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[pete]

welcome guys!pics please

[RickK]

Welcome aboard G&B  :!:  :!:
The top of the FBs flare up a bit in the front compounding the length problem. We have plenty of FB owner/members here that'll pipe up soon.

[seabob4]

Welcome aboard G&B  :!:  :!:
The top of the FBs flare up a bit in the front compounding the length problem. We have plenty of FB owner/members here that'll pipe up soon.

That is true, be patient, it's not like we are THT...

[dennis13]

Hi , I have a 1968 19' 6" Coburn , I bought it in 1985 .  When we got the floor was soft , stripped down  and replaced stringers fiberglassed the new stringers . Replaced the floor, gel coat . Im currently running a 225 Ocean Pro with a 4 blade 19 pitch Turbo prop. Full load and gas she'll do 45 mph per gps at 5600 rpms. I also have a 1968 22-2 flat back. Question is : I don't have very much info on the coburn . How many did Fred Coburn produce? Is this a rare hull? I've never heard of anyone else that has one. The back is not quite like the 22-2 flat back, but it is not the mod. vee back of the latter models. Any info would be great .Not sure how to post a pic?

[dennis13]

new here . i have a 1968 19' 6" coburn this is the way the title reads. Ive had her since 1985. will post pics as soon as i can figure it out. Anyone ever heard of one titled as a coburn. I was told it was the proto type for the first 19'6" Aquasport. How ever ther are some minnor different aspects from my 1968 22-2 Aquasport. any info would be helpful. Is this coburn rare? How many did Fred Coburn make before he called it a 19'6" aquasport?

[gran398]

Hi , I have a 1968 19' 6" Coburn , I bought it in 1985 .  When we got the floor was soft , stripped down  and replaced stringers fiberglassed the new stringers . Replaced the floor, gel coat . Im currently running a 225 Ocean Pro with a 4 blade 19 pitch Turbo prop. Full load and gas she'll do 45 mph per gps at 5600 rpms. I also have a 1968 22-2 flat back. Question is : I don't have very much info on the coburn . How many did Fred Coburn produce? Is this a rare hull? I've never heard of anyone else that has one. The back is not quite like the 22-2 flat back, but it is not the mod. vee back of the latter models. Any info would be great .Not sure how to post a pic?

Dennis,

First off....welcome aboard! You have a very rare boat. The 19-6 was first introduced in 1968 by Coburn and Sargent. Your's is a '68. Most likely, one of a few survivors. And certainly the oldest 19-6 of record on this board. For your reference:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=265&start=30

In terms of specific hulls and numbers produced back then, we haven't a clue. All records were lost long ago. Your flatback is a honey-pie as well. We welcome your membership here.

[Wayne K]

My name is Wayke K . I own a 1995 Aquaspory 175 Osprey. I grew up fishing lake Erie around Buffalo N.Y. I started fishing with my dad and grandfather when I was 4 years old. When I was 6 years old we bought our first boat. It was a 14 ft. Cayuga wooden runabout. When I was 16 I bought this boat from my dad when he bought a 28 ft. Chris Craft Constellation. In 1969 I bought a 1967 Silverline 17 ft. runabout with a 120 hp. Mercruiser I/O. I owned that boat for 10 years. After that I bought a 17 ft. canoe to do shallow water fishing. In 1984 when we moved to Florida. The conoe wasn't too cool for fishing around alligators so we bought a 1986 14ft. Starcraft with a 25hp. Mercury outboard.When we moved further from Lake Occochobee I needed a saltwater boat. I always liked a 170 Osprey so I put my Starcraft up for sale and started searching. In 1996 I found a 1995 Aquasport Osprey with a 88 special with approx 100 hrs. on it. I bought this boat and have loved it ever since.We trailer it a lot and have been out almost every boat ramp from Daytona Beach  all the way around the coast to Ft. Meyers. In August of 2010 we re-powered it with a 115 hp. Mercury optimax. At this time we also installed Baystar hydraulic steering. Besides normal maint.and the re-power the only other almost major repair we had to do was cut a hole in the floor to install a sea cock and replace the plastic thru hull for the live well drain. We run this boat 25 miles offshore on a good day and it always performs well. We are always aware of the weather and are never out of radio range of shore. Sorry if I was long winded! Nice to be aboard!

[RickK]

Hey, welcome aboard Wayne  :!:  :!:
The 170/175 model is such a great all around boat when used with caution when looking offshore.  I love my 170 and will never part with it.

[Tugboatrcb]

Hi people i'm tugboatrcb im in the finishing stages of putting together my 19.6 1972 aquasport together my biggest concern is the 90hp tohatsu I transferred from my Mako that just melted away think she will get up and will she do at least 20-25 I fish in the great south bay and stay inside would love to hear comments RB

[MarshMarlowe196]

Welcome aboard Tug  

You've got a nice boat and a Tohatsu 90hp is good reliable power.  I used to run a 90 on my rig and I topped out a little over 30mph ~ if you're happy with that speed then you'll have an adequate, efficient setup.  A member on this board named Skoot has the same power on the same boat - I'm sure he'll chime in  

[T Race]

Greetings All;

  This is my first post, have enjoyed scanning the forum for lots of valuable insights on my new-to-me 215 Explorer.  I am way out here on the wrong coast, and what this boat is doing so far from God's Country (FL, AL, & GE) I have not a clue.

  I am all about huntin' & fishin', and keeping the Admiral smilin'!  Can't wait for her to retire so we can move back to the land of WARM WATER and fish that fight!!  

  I have seen that you 'uns all like AquaPorn, so when I return from my vacation I will try to post some nice photos of this really beautiful boat.

            Best wishes to all, T

[pete]

welcome aboard new guys!we look forward to your input!

[seabob4]

T Race,
Lewis is going to be pissed when he sees you abbreviated Georgia GE!  Actually, he's a transplanted Florida boy, he probably won't mind...

Wayne,
Love to see a little boat taken offshore!  And very smart about the weather and VHF.  When I was at Wellcraft, I worked with a buddy that had an 18 Fish, 130 Yam, we'd go 35 miles out in the Gulf in the summer...

[T Race]

T Race,
Lewis is going to be pissed when he sees you abbreviated Georgia GE!  Actually, he's a transplanted Florida boy, he probably won't mind...

 
seabob4

    Uhhh, roger that, Houston....stand by for retro-fire on the GA correction in 5 mike, over

[slvrlng]

I don't care! Heck I still call it the Florida- Georgia game!