Stop Lurking and Start Posting!! Introduce Yourself Here!

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard CM.

Excellent intro.

Start up a thread in the Rebuild forum detailing your project and post those pics.

[stanggt]

New guy with newly acquired Aquasport 175 Osprey '98

Hey all,
Just recently purchased a '98 Osprey 175 and I am glad I found this forum.  The boat is in decent shape but needed a few things fixed to make it "sea worthy"  I have been around boats my whole life but this is my first one I have owned.  I am fully capable of rebuilding anything mechanical/electrical as I used to build my own drag race cars.  

Some things I have already fixed -

New VHF/DSC radio and 8ft antenna installed in dash...
Freed up steering but might need to replace cable.
Bow pedestal fishing seat installed...
All boat pump systems repaired...
Nav / anchor lights working...
All locker doors/hardware working...
trolling motor working...
console cover re-installed/sealed...
Trailer re-wired with new lights/harness...

I still have to do some some Gauge/switch/breaker work.

THE BOAT IS READY FOR SEA - But I gotta work the next 3 days so no boating for me :-(
Maybe next week I'll get her underway on outbrd power...

I will post some pics when I can.  I look forward to posting/reading here on the forum.

Larry

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard Larry.

Good intro and we look forward to your photos.

[mauney44]

Hi all Aquasport fans,

I have a 1987 17 Osprey which was purchased at 6 months old in NC. Since then it has fished, skied, traveled and explored the waters from NC, for its first few years on the Albemarle Sound to 10 years in Mobile Alabama. For the last 9 years it has been here in New Iberia, Louisiana fishing and running inshore and offshore. It often made trips from Dauphin Island, AL to Pensacola, FL.  Today my son has almost taken it over and keeps it in its original condition.  Let me know your thoughts or anyone with similar life from a great boat?

thanks
David Mauney

I will try again to upload pictures!

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard David

Excellent intro and good luck on the pics.

[200CCPMerc200]

Hi All,had a problem registering,but Richard figured it out. I grew up in destin ,Fla., but now reside in ottawa,canada. (don't ask,lol!),My name is Chris,I've owned several Asports and makos,and fished for a living for many years,commercial sword/tuna as well as charter boats. Now,I just pleasure fish on Lake Ontario and a couple big rivers,like the St. Lawrence. I have an '81 200 CC Pro.

[200CCPMerc200]

[200CCPMerc200]

[200CCPMerc200]

[200CCPMerc200]

[seabob4]

Welcome aboard and good luck with the rebuild. Look forward to photos.

Now if we could only get a similar program for the nuisance manatees things would be much better for us Floridians.

We have a winner!  

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard Chris.

Oldie Goldie CCP

[200CCPMerc200]

Thanks Bob.,Ya, i've had an osprey , but i like the old ccp, w/out the casting deck, and big storage/ fish box, hi gunwales and big deadrise. Great cruisin' and fishin' machines. I got this one in jersey, with a grenaded 225 yamaha, and put one of my 2.4 200's under  an xr4 cowl and a 25" mid,from a 99 175 freshwater motor.other than a couple small normal soft spots on top of the fuel tank she's tight, the 85 gal tank is super clean so there will only be some rigging mods and cosmetic work. Got my feelers out for a T Top over the winter. Just need the cooler seat reupholstered,and a little teak work. and she's missing the console grabrails.Prolly due to the guy took the t top off for his next boat, and lost them.

[CCPorter]

new owner here......just purchased (yesterday) a 1985 CCP 200 w/1998 Mariner OptiMax 150.  Boat was purchased from original owner.  It came with a load rite roller trailer with brand new tires and bearings.

the boat is in great shape....he removed the front storage box and put a swivel chair up front......i think i'll eventually look into having a new box built as it would make great storage and seating for the wife and 2 small kids.  but for now, it's ready to fish.  i bought the boat for 60% family use, and 40% fishing.  I live on the eastern shore of MD and mostly fish the maryland rivers (choptank, miles, wye, little choptank, honga) and eastern bay.

the boat wasn't exactly what I was looking for (was looking for something in the 16-18' range), but being a one owner boat (with all documentation/receipts), I couldn't pass it up.  I love all the open space....great layout.....it's a big 20 in my opinion.

I tried to upload pics to the photo gallery, but kept getting an error.  i'll try again later.

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard CCP.

Try this for your pics.
This assumes you're using a Windows based PC.
Get the photo somewhere on the PC..anywhere, drive type doesn't matter; flash, CD, DVD, hard, floppy..... just so long as you know where it is......

Now open the Forum and click on the Photo Gallery.
Click "Upload Photos" in the upper right side of screen.
Photo Gallery will now recognize you.
Look on the right side of the screen for the word "Browse". There will be several. Choose the top one and click on it.
A drop down box appears and assumes you know where the photo is and you click on the proper location.
Location loads in empty box to the left of "browse". If correct then scroll down and click "Upload/Submit".
Computer does its thing and a new screen appears.
Your photo in thumbnail size appears on left, make sure it's the one you want and that the little box to the right is checked.
Scroll down and click on the "Process" button at the bottom.
Computer does its thing.
You are now in your personal Gallery. Click on the photo and it opens in a new screen.
Now you can either right click on the pic and then click on "save image location" in the drop down box or use the options on the right. Your choice.
If you right clicked and clicked the save image location (old school) you do this...

Now, go back to your post and click on the "IMG" box at the top. That places [img][img] in your post.
It even places the cursor between the two [img]s so you just hit control/v and you're good to go.

If you clicked on either box to the right of your photo, clicking on the IMG is not needed (common error), just hit control/v where you want the photo in your post.

In either instance, Photo Gallery sizes your photo to fit.

Good luck.