I got a boat!

[GoldenRivet]

1998 model pontoon boat with a 90 horse outboard. :DL I dont have a pic, but its identical to this one except with a red awning.

http://www.southbaymarinafl.com/images/boat_rental.jpg

its easy to trim, and runs fast enough to pull skis and tubes... but the low turning radius and "strong arm" steering means my granny could ride the skis all day long without breaking a sweat.

that makes it hard to throw someone off! but we had it out all weekend and had a blast.

when the motor needs replacing im going to get a 125 horse put on.

will be a great boat for the family, and a good stepping stone for the day i have enough money to drop cash on one of these bad boys.

http://www.onlyinboards.com/New-ski-boats/malibu-boats/images/2008-Malibu-Wakesetter-23LSV-3.jpg

Always dreaming! :rock:

[TLAM Strike]

Ah another vessel for the Subsim fleet! :salute:

:hmmm:
If you are thinking of making modifications...
http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/4849/pontoontorpedoboat.jpg
... I'm just saying...:O:

[AVGWarhawk]

Those pontoon boats are great. Excellent platform for fishning or just chilling. So your not as cool as the cigarette boat guys but you got six coolers of beer, food and bait plus 8 of you buds fishing with you. :03:

[Sailor Steve]

"Okay, you only get one shot, so make it count!"

Congrats on the new toy, John. :sunny::rock:

[GoldenRivet]

@ TLAMStrike.... is that a torpedo tube??? :o

@ Warhawk, I'm loving it. One of those guys went cruising by in his monster loud boat that looked like a miniature DE / PT Boat hybrid and sounded like a Rolls Royce Merlin, i drooled for a second, but then i snapped back to my friends and family and thought "Im out on the lake, woooo!!!"

@Steve, thanks!:up:

[SteamWake]

Ah thats what we called 'party barges' lots of fun very stable with easy upkeep great for their purpose.

One thing to look out for is the mechanical connections to the pontoons themselves. Often dissimilar metals are used there and lead to oxidation / corrosion espically if used in salt water.

Have fun !

[AVGWarhawk]

Ah thats what we called 'party barges' lots of fun very stable with easy upkeep great for their purpose.

One thing to look out for is the mechanical connections to the pontoons themselves. Often dissimilar metals are used there and lead to oxidation / corrosion espically if used in salt water.

Have fun !


Salt water will ruin just about anything in short order. Nice thing about this pontoon boat is floor boards are easily repaired or replaced. I'm thinking these are much lower maintence than the super boats. At least your not burning fuel like a mad man.

[Jimbuna]

Nice boat John....I wish we had the weather over here for something like that :DL

[SteamWake]

Nice boat John....I wish we had the weather over here for something like that :DL

Heh there is an advertising campaign here in Florida "Every day is fishing day" in florida. To which I respond.. sure I'll see you out there in February :haha:

We sailed year round in the bay and let me tell you the winter months could be downright brutal. Nothing like sailing in 40 degree temps with the wind blowing at 20+ knots and large chop on the bay. Everything gets wet and stays wet. :know:

[nikimcbee]

So how many new friends do you have now?

[GoldenRivet]

So how many new friends do you have now?

:haha:

well... none new really but let word travel a bit and we'll see.

Have a couple still to take out next weekend though.

[Betonov]

green with envy :O:

[TLAM Strike]

@ TLAMStrike.... is that a torpedo tube??? :o

Indeed it is.
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/3507/btkpr206m2.th.jpg (http://img375.imageshack.us/i/btkpr206m2.jpg/)
Taken from a Tuyra class Patrol Boat. (There are four, two on each side of the superstructure.)

Here is a another picture:
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/9907/dptowg.jpg

This bizarre craft is in service with the Cuban navy. If you look closely you can see there is a acoustic torpedo loaded, guessing a SET-65 based on the nose cone.

[Jimbuna]

Heh there is an advertising campaign here in Florida "Every day is fishing day" in florida. To which I respond.. sure I'll see you out there in February :haha:

We sailed year round in the bay and let me tell you the winter months could be downright brutal. Nothing like sailing in 40 degree temps with the wind blowing at 20+ knots and large chop on the bay. Everything gets wet and stays wet. :know:

I should imagine you get 10+ days of good weather to our 1.....hell, we sometimes skip summer altogether :DL

[Takeda Shingen]

Nice boat, Golden. I have always desired to be a boat-owner.

[Ducimus]

This is tongue in cheek, but i heard the two happiest days of a boat owner are:

The day they first get their boat, and the day they manage to sell it. :O:

[mookiemookie]

Where's the hedgehog launcher? :O:

[AVGWarhawk]

Where's the hedgehog launcher? :O:


:har:

Good one Mookie :up:

[GoldenRivet]

So far she is unarmed. lol

cant wait for next weekend really. Im going to take a couple of my buds out tubing. I didnt get in the water this weekend but they all said the water was warm almost like bath water for the top 5 ft of depth.

i prefer my swimming water a little colder than that!

