The Official Family Fisherman Registry - All Models

[Levi]

That's EXACTLY what I was looking for Capt. Bob! THANKS!

[dmorelli]

I joined this site about a month ago to learn about Auquasport boats because one was for sale near me.  Well needless to say I am the proud owner of a 1979 22-2 Family Fisherman.  I look forward to getting her on the water in the next couple weeks for striper fishing on the Hudson river.  Photos here

[RickK]

Congrats on the find and purchase - she looks to be in good shape. 

(I took the liberty of posting your pix)

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard DM. 

Good luck and post up pic of your progress.

[kevinhussey]

1980 22-2 Family Fisherman

[Christina Noelle]

Add me to the list, 1977 19-6 Family Fisherman.

I sail out of Half Moon Bay mostly for salmon, rock fish and crabs.

Had this old girl since 1992.







150 Evinrude DFI added in '04. Didn't have E-Tec in 150 at the time, but that said, the DFI doubled my mpg over the 150 2 stroke Suzuki it had when I got it.  No smoke at all and EPA 3 star rating. Kicker is a 15hp long shaft electric start/producing 2 stroke.



Please note the Corian gunnels. I replaced the teak first thing, then got the rails made.

Probably still have the teak laying around if anyone is interested.

[RickK]

The boat looks to be in great shape.  Welcome aboard.

[Capt. Bob]

Welcome aboard Christina.

She's a long way from Hialeah and still looks great.

[djisurfli]

Add me to the list, 1977 19-6 Family Fisherman.

I sail out of Half Moon Bay mostly for salmon, rock fish and crabs.

Had this old girl since 1992.

Christina your boat is beautiful! Would love to see more of her. Your post inspired me to post my own 1977 19-6 FF.

Got her about 2 months ago and the work has been steadily in progress to get her more seaworthy, can't wait to splash! Pleasantly surprised with her bones the further I dig, quite dirty in the pictures however.

[RickK]

Good looking boat also!!

[Christina Noelle]

I see you have an igloo sitting across the back.

Look at my pics above and you will see that I use two 128 qt coolers along the sides, attached by the handle to the seat post.

One is the fish box, ice, fish, bait etc.

The other is the dry storage, lunch, clothes, supplies.

Lots of deck space on this model!

Also, I took a rod holder commonly found at marine supply houses, replaced the thin PVC tubes with thicker PVC I cut and shaped - easy to do - and added the rail hangers to them. You can see one in the pics. Makes life easy when rigging a rod, no rod across the deck to trip on.

Spent the day today at the boat yard shagging down a bad wire to my bilge pump. Simple job turned into 3 hours, but I found it buried in the inspection port on the starboard side.

Can't wait to get the deck bloody again. :)

[djisurfli]

Thanks Rick! A little more elbow grease and she'll show 10x better than these pictures suggest.

I'm liking your setup going fore and aft better Christina, though I'd probably go with 90 or so quart coolers for my use. I'm holding off to see how high she sits in the water before changing the setup, the PO used it solely for dry storage but I'm planning on making it a fish box as it's beat up already...a little blood and brine at this point won't hurt it. You have some good ideas!

I agree with you, for the size of the boat there is ample deck space and it really is a nice overall layout with everything being within reach, I like it!

The old 2.5 rule, ehh? Multiply any projected job time by 2.5, it's always little jobs that we turn into projects  . Aside from some transom cap glassing (almost done) and installing my new gas tank, all I have are nuisance projects left  .

[tspengler]

Let's add another FF to the list.  1980 196 with the modified vee.  Originally slightly underpowered by a 115 Evinrude.  Then by a 1986 150 Evinrude.  Purchase new by my father.  I've been caretaker and biggest user of boat since new.  Has had new tank, but probably could use another.  Transom cracks were ground out and glassed early on, but cracks came back and now transom needs at least a small repair after an overall check of it.  Boat has seen use at the southern New Jersey coast until the last 10 years when it began a long rest period because it was more economical to buy another used rig rather than repower the FF.  Now I am getting ready to retire and am interested in a project of getting this great boat back into the action.   

Hope to share later along with picking some brains, like would the Evinrude 115HO be a good choice or should I go with a Suzuki 140?  I am trying to keep the rear weight down, as it is easier to do than to raise the floor.

[Fishhead]

Just returned home from picking up this 80 22.2. Originally from NY and owner moved to South Carolina,Now it’s going to live on the west coast. Made the trip there and back in 6 days, lots of virus  precautions but a safe drive. Cheap fuel but a lot of hours. Purchased the boat beginning of March, and owner delivered to Boat Exchange in Lexington, they lifted it off old trailer rolled a new one under it and set it up. I showed up couple days later hooked up and headed west. 2600 miles one way. I’ll get more inside pics later this is my third Aquasport hope last boat project. Does this look like a modified or deep v ?

[RickK]

Looks to be in good shape.  The hull is considered deep v.  http://www.classicaquasport.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2844&title=as-all-models-brochure6-1980&cat=572