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[Circle Hooked]

Hi everyone I'm Scott,my Dad was a Long Liner when i was growing up and taught me to use Circle Hooks when it wasn't cool,that's how i picked my handle.

Been a Sarasota FL boy my whole life and still love it.

My parents had me on their boat at 2 months old so i guess it's in my blood.

Love anything on the water especially Grouper digging,Snook fishin and Bug diving,also love camping.

Original owner 97 225 Explorer,97 200hp Evinrude.

[damnitbadger]

Welcome

[Rhojo]

My name is Jon, The Admiral is Rhonda. We've been Aquaholics since May of this year, when we picked up our '79 22-2 FF. It's been a little over a month since we were last on the water so I guess it starting to settle in that we're done boating for the year. The boat is bundled up tight for the winter, now it's just wait, wait, wait for spring!

I'm a life long NC boy but a native of Baltimore, MD. Married for 12 fantastic years now to my wife, a native of Durham, NC.

My intrests include boats, water, 2-stroke o/b's, and my sunbathing Admiral!

It's been said before but definately rings true with me, I wasn't born a fisherman, but I plan on dying one!

[jasons215]

Hello Fellow Boaters!
My name is Jason and I am from Katy,Texas. Married to a beautifuul wife, and have a 7yr old daughter and a 5yr old son. We love to Hunt and fish and are proud new to us owners of a 1996 Aquasport 215 Explorer. The boat has brought lots of smiles to the kiddos face!

[gran398]

Hi Lewis,

I'm Scott. I wanted an Aquasport real bad...I just didn't know I was gonna end up with two!

I like to hunt, fish, cook, and BS. And,  see JJ's post #2. Especially blondes. ALL of my wives have been blondes.

I was born and reared in Wilmington, NC.

Thanks, and guess its not too early....Merry Christmas to all!

 :santa:  :rendeer:

[Hugh]

Lurk, Lurk, Lurk... :batman:

Bob C made me do it :afro:

87 Proline 21 WAC, 200 Yammi, 9.9 kicker.  Lansing NY, Great White North.

17F this morning at 5:30.  The downriggers are in the basement, the cover is on, the tank is preserved, and the mice are asleep in under the cowls.  Hopefully they won't eat much :geek:

Used to live in Naples FL, 1976-1980.  I'll get back to FL one of these days...anyone need a Marine Engineer?

If time is on my side, I hope to have a stem to stern rewire project going on in the near future.  Upgrading from 2 to 3 batteries, switching to LEDs, and getting rid of the rats nest behind the helm.

BTW, Proline rulez...Aquasport drools

I'm the handsome one...ok...I'm the one with the cigar...my baby brother is at the helm...Cayuga Lake last spring (42 miles long, 2 miles wide)



Mini-me with his tournament winning laker

[seabob4]

Hugh,
WELCOME ABOARD!  Between you and Scott (gran), this place will definitely be lively!  

[aquasplash]

Hi, my name is Tom. I have a 97 Osprey 225 with a 250 HP FrankenYamaha, and I am a habitual lurker.

[pete]

welcome fellow osprey captain!

[DOCREED]

I'm originally from Massachusetts.  I got my first boat in 1958 and have had one since.  I moved to Florida in '97 and dont know how I lasted so long up there...
I'm in the marine electronics business but nothing is selling the last few years.
I have an '89 250CCP with a closed transom and bracket with twin 150 mercs.

I'd tell you more but I'm lurking....

[Capt Matt]

Capt Matt here
I'm a full time flats fishing guide for the last 12 years. I fish out of St James City on Pine Island FL for redfish, snook, trout and my personal favorite fish the tarpon. Currently my office is a 2000 1720 actioncraft  I bought brand new She is powered with a 08 150 opti max.
Born in Leeds England, I have lived in SWFL for 30 years or since I was about 12 years old. Grew up on Sanibel and have lived on Pine Island for the last 10 plus years. Been married to my understanding wife for 12 years, not many other wives would let you rebuild a boat in your yard. My rebuild (69 flatback) has been going on about five months now along with the resin and gel coat stained clothes I can no longer bring in the house.
This website made me want to buy a  flatback to rehab, I found her in the classicaquasport classifieds in June after searching for the right one to do for about 3 months  She is my first rebuild and hopefully my new office/ guide boat for the next 20 years when done.  I grew up watching my Dad rebuild many kinds of boats. Questions he can't answer I ask here. he is kind of old school and thinks I'm way over building and making a ice breaker!!
Thanks everyone for the info and answering my often stupid questions
Matt

