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Oh man your making me remember

first boat

14 foot Aggressor 50hp Rude

2 18ft skeeter 150 Merc

3rd 18ft skeeter i put a 260 Merc on Man was that fun

4th  skeeter ZX 195 200 Yamaha  i hated that motor

5th  Bullet  20 CC 280 Merc   ;)

6th  Allison 2003 225 promax   8-)

7th  Allison XTB 21 lots of HP Merc  8-) 8-) 8-)

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1993 Javelin 379 DC with a 1993 Johnson 150 Silverstar Series.  I bought it in 2009 and ran it until the motor blew. 

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I bought a crawdad 8foot 2 man boat when I was 11 for 50 bucks. Paid for it with change I could find and my 5 dollar a week allowance. The guy I bought it from was nice enough to let me make payments! ;D Tons of fish caught out of that little boat and it was almost all silicone, expanding foam, and gorilla glue by the time I got rid of it.

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My first and only boat (technically its my dad's boat, but I'm the only who ever uses it) is a 16' Grumman square stern canoe. I'm hoping to get something a little more suitable for some of the larger lakes around here this summer.

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16 foot 1980 Lund pike with console and a 35HP evinrude.  Purchased in 1994 for $2500.

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A 12' aluminun jon I got from a buddy's dad for $50. A couple of truck mudflaps for floor panels and a dinky Minn Kota and I was on my way... ;)

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Here is my first bass boat...  I bought it 3 years ago.. i had a pretty good summer job in between my junior and senior year of undergrad (pennDOT).. 

It is a 1990 Procraft Stalker 150...  40hp merc motor.. tops out at about 29mph.. not real fast but good enough for now.. i wish it had more storage on it but for a 15ft boat I can't complain..

Oh yeah.. and I paid $2,000 for it..

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Here is my first bass boat... I bought it 3 years ago.. i had a pretty good summer job in between my junior and senior year of undergrad (pennDOT)..

It is a 1990 Procraft Stalker 150... 40hp merc motor.. tops out at about 29mph.. not real fast but good enough for now.. i wish it had more storage on it but for a 15ft boat I can't complain..

Oh yeah.. and I paid $2,000 for it..

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Nice lookin boat! Wish I could find a deal like that!

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Had a 10ft Jon boat with a small Minn kota. My girlfriend (now wife) lived in a lake community. We would pick it up at her parents house after school and strap it down to the top of my chevette to get it to the lake. 8-)

Had $300 in the boat ,motor  and car.  ;)

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My very first boat was my Mako 171, taught me a lot about responsibility and seamanship, also had a lot of great memories on it . Not a bass boat but that didn't stop me from taking it on the lake:

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This one is my first boat. I just bougth it one month a go. Is a Bass Tracker Pro Team 175 TXW 2007 with a Mercury 60HP FourStroke EFI. Trolling motor 46 pounds. I pay $9,500.00 Was a deal??

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I put off a boat purchase until I was 54.  Not a lot of incentive when you live in Southern  AZ!  Finally pulled the trigger and got a Crestliner Canadian 18' w/Yamaha 60.  I've towed it to Florida twice and now have it stored about 7 miles from the lake I fish.  Very happy with it.

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My first boat was purchased in 1964. a 10-foot Appleby aluminum jon boat from White-Modell's.

I don't recall the price but it was powered by Caviness oars, and used for angling and waterfowling.

A year later, I clamped on an air-cooled 5-HP Eska outboard that set me back $100.

I'm now on my 13th boat, but that 10-ft Appleby is still among my favorites.

Roger

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Is on order...should have it mid April.

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Nice...i will be looking for you on the water...should not be hard with that color!

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I bought my first in 1960.  It's a 17' aluminum Grumman canoe and I bought it used and paid $40.  I said it's, because I still have it.

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Is on order...should have it mid April.

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Nice...i will be looking for you on the water...should not be hard with that color!

I should probably be looking for YOU since I've never really fished the bigger lakes of central IL.  Clinton, Decatur, Springfield haven't spent anytime on them in the past.  I'm very much looking forward to getting that baby home soon!

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My first and only boat is a 1994 MonArk Aluminum Bass Boat. I think its 16 1/2 foot. Has a 40 HP Force Motor on it. We are the third owner. Purchased it in 2003 or 2004 I think. We're looking to upgrade one day to maybe a Bass Tracker.

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Mine was a sea-nymph 14R. i got it for $400 added switchboard, lights and eagle fishfinder. i was given a Merc. 9.8hp that didn't run right, replaced the impeller and cdi box and never had a problem with it. i put a Minnkota transom mount trolling motor on and she did me right for about 6 years of fishing till i got sick of fishing from the back - nice memories though. oh yeah sold it for $1200 ,she did me well

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Just got my first boat last week. It's a Lowe Little Jon, 1232. I know it's small but it is what I was looking for to fish small ponds. It came with a trailer, 3hp Sears Gamefisher, 24 lb Minn Kota trolling motor, anchor, and oars. $400. I think I got a pretty good deal. I'm gonna use it this year and see what I like and dont like about it. Then next year I'll probably sell it and get somthing a little wider, maybe 1236.

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12' jon with a 2hp gamefisher outboard., she gets me from a to b, and goes places bigger bass boats cant. im happy with it

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