$$!

[oftpiste]

I was in the same boat (see what I did there?) until three weeks ago.

[PNWbrit]

So I did a thang....

I grew up sailing and extensively cruising the PNW with my dad who was a damn fine sailor (and I think this is salty enough not to have him rolling too much in his grave about me becoming a "stink-pot-er"). This is a bucket list item/lifelong dream come true. I always had some reason (or person) or another not to do it. It's the one thing I think I'd deeply regret not doing on my deathbed, so I fucking did it.

1977 Tollycraft 26. Took a while to find the right one at the right price, but she showed up. Meet the PV 'Nordic Mist'. I call her Misty, and I'm in love.

Sweet!

Dibs.

[oftpiste]

Sweet!

Dibs.

Open invite. While the weather's good.

[oftpiste]

I had that exact thought.

Is there a motor for the dinghy or will you row?

Shopping for an OB. Limited to 5 HP for the tender, but would like have something that would limp me home in a pinch. Need a bracket for the step as well.