[gran398]

[gran398]

Capt Matt here
I'm a full time flats fishing guide for the last 12 years. I fish out of St James City on Pine Island FL for redfish, snook, trout and my personal favorite fish the tarpon. Currently my office is a 2000 1720 actioncraft  I bought brand new She is powered with a 08 150 opti max.
Born in Leeds England, I have lived in SWFL for 30 years or since I was about 12 years old. Grew up on Sanibel and have lived on Pine Island for the last 10 plus years. Been married to my understanding wife for 12 years, not many other wives would let you rebuild a boat in your yard. My rebuild (69 flatback) has been going on about five months now along with the resin and gel coat stained clothes I can no longer bring in the house.
This website made me want to buy a  flatback to rehab, I found her in the classicaquasport classifieds in June after searching for the right one to do for about 3 months  She is my first rebuild and hopefully my new office/ guide boat for the next 20 years when done.  I grew up watching my Dad rebuild many kinds of boats. Questions he can't answer I ask here. he is kind of old school and thinks I'm way over building and making a ice breaker!!
Thanks everyone for the info and answering my often stupid questions
Matt

Naw, Matt...

You're part of the team. Your experience with different outboards is well-heeded, and appreciated.  Thank you.

[MarshMarlowe196]

Hey guys (and gals?), My name is Jessie, which many of you already know.

My dad is on this forum as well, though he drops in randomly and not nearly as often as me.  He goes by Boatdood, and his name is Tom.  He just celebrated his 57th birthday yesterday surrounded by loved ones, those loved ones' significant others, and a slew of male grandkids.  

Most of my knowledge of boats (and everything else) has been directly handed down to me by my father, with a few of my own fledgling (comparably) experiences.

My first time on the water was when I was 2 weeks old on an old DC Glastron.  I grew up around boats my entire life - mostly pleasure/fishing craft under 30' and all OB powered - as my dad has been in the marine industry since 1970.  When I came around in 1983, my dad was in sales and outboard repair.  I have owned or had the pleasure to operate literally hundreds of boats, mostly used, that began as trade-ins at various dealerships, which my father and I "flipped" (sometimes literally) to turn a dollar, which was always a little bittersweet.  :(  :)

For a short time, I worked alongside my father at a plant he owned that built "Stinger Boats", a small economically niched tri-hull largely based on a 16' Scout.  Then, I had a short stint on a commercial shrimp vessel, and then rejoined my father where I started out washing, then rigging, then selling boats at a local dealership where I had the pleasure of using brand new "demo boats", which were never actually demo'ed, I just fished out of them.  

My father moved up into a Director position at a local boat plant (Key West Boats) after the dealership was a victim of the economy, and at that point I now had a need to own one boat as the inflow of trade-ins stopped.  My father and I had a SeaCraft which we began to restore for this purpose.  It quickly became obvious how much time and money this hull would consume, so my Uncle sold me the spill cleanup boat that the waterfront plant he worked at was getting rid of to hold me over in the meantime-  my 1973 Aquasport 19-6.

This isn't the first Aqua I've used- we had an early 70's 170 w/ the transom baitwells that I fell in love with.  My 19-6 began as something that I merely intended to use until the SeaCraft was complete, but I've learned to love and appreciate this boat more than I thought I would.  I love old hulls and tight lines, and my Aqua definitely has that.

So that's me in a boating nutshell.  A very large, longwinded nutshell.    

[Aswaff400]

uhhh im Aaron, my main obsession is ford trucks. i help run a ford truck forum. my 2nd obsession is fast boats, hence the 55mph Aqua

have always loved the look of a 19-6/200 as a kid, grew up on various boats ranging from a 13 ft johnboat to 30 ft express... main boat we had growing up was a 1981 Cobia 240 Caribbean that i helped my dad restore from the ground up when i was 9, brand new crate 350 merc, new volvo drive, absolutely nothing original was left on that boat, everything was brand new... then he sold that for the Searay 270 Amberjack when i was 13, spent 2 years restoring it. a 2 years after we finished it i put twice the hours in 1 year than my dad did in 2 years lol

boats i have personally owned:
10 ft zodiac with 6 hp johnson
13 ft jon boat with 20 hp rude
17 ft flats with 90 yamaha
200 osprey with 112 johnson then 200 'rude

i work in a marina... have operated everything from 13 ft whaler to a formula 400SS on a regular basis. by far my favorite boats have been 36 contender with trip 300 yamaha hpdi's or 36 yellowfin with trip F250 yamahas... sexy boats

uhhhh..... i think that about covers it...