Stop Lurking and Start Posting!! Introduce Yourself Here!

[pete]

Sorry for your loss bro,your dad left you a great legacy,a love of boats and boating!  
Nice rig,I really like that aqua blue color,don't see many of those!
Welcome aboard,we look forward to your input,we all learn from each other!

[seabob4]

Replied in your other post, bud, she is sweet!!  Your Dad sure took care of her!

Pete, owner's manual?

[seabob4]

Oh, BTW, we're pretty informal around here...a family, if you will.  I'm Bob, wingtime is Bruce, Pete is, well, Pete, Blue Agave is Fernando, gran398 is Scott, circlehooked is Scott, Skoot is Scott (we need more Scotts!!), RickK is, well, once again, Rick, Capt. Bob is...guess on that one!  

You're at home here...

[gran398]

We know what you've been through. Best to you and yours.

And it's true....we have a family here. And not just a cyber-family...we hang out together
And there are a bunch more too...Fitz, CJ, JD, JJ, Lew, Jesse, Bill, Bill, Matt, Dirt, Trace, all of the new members ,  the Tampa Crew, the Carolina Crew,  the Northeast Crew, the Northwest Crew, and the California Kids

Gonna be a national reunion...we could use a grant though

Nice ride...well kept, like the arch too. Welcome to the club!

[pete]

Pete, owner's manual?

No prob,I am the "keeper of the owners manual" PM me your email adress and I can send you a PDF copy of one,some pages of it are here....viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7552

[Circle Hooked]

Welcome aboard, May God Bless your Dad and look after your family.

Like others have said we are a family here and as Bob said we are all on a first name basis, we are like no other forum out there and we pride ourselves on that, thanks for joining us and that is a sweet boat, your Dads love for her shows.  

[T Race]

Foreverstrung,

     Big, BIG welcome to the forum and our condolences to you and your family.  

I am always particularly excited to see new 215 members, and it would be my pleasure to help you figure out some of the things on your boat although I have had my 215 for only about a year.  Plus, there are folks here that just know a lot more about boats in general, and Aquasports in particular, than I.

So welcome, and hope to see some great fishing photos from you real soon.      

Best wishes, Trace

[Aswaff400]

Oh, BTW, we're pretty informal around here...a family, if you will.  I'm Bob, wingtime is Bruce, Pete is, well, Pete, Blue Agave is Fernando, gran398 is Scott, circlehooked is Scott, Skoot is Scott (we need more Scotts!!), RickK is, well, once again, Rick, Capt. Bob is...guess on that one!  

You're at home here...

and as of march 3rd bob also goes by Yoda  

welcome aboard!

[Capt. Bob]

Right proper intro post so...

Welcome aboard  

Capt. Bob is a rare acquired taste that in itself is rarely acquired.

Be sure to post to this thread with particulars.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7394&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=explorer+registery

[Aquaholic12]

Hey everybody.
First round is on me
Just picked up a 87 250 ccp with twin 140s. Both motors run, although one of of them has the driveshaft rusted to the powerhead. Rebuilt several classic makos and older duskys and a few sea crafts before so needless to say I'm not new to this. It came with a Bimini top which is already off the boat. Plans are for a nice new t-top, some tlc, and maybe a set of 200 small block etecs if finances allow. Pics will come soon in a new post

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard Aqua

[bluemoon536]

Well I am an new member "Bluemoon536" who owns a 29' tournament.  I am doing and extensive refit of new motors, fuel tank, gel coat repair, new electronics etc.  One thing I will never figure out is why they made a good looking boat ugly by not addressing the connection from the tower controls to the main better.  Any one have any idea how to make it look better?

[pete]

welcome aboard bro! those 29s are beasts! would love some pics! I think the prob with those controls is the technology of the day was all cables not as fly by wire as we are today.best of luck on the refit!

[ceejkay]

Hey guys thought i would introduce my self.. I just picked up a 86 19'6.. so a lil story.. im a florida boy through and through..but just got stationed in Corpus for the next 4 or so years..I always had boats in miami but they were project boats and i would fix and sell.. Picked up this boat and plan on keeping it for a while.. i love the lines of it and from what i can tell the draft is perfect for gulf coast fishing..

 everything looks good on it but im not satisfied... so over the next several months im going to be gathering supplies i will need to do a full blown restore.. transom feels solid, drilled a couple of inspection holes and the shavings were dry, but i only went down about 8" from the top. there are some stress cracks in the corners of the transom and thats normally a sign of wear.. so i will fish the heck outta her this summer and then get to work... but i might do my build alot different than many other people do it... im still weighing out the cost right now.. now for some boat porn










also have done a few things on the boat.. gas tank had a leak so ive replaced it with a temporary poly tank. center console was a wiring mess, and motor didnt run.. so i cleaned up the wires on the engine, rebuilt the carbs and she runs good now (on muffs).. still working on wiring under the console.. also the binicale was a side mount that someone thought was a good idea to make a top mount out of.. i have since replaced that with a real top mount..

[pete]

holy moly! you go resto that boat!nice work!ditch that front seat on  the painted steel pedistal,its for a fresh water bass boat,won't hold up in salt water!welcome aboard and thanks for your service!