[SteamWake]

This is tongue in cheek, but i heard the two happiest days of a boat owner are:

The day they first get their boat, and the day they manage to sell it. :O:

May be tounge in cheek but its very true.

[Gorduz]

I had a boat until last week when it was stolen. Hopefully I will get some back on the insurance. It was a slow going fishing jolly used for cod fishing in the Norwegian fjords. I miss it already :(

[Lord_magerius]

All I need is a sub and we will be able to play Subsim: The Live action roleplay... and when I say roleplay I mean I sink you and I decide what stage of the war I'm at. Do I pick up survivors or not... :O:

[Jimbuna]

So far she is unarmed. lol

cant wait for next weekend really. Im going to take a couple of my buds out tubing. I didnt get in the water this weekend but they all said the water was warm almost like bath water for the top 5 ft of depth.

i prefer my swimming water a little colder than that!

You take the missus out and enjoy :03:

[TarJak]

Nice one GR. Nothing better than a lazy Sunday afternoon spent floating about fishing and shooting the breeze with a few close mates.:yeah: Enjoy!

Now which state did you register it in? :D

[GoldenRivet]

Nice one GR. Nothing better than a lazy Sunday afternoon spent floating about fishing and shooting the breeze with a few close mates.:yeah: Enjoy!

Now which state did you register it in? :D

Its registered in the Republic of Texas:D

[longam]

This is tongue in cheek, but i heard the two happiest days of a boat owner are:

The day they first get their boat, and the day they manage to sell it. :O:

Stick with the outboard or as Ducimus has quoted will come true. I sold my lawn ornament for nothing.

I have rented a few pontoons, the are fun party boats. :cool:

[Sailor Steve]

This is tongue in cheek, but i heard the two happiest days of a boat owner are:

The day they first get their boat, and the day they manage to sell it. :O:
Definition...

Boat:

A hole in the water into which one pours money.

[Platapus]

Two of the best days in a boat-owners life

The day they buy their boat
The day they sell their boat. :D

Good luck with it, have lots of fun!!

[Sailor Steve]

This is tongue in cheek, but i heard the two happiest days of a boat owner are:

The day they first get their boat, and the day they manage to sell it. :O:
Two of the best days in a boat-owners life

The day they buy their boat
The day they sell their boat. :D
There's an echo in here! :rotfl2:

[Gerald]

1998 model pontoon boat with a 90 horse outboard. :DL I dont have a pic, but its identical to this one except with a red awning.

http://www.southbaymarinafl.com/images/boat_rental.jpg

its easy to trim, and runs fast enough to pull skis and tubes... but the low turning radius and "strong arm" steering means my granny could ride the skis all day long without breaking a sweat.

that makes it hard to throw someone off! but we had it out all weekend and had a blast.

when the motor needs replacing im going to get a 125 horse put on.

will be a great boat for the family, and a good stepping stone for the day i have enough money to drop cash on one of these bad boys.

http://www.onlyinboards.com/New-ski-boats/malibu-boats/images/2008-Malibu-Wakesetter-23LSV-3.jpg

Always dreaming! :rock: for recreation :up:

[Schroeder]

Do I pick up survivors or not... :O:
What survivors?:O:

@GR
Nice boat, hope you'll have fun with it.:DL

[SteamWake]

I had a boat until last week when it was stolen. Hopefully I will get some back on the insurance. It was a slow going fishing jolly used for cod fishing in the Norwegian fjords. I miss it already :(

What tha... who would steal such a thing? :o

[Jimbuna]

What tha... who would steal such a thing? :o

Possibly a thief? :hmmm:

:03:

[TLAM Strike]

What tha... who would steal such a thing? :o
Pirates... duh... :roll:


:O:

[krashkart]

Pirates... duh... :roll:


:O:

I'm betting it was a pair of Klingon females.

[TLAM Strike]

I'm betting it was a pair of Klingon females.
Female Pirates?

Probably Orions...

:hmmm:
...Three of them...
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4351/orionslavegirls.jpg

I rather have to explain to Starfleet Command how I lost my ship to them (http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Bound_%28episode%29) rather than how I lost my ship to some annoying "Space Hippies (http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/The_Way_to_Eden)"... ;)

[JScones]

First thing I thought of when seeing the thread title was this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU

(WARNING: language)

[Platapus]

There's an echo in here! :rotfl2:

you can say that again. :up:

[Herr-Berbunch]

I should imagine you get 10+ days of good weather to our 1.....hell, we sometimes skip summer altogether :DL

Blimey Jim, not this year, it's been gorgeous - mostly. Until my holiday at the end of August, then it'll return to normal! :yep:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Don't forget your shake-down cruise in it, including practice crash-dives...


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4837213613_5e5b7ba0c3.jpg

[krashkart]

By the way, congrats on your new boat GR. :salute:

[Jimbuna]

Blimey Jim, not this year, it's been gorgeous - mostly. Until my holiday at the end of August, then it'll return to normal! :yep:

Don't say that I'm away from 28th August